All Airframers news – Page 480
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HK Airlines firms A330 and A350 order
Hong Kong Airlines has firmed its tentative order for 10 more Airbus A330-200s and the conversion of 15 previous A330s to A350s.
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Sydney Airport backs AirAsia X's bid to begin Sydney flights
Sydney Airport has publicly backed Malaysia's AirAsia X in its bid for government approval to begin flights to Sydney.
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Interview
Working Week - Ben Jacques
Ben Jacques joined London Gatwick-based aviation consultancy IBA as commercial manager earlier this year after a decade working for an airline, a ground-handler and a leasing company
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business - briefs
In a move "designed to create a world leader in solid rocket propulsion", Safran's Snecma Propulsion Solide subsidiary is to acquire SNPE Matériaux Energétiques (SME) and its subsidiaries
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787 suppliers in South Korea, Japan pushing towards full-rate output
The 787 is now an aircraft well into its early production run at Boeing's first and second tier supplier sites throughout Japan and South Korea after the airframer struggled for years to get its global supply chain fully operational.
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787-9 is looking very much like a 777-200ER
Boeing's progressive refinement of the design for the stretched -9 version of its 787 widebody is revealing a Dreamliner variant that is similar to the larger 777-200ER.
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This week briefing
After failing to buy an intelligence satellite from Israel or France, Turkey is preparing to build its own, "Gokturk", with Italian assistance for launch in 2012
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Jazz Air to convert to corporate structure by year-end
Jazz Air Income Fund has announced details of proposed conversion from an income trust to a corporate structure. Under the conversion plan, units of...
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Boeing 3Q deliveries reach 114
On the back of increasing airline demand, Boeing delivered 124 aircraft in the third quarter, up from 113 during the same period in 2009.
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NewsEmbraer says it remains in negotiations over Chinese plant
Embraer says it has not made a final decision regarding the fate of its Chinese assembly plant Harbin Embraer, contradicting a report today that the airframer...
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P&WC inaugurates Mirabel global test centre
Pratt & Whitney Canada has christened its new global flight-test operations centre at Montreal Mirabel International airport
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Superjet kicks off Alitalia regional jet contest
Superjet International this week kicked off a three-contender regional jet contest at Rome Fiumicino airport for Alitalia, which is expected to choose within weeks between the Sukhoi Superjet 100, Bombardier CRJ900/1000 and Embraer 190.
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NewsLibyan orders three CRJ900s, three options
Libyan Airlines parent Libyan African Aviation has placed a firm order for three Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen regional jets with options for three more of the...
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Middle East carriers plot low-cost expansion
Efforts to develop the low-cost carrier market in the Middle East continue with two of the region’s players, UAE carriers Air Arabia and FlyDubai, mapping further growth.
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NewsThai to sue Koito for seat problems
Thai Airways International plans to file a lawsuit this week against Japanese seat manufacturer Koito to seek compensation for failing to deliver seats for...
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Rossiya plans to take more An-148s despite problems
St Petersburg-based carrier Rossiya is planning to firm an order for further nine Antonov An-148 regional jets, despite its recent complaints about the type's reliability.
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Thai to decide on widebodies order by year-end
Thai Airways International plans to decide on an order for new widebodies by the end of the year, and is likely to go with a mix of Boeing 787s and Airbus...
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Gol plans to launch Aeroparque services by year-end
Brazil's Gol expects to finally launch services to Buenos Aires' Aeroparque airport by the end of this year.