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Boeing may step up timeline for GoldCare expansion
Boeing is considering accelerating plans to extend its GoldCare turnkey maintenance programme for the 787 to other aircraft types within its portfolio. The...
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New French security strategy calls for international co-operation
A new defence and homeland security strategy announced by French president Nicolas Sarkozy last week raised the prospect of increased outsourcing and international...
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Sell ramp-up problems hits Boeing 777 deliveries to Qatar Airways
German company Sell admits production is failing to keep pace with airliner assembly
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Opening the flood gates: airlines allowed to fly between China and Taiwan
Opening the flood gates: airlines allowed to fly between China and Taiwan In a long-awaited political breakthrough, Chinese and Taiwanese carriers...
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Walsh optimistic about OpenSkies despite industry turbulence
British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh is confident of the prospects for newly launched transatlantic subsidiary OpenSkies, despite the recent demise...
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Monarch faces 30-month delay on 787s
UK charter and scheduled carrier Monarch Airlines has emerged as one of the airlines facing the longest delays in delivery of its ordered Boeing 787s. The...
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P&W to make geared turbofan the building block for all new engines
Geared turbofan (GTF) technology will be inserted into all new large engines developed by Pratt & Whitney, including designs for new types of widebody aircraft. Alan...
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Business: bad week
gemini air cargo "Record-shattering fuel prices" and revenue shortfalls forced the Washington Dulles-based company to file for Chapter 11 protection - for...
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Sukhoi woos the West
In a bid to internationalise, the Superjet manufacturer is prioritising comfort
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Business: quote of the week
Quote of the week "With the A350 we can think of Asia" TAP Portugal chief executive Fernando Pinto discussing his carrier's future...
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American mulls “brisker pace” for 737-800 deliveries
American Airlines could accelerate Boeing 737-800 deliveries as it looks to quickly phase out it huge fleet of fuel-thirsty MD-80s. Meanwhile Alaska Airlines...