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NewsLatest: Swine flu and the airline sector
Mexicana cancels flights but refrains from wholesale capacity cuts
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Confident Boeing revises 787 pre-flight testing methodology
With Boeing pushing closer to a June first flight of its long-delayed 787, the company has revised its pre-flight testing methodology after expressing growing...
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Business - Briefs
Rockwell Collins' pre-tax income held steady at $492 million for the six months...
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BMI restoring 'missing' Israel on ex-BMed jets' maps
BMI expects the introduction of Airbus A330s on the Tel Aviv route to resolve an awkward matter with the in-flight entertainment systems on certain aircraft,...
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Emirates defends safety regime
Emirates today issued a statement defending its safety practices
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Spirit AeroSystems 1Q earnings slide on post-strike slowdown
Spirit AeroSystems today posted a 26% decline in net earnings during the first quarter, blaming slower output on the aftermath of the machinists strike at...
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NewsEmirates changes procedures after Melbourne A340-500 near-loss
Emirates has begun using a second cockpit laptop computer to cross-check crews' take-off calculations following the near-catastrophe to an Airbus A340-500...
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NewsBoeing reveals details of ambitious 787 flight test plan
Boeing has revealed the first details of a fast-paced, around-the-clock 787 operation. The programme is set to launch by 1 July and will test and certificate...
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Emirates A340 tail strike attributed to pilot error
A preliminary factual report into the tail-strike at Melbourne Airport in Australia last month, involving an Emirates Airbus A340-500, has found the aircraft's...
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ANA reports first loss in six years
All Nippon Airways has posted a net loss of 4.2 billion yen ($43 million) for the fiscal year ending 31 March due to a sharp drop in demand for air travel.
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Australia's Strategic Airlines signs lease deals for Airbus aircraft
Australian start-up Strategic Airlines has signed a lease with AerCap for two Airbus A320s and signed a lease with Swiss International Air Lines for an Airbus...
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Vietnam Airlines plans 150 aircraft fleet by 2020
Vietnam Airlines believes the overhaul of its entire fleet with new generation aircraft by the middle of the next decade will help support its aggressive...
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CAE to provide maintenance training to Jazz
CAE will provide maintenance training programmes "anywhere in the world" to employees of Canadian low-fare carrier Jazz under a licensing agreement signed...
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Cargo Boeing 737 crashes, burns in DRC
News services are reporting that a Boeing 737 aircraft crashed and burned at 0600h local time this morning near Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic...
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Boeing cites progress with FAA on 787 certification
With first flight scheduled within two months, Boeing says it has submitted 2,280 compliance reports to the FAA so far to support type certification for...
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NewsLufthansa posts first-quarter loss but expects full-year profit
Lufthansa is posting an operating loss of €44 million ($58 million) for the first quarter, against a profit of €127 million for last year. Revenues...
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Delta TechOps focuses on Northwest and international partners
Delta Air Lines' maintenance business Delta TechOps is focusing on building its Airbus capabilities through the merger with Northwest Airlines and creating...
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European approval seals Phenom 100 certification hat-trick
Embraer's Phenom 100 has clinched European validation, four...
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Aerospace should grow despite downturn: Blakey
Heavy demand from military customers and technology demands generated by emissions and noise regulation should drive a period of aviation industry growth despite global recession, according to Aerospace Industries Association chief executive Marion Blakey.