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Southwest evaluates adding Boeing 737-800s
Bullish Boeing 737-700 operator Southwest Airlines has unveiled it is evaluating a possible introduction of the larger 737-800.
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Four teams submit future aircraft designs to NASA
Three other teams in addition to Boeing have submitted proposals to NASA under the N+3 research programme, which set the challenge of designing a 2030-era...
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Superjet's SaM146 engine secures Russian certification
Russian authorities have granted type certification to the PowerJet SaM146 powerplant, manufactured for the Sukhoi Superjet 100.
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LAN and TAM to merge
LAN and TAM have unveiled plans to merge and create a new single parent company. Chile-based LAN and Brazil-based TAM announced this evening they have...
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Copa expects Tocumen expansion to provide competitive advantage
Panama's Copa Airlines expects the completion of a terminal expansion project next year at its hub airport will give the carrier a competitive advantage...
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TAP Engineering forges new business agreement with PWC
TAP Maintenance and Engineering Brazil has entered into a new collaboration agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada covering PW100 and PT6A engines. The...
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Aero Republica to launch Mexico and Cuba services
Aero Republica plans to launch services to Mexico and Cuba in October as the Colombian carrier focuses on international growth and puts the brakes on domestic...
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Contaminated fuel prime suspect in Cathay A330 incident
Fuel contamination, causing the seizure of engine valves, has been identified as the prime suspect after a Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 suffered a double...
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Azerbaijan Airlines A319 damaged in Istanbul incident
Rescuers are attending the scene of a runway incident at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in which an Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A319 has been damaged. Images...
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Mexico's domestic market contracts in the half-year
Mexican carriers have recorded a slight drop in domestic passenger traffic for the first half of 2010 but a sharp increase for the second quarter.
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Contaminated fuel prime suspect in Cathay A330 throttle-jam
Fuel contamination, causing the seizure of engine valves, has been identified as the prime suspect
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Panama homeland security signs for six AW139s
A deal for six AgustaWestland AW139 medium-twin helicopters is Panama's latest bid to boost the capability of its homeland security operation. The...
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US Navy launches C-2A remanufacture study
The US Navy may launch a remanufacturing programme to extend the service lives of 36 Northrop Grumman C-2A Greyhounds by using tooling and components already developed for the E-2D.
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NTSB flags concern about Airbus rudder sensitivity to EASA
Similar circumstances between the November 2001 crash of an American Airlines Airbus A300-600 and a January 2008 in-flight upset of an Air Canada Airbus...
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Thai firms up order for seven A330s
Thai Airways International has finalised a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of seven Airbus A330-300s, following a memorandum of understanding signed...
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Comac picks supplier for C919 interiors
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China has chosen a new Chinese subsidiary of Austrian aircraft components manufacturer FACC to supply the interiors...
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FAA enlarges 747 slat fix to GE and PW-powered aircraft
The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to extend the fix to prevent leading-edge flaps from retracting during take-off on Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Boeing 747s, to the other versions of the aircraft.
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Majors’ mergers boost A380’s prospects in USA: Airbus
Airbus believes that the consolidation under way among the US major airlines will reinforce the case for the A380 in the region.