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Flying car completes first round of flight testing
Light aircraft developer Terrafugia has completed flight-testing of its proof-of-concept aircraft,...
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NewsAirline losses to reach $9 billion in 2009: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revised its airline financial forecast for 2009 to a global loss of $9 billion, almost double its...
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NewsPICTURES: Air France debris retrieved in A330 hunt
Brazil's defence ministry has released the first images of wreckage retrieved during the search operation for the lost Air France Airbus A330
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Superjet: Russia's revival or last stand?
Can Sukhoi overcome perceptions and prejudices associated with Soviet-era aircraft and land Western customers for its new regional Superjet 100?
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Firefly to serve more Malaysian cities from Singapore
Firefly, Malaysia Airlines' turboprop operation, has confirmed plans to expand its services out of Singapore to another four Malaysian cities in 2009 and...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Tough times ahead
Will the economic downturn lead to the break-up of struggling aerospace companies and industry consolidation?
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NewsAir France ordered pitot refit on A330 fleet five weeks before crash
Air France has disclosed that it initiated a programme to change pitot probes on its Airbus A330/340 fleet five weeks before the loss of flight AF447, after...
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A330 search team retrieves Air France debris and two bodies
Brazilian naval and air command authorities searching for the missing Air France Airbus A330 have retrieved two bodies from the ocean, as well as the first...
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Mexicana: pace of recovery is slow
Mexicana has resumed serving all routes but is still experiencing lighter traffic volumes and load factors as the pace of recovery following the swine flu...
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In-flight mobile connectivity in USA is inevitable: ECS
Early adopters of in-flight mobile connectivity in Europe and elsewhere will ultimately prove to US regulators that the nation's carriers should be permitted...
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Airbus net orders stay static ahead of Paris Air Show
Airbus' net order total for 2009 remains unchanged at just 11 aircraft following another dismal month for sales.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Realising the 787 dream
Boeing's 787 is on the brink of its first flight - but getting there has been a long and tough struggle as the airframer has battled production, supply and labour problems
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PARIS AIR SHOW: A350 XWB ready to rock
Airbus steps up the pace as development of new twinjet moves into critical final phase
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NewsInvestigators confirm airspeed problem on Air France A330
French investigators have this morning confirmed that automatic messages transmitted by the Air France Airbus A330-200 lost four days ago show that the aircraft was experiencing conflicting airspeed information from its on-board sensors.
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BOC Aviation seeks additional $400m loan
Singapore-based aircraft lessor BOC Aviation has short-listed three parties for the provision of a $400 million Ex-Im loan.
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IATA 2009: TAP first to launch IATA's carbon scheme
As delegates gathered for this year’s IATA AGM, TAP Portugal became the first carrier to go live with IATA’s new carbon offset programme.
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NewsGaruda's MRO GMF to add narrowbody and widebody hangar
Indonesian maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm GMF AeroAsia will be applying for EASA certification for heavy maintenance checks on Airbus A320s,...
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NewsUnited confirms aircraft order talks with Airbus and Boeing
United Airlines could place a significant aircraft order with Airbus or Boeing during the fourth quarter if the carrier determines it can garner a proper...
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Business - in brief
Brazil may, by year-end, lift its 20% cap on foreign airline ownership to 49%....
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Opinion
Comment: Rise to the challenge
Remember the good old days when new airliners arrived on time and on budget? Airbus faces a big challenge if the A350 XWB is to reverse recent trends, but it is confident it can