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Regional Paraguaya promises November launch
Asuncion-based start-up Regional Paraguaya has reaffirmed that it is preparing its first scheduled flight for 2 November. A local press briefing was...
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767 deal structures studied for Boeing's ANA/JAL 787 compensation deals
Boeing will provide new -300ERs for 787 launch customers ANA and JAL, but acquisition structure is yet to be finalised
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Flybe goes public with MPL plan detail
Europe's largest regional carrier Flybe has chosen Jerez, Spain-based Flight Training Europe as its partner organisation in creating the first multi-crew...
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ANZ's Mount Cook buying used rather than new ATRs
Air New Zealand's Mount Cook Airlines is staying with ATR but rather than purchasing new aircraft is buying the seven ATRs it currently has on operating...
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JAL takes delivery of first E-170
Japan Airlines (JAL) has taken delivery of its first Embraer 170 regional jet and will be putting it into service early next year after carrying out crew...
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NBAA 2008: Making the upgrade at the double
Hawker Beechcraft is investing in performance boosts for the Hawker 450XP and a FlexCabin concept for the King Air 350i, which makes its debut as a mock-up here at NBAA.
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Credit crisis hampers Mitsubishi's MRJ sales effort
The ongoing global credit crisis is hindering Mitsubishi Aircraft's attempts to market its new regional aircraft, with the company possibly having to reconsider...
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Low fuel forced Italian MD-82 to land on closed runway
Italian investigators have disclosed that an aircraft on a domestic service between Milan Linate and Cagliari was forced to land on a closed runway because...
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NewsCustomers start to feel the pain from Boeing strike
Delivery delay forces V Australia to postpone launch as ANA and JAL brace for 787 slip
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Boeing 3Q deliveries drop to 3-year low
Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for the third quarter dropped to a three-year low as a labour strike sharply curtailed activity in September.
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Russian air navigation authority to modernise with An-140s
Russian air navigation authority Rosaeronavigatsia is planning to acquire 10 Antonov An-140s as part of an effort to modernise its fleet of flight-calibration...
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ANA, JAL bracing for further 787 delays
A protracted strike at Boeing's aircraft assembly plant has meant All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) are each bracing for possible further...
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ESA plans for 2016 'mid life evolution' of its Ariane 5
The next version of the European Space Agency's Ariane 5, the Mid Life Evolution (ME), could be operational in 2016 with a payload to geostationary transfer...
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Avianca inks A330 sale/leaseback deal with ACG
Leasing firm Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has acquired new Airbus A330s under a sale/leaseback agreement brokered with Colombia's Avianca.
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First of 10 eX2-equipped A330s arrives at Avianca
Colombian flag carrier Avianca has revealed its selection of Panasonic Avionics' eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for its 10 new Airbus A330s.
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GE voices concerns on CFM56 spare engine availibility
The spare engine ratio on the CFM International CFM56-5B and -7 engine is "below where it needs to be", GE Aviation's vice-president services Tom Gentile...
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Virgin Nigeria begins introducing Embraer 190s
Virgin Nigeria has taken delivery of its first Embraer 190, one of 10 regional jets ordered by the airline last year. The aircraft is configured with a two-class,...
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NewsPICTURES: KD-Avia 737 damaged in gear-up landing at Kaliningrad
All 144 occupants of a KD-Avia Boeing 737-300 have escaped uninjured after the aircraft made an emergency landing in Kaliningrad...
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Viking prepares for first Twin Otter flight after power-on
Canada's Viking Air is expecting to conduct the first flight of its DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 demonstrator next month after achieving power-on for the...