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American moves on 737 sale-leaseback with AerCap
American Airlines received approval to enter into a previously negotiated sale-leaseback transaction with AerCap for a Boeing 737-800 from the US Bankruptcy...
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NewsAirbus reveals latest A350 developments
Airbus has revealed that its first cabin-fitted A350-900 development aircraft will be configured with 252 seats in two classes. Five development aircraft...
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NewsAirbus admits no quick-fix for A380 wing-rib crack issue
Airbus is expecting up to 120 A380s to be delivered before the permanent fix for the wing-rib bracket cracking problem on the type is fully in place. The...
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Reduced-weight A380 to debut in 2013
Airbus is to make a new variant of the A380 available next year, with a reduced 490t maximum take-off weight. There are currently six weight variants...
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NewsDoubts emerge over A320 rate rise
Reservations over the wisdom of increasing the Airbus A320 production rate have started to emerge at the airframer, although it still intends to raise the...
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NewsOil pump failure forces EC225 ditching
EASA emergency airworthiness directive reveals detail of mechanical failure that lead to emergency in the North Sea
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UK CAA extends EASA pilot licensing deadline
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has extended the 1 July deadline for the issue of European Aviation Safety Agency licences to 17 September.
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IN FOCUS: Volatile fuel prices inflame airport charges debate
"We have gone from a situation where airports were a branch of local or regional government and have been asked to stand on their own" Against a backdrop...
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NewsPilatus signs PC-7 MkII contract with India
Pilatus has signed a contract with India for 75 PC-7 MkII basic trainers in a deal worth more than Swiss francs 500 million ($523 million).
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NewsTerrain-warning system on crashed Superjet was working: United Aircraft
Analysis of initial audio data from the crashed Sukhoi Superjet 100 in Indonesia shows that the terrain-warning system was active and providing information...
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NewsSingapore Inaugurates Heron 1 UAV
The Singapore air force has inaugurated the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1 unmanned aerial vehicle as a replacement for the IAI Searcher 2 UAV. "The...
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NewsInitial F-35 training cadre starts JSF transition
Initial training cadre pilots at the US Air Force's 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, Florida, have started converting over to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning...
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NewsAirbag fault grounds Israeli Skylark UAVs
Israel's land forces has temporarily grounded its Elbit Skylark 1 UAVs after several inflight deployments of the type's landing airbag ...
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NewsAmerican hints at 777-300ER delivery schedule with flights
American Airlines will juggle its new Boeing 777-300ER on various flights to Sao Paulo-Guarulhos and London-Heathrow beginning in December, as it receives...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Virgin Atlantic has high hopes for revised Upper Class
Virgin Atlantic boss Steve Ridgway could be excused for feeling bitter or discouraged after failing to convince European competition regulators that International...
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NewsFirst Charleston-built Boeing 787 takes flight
Boeing's first South Carolina-built 787, production airplane 46, has departed the Charleston international airport on its first post-production verification...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Korean thinks big on short-haul routes in downturn
Under a revision to its route strategy designed to counter the impact of the economic downturn, Korean Air is to switch long-haul aircraft from destinations...
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NewsAeroflot sees 2011 profit soar
Aeroflot saw pre-tax profit soar to $585.3 million in the year to 31 December against $353.5 million in the same period a year earlier.
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NewsBombardier readies Learjet 85 final assembly line
Bombardier says it will have its final assembly line for the Learjet 85 in Wichita, Kansas, up and running by mid-July...
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NewsSaudi Arabia signs 102-aircraft military training deal
Riyadh has ordered a new 102-aircraft pilot training system, which includes BAE's Hawk and the Pilatus PC-21 ...