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Taiwan's TransAsia to add new aircraft
Taiwanese carrier TransAsia Airways plans to add more aircraft now that Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) has decided exactly how many flights...
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Brazilian bank BNDES confirms TRIP Embraer funding
Brazilian state-owned development bank BNDES has granted TRIP Linhas Aereas a R$199.2 million ($102.4 million) loan facility covering 85% of the purchase...
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Air India to sell older A320s and return leased aircraft
Air India plans to sell 11 of its 20-year-old Airbus A320 aircraft and return another 11 to leesors in the coming year as part of its fleet renewal process.
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AirAsia X order for Airbus A350s imminent
AirAsia X, the Malaysia-based long-haul low-cost airline, is likely to place an order for the Airbus A350 shortly as part of its expansion plans. The...
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More customers approach Bombardier about Q400 deferrals
Bombardier is holding discussions with additional customers about potential 70-seat Q400 turboprop deferrals as it works to conclude an agreement with Horizon...
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Southwest pilots nix tentative deal
Pilots at Southwest Airlines have rejected the tentative agreement their union inked with management in March of this year.
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Aviacsa seeks to quickly resume operations following grounding
Mexican authorities have temporarily grounded Aviacsa and the carrier's fleet of Boeing 737s over alleged safety violations.
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R-R ready to bench test upgraded Trent 1000
Rolls-Royce expects this month to begin bench-testing the first improved variant of the Trent 1000 for the Boeing 787 aimed at bringing the turbofan's specific...
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NewsBoeing promotes loans to biofuel producers
Boeing has been looking at what the US government could do to stabilise pricing for renewable jet fuel, and standby loans are one strategy the manufacturer...
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India's SpiceJet eyes domestic low-cost carriers
India's SpiceJet is mulling over the purchase of a rival domestic airline in the coming...
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Airbus reveals A380-linked pilot systems secrets
Until now, Airbus has been keeping secret two radical new safety-related avionics solutions that have emerged during its A380 development programme
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India's SpiceJet eyes domestic low-cost carriers
India's SpiceJet is mulling over the purchase of a rival domestic airline in the coming year as part of its expansion plans.
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Malaysia to phase out troublesome MiG-29 fighters
Malaysia has announced plans to phase out its RSK MiG-29N fighters over the next few years, with the fleet having been plagued by problems since it bought...
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Ryanair issues update on equipage of OnAir
Ryanair has already equipped 40 Boeing 737-800s with OnAir's in-flight mobile connectivity service, and is reporting rising usage rates.
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Delta’s new flights to Africa crimped by the US government
New flights scheduled for launch this month by Delta Air Lines to Kenya and Liberia have been delayed after the US government told the carrier it needed...
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Niki sees strong traffic growth as first Embraer 190 arrives
Austrian low-fare carrier Niki is presenting a bullish outlook for trading through the remainder of 2009 and into next year as it places its first Embraer...
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NewsEmivest flies first production SJ30
Emivest Aerospace says its first production SJ30, serial number 8, flew from the company's San Antonio, Texas, production...
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ATR plans to start flight-testing new -600 variant in June
Flight-testing of the upgraded ATR 42/72-600 variant is due to begin this month. The new models incorporate a Thales flightdeck avionics suite (pictured)...
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NewsSearch hunts for A330 locator signal in vast ocean area
Search and rescue teams have still not traced any locator signal from Air France flight AF447, nearly 24 hours after the Airbus A330 departed Rio de Janeiro...
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US Airways set to receive first A330
US Airways could receive the first of five A330s scheduled for delivery this year as soon as tomorrow.