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PICTURE: Bombardier rolls first CSeries out of paint shop
Bombardier rolled the first fully painted CSeries out of the paint shop at Mirabel today, as it preps for the imminent first flight of its new narrowbody...
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Long-range Superjet cleared for Gazpromavia delivery
Russian carrier Gazpromavia is to take delivery of the first long-range Sukhoi Superjet 100 in the third quarter, following formal certification of the variant. The...
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Three engines damaged during 747-8F ice encounter
Russian authorities are investigating an serious icing incident in cruise during which three engines on a Boeing 747-8 freighter sustained damage and two...
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China Construction Bank finances 737s for Xiamen Airlines
Chinese bank China Construction Bank has closed financing on a pair of new Boeing 737-800s for Xiamen Airlines, according to Flightglobal's Ascend Online...
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MRJ first flight delayed to Q2 2015
Mitsubshi Aircraft has revised the schedule of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) programme, pushing its first flight back by more than a year to the second...
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Lion Air opens second campus for flying school
Lion Group's Angkasa Aviation Academy, formerly known as Wings Flying School, has opened a second campus at Tjilik Riwut airport next to the city of Palangkaraya...
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Germany denies ongoing Euro Hawk negotiations
Germany has denied that negotiations are ongoing in an attempt to salvage Northrop Grumman's Euro Hawk unmanned air vehicle deal ...
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Aeromexico stands by 787
Aeromexico has reaffirmed its faith in the Boeing 787 at the unveiling of its first of the type, despite several high profile incidents involving the 787...
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CLARIFICATION: CSeries flight test airspace restrictions extended into 2015
Transport Canada has added six months to the flight test programme of Bombardier's new CSeries, as the airframer prepares to begin flight tests during the...
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Russia delays air force MiG-35 deliveries to 2016 over industry snags
Programme delays have postponed the delivery of 37 RAC MiG-35 advanced multirole fighter aircraft ordered by the Russian air force until 2016, instead of...
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UPS A300 crash probe bids to resolve glidepath puzzle
With no immediate evidence of a technical failure on board the ill-fated UPS Airbus A300-600 freighter, US investigators have yet to explain why the twinjet...
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Turbo Commander crashed inverted at Connecticut airport: NTSB
A Rockwell International 690B Turbo Commander crashed inverted while circling to land in marginal weather at Tweed New Haven airport in Connecticut, according...
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American behind ILFC's latest order for A321s
American Airlines is the customer behind ILFC's order for 15 Airbus A321s that are on lease to a single carrier, sources familiar with the agreement indicate. The...
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Israel reorganises transport squadrons ahead of C-130J deployment
Israel's air force has begun reorganising the composition of its Lockheed Martin C-130 squadrons, ahead of deployment of its new J-model aircraft. The...
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All Nippon Airways to use 787s on three more Asian routes
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will deploy the Boeing 787-8 aircraft on three more Asian routes starting October. The 787s will replace Boeing 767-300ERs...
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Russia's Polet targets Western jets to boost capacity
Privately owned Russian carrier Polet is looking to reinforce its passenger capacity by acquiring a batch of Western-built narrowbody jets. General...
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Production AT-6 aircraft makes first flight
The first production Beechcraft AT-6 light attack aircraft made a ceremonial first flight on 20 August in Wichita, Kansas. The single-engined 1,600shp...
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Beechcraft offers G58 for ISR missions
Beechcraft is offering a new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance variant of the G58 Baron twin-engined piston aircraft ...
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Flexjet to hire pilots to meet demand for fractional and card programmes
Rising demand for its fractional ownership and jet card programme has persuaded Flexjet to escalate its recruitment of new pilots to satisfy the uptake.
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Bombardier upholds delivery guidance despite Learjet slip
Bombardier still plans to deliver the same number of business jets this year despite a schedule slip for completing certification on the Learjet 70/75 programme.