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AviancaTaca plans Bogota-San Juan flights
AviancaTaca plans to begin flights between Bogota and San Juan in Puerto Rico from 17 July. The Star Alliance carrier will operate thrice weekly on...
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NewsQatar to get first A380 in early 2014
Qatar Airways' first Airbus A380 is to be delivered in early 2014, the airframer has confirmed. Painting of the vertical tail section for the Doha-based...
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IN FOCUS: Brisbane deadlock ignites airport charge debate
Approaches to charges covering the support of airport infrastructure developments differ across the world, but as a stand-off in Brisbane over how much airlines should pay in advance for development of a new runway illustrates, it remains a thorny issue
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ANALYSIS: Turkey's carriers continue rapid growth trajectory
A boom in air travel in Turkey since the deregulation of its commercial aviation sector in 2003 has made the country one of the fastest and most compelling growth stories in the airline industry
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IN FOCUS: Brazil’s airports go private
Brazil is on a crash course in airport privatisation. It closed deals for three of its busiest airports - Brasilia International, São Paulo-Guarulhos International and Viracopos-Campinas International - last November, launching much needed investment and capacity expansion at the three facilities.
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Boeing looks beyond F-X2 in commitment to Brazilian market
Judging the depth of Boeing's developing interest in Brazil has been difficult to gauge.
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NewsStrike-hit Lufthansa slashes 22 April schedule
Lufthansa has cancelled the majority of its flights on 22 April due to walkouts by ground staff at the airline as well as its catering, maintenance, and...
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Embraer, AgustaWestland drop Brazilian helicopter JV plans
Embraer and AgustaWestland have called off plans to produce helicopters in Brazil. "Following the press release jointly issued on 21 January 2013 related...
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NewsIndonesia to have 16 Su-27/30s by end of 2013
Indonesia plans to have a full squadron of 16 Sukhoi Su-27/30 fighters in use by the end of 2013 ...
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NewsBoeing starts modifications on ANA and JAL 787s
Boeing's maintenance teams started modification works on All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines' (JAL) Boeing 787s on the morning of 22 April. ANA...
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Australian F-35A mock-up to explore electromagnetic issues
Australia has unveiled a full-scale model of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighter that will be used to study electromagnet environmental effects ...
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NewsFirst launch of Orbital Sciences Antares rocket successful
Orbital Sciences launched the first Antares rocket on 21 April into orbit carrying a mass simulator to launch an elbaorate dress rehearsal for a follow-on...
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NewsFAA clears 787s to re-enter service within a week
The Boeing 787 grounding could be lifted with 100 days of the US Federal Aviation Administration's order on 16 January, or within a week. The US FAA...
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NewsUSA to approve V-22 sale to Israel
The USA is about to approve the sale of Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor transport aircraft and Boeing KC-135 tankers to Israel, sources say ...
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NewsF-35A operating costs to exceed F-16, official says
Operating costs for the F-35A are expected to be roughly 10% greater than the F-16, Lockheed Martin says ...
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FAA air traffic controller furloughs draw A4A lawsuit, widespread delays expected
The US Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) planned furloughs of air traffic controllers has drawn the ire of Airlines for America (A4A), which filed...
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NewsFAA approves 787 battery changes
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Boeing's improved 787 Dreamliner battery design, clearing the way for the twinjet to return to...
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PowerJet delivers 60th SaM146 engine
The Franco-Russian joint venture between Snecma and NPO Saturn has reported reaching a milestone in the production of PowerJet SaM146 engines. On 18...
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NewsFrench army receives first enhanced Tiger HAD
France's DGA defence procurement agency has received its first Eurocopter Tiger in the enhanced HAD configuration for operation by the country's army aviation...
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NewsBoeing drops 747-8 production to 1.75 per month
Boeing has decided to slow production of the 747-8 later this year in response to weak freighter demand. Monthly output of the 747-8 Freighter and...