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Air Partner trading well in 'difficult' environment
Charter broker Air Partner describes business as encouraging in a "very difficult trading environment", especially in private jet and freight broking, but says economic conditions are providing too little visibility to indicate future financial performance.
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TAP Portugal to begin Lisbon-Berlin flights
TAP Portugal in June will launch service between Lisbon and Berlin in Germany. The airline will operate the route five times a week from 5 June. According...
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ANALYSIS: Order book for C919 hints at strong prospects for programme
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has, in recent months, received a slew of orders and commitments for its in-development C919 aircraft.
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Air Zimbabwe 767 impounded at Gatwick
An Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767-200 has been impounded at London Gatwick Airport for an alleged failure by the airline to keep up to date with payments.
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American offers Samsung Galaxy tablet on board
American Airlines has rolled out the Samsung Galaxy tablet as the new personal entertainment device for premium passengers on certain flights from today. The...
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Misdirected data check led to Jetstar A321 take-off incident
Australian carrier Jetstar has banned the practice of "bookmarking" pages in aircraft performance manuals, to stress the importance of pilots independently checking take-off data.
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JetBlue to add two new destinations from San Juan
JetBlue Airways will begin flights to Newark and Palm Beach from San Juan Luis Munoz Marin international airport in Puerto Rico in 2012. The carrier...
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Cassidian, Alenia join forces for UAV projects
A new pact between Cassidian and Alenia Aeronautica has drawn a new line in the European unmanned air vehicle sector ...
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US-built Phenom 100 makes hitch-free first flight
Embraer said there were no anomalies in the 2.5h first flight of a US-built Phenom 100 business jet from Melbourne International Airport, Florida, on 8 December, marking a trouble-free start for the company's first US-based production plant there.
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PICTURES: Lockheed rolls out last F-22A from Marietta plant
Lockheed Martin has rolled out the last F-22A Raptor on order by the US Air Force, to close a nearly 15-year-old final assembly line that produced a total of 187 operational fighters.
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Airbus lawsuit details sharklet patent dispute
Airbus's lawsuit against Seattle-based winglet specialist Aviation Partners follows a claim by the US company that the airframer should pay royalties over its own wing-tip design.
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PICTURES: Indian air force crew eject from stricken Su-30MKI
The two-person crew of an Indian air force Sukhoi Su-30MKI ejected safely before the strike aircraft crashed near Pune in western India on 13 December.
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Economy halts Hawker 200 certification
The Hawker 200 as become another business aircraft casualty at the hands of the crippling and protracted global economic crisis following Hawker Beechcraft's...
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Cordner Aviation poised to sell first MultiJet Surveyor
Aircraft and equipment remarketing company Cordner Aviation Group (CAG) is hoping to clinch its first sale of a BAe 146-200 MultiJet Surveyor before the end of the year.
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Brazilian Traders set for modernisation
Brazil's navy has been awarded funds to upgrade four of the eight Grumman C-1A Traders purchased last year under a foreign military sales contract.
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Lily Jet flowers with Challenger 850
Canadian aircraft completion company Flying Colours delivered its fourth Chinese-registered aircraft - a Bombardier Challenger 850 business jet - to Shenyang-based air charter company Lily Jet late last month.
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Star Alliance names Mark Schwab as new CEO
Star Alliance has named Mark Schwab as its new chief executive, succeeding Jaan Albrecht.
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PICTURE: South Korea receives second 737 Peace Eye
Boeing has delivered the second Peace Eye 737 airborne early warning and control system aircraft to South Korea ...
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Japan likely to choose F-35 for F-X requirement - reports
Japanese media have reported that Tokyo will choose the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II to fill its F-X requirement. Several major Japanese publications...
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Japan poised to make F-X fighter decision – Boeing
Boeing believes Tokyo could announce the winner of its 42-aircraft F-X competition before the end of this month and is also optimistic about its chances in Malaysia's fighter contest.