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NewsWORLD EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: SpaceShipTwo mothership runway trial
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo mothership WhiteKnightTwo moved down runway 30 during a low speed taxi trial at Mojave air and spaceport on...
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Investor CAI fixes date to relaunch Alitalia
Italian investor group Compagnia Aerea Italiana (CAI) will relaunch Alitalia formally on 13 January 2009, by which time a foreign partner will have been...
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NewsAmazon collision inquiry attempts to explain Legacy's deactivated TCAS
Investigators believe the prime suspect behind the loss of transponder...
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Pratt, China Eastern to open CFM56 MRO facility in '09
A new engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business being established in Shanghai under a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and China...
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Airframers calm amid the China airline capacity storm
The world's top commercial airframers have responded in calm and measured tones to news that the Chinese government is urging carriers to curb capacity growth...
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Uncorrected poor technique led trainee to land A320 hard
Inquiries into a serious hard-landing accident by a MyTravel Airways Airbus A320 in Greece have revealed that instructors had repeatedly expressed concerns...
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ANA might seek compensation for latest 787 delay
All Nippon Airways (ANA), the launch customer for the Boeing 787, might seek compensation from Boeing for the latest delay in the 787 programme. ANA...
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NewsSky Wings completes Stage 4 hush installation on MD-83
Greek charter operator Sky Wings in partnership with Ukraine-based Khors Aircompany has upgraded the twin Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 turbofan engines on one...
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Boeing breaks 900 sales barrier on 787
Boeing has surpassed the 900 order mark for its Boeing 787 Dreamliner programme, the company says.
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Boeing unveils leadership changes, restructuring
Boeing has elevated the role of 787 executive Pat Shanahan and restructured supply chain and manufacturing groups into a single organization.
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NTSB: Loss of 'effective air traffic control' at root of 2006 Legacy 600, Gol 737 collision
Following the publication of the Brazilian final report into the 2006 fatal mid-air collision between an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet and a Gol Transportes...
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Embraer reports 'no apparent pressure' from China in ERJ talks
Embraer is still assessing how China's plan to slow airline growth in 2009 will impact the region on a demand-capacity basis, but says talks with Grand China...
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NewsBoeing confirms 787 first flight pushed back to 2Q 2009
Boeing today confirmed a further six-month delay for the 787 programme, blaming the 57-day strike by machinists and an unexpected requirement to replace...
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US manufacturers unfazed by proposed growth cuts in China
US lobbying group Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) does not expect to see significant fallout from China's plan to curb capacity growth in 2009.