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OPINION: Why the A380 is a Neo too far
Slightly more than a decade ago, it was Boeing’s turn to make a hard decision. Airbus had launched the A380, so the company weighed up whether to respond with a clean-sheet design or a simpler product revamp.
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Japan Coast Guard takes delivery of fifth EC225
The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has taken delivery of a single Airbus Helicopters EC225 rotorcraft, bringing its total of the type to five.
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Australia ups interest in Norway's Joint Strike Missile
The Australian and Norwegian defence ministries have strengthened their relationship on the latter’s in-development Kongsberg Joint Strike Missile, boosting the chances of Canberra acquiring the weapon for its future fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35s.
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VIDEO: CS300 completes first flight
Bombardier has launched the flight test campaign of the stretched, 135-seat CS300 with a 4h57min sortie from the company's final assembly centre in Mirabel, Canada.
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PICTURE: Bombardier flies CS300
Bombardier has flown the larger variant of the CSeries for the first time.
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USN officials upbeat about new uses for Tomahawk missile
US Navy officials say new uses for existing munitions, as demonstrated with two recent novel deployments of the Raytheon BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile, should be sought as cost effective alternatives to expensive and time consuming development programmes.
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ALC sees 757 being replaced rather than re-engined
Air Lease's chief executive believes Boeing is leaning towards a brand-new Boeing 757 replacement with additional capabilities rather than a re-engined version of the type.
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Airborne early wonders: our Top 10 eyes in the sky
In the week that Royal Australian Air Force officials hailed the performance of the service’s Boeing 737-based Wedgetail aircraft over Iraq – and as the UK draws closer to announcing a successor to its Westland Sea King 7 capability – our Top 10 looks at some of the unusual and ...
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Russia funds tanker conversion for Il-96 freighters
Russia’s United Aircraft has approved a plan to produce two aerial refuelling tankers, based on the Ilyushin Il-96, for the country’s armed forces.
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Bombardier: CS300 to fly on 27 February
Canadian airframer Bombardier is set to conduct the maiden flight of its CS300 aircraft today.
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Airbus works to get troubled A400M back on track
Airbus is heralding mixed fortunes for its troubled A400M military transport programme, with expected deliveries in 2015 of 16 units – double 2014’s total – coming on the back of a €551 million ($620 million) fourth-quarter charge for delays and action needed to ramp-up production.
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Indonesia revokes Lion Air rights on 10 daily services
Indonesia’s transport ministry has revoked Lion Air’s rights to operate 10 daily services on seven routes.
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Airbus assures on A380 break-even this year
Airbus Group has assured that its A380 will achieve production break-even this year, as it unveiled a strong full-year commercial aircraft performance.
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SAS sells Heathrow slots to Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is acquiring a pair of London Heathrow slots from SAS Group, the second such sale for the Scandinavian company this year.
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Airbus to take A320 rate to 50 but cut A330 output
Airbus is to hike the monthly production rate for its A320 family to 50 from the first quarter of 2017.
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Thales to develop Australia’s OneSky ATM system
Thales Australia has been confirmed as the winner of tender to develop a single air traffic management system that will unify the separate systems used by the Royal Australian Air Force and Airservices Australia.
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Report highlights looming US MRO labour shortage
A new study examining aviation maintenance employment by USA suggests maintenance companies take steps now to head off a looming shortage of government-certificated aviation workers.
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Volaris to add up to four new US destinations in 2015
Mexican low-cost carrier plans to add two to four new destinations in the USA in 2015, says chief executive Enrique Beltranena.
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JetBlue and Aer Lingus expand codeshare pact
JetBlue Airways and Aer Lingus plan to expand their codeshare agreement to include JetBlue flights to Cleveland and Reno this spring.
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Bristow kicks off final push to UK SAR operations
Bristow Helicopters has officially unveiled the first of five new bases it is constructing as it begins the transition to managing search and rescue operations on behalf of the UK government.