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Peach Aviation could place Airbus order in 2012
Peach Aviation could place an order with Airbus in 2012 after taking delivery of the first of 10 new A320s on lease from GECAS. The carrier will start...
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Delta plans new push from New York JFK
Delta Air Lines will expand its service from New York to seven US cities, and to the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas beginning in March. Delta...
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A320neo powers past 1,000 firm orders
Airbus has landed more than 1,000 firm orders for its re-engined A320neo after booking several agreements in its October 2011 figures, including landmark...
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DUBAI: AJW grows local footprint with GCAA approval
UK parts distributor AJ Walter Aviation has been approved by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) as a spares supplier for UAE carriers.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Mexican carriers still bullish, a year after Mexicana demise
More than a year after Mexicana filed for bankruptcy protection, altering the landscape of the Mexican airlines industry, the country's carriers remain optimistic about future growth as they continue to add capacity and aircraft
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DUBAI: Aerostar eyes pilot school with simulator purchase
Sharjah-based Aerostar Asset Management (stand C620) has purchased Lufthansa's Airbus A300-600/A310 full-flight simulator to form the basis for a new training...
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NewsDUBAI: Arab Wings finds its corporate edge
Jordanian charter operator Arab Wings says focusing on corporate customers has helped it establish a niche in a competitive market - but it means the Amman-based...
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NewsDUBAI: ALAFCO orders up to 80 A320neos
Kuwaiti lessor ALAFCO has firmed its tentative deal for 30 Airbus A320neo jets and added 20 more to the order. It is complementing the firm deal for...
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IN FOCUS: AWAS pursues custom leasing deals for Latin carriers
Leading lessor AWAS is stepping up its activities in Latin America, signing a variety of network, medium-sized and low-cost carriers. Mark Pilling reports
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NewsDUBAI: Boeing guns for more militarised 737s
Boeing foresees a big market for the militarised variants of the 737 commercial aircraft.
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NewsDUBAI: VistaJet to dedicate Bombardier jet to growing Middle East market
VistaJet is to dedicate one of its long-range Bombardier aircraft - likely to be a Challenger 850 - to its Middle East fleet because of rising demand for its charter services in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.
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NewsDUBAI: Maximus expands A300-600 support contract with Lufthansa Technik
Maximus Air, the UAE-based all-cargo airline, has extended its component supply contract with Lufthansa Technik by five years, at the same time increasing the number of aircraft covered.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Mining digital avionics data for future safety
Output from digital avionics systems could hold the key to anticipating incidents or accidents that were previously deemed unforeseeable
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NewsIN FOCUS: Man-machine interface promises revolution in flightdeck technology
Advances in technologies governing the man-machine interface promise a revolution in the flightdeck's ease of operation
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NewsDUBAI: CAE supplies MRTT training devices for Mideast customers
CAE is nearing completion of Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) training devices for two military customers in the Middle East, following in-plant acceptance testing over the past few months at CAE's manufacturing facility in Montreal, Canada.
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DUBAI: Diehl showcases cabin innovations
The Middle East is a natural marketplace for cabin interior innovations given the Gulf carriers' particular focus on passenger amenities, said Rainer von Borstel, president of Diehl Aerosystems.
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NewsA340 - the long goodbye
Airbus has finally terminated the A340, but should it have done it sooner and concentrated on selling many more A330 twinjets instead?
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DUBAI: Paradigm plans real-time push
UK-based satellite communications specialist Paradigm Services plans to introduce real-time data transmission services between commercial aircraft and ground stations by mid-2012.
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NewsDUBAI: Republic signs Leap-1A support deal with CFM
Republic Airways has signed an 18-year agreement, valued at $3.9 billion, for CFM International (stand W350) to support 172 Leap-1A engines.