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FAA approves next phase of ADS-B ground rollout by ITT
FAA has cleared the way for its automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) network prime contractor, ITT, to roll out the next generation surveillance...
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NewsBoeing 787 production frozen as fastener issue bites
On-going replacement of thousands of Boeing 787 fasteners has frozen the production line, as the airframer conducts a formal assessment of the programme's...
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Mexican company becomes second Dornier 228NG customer
German firm RUAG Aerospace has signed a contract with a second customer for its newly-resurrected Dornier 228 turboprop. It has identified the customer...
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NewsHazy hopes to close ILFC buy-back by March 2009
International Lease Finance (ILFC) founder and chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy says discussions are underway with various potential investors to buy back the...
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Core European states sign single airspace block declaration
Civil and military air traffic management leaders from six states have signed a declaration of intent to create a common functional airspace block for the...
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Difficult times lead to greater co-operation between airports and airlines on charges
Airlines and airports have always locked horns on airport charges. But with both sides suffering from the effects of the global slowdown, are they beginning to help each other out?
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Lufthansa eyes more airline stakes
Lufthansa is continuing its leading role in the current wave of European airline consolidations after being selected as the preferred...
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Aircell confirms fifth customer as Gogo goes live on Virgin America
Aircell has secured a fifth North American airline customer for its in-flight broadband service Gogo and says talks with a sixth carrier have reached very...
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Kuwaiti start-up Wataniya unveils first destination
Kuwaiti start-up carrier Wataniya Airways has unveiled Dubai as its first destination, and will begin operating the route twice-daily from 8 February next...
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Bombardier pushes back CRJ1000 service entry to 2010 first quarter
Bombardier has pushed back its entry-into-service calendar for the CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of 2010. The...
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Lufthansa CityLine to cut 14 CRJ200s and 20% of staff
Lufthansa CityLine is to cut 14 of its 22 Bombardier CRJ200s and 20% of its 2,500-strong workforce by 2010 as part of a plan to drive down its cost base. CityLine...
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Avianca in negotiations to acquire Ecuador’s AeroGal
Synergy Aerospace, the Bogota based corporate parent of Colombia's Avianca, VIPSA in Ecuador and Ocean Air in Brazil, is in negotiations to acquire Ecuador's...
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Airbus and Boeing heading for significant fall in orders this year
forecast max kingsley-jones london Orders look set for large fall this year Airbus and Boeing tally after 10 months down almost 30% on same point...