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China Eastern to order 50 A320s
China Eastern Airlines is to purchase 50 Airbus A320 aircraft, for delivery in stages from 2012 to 2015. The Shanghai-based airline states that it...
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Renewed push to rid cargo of paper
Dutch move part of efforts to give fresh impetus to accelerating reach of IATA's e-freight initiative
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Continental first North American carrier to offer Boeing’s new Sky Interior
Continental Airlines has become the first North American operator to take delivery of a Next Generation Boeing 737-800 featuring Boeing's new Sky Interior....
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PICTURES: Tu-204SM conducts maiden flight
Tupolev's new Tu-204SM twin-jet has today carried out its maiden flight, staying airborne for about 50min after taking off from the Aviastar plant's aerodrome...
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CFM targets leap in line replaceable unit reliability
CFM International is planning especially gruelling tests to ensure promised line replaceable unit reliability for its next generation turbofan, the Leap-X1C.
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Business briefs
The dark arts are in the spotlight with moves by Raytheon to buy California-based signals intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems maker Applied Signal Technology in a $490 million deal
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Demand for aircraft seats prompts Recaro to increase production
Recaro Aircraft Seating plans to increase production capacity at its fast-growing plants in Poland and the USA to meet strong demand for seats.
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S7 close to taking over Domodedovo MRO company
Russia's S7 Group is close to finalising a purchase agreement to take over maintenance company Domodedovo-Technik. The firm is an in-house maintenance...
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China begins evaluation of C919 development
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has formally accepted an application from the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) for a type...
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Kingfisher plans new domestic routes
India's Kingfisher Airlines plans to launch daily flights on four new domestic routes in January. The new routes are Mumbai-Jabalpur, Jabalpur-Indore,...
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Row 44 to begin installing connectivity on Norwegian's 737-800s
Row 44 is gearing up to soon begin installing its Ku-band satellite-based in-flight connectivity system on Norwegian's Boeing 737-800s, following a lengthy...
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China's Shandong Airlines to acquire 15 737-800s
Chinese carrier Shandong Airlines is to purchase 15 Boeing 737-800 aircraft which it plans to take in batches over 2014-15.
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Central Connect rebrands to start Russian services
Central European carrier Central Connect Airlines is to rebrand itself as Czech Connect Airlines as it seeks to open services to Russia. The airline...
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Start-up Air Samara to start operations next year
Russian provincial start-up Air Samara is planning to begin operations in 2011 using Western-built aircraft. After forming a legal entity, the Samara-based...
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Embraer appoints Pesce as new Asia Pacific president
Brazilian airframer Embraer has appointed a new president for its Asia Pacific office in Singapore.
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787 flight tests resume, final schedule unclear
After a six-week suspension, Boeing will resume flight test activities today, though a complete assessment of the schedule will be completed in January and...
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Boeing makes progress in 747-8F flight tests
After the cumulative effect of design changes added six-months to the first delivery of the first 747-8 freighter, Boeing appears to have found a more steady...
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Air New Zealand receives first 777-300ER
Air New Zealand has received its first Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, scheduled to land in Auckland on 24 December.
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Airline Business looks back at another roller-coaster year for airlines in 2010
Things are seldom quiet in the airline industry and 2010 proved no exception. It will be a year remembered for a faster financial recovery from airlines than anyone dared hope; when a volcano eruption in Iceland brought European airspace to its knees; and where consolidation fever within the industry took ...
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EASA extends Trent 900 inspection intervals
Europe's safety regulator has extended the inspection threshold and interval requirements for Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines with certain modification standards. The...