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PICTURE: MASwings receives first ATR 72-600
Malaysia Airlines' (MAS) regional subsidiary MASwings has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-600 at a ceremony in Toulouse. This is the first of nine...
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Mitsubishi's review of MRJ schedule signals possible delay
Mitsubishi Aircraft says it is reviewing the schedule of its MRJ regional jet, the strongest indication yet that the Japanese aircraft programme could again...
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Quickstep sells composite curing technology to Russian company
Australia-based composites manufacturer Quickstep has made the first sale of its out-of-autoclave carbon composite curing system ...
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UPS probe: Battery fire can be uncontrollable in 10min
United Arab Emirates investigators have been unable to pinpoint the precise reason for the auto-ignition of a batch of lithium batteries, the resulting fire...
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Tigerair and CAE Oxford sign A320 pilot training contract
Singapore low-cost carrier Tigerair and CAE Oxford Aviation Academy have entered a deal for the training of new first officers for Airbus A320 aircraft. Under...
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Gear-up Superjet crew had requested touch-and-go
Pilots of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 test aircraft had requested to execute a touch-and-go manoeuvre shortly before a gear-up accident at Reykjavik's Keflavik...
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American emphasises flexibility in A319 and A321 order
American Airlines is emphasising the flexibility to switch between variants in its order for 130 Airbus A319s and A321s, as its proposed merger with US Airways...
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Bombardier delays CSeries first flight again to “coming weeks”
Bombardier has announced a slight new delay for the CSeries first flight, moving the goal posts now for the third time from end of July to the "coming weeks"....
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BA to open A380 service to Johannesburg
British Airways has unveiled Johannesburg as the third destination for its Airbus A380 fleet, with services provisionally scheduled for early next year. The...
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CFM cool on possible Leap-1C assembly in China
CFM International has ruled out a technology joint venture with AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engines (ACAE) and plans for a China-based assembly line for the...
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NTSB: Nose gear penetrated Southwest 737 electronics bay
The nose landing gear of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 collapsed up and into the forward fuselage during a 22 July accident on landing at LaGuardia...
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Boeing locks in 737 Max 8 configuration
Boeing has locked in the final design of the 737 Max 8 and started a three-year countdown for development and manufacturing of the re-engined single-aisle....
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American takes delivery of first A319
American Airlines took delivery of its first Airbus A319 today, its first type from the European airframer in four years. The 128-seat narrowbody marks...
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Mitsubishi pushes MRJ for government and military use
Mitsubishi Aircraft has been pushing its regional jet for local government and military use, and according to media reports, a decision could soon be made.
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VIDEO: Nose gear on Southwest 737-700 collapses on landing
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 crash-landed at New York-LaGuardia Airport on 22 July, forcing passengers to evacuate from a rear door emergency slide...
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SriLankan firms A350 order
SriLankan Airlines has firmed its tentative order for four Airbus A350-900s, a deal which had been disclosed at the Paris air show. The order is part...
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Singapore launches lower-weight 'regional' A350
Singapore Airlines has signed up as the launch customer for a lower operating weight "regional" version of the Airbus A350-900 long-range widebody twinjet. Aimed...
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Sukhoi: Superjet crash will not delay Cat IIIa approval
Sukhoi does not expect the Superjet 100 test accident in Reykjavik to delay Category IIIa certification for the twinjet type. Prototype aircraft 95005...
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Turkish exercises option to take five 777-300ERs
Turkish Airlines is to convert a batch of five Boeing 777-300ER options into a firm order for the twinjet type. The Star Alliance airline states, in...
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Prototype Superjet badly damaged at Reykjavik
Another of Russian airframer Sukhoi's prototype Superjet 100s has been badly damaged, apparently upon landing at Reykjavik. Images from the scene show...