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Rivals seek to keep Gulf carriers in check
The growing antagonism between legacy network carriers and the expanding Gulf airlines spilled over again at the IATA annual general meeting in Singapore,...
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SIA inks deal for 15 more Airbus A330-300s
Singapore Airlines has reached an agreement with Airbus to lease another 15 A330-300s for its fleet. These aircraft will both replace older Boeing...
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Anti-icing error blamed in Almaty Challenger crash
A Bombardier Challenger 604 crashed on take-off in Kazakhstan after the captain failed to turn on the anti-icing protection systems despite the low temperature and presence of snow, an investigation by CIS interstate aviation committee MAK has found.
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Boeing opens new 787 facility in Utah
Boeing has opened its 787 vertical stabiliser fabrication facility in Salt Lake City, Utah intended to feed its new North Charleston, South Carolina final...
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LiveTV to spread its wings with global in-flight television
As airlines all over the world move to bring in-flight entertainment and connectivity to passengers, JetBlue Airways subsidiary LiveTV is gearing up to go...
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Delta completes flat-bed installation on 777s and 767-400ERs
Delta Air Lines announced today that it has finished the installation of full flat-bed seats in its BusinessElite cabin onboard its Boeing 777 and 767-400ER...
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Market outlook: the battle to keep revenue above costs
Chris Tarry examines just how fragile the airline industry's recovery really is. Analysis by Flightglobal Insight
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PARIS: Skymark to offer lowest-density seating on A380
Skymark Airlines appears set to offer the lowest-density seating arrangement yet on the Airbus A380. It intends to configure the aircraft with just 394 seats, said president Shinichi Nishikubo at the Paris air show.
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Chinese firms order 88 A320s
China is placing orders for 88 Airbus A320-family aircraft, of which 42 will go to lessor ICBC Financial Leasing and another 46 to China Aviation Supplies...
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Court orders Bangladesh's United Airways to repaint fleet
Bangladeshi carrier United Airways has been ordered to repaint its fleet and change its brand after a court case brought by US major United Airlines. Lawyers...
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Embraer optimistic over forecast for regional jets
Embraer has raised its forecast for regional jets by 5% to 7,225 deliveries in the 30- to 120-seat sector over the next 20 years.
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Airbus sees eventual A320 P2F market
Airbus believes there is still a market for the A320 passenger-to-freighter conversion, but that it will take longer to emerge than originally predicted. The...
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Boeing plans two-tiered ETOPS approval for 787
As it begins function and reliability (F&R) and extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) testing on the 787, Boeing will have a two--phase implementation...
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AeroMechanical to provide flight reporting on two CRJ900s
AeroMechanical Services' next generation automated flight information reporting system (AFIRS) has been selected by an undisclosed customer for installation...
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FAA seeks to fine Boeing $1m
The US FAA has given Boeing 30 days to respond to a proposed $1.05 million civil penalty for "allegedly failing to correct a known problem in production...
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Qatar Airways still planning A320neo, CSeries deals
Qatar Airways indicates that it still aims to conclude major aircraft orders soon, despite its much expected buying spree at the Paris air show not materialising. The...
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L-3's break up would be a sign of things to come
Few companies more than New York-based aerospace and defence giant L-3 Communications owe their existence to the consolidation frenzy of the last cyclical...
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Branson makes personal appeal to strike threat pilots
A personal appeal from Virgin Atlantic Airways founder Sir Richard Branson to pilots who are threatening strike action has received a cool response from...
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PARIS: CSeries rides wave of momentum
In an air show dominated by Airbus A320neo orders, Bombardier's CSeries announcements - that it has signed a firm pact with an undisclosed carrier for 10 CS100s plus six options and a tentative agreement with Korean Air for up to 30 CS300s - may seem like small beer.
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PICTURE: First Tibet Airlines A319 takes flight
Tibet Airlines's first Airbus A319 has started test flights at the airframer's Hamburg Finkenwerder plant, ahead of delivery to the carrier. The operator...