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Qantas drops wi-fi plans on poor demand
Australia's Qantas Airways has dropped plans to roll out wi-fi access across its fleet following poor take up of the service during a nine-month trial. The...
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Emirates keen to extend Qantas alliance to Jetstar Asia
Emirates will pursue some form of cooperation with Singapore-based low-cost carrier Jetstar Asia in the second phase of its alliance with Qantas Airways. Emirates'...
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Fokker Elmo to develop EWIS for Comac ARJ21
Fokker Elmo has been selected to cooperate on the development of an electrical wiring and interconnection system (EWIS) for the Comac ARJ21 aircraft. The...
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Cebu Pacific and CAE launch training centre in the Philippines
Philippine flag carrier Cebu Pacific and Canadian training equipment and services provider CAE have opened a new aviation training centre in the Philippines. The...
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Fokker explores manufacturing options in India
Fokker Technologies is exploring the establishment of a manufacturing footprint in India to serve both defence and commercial customers.
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Jet Airways and ANA expand codeshare deal
India's Jet Airways has expanded its codeshare deal with Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) for flights between the two countries. The agreement will...
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NewsCrane selected for brakes on three Cessna aircraft
The brake control system for the new Citation Ten, M2 and Latitude business jets will be supplied by Crane Aerospace & Electronics.
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NewsSeaLaunch successfully puts Eutelsat 70B into orbit
A Zenit launch vehicle has successfully launched Eutelsat 70B, a communications satellite, from SeaLaunch's platform in the Pacific Ocean. As of press...
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NewsEmbraer displays new Legacy 500 in colour
Embraer has publicly displayed a freshly-painted Legacy 500 for the first time as the company moves closer to a long-delayed maiden flight of the mid-size business jet by the end of the year.
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Embraer breaks ground on US engineering facility
Embraer has broken ground on a 67,000ft2 engineering and technology centre in Melbourne, Florida, home to its US Phenom...
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Kestrel extends first flight schedule by one more year to 2014
Kestrel Aircraft has extended the timing for achieving first flight and delivery of its eight-seat, single-engine turboprop by another year as it moves staff...
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Marshall Aerospace rebrands its business aviation activities as Jetability
Marshall Aerospace is aiming to become a much bigger force in UK business aviation following a rebrand of its activities as Jetability. The Cambridge-based...
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Rafael enhances Spice bomb guidance kit
Rafael's Spice bomb guidance kit has become more lethal, and can now be used with a variety of attack techniques ...
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IN FOCUS: Lubricants have to become tougher to keep future gas turbine engines well oiled
As new generations of aero engines display greater efficiency thanks in large part to higher core temperatures and pressures, oil suppliers are needing to freshen up their lubricants to withstand the harsher operating conditions - and meet demands for longer on-wing service times.
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Australia accepts last KC-30A tanker/transport
Australia has formally accepted the last of its five A330-200-based multi-role tanker transports (MRTTs) from Airbus Military and expects to achieve an initial...
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Almost all Qatar A350-800s to become -1000s
Qatar Airways is to take an additional 17 Airbus A350-1000s as part of its conversion away from the A350-800. It will swap almost all of its 20 orders...
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EASA starts certificating sharklet-equipped A320s
European regulators have certificated the Airbus A320 twinjet featuring sharklet wing-tips, initially for the CFM International CFM56-powered airframes. Other...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Centre of gravity shifts for business aviation in Middle East as rivals to Dubai airport emerge
When the Middle East's business aviation market began taking off in the mid-2000s, Dubai International airport was very much its epicentre.
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NewsEmbraer achieves Legacy 500 first flight, delays delivery to 2014
Embraer has pushed back to 2014 the delivery date for the Legacy 500, even as the airframer announces clearing the first flight milestone for the first midsize business jet to incorporate fly-by-wire controls.
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India could test Kaveri engine on Tejas by end-2013
India's Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) aims to integrate the Kaveri powerplant with the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Tejas fighter within the...