All air transport news – Page 693
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PICTURE: Airbus flies first sharklet-equipped A321
Airbus has performed the first flight of a sharklet-equipped A321 as it begins a test campaign of the wing-tip modification on the largest member of its...
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Airbus advances towards first flight of A350 twinjet
Airbus has resolved the issues with the automated drilling process used to produce wings for the in-development A350 at its Broughton, UK factory.
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Air India puts 777-200LRs up for sale
Air India has put five of its Boeing 777-200LR aircraft for sale after failing in three earlier tenders to find a bidder that would take them on a dry lease. The...
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Norsk Helikopterservice takes delivery of two Sikorsky S-92s
Bond Aviation has taken delivery of the first two of 16 Sikorsky S-92s on order with the US helicopter manufacturer.
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PICTURE: Airbus unveils A350 tail fin
Airbus has completed manufacturing and painting the vertical stabiliser for the first A350 (MSN1), which is to participate in the flight test campaign. The...
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NBAA: 429 GlobalRanger teaches Bell new lessons in design
Bell Helicopter has learned some lessons with the 429 GlobalRanger, starting from the very beginning, when production of its forerunner 427 was suspended...
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Virgin closing on selection of 747-400 and A340-600 replacement
Virgin Atlantic expects to decide soon on a type to replace its Airbus A340-600s and Boeing 747-400s as part of its drive to phase out four-engined aircraft. The...
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ANALYSIS: No Indian summer for Kingfisher
Six years ago, Kingfisher Airlines boss Vijay Mallya told Airline Business during a cover interview how he was "building a sustainable business model in...
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Turkish Airlines orders up to 20 777-300ERs
Turkish Airlines has announced an order for 15 Boeing 777-300ERs plus five options. Three of the aircraft will be delivered in 2014, followed by seven...
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Superjet International gears up for work on Interjet order
Superjet International has officially inaugurated its Venice-Tesera completions facility for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional aircraft as it gears up to...
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Parts production for first Leap engine ramps up
CFM International partners General Electric and Snecma have begun manufacturing parts for the first Leap test engine which is due to be run in the third...
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Air New Zealand ATR 72-500 lands safely with one engine
An Air New Zealand ATR 72-500 aircraft landed safely at Invercargill airport on Friday, 19 October 2012, after the crew shut down one of its engines during...
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Southwest and AirTran to offer
Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines says passengers will get access to "hundreds" of new connecting itineraries early next year when it launches full codesharing...
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Flybe inks line maintenance deal with MAEL
Flybe has signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL). Under the contract, MAEL will provide support...
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Qantas to invest A$30 million in Brisbane maintenance facility
The Qantas Group will invest an additional A$30 million ($31.2 million) in its Brisbane heavy maintenance facility. The work will start immediately...
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PICTURE: First Yakutia Superjet breaks cover
Siberian carrier Yakutia's first Sukhoi Superjet 100 has emerged in its full colour scheme, three years after the operator signed for a pair of the twinjets. Yakutia...
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Evektor secures MOU for 29 EV-55 Outbacks
Czech general aviation aircraft manufacturer Evektor has signed a memorandum of understanding with Russian company...
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Guatemala secures financing for Super Tucano deal
The Guatemalan Congress has approved loans from Argentina and Brazil to buy six Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucanos ...
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IN FOCUS: After AF447, what now?
The Air France 447 crash shocked the airlines, manufacturers and the travelling public. When it happened there was disbelief that a major Western airline could lose a fully serviceable latest-generation aircraft and all on board. There still is.
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Aeronautical Engineers sees more demand for MD-80SF than 737-400SF
Florida's Aeronautical Engineers modification specialist predicts more conversions of the yet to be FAA certified 12-pallet Boeing MD-80SF than the 737-400...