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Sluggish civil sales growth, a declining value of the Israeli shekel and falling interest...
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Air China gaining full ownership of Air China Cargo
Air China is gaining full ownership of Air China Cargo at a time when the freighter operator is barely making a profit. Capital Airports has agreed...
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India's Hyderabad aims to be centre for aerospace manufacturing
Indian conglomerate GMR Group, which built and is the major owner of Hyderabad's new airport, is speaking to European and US aerospace companies about establishing...
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NewsFLIGHTBLOGGER: ANA to take most of China's early Dreamliners, first six test 787s unallocated
As its first flight nears, Boeing has significantly reshuffled the early recipients of the 787, with launch customer All Nippon Airways now set to take delivery of an overwhelming portion of aircraft once slated for Chinese carriers.
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JetBlue starts examining heavy maintenance options for E-190s
Embraer E-190 launch customer JetBlue Airways is starting to examine its heavy maintenance strategy for the aircraft as the average age of that fleet type...
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NewsInvestigators seek clues to Cougar S-92 final moments
Canadian safety investigators say the Cougar Helicopters S-92 that crashed off the coast of Newfoundland on 12 March hit the water “belly first” in an upright position with a “tail-low” attitude
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EFB provider navAero plots new path without Saab
Electronic flight bag (EFB) and technology developer, navAero, reports that its founder and largest shareholder, Stefan Ridderheim, has become the majority...
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SAS and Air Canada eye CSeries as early narrowbody replacement
Major airline groups Air Canada and SAS have revealed that they are examining Bombardier's CSeries as they seek replacements for their short-haul fleets...
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Australian start-up Strategic to lease Airbus aircraft
Australian company Strategic Aviation is establishing Strategic Airlines, a Brisbane-based start-up that plans to launch later in the year with Airbus A320s...
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FAA mandates GE CF34 changes stemming from Pinnacle crash
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has concluded that "excessive" friction between the static and rotating portions of a certain seal inside the...
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House aviation leaders call for icing hearing
Two senior aviation subcommittee members in the US House of Representatives are calling for a congressional hearing to explore aircraft icing hazards and...
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ASA expects to complete engine inspections tomorrow
Delta Connection operator Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) expects to complete re-inspections of GE CF34 engines on 60 Bombardier CRJ200s by mid-day 2 April...
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Pilots resign after Emirates A340-500 accident
The pilots flying the Emirates Airbus A340-500 that suffered a severe tailstrike at Melbourne on 20 March have left the airline. A spokesman for the...
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CSeries reach 100 orders with LCI commitment
Operating lessor LCI has joined Lufthansa as a customer for Bombardier's CSeries small airliner and is the first to sign up for the larger CS300 model. The...
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Embraer expects drop in ERJ-145 backlog
Embraer's ERJ-145 backlog could be reduced by as much as 29 aircraft when discussions between its Chinese joint venture Harbin Embraer and customer Hainan...
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Emirates' DAE deal allows it to halve freighter plan
The airline looks set to fly just four 777Fs, rather than the eight originally envisaged cargomax kingsley-jones london Emirates' DAE deal allows...
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NewsVIDEO & PICTURES: A350 XWB cutaway model shows options for interior design
VIDEO & PICTURES: A350 XWB cutaway model shows options for interior design
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Boeing remains confident in estimated 2009 deliveries
A top Boeing executive says that sharply declining passenger traffic this year has not yet affected projected aircraft deliveries.
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NewsEmbraer 190 begins approach tests at London City
Embraer has started steep-approach trials of its 190 twin-jet at London City but is confident of the type's performance, having already conducted sea-level...