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Xiamen Airlines to order 10 737s
Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines is to purchase 10 Boeing 737 aircraft, for delivery over the course of 2015-16.
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Pilots escape injury as Singaporean Apache makes emergency landing
Both crew members of a Republic of Singapore Air Force AH-64D Apache walked away unhurt as the attack helicopter crashed ...
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DARPA selects AAI to design flying jeep
AAI will design a flying jeep under a $3 million contract awarded by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ...
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Alenia to modify two more G222s for Afghanistan
Afghanistan's refurbished C-27A light transport fleet will grow to 20 aircraft under a new contract with Alenia North America ...
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EA Aerospace seeks investors for Turkey-based EA500 production line
EA Aerospace, the Turkish founding partner of Eclipse Aerospace is hoping to establish a second production line for the EA500 if the go-ahead to restart manufacture of the very light jet is given.
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Business aviation - in Brief
ExecuJet has divided its Asia-Pacific division into two separate regions - ExecuJet Asia and ExecuJet Australia.
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ANA converts 15 787-8s to -9s
Boeing 787 launch operator All Nippon Airways (ANA) will convert 15 of its 55 787-8s order to larger -9 aircraft, joining a growing list of customers to...
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NACIL sends A330 lease RFP
National Aviation Company of India Ltd. (NACIL) has inviting offers from interested parties for providing four A330 aircraft on dry lease contract as Air...
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Kingfisher appoints SpiceJet's former CEO Sanjay Aggarwal as chief
India's Kingfisher Airlines has appointed former SpiceJet chief Sanjay Aggarwal as its new CEO with immediate effect. Aggarwal, who left SpiceJet in...
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Boeing quantifies 787 MRO efficiencies
Boeing has spelled out the maintenance benefits that operators can expect from its 787 widebody, due to enter service with All Nippon Airways (ANA) next year.
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Jetstar Asia appoints first chief operating officer
Low-cost carrier Jetstar has appointed Ho Yuen Sang as the first chief operating officer of Singapore-based Jetstar Asia.
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MRJ programme enters manufacturing phase
Production of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) has started today, with the first metal cut for the aircraft's horizontal stabiliser by Mitsubishi Heavy...
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Delta expands its African network with new service to Luanda, Angola
Delta Air Lines is to launch thrice-weekly direct service from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International airport to Luanda, Angola via Dakar, Senegal from...
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US private equity firm buys Volvo Aero Services
Volvo Aero has sold its US subsidiary, Volvo Aero Services, to a North American private equity firm.
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Boeing begins wing-body mating of first 747-8I
Boeing's first passenger 747-8 Intercontinental has entered wing body join and systems installation, one assembly step prior to mating the fuselage sections...
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FAA investigates second SkyWest gear-up landing
The US FAA is investigating a partial gear-up landing by a SkyWest Airlines CRJ200 yesterday afternoon in Milwaukee, the second SkyWest Bombardier CRJ partial...
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US MRO body urges lobbying against FAA bill
Proposed legislation that would impose new demands on the US Federal Aviation Administration came in for stinging criticism at Aviation Week's MRO Europe...
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Lufthansa boasts of 100% A380 technical dispatch reliability
Lufthansa has consistently experienced 100% technical dispatch reliability on its Airbus A380s, but Air France is frequently dropping below its 98.5% target.
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OEMs to increase dominance in MRO market
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will increasingly dominate the maintenance, repair and overhaul market over the next 10 years, says consultancy Aerostrategy in its latest market forecast.