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ATSG firms 767 purchase from Qantas
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management has firmed the acquisition of three Boeing 767-300ERs from Qantas. ATSG says...
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Saint-Gobain eyes interiors work for A350
Aircraft interiors specialist Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is in talks to become a provider for the Airbus A350 XWB.
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NewsPICTURES: Boeing seeks heat with 747-8
Photographer David Shields snapped pictures of a Boeing 747-8F performing three touch-and-go circuits followed by a full-stop landing at the Phoenix-Mesa...
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NewsEmirates talks to Boeing about 777 successor and hints at more big orders
Emirates is continuing dialogue with Boeing about its plans to develop a 777 replacement, as the airline hints that more big twinjet orders could be in the offing.
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Opinion
Comment: Single-pilot crews for airliners?
The discussion about one-pilot cockpits is not new, but so far it's been all speculation. Now a manufacturer is talking about it publicly. Could it happen? Should it? Will it?
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NewsUS Air Force, industry prepare for T-38 replacement
Rivals for the US Air Force's massive T-38 replacement deal are pushing their proposed successors to the venerable Talon ...
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Business good week
EGYPTAIR The Egyptian carrier has grabbed an opportunity offered by Airbus to introduce its new A330-300 fleet this year, which is much earlier than planned....
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GTF assembly site for MRJ to be decided by P&W this year
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) will decide by year-end on a location for assembling the 17,000lb-thrust (76kN) PurePower PW1000G geared turbofan for the Mitsubishi...
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NewsEmirates hungry for even more A380s: Clark
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark says the carrier is likely to need even more A380s than the 90 it has ordered so far.
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Financial markets turmoil hits airline plans
Volatile capital markets have forced three airlines to shelve initial public offerings and at least one other carrier to cancel a debt issue. Global markets...
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Colombian competition hots up
The launch of LAN-supported AerOasis and more expansion at Aires is expected to further shake-up the Colombian market
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NewsPICTURES: SkyCargo 777 tests new Dubai Al-Maktoum Airport
Emirates' freight division SkyCargo has performed the first operational flight into Dubai's Al-Maktoum International Airport, ahead of its formal opening...
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HK Airlines offering Panasonic eX2 on new A330s
Hong Kong Airlines will offer Panasonic Avionics' eX2 in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) system cabin-wide in each of its new Airbus A330-200...
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Bombardier releases first CSeries engineering drawings
Bombardier has released the first engineering drawings for production of the first CS100 flight test aircraft.
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Zodiac sees recovery in aircraft seats market
Zodiac Aerospace's cabin interiors segment reported a robust 10.9% organic increase in business volume during the fiscal third quarter.
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No restrictions on An-148 after in-flight upset
Russian authorities are not intending to restrict Antonov An-148 operations following the in-flight upset to a Rossiya aircraft en route to St Petersburg...
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OnAir confirms appointment of Dawkins as CEO
Geneva-headquartered OnAir confirms it has appointed industry veteran Ian Dawkins as CEO of the Airbus/SITA joint venture.
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UTAir introduces 757 for higher-density routes
Russia's UTAir has begun operating a Boeing 757-200 on international routes and is adding a fourth destination to its Ukrainian network. The carrier...
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NewsPICTURE: A350's Trent XWB engine runs for first time
Rolls-Royce has conducted a first-time run of its new Trent XWB engine for the Airbus A350 family. The engine ran yesterday on a test-bed at
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NewsSwiss to retrofit entire A340 fleet by mid 2011
Swiss International Airlines has no short or medium-term plans to acquire replacements for its Airbus A340 fleet as the carrier instead plans to focus on...