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'We will still produce A380s in 10 years': Airbus chief
Airbus chief executive Tom Enders has expressed confidence in the A380 programme's future and hinted at further sales for the double-deck type.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Embraer comes of age with the E190-E2
If you had asked an Embraer executive in early 2010 what the Brazilian manufacturer's next commercial aircraft would be, the answer would probably have been a clean-sheet small narrowbody with a five-abreast cabin seating between 100 and 150 passengers.
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Allegiant acquires four former Alitalia A320s
Allegiant Air has purchased four Airbus A320s formerly operated by Alitalia, as part of its effort to accelerate the retirement of its Boeing MD-80 fleet.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why embattled Airbus needs management continuity
Among the few forecasts which Airbus finance chief Harald Wilhelm didn't have to hand during the company's third-quarter briefing was whether the odds were about to shorten on his boss, Tom Enders, staying in the top job.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The Gulf's breakneck airport development
Drive for a little over an hour and a half along the UAE’s highway E311 and you will pass no fewer than four international airports, each at a very different stage of development. Starting at Sharjah – base of one of the Middle East’s leading low-cost airlines, Air Arabia – ...
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Last BA 747-400 to leave fleet in early 2024
British Airways is aiming to withdraw its last Boeing 747-400 in February 2024 under its latest strategic fleet plan.
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PICTURE: Emirates takes 100th A380
Emirates is today taking delivery of its 100th Airbus A380 at a ceremony being held at the manufacturer's delivery centre in Hamburg.
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Opinion
OPINION: Will Dubai air show bring surprise sales?
The Dubai air show is almost a victim of its own success: previous blockbuster orders have raised expectations that the buying spree will be repeated every two years.
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Serious Utair 737 upset involved excessive pitch and roll
Russian investigators have detailed a serious loss-of-control incident last month involving a Utair Boeing 737-500 on approach to Moscow Vnukovo.
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JAL open to mutually beneficial partnerships
Japan Airlines (JAL) is willing to partner with various carriers — both independent and from rival alliances — on the condition that it is mutually beneficial to the parties involved.
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EASA proposes Trent 1000 IP compressor blade checks
European safety regulators have proposed interim measures to address possible blade cracks in the intermediate pressure compressor on Rolls-Royce Trent 1000s, while the manufacturer is developing a modification.
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Opinion
OPINION: Investors make Aergo pay up for first ABS
Debt investors are determined to make issuers pay up for additional risk in the aircraft asset-backed securities market, as highlighted in recent days by Aergo Capital's inaugural $605 million securitisation.
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Saudi testing precedes Scorpion's Dubai debut
Textron AirLand's production-standard Scorpion light-attack aircraft appears set to make a debut appearance at the Dubai air show from 12-16 November, with the aircraft currently being flown in neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
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Bombardier discloses tentative deal covering 61 CSeries jets
Bombardier has received a letter of intent from an unidentified European customer to acquire up to 61 CSeries aircraft, but delays to Pratt & Whitney engines have forced the airframer to cut its predicted 2017 deliveries of the airliner.
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New long-range missile project emerges in US budget
The existence of a two-year-old project to develop a new air-to-air missile capable of intercepting targets at great distances has emerged in US budget documents.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Gulf's fast-growing carriers have troubles at home
Over recent years it has been the big Gulf carriers that have caused headaches for rival network carriers in virtually all corners of the globe.
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SIA focuses on space efficiency with A380 revamp
Singapore Airlines says it is able to add more seats on its Airbus A380s through the better use of space, to help it better match supply and demand across the various classes.
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RAAF to assist in development of next generation jammer
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the US Navy to jointly develop the of the Raytheon AN/ALQ-249 next generation jammer mid-band capability (NGJ-MB).
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SIA invests $850m to revamp A380 cabin
Singapore Airlines will invest about $850 million to roll out new cabin products for its fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft.
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PICTURES: SIA unveils new cabin products on A380s
Singapore Airlines has unveiled new cabin products for its Airbus A380 fleet, the first major revamp since it became the launch customer of the type in 2007.