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NewsIN FOCUS: Superjet sales effort gathers pace
A year on from the first Superjet 100 handover, the regional airliner's marketing organisation is closing in on other milestones: a sale in Africa, a delivery to a Western customer and a CIS customer for the business jet version
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Virgin Australia invests A$8 million in Skywest
Virgin Australia will invest Australian dollars (A$) 8 million ($8.3 million) in regional carrier Skywest Airlines, effectively taking a 10% stake in the...
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Garuda eyes turboprop aircraft for low-density routes
Garuda Indonesia plans to buy turboprop aircraft to serve low-density routes in eastern Indonesia.
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Garuda to add 21 aircraft this year, plans fleet growth
Garuda Indonesia will be taking delivery of 21 aircraft this year as part of its fleet expansion and renewal plan. This includes five Bombardier CRJ1000...
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Russia's Transaero confirms order for four Boeing 787-8s
Russian carrier Transaero has signed a firm order for four Boeing 787-8 aircraft.
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NewsQantas completes repairs on QF32 aircraft after 18 months
Repairs have been completed on a Qantas Airways Airbus A380 that experienced an uncontained engine failure over Singapore in November 2010. The aircraft,...
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MROAM: Consolidation ahead for MROs, says airline exec
Financial pressure will force significant change to come to the maintenance, repair and overhaul companies, says Jim Keenan, senior vice president of technical...
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Boeing first quarter 2012 deliveries spike 32%
Boeing's first quarter 2012 commercial deliveries spiked 32% from the same period a year prior, reflecting the company's increased narrowbody ramp up and...
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MROAM: Southwest complains yearly prices increases for parts outpace inflation
A top Southwest Airlines executive says airlines can no longer afford a widespread industry practice that automatically charges yearly price increases for...
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NewsPICTURES: A350 static airframe final assembly begins in Toulouse
Airbus has commenced final assembly of the first A350, the static airframe, at its line in Toulouse following delivery of the centre fuselage.
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MROAM: Airlines highlight maintenance issues
Several carriers have described what they perceive as widespread problems in the maintenance, repair and overhaul industry at a panel at the MRO Americas...
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MROAM: AJW signs consignment agreement with StandardAero
AJ Walter Aviation has signed a three year consignment agreement with Arizona-based StandardAero.
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MROAM: CFM signs deal with Delta for CFM56 engines
CFM International has signed a suite of material support agreements with Delta Air Lines to support the airline's fleet of around 400 CFM56-7B engines in...
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MROAM: GE signs support deal with Delta for CF6 engines
GE Aviation has signed two 10-year OnPoint solution services agreements with Delta Air Lines for support of its GE CF6-80C2 engines.
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NewsCessna prepares second M2 for flight
Cessna is targeting a second-quarter first flight for its second and final M2 flight-test aircraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lessors spurn CSeries overtures
Despite claimed, and significant, performance and operating economic advantages over its narrowbody competitors, top lessors appear unwilling to embrace...
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MROAM: Southwest warns on rising maintenance, fuel cost trends
Southwest Airlines is counting on last year's blockbuster deal for Boeing 737-800s and re-engined 737 Max narrowbodies to halt a trend of escalating maintenance...
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MROAM: CanJet signs up for Boeing landing gear exchange programme
Canadian charter airline CanJet has joined Boeing's landing gear exchange programme with an agreement covering its Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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MROAM: Alaska Airlines signs 10-year deal with AAR for 737 work
Alaska Airlines has awarded AAR a 10-year component repair and management services contract for 87 Boeing 737-700, -800 and -900 aircraft in a new cost-per-flight-hour...
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AIRCRAFT FINANCE SPECIAL REPORT: No recovery expected in second-hand narrowbody market
Appraisers do not expect to see any relief in the second-hand market for narrowbodies this year as ongoing troubles in the financial markets continue to limit the amount of lending available from European banks.