All air transport news – Page 1349
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Aerolineas Argentinas sale nears
Spain's Grupo Marsans is in talks with Argentine businessman to sell part of its Aerolíneas...
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This Week: briefings
EADS 'INSIDER TRADING' CASE HEATS UP CLASS ACTION Two years on from announcement of major Airbus A380 delays that led to EADS stock prices plummeting,...
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Opinion
Comment: For whom the bell tolls
Airlines attending the June IATA annual meeting in Istanbul faced up to the realisation that their industry is in crisis amid record oil prices and slowing...
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Boeing's 787 suppliers regroup, make progress
Boeing's 787 supply chain has slowly regrouped from last year's production system meltdown. All six major structural producers are now approaching milestones...
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Throttle failure jams Eclipse programme
FAA yet to determine cause of Chicago drama in which very light jet's engines stuck at maximum thrust during landing
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Ducted fan battlefield resupply UAV could fly in 2009
A half-scale demonstrator of a ducted fan vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle called the VTOL...
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Ex-flight attendant offloads herself from MAS flight after fume concerns
An Australian former flight attendant offloaded herself from three successive Malaysia Airlines flights on which she was due to depart from London Heathrow...
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Boeing looks to boost 787 lithium ion battery service life
As Boeing activated the electrical system of its 787 for the first time last week, the airframer acknowledged that it was exploring a change to its power...
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NewsBritish Airways in talks for Boeing 777-300ERs to bridge 787 delay
British Airways is close to finalising a deal to acquire up to 12 777-300ERs with Boeing...
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Southwest to cut emissions with engine wash system
Southwest to cut emissions with engine wash system
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Superjet unveils Pininfarina cabin concept for SSJ
Superjet International partner Alenia Aeronautica has unveiled a concept interior for the Sukhoi Superjet...
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Sudan A310 "veered off runway" during landing
Sudan's civil aviation authority SCAA has confirmed that at least 171 occupants survived the fire that gutted a Sudan Airways Airbus A310-300 after it veered...
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NewsPICTURE: Boeing's Everett plant gears up for switch to 747-8 production
production Max Kingsley-Jones Everett Everett gears up for switch to 747-8 Airframer revamps assembly line at plant near Seattle as it prepares...