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ANALYSIS: China bids to boost airliner manufacturing presence
The Farnborough air show provides a platform for China to showcase its ambitions to become a global force in airliner manufacturing, but significant challenges remain
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China’s ABC Leasing orders 45 C919s
China's ABC Financial Leasing has ordered 45 Comac C919 aircraft. The order by the Agricultural Bank of China's leasing arm is the second for the narrowbody...
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Sweden signs new support deals for Gripen fleet
Saab has secured contracts worth $520 million to support operations with the Swedish air force's Gripen fighters through 2016 ...
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Airbus photo points to new A320 factory in Alabama
New evidence shows Airbus is likely to open a new final assembly line building A320neos on US soil on 2 July. The announcement reportedly scheduled...
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LATAM to rationalise widebody fleet
LATAM Airlines group plans to reduce the number of widebody aircraft types in its combined fleet, and it will carry out a study to decide which aircraft...
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Chinese Shenzhou capsule lands from space station docking, advertising accomplishment
The landing of the crewed Chinese Shenzhou-9 capsule after 13 days docked with space station Tiangong-1 marks a major checkpoint in the nation's space programme...
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BA expects business traffic hit during London Olympics
With less than a month to go before the opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games, British Airways is preparing for a temporary fall in business traffic.
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Delta IV launches US reconnaissance satellite
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy has successfully launched NROL-15, a classified US government reconnaissance satellite, from Cape Canaveral,...
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ANALYSIS: Boeing spools-up bicoastal 787 lines to boost bottom line
Boeing has established bicoastal 787 production lines as it strives to rapidly ramp up the type's output rate
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PICTURES: Comac ARJ21 undergoes water ingestion tests
Comac has started water ingestion and flooded runway tests for its ARJ21 regional jet programme. On 28 June, the ARJ21-700 travelled at high speed...
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ATK makes progress on Liberty launch vehicle development
The ATK Liberty launch vehicle development effort is making steady progress, completing a software milestone and tests on the second stage fuel tanks. ATK...
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Ryanair scales back on Moroccan presence
Ryanair has cancelled 34 weekly services in Morocco, citing higher charges levied by the country's airports authority, ONDA. The carrier will withdraw...
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Airbus: Conditions not yet met for US assembly line
Airbus insists that there are conditions which would need to be met before it could consider a possible production line in the USA. It says that "no...
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Comac, Safran form joint venture for C919's wiring systems
Comac subsidiary Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing and Safran group subsidiary Labinal have formed a joint venture to work on wiring systems for the Comac...
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Rostekhnologii lease arm firms order for 35 MS-21s
Russian state corporation Rostekhnologii's leasing arm Aviakapital-Servis has firmed an order for 35 Irkut MS-21 twinjets. The deal, inked in Moscow,...
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Final AF447 report set to re-ignite safety feud
Source says Airbus may propose a pan-European accident investigation agency if it finds BEA's conclusions unsatisfactory
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Rolls-Royce set to start testing ADVENT core before year end
Rolls-Royce's Liberty Works is set to start testing the core section of its US Air Force Research Laboratory-sponsored (AFRL) ADaptive Versatile ENgine Technology...
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SpaceShipTwo returns to flight
SpaceShipTwo has returned to flight, having successfully completed a 26 June glide test. The Scaled Composites-built suborbital spacecraft has been grounded...
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GEnx production tempo hints at 14 per month 787 rate
An analysis of the GEnx engine production rate indicates that Boeing may be planning to build 14 Boeing 787s per month some time beyond 2013, a number hinted...
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FAA adds South Carolina to 787 production certificate
Boeing South Carolina has gained federal approval to produce 787 aircraft following a successful audit by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The...