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SIA outlines plans for retrofitted 777-200s
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has decided to retrofit 11 of its Boeing 777-200s that mostly operate on routes to China and India.
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SINGAPORE 2010: A330-200F to undergo hot weather tests today
Airbus is undertaking hot-weather tests of its A330-200 freighter aircraft at the Singapore Airshow over the weekend.
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SINGAPORE 2010: Cebu Pacific and Eaton sign motor pumps deal
Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific has signed an agreement with Eaton Corporation for the supply of motor pumps for up to 20 Airbus A320 aircraft.
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SIA appoints new president at cargo subsidiary
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has appointed a new president at its subsidiary SIA Cargo.
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Virgin Blue expects full-year profit of up to A$110 million
Australia's Virgin Blue expects to post a pre-tax profit of A$80 million to A$110 million ($69 million to $96 million) for the fiscal year ending 30 June...
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SINGAPORE 2010: Eurocopter SEA and Thai govt seal EC135 deal
Eurocopter's South-east Asia subsidiary has concluded its first sales contract with Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) for one...
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SINGAPORE 2010: Hawker Pacific to provide support for Falcon 7X in Asia
Dassault has chosen Hawker Pacific to provide product support for Asia-based customers of the Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft.
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Gol not yet ready to follow TAM in loyalty spin-off
TAM's sale this week of its frequent flier unit could generate interest in similar spin-offs at other Latin American carriers.
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Republic plans phase out of Q400 operator Lynx
Republic Airways Holdings plans to shed the Bombardier Q400s operated by Frontier subsidiary Lynx Aviation and shutter the operation by mid September.
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AirTran predicts adding up to two Caribbean destinations annually
AirTran Airways plans a measured expansion into the Caribbean as compared with its fellow US low-fare carrier JetBlue.
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WheelTug seeks electric wheel drive certification in 2011
Chorus Motors subsidiary WheelTug intends to conduct ground testing of its electric wheel drive on a Boeing Next Generation 737 after having successfully...
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UPDATED: Brazil plays down reports of Rafale announcement
Brazil's defence ministry has denied local media reports which claim it has completed the selection of Dassault's Rafale for its F-X2 fighter requirement ...
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First 787 with interiors to fly by month's end
Boeing's first 787 to feature interior components is expected to begin flight tests by the end of February. The aircraft, ZA003, has been fitted with...
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Pluna closes in on securing new investor as fleet expansion begins
Uruguay's Pluna continues to talk to several potential new strategic investors and could conclude a deal within the next month to sell a minority stake in...
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Lockheed Martin sees F-35A replacing USAF air superiority F-15C/Ds
Lockheed Martin has countered a potential cut in US Air Force orders for its F-35A by claiming the in-development fighter could fill an air superiority role...
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Honeywell to hush, bolster reliability of micro air vehicle
Honeywell plans to begin delivering its next-generation gas-powered micro air vehicle (gMAV) to the US Army's Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team by 2011,...
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US Army reports successful ground-based collision avoidance system
The US Army has successfully tested a ground-based sense and avoid system with a General Atomics Sky Warrior at an unmanned aircraft test site in El Mirage,...
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Boeing proposes NATO-like consortium for C-17 in Asia
Boeing has targeted the Asia-Pacific market as it seeks a variety of creative ways to continue extending C-17 production after the last aircraft now on order...
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SINGAPORE 2010: Boeing examines extending 737 nosegear to accommodate new engine
Amid increasing industry speculation about the imminent launch of re-engined narrowbodies, Flightglobal has learned how Boeing could engineer the tricky...
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Obama's commercial spaceflight incurs political wrath
President Barack Obama’s 2011 budget has ended NASA’s 2020 Moon programme while privatising manned spacecraft, incurring the wrath of politicians even before the agency...