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Boeing considers ramping-up 787 production
Boeing is considering ramping-up its 787 production from 2009 as it struggles to find available slots for prospective customers
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Boeing seeks further 787 ramp-up
Manufacturer struggles to find production slots for new twinjet as orders and commitments pass 850 mark
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Lazy Lists
Banning airlines might take the heat off politicians, but it is a weak response to a gigantic challenge and is unlikely to achieve much
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Start-up Jade to order 747-400ERFs
Chinese cargo start-up Jade Cargo International has agreed to acquire six Boeing 747-400ER Freighters, but has delayed its launch by one year.
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TANS confirms 57 survivors in 737-200 crash
Peruvian carrier TANS has confirmed that 57 people survived the Boeing 737-200 crash on 23 August near the city of Pucallpa, although it remains unclear exactly how many were on board the aircraft.
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Bombardier cuts annual CRJ200 production to 18 aircraft
Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier has announced that the continued slump in demand for 50-seat regional jets has lead it to reduce its annual CRJ200 production to just 18 aircraft from February 2006.
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Swiss confirms axing of Embraer and Saab fleet
Swiss International Air Lines is to axe the Embraer ERJ-145 and Saab 2000 regional types from its short-haul network, confirming earlier indications that it would retain only an expanded BAE Systems Avro RJ fleet for regional services.
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KLM receives first Airbus A330-200
KLM took delivery of its first long haul Airbus A330-200 today (25 August).
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Airline safety record reverses
The recent spate of fatal accidents worldwide, culminating in the loss of a TANS Peru Boeing 737-200 yesterday, ensures that 2005’s airline safety record will mark an unwelcome reversal of the downward trend in fatalities over the last three years.
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The woman holding the A380’s future in her hands
Rachel Daeschler is the European Aviation Safety Agency’s project certification manager for the Airbus A380 in Cologne. She heads a team of 40 engineers
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Under pressure: How aviation became the cash cow for the green lobby
Commercial aviation has striven to reduce noise and emissions, but politicians are stepping up calls for greater effort