All air transport news – Page 1436
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Saudi Arabia awards GE F110 deal to re-engine Boeing F-15S
General Electric will deliver 65 F110-129C engines to Saudi Arabia from 2008 to re-engine...
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NewsPICTURES: Modified SAS Q400s return to service
Eight of Scandinavian Airlines' Q400s were returned to service after undergoing modification to correct the corrosion problem linked to the incidents last month
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CAE orderbook bulges but dollar parity causes concern
CAE's orderbook looks set to register another year of record growth despite serious dollar parity issues. The Canadian dollar has surged in relation...
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Thales flightdeck leads changes on new ATR 42/72-600 family
A five-screen glass cockpit supplied by Thales Avionics is the key element of the new -600 version of the ATR 42/72 turboprop family, launched last week....
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Engine upgrades promise further improvements for Airbus A320 family
Deliveries have just begun of the first A320s equipped with CFM's improved CFM56-5B/3 incorporating its "Tech Insertion" package. The engine supersedes the...
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More BA long-haul orders to come
The final part of British Airways evaluation - the replacement of the remaining 37 Boeing 747-400s along with growth requirements through the second half...
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Sukhoi rolls out first Superjet 100
The 95-seat Sukhoi Superjet 100 made its debut at Sukhoi Civil Aircraft's (SCAC) plant in Komsomolsk on 26 September, as plans for a stretch derivative gather...
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Key facs: the BA deal
The BA deal 36 firm ($7.9 billion)/25 options A380: 12 firm ($4.2 billion)/7 options Delivery: 2012 to 2014 Boeing 787-8/9: 24 firm...
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Airbus starts A350 XWB high-speed testing
Airbus has begun high-speed performance testing of the A350 XWB in the European Transonic Windtunnel in Cologne. Although the airframer has already carried...
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Airbus confident ahead of A380 service entry with Singapore Airlines
Airbus is confident that everything is in place for a smooth entry-into-service of the A380 with Singapore Airlines on daily flights between Singapore and...
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Portuguese regional development fund lift for GECI Skylander
GECI International is aiming for the first delivery of its Skylander twin turboprop aircraft in April 2011 after securing government funding in Portugal,...
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Europe declares aviation carbon war
Europe is to go it alone on its plan to include aviation within the world's largest carbon market - the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) - accusing international...