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Southwest cancels 300 flights to inspect 737s
Southwest Airlines on Saturday cancelled 300 flights after one of its Boeing 737-300s suffered a depressurisation event triggered by a hole discovered in the top of the aircraft after it diverted and landed in Yuma, Arizona.
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VIDEO: AeroMobile sees busy year as airlines embrace mobile connectivity
AeroMobile is on the cusp of a new era of growth, as a raft of tier one airlines prepare to bring the Telenor subsidiary's eXPhone in-flight mobile connectivity...
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AeroVironment investigates cause of Global Observer crash
AeroVironment is investigating what caused its ultra-long-endurance Global Observer to crash 18h into a test flight at Edwards AFB ...
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Southwest grounds 80 737s after jet holed in flight
US low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines is to ground over 80 Boeing 737 aircraft pending immediate inspections after a fuselage hole was discovered in a jet...
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Helsinki cargo start-up to launch with a single MD-11F
New upstart cargo carrier Nordic Global Airlines plans to inaugurate its operations with a single MD-11 freighter.
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Medvedev criticises competitiveness of Russian civil aircraft
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has criticised the country's commercial aircraft industry for its poor production output and its competitive capabilities.
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Airbus and Interjet set to complete biofuel flight
Mexican low cost carrier Interjet and Airbus today plan to operate the first jatropha-based biofuel flight in Mexico with an Airbus A320.
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UTAir to sign for 20 ATRs and seeks 737s or A320s
Russian carrier UTAir is to place a firm order for new ATR 72-500 regional aircraft next week and select a Western twinjet for mainline routes. The...
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Boeing details variants of Turkish 737 order
Turkish Airlines, which earlier firmed up 15 options for Boeing 737 aircraft, will take delivery of 10 737-800s and five 737-900ERs. The order has...
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AirAsia expects to convert some A320 orders to A320neo
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia has indicated that it expects to convert some of its existing Airbus A320 orders to the re-engined A320neo, although Airbus...
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Bombardier says no orders lost to A320neo
Bombardier declares it has not encountered an aircraft sales campaign for its new CSeries aircraft where it lost out against the re-engined Airbus A320neo.
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Goodrich to provide sensor upgrade for U-2
Goodrich is providing Syers sensor upgrades for the USAF's U-2 and E-8C surveillance aircraft fleets ...
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Bombardier and Comac work to define parameters of new tie-up
Speculation that a long-range strategic relationship between Bombardier of Canada and China's Comac aims to challenge the Boeing-Airbus duopoly is fading as the realities of determining how the companies plan to grow their partnership sink in.
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IndiGo selects P&W to power up to 150 A320neos
In a major coup for Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan, A320neo launch customer, Indian low cost carrier IndiGo, is to announce it has selected the PW1100G...
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PICTURES: Germany's ParaLander cargo system cleared for use in Afghanistan
Cassidian has won German approval for its UAV-categorised ParaLander cargo delivery system to be used in Afghanistan ...
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Lufthansa unveils Miami as sixth A380 destination
Lufthansa's sixth Airbus A380 destination will be Miami in Florida.
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Bombardier Aerospace posts drop in full-year earnings
Bombardier Aerospace's earnings fell to $448 million in its last fiscal year from $473 million the previous year.
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Mayrhuber urges teamwork to make aviation more sustainable
Former Lufthansa chief executive Wolfgang Mayrhuber has called on European aviation industry stakeholders and policy makers to work closer together to make...
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Aer Arann plots route down recovery road
Irish regional Aer Arann it looking to build on a turnaround which has seen it increase turnover 60% in the first quarter over the same period last year, just months after leaving Irish bankruptcy protection late last year.