All Airframers news – Page 575
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NewsVIDEO: Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo
Virgin Galactic has released images and video of its completed SpaceShipTwo prototype vehicle attached to its WhiteKnight Two carrier aricraft hours before...
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AirTran believes credit markets remain tight
Management at AirTran Airways believes carriers evaluating aircraft orders need to give careful consideration to the still-challenging financing environment...
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Caribbean remains high on low-cost carrier agenda
The Caribbean remains an attractive region for expansion from carriers to the north in the USA and to the south from Brazil, but airports and destinations...
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Surinam Airways replaces 747 with A340-300
Surinam Airways will put its new Airbus A340-300 into operation in the "next 10 days" on its service between the South American country and Amsterdam, Henk...
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Air Algerie to acquire four ATR 72s next year
Algerian flag-carrier Air Algerie is to acquire four ATR 72-500s, reinforcing a fleet which already includes eight of the type. The carrier has secured...
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South African CAA to intensify Airlink audit after ERJ incident
South Africa's civil aviation authority is intensifying an audit of regional carrier Airlink, after it suffered its third serious incident since mid-September,...
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NewsInquiry scrutinises second A330 incident for AF447 insight
French investigators are to examine a severe turbulence incident a week ago involving an Air France Airbus A330-200 which had been operating the same route...
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Delta fleet stabilisation plan throws more doubt on 787 order
Delta Air Lines will invest in upgrades of its current fleet rather than ordering new aircraft, ahead of the delivery of four remaining orders in the first...
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NewsThird Airlink accident in three months as ERJ overruns
Regional carrier South African Airlink has suffered another serious operational incident, its third in less than three months, this time involving an Embraer...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
The Luxembourg-based freight carrier is preparing for a $200 million new shares issue following an ownership restructuring that gives Luxair a majority...
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Global Quest on a mission for India
Global design engineering firm sets sights on aerospace manufacturing at home
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A premium niche
Bombardier is exploring low-density configurations of the CSeries to exploit the small but lucrative market for all-business-class airlines
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Brazil's Flex cleared to resume operations
Brazilian carrier Flex, a successor to the former Varig operation, has received authorisation to resume flights temporarily after the carrier halted services...
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Philippine Airlines plans Brisbane services in 2010
Philippines Airlines (PAL) plans to start services to Brisbane in March 2010.
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NewsKorean 747-8I order snaps jumbo dry spell
An order by Korean Air for five Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental snaps a nearly three year dry spell for the passenger-configured jumbo
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NewsAudio record captures orderly BA 777 crash response
Audio and video air traffic recordings have emerged of the moment last year when a British Airways Boeing 777-200 crashed short of runway 27L
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Boeing readies thrust reverser fixes for Rolls-Royce-powered 777s
Boeing says it will begin shipping kits to fix the thrust reversers on Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 777 aircraft within the next few weeks.
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FAA readies to award $7 billion in contracts
FAA today said it is soliciting bids from companies to compete for NextGen support contracts valued at $7 billion, which it says is the largest award in...
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e.Digital secures first US customer with North American deal
Portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) firm e.Digital has scored its first US-based customer.
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NewsEASA orders Trent fuel-icing modification on A330/340s
European safety regulators are extending fuel-icing prevention modifications to Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce Trent engines