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Spare parts: Cash on the shelf?
Spare parts inventories are a critical part of the battle to keep aircraft flying. But with airline budgets under relentless pressure, Flight journalist Kieran Daly questions whether could at least some of that stock be turned in to cash?
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Cirrus not yet ready to increase production
Piper Aircraft is planning an increase in production for 2010, citing improved demand, but rival Cirrus Aircraft says the market is not yet ready to support...
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Restructuring: Cutting to fit
Restructuring is a delicate operation which many airlines are being forced to undergo. Boston Consulting Group executives Martin Koehler, Pedro Esquivias and Raj Varadarajan explore how customisation of this painful process pays off
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USAF probes structural viability of EC-130H Compass Call fleet
The US Air Force is reviewing the health of its Lockheed Martin EC-130H Compass Call electronic attack aircraft fleet ...
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Mexicana expects to return to profitability in 2010
New oneworld member Mexicana expects to return to the black next year as the group takes a breather after its recent period of rapid expansion and change.
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Bombardier close to finalising new CRJ200 leasing deals
Bombardier expects to close CRJ200 lease deals with two operators by year-end - one of which is thought to be a major contract with Russia's UTair Aviation...
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Schiebel S-100 selected for improvised explosives sensor demo
Schiebel will provide a Camcopter S-100 unmanned helicopter to test a new sensor payload dedicated to detecting improvised explosive devices (IED). The...
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KAI outlines work on indigenous UCAV design
South Korea plans to acquire a variety of unmanned air vehicles across all spectrums in the coming years, with local and international companies vying for...
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Arizona start-up challenges major primes for King Air 350 market
An Arizona-based start-up company plans to challenge US defence prime contractors in the rapidly growing market for airborne surveillance platforms. Aerial...
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Bombardier ‘will build’ VIP CSeries
Bombardier is talking to potential customers about building a VIP version of its 110/130-seat CSeries small airliner. According to the company's commercial...
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Bombardier hits the road with CSeries message
Bombardier has launched an international CSeries roadshow to demonstrate how it intends to make good on its promised efficiencies for the Pratt & Whitney...
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Israeli air force happy with 2025 upgrade to CH-53 helicopter
The Israeli air force is satisfied with the performance of a new upgrade for its Sikorsky CH-53 "Yasur" assault helicopters ...
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Trent 900EP’s 1% improvement is ‘just the start’: R-R
Rolls-Royce is aiming to leapfrog its rival Engine Alliance ...
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MS-21 undergoes windtunnel testing
Russia's Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) has completed a series of crucial windtunnel tests for United Aircraft's proposed MS-21 twinjet. The...
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Atlas Air agrees 747-8F rescheduling
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, parent of freight carriers Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, has rescheduled the delivery of three of 12 Boeing 747-8 Freighters...
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PICTURES: Pakistan's first Saab 2000 AEW aircraft enters final testing
Pakistan's first of five Saab 2000-based airborne early warning and control aircraft has entered final system testing in Sweden ...
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Lockheed launches flight tests for multi-mission Hellfire missile
Lockheed Martin has launched flight tests for a new and far more capable version of the AGM-114 Hellfire missile family. An inert AGM-114R Hellfire...
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Kingfisher posts Q2 net loss of 4.19bn rupees
India's Kingfisher Airlines has narrowed its losses in its second fiscal quarter due to its cost control measures.
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European carriers feel the pain
European network airline chiefs could hardly have met for the recent Association of European Airlines presidents' assembly at a tougher time. Most had already...