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Airbus A380 test aircraft MSN009 will be workhorse to bear brunt of Engine Alliance GP7200 certification programme
MSN009 is set to perform around 95% of the GP7200-powered A380 certification testing, which is expected to last around nine months in all, with flying scheduled for completion at the end of June 2007
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Embraer blames build quality and delivery issues for Kawasaki Heavy Industries E-190 production contract revision
Embraer cites issues with build quality and delivery schedules as the catalyst for taking over E-190 production work from supplier Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI).
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Airlines condemn chaotic response by UK government and airport operators to 10 August foiled terror plot
IATA says airports must have stronger contingency plan
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Turkey reveals six inspections of suspected Hezbollah weapons-supply flights operated by Iran and Syria at Israeli request
Details have emerged of Turkish interceptions and inspections of six Iranian and Syrian aircraft on behalf of Israel during the latter's recent conflict with Hezbollah militants operating in southern Lebanon.
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Eclipse to replace its 500 VLJ's composite wingtip tanks with aluminium after certification tests fail, delaying approval
Eclipse Aviation planned to begin testing late last week of aluminium wingtip fuel tanks for the Eclipse 500 very light jet after it failed to secure certification of the original composite tanks. The need to replace the tanks is one reason the Eclipse obtained only provisional US type certification in ...
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Air Berlin ups its game with DBA buy
In an unexpected move, Air Berlin has bought fellow German carrier DBA, further consolidating its position as Europe's third largest low-fare player and creating a stronger competitor to Lufthansa.
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JetBlue reunites with GDSs
JetBlue is further blending the classic low-cost model and the more traditional legacy approach, establishing deeper links with two major Global Distribution Systems (GDSs).
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A380 maintenance tool to be tested on SIA A340
Module allows direct data connection from aircraft to Airbus AOG centre in Toulouse