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China Eastern to raise $815 million from parent
China Eastern Airlines moved a step closer towards buying Shanghai Airlines after getting approval from China's securities regulator to raise 5.57 billion...
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China's East Star Airlines attracts new investors
The owners of the grounded privately-owned Chinese carrier East Star Airlines plan to sell an 85% stake in the company to outside investors to help it avoid...
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First China-made A320 enters into service
The first Airbus A320 aircraft to be assembled in China enters into service with Sichuan Airlines today after being delivered to owner Dragon Aviation Leasing...
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Republic reaches deal with TPG to buy Midwest
US regional operator Republic Airways Holdings is continuing its acquisition spree through the planned purchase of Midwest Airlines.
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Hong Kong Airlines joins OnAir’s customer ranks
OnAir has secured new business from Hong Kong Airlines through a deal for the company's Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir in-flight passenger communication...
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FAA proposes $20 million fan spinner directive
The US FAA is proposing that operators of 1,600 Rolls-Royce AE3007-powered aircraft replace the fan spinners on the turbofan engines at a total cost of approximately...
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BA to offer IFE on new transatlantic A318 service
British Airways (BA) is remaining quiet about the in-flight entertainment (IFE) it will offer passengers this fall on its new Airbus A318 transatlantic service,...
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Southwest to initially serve six cities from Milwaukee
Southwest Airlines today unveiled six cities it plans to serve from Milwaukee beginning 1 November, bolstering competition with Midwest Airlines, AirTran...
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Price Induction wins support from Aquitaine region
Privately owned French turbofan development company Price Induction is to be at the centre of a new project to develop turbofan propulsion expertise in the...
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A400M nations set late July deadline to fix contractual woes
France and Germany have failed in their attempt to broker a six-month extension to resolve issues on Europe's delayed Airbus Military A400M ...
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Eurocopter gets personnel recovery deal for German army CH-53s
Eurocopter has received a contract to upgrade 26 Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopters for the German army ...
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Boeing took decision to delay 787 first flight 'last Friday'
Boeing identified a structural issue with the 787 several weeks ago but it was not until last Friday that analysis confirmed that the first flight should...
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Boeing and Canadian researchers make engine icing research breakthrough
Boeing and the National Research Council of Canada believe they may have cracked the mystery of how ice can form in jet engine compressors despite internal...
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Silicon replacement for hydraulic fluid improves landing gear
US firm CW Aerotech Services is working to certificate a new landing gear that uses silicon fluid instead of hydraulic fluid. The benefits include fewer...
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NATO approves AWACS mission over Afghanistan
NATO's Boeing E-3A AWACS fleet is to provide air traffic control cover for Afghanistan under a newly approved commitment ...
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Parker system removes water from fuel
Since the British Airways Boeing 777-200ER crash-landing at London Heathrow in January 2008, which was caused by ice in the fuel feed system, the industry...
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Panasonic's MPES installed on 6,000th 737 to enter service
Panasonic Avionics reports that its multiplexed passenger entertainment system (MPES) was installed on the 6,000th Boeing 737 to enter into service.
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Boeing announces delay to 787 first flight and deliveries
Boeing has announced that it has postponed the maiden flight of the 787 after deciding to reinforce an area within the side-of-body section of the first...
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Partners take long-term view as AeroLogic set to launch
Executives at new German cargo venture AeroLogic admit it is too difficult to predict when the freightmarket will recover from the current economic crisis,...
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Qatar Executive plans to quickly build business jet fleet
Qatar Airways' new on-demand charter division plans to build rapidly on its initial fleet...