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Picture: Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotors fly across USA ahead of transatlantic flight for Farnborough air show
US Marine Corps crews successfully completed two non-stop flights of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey between the east and west coasts of the USA in preparation for the tiltrotor's forthcoming flight to the UK, where it will be appearing at the Farnborough air show next month.
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Airbus battles to complete A380 testing by year end to fulfil SIA delivery pledge
Airbus has a battle on its hands if it is to complete certification of the A380 in time to deliver the first aircraft to Singapore Airlines (SIA) before the end of the year.
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Boeing expects China to reallocate Xiamen's cancelled Boeing 787 orders, take six more 737-800s
Boeing expects the three 787 orders dropped by Xiamen Airlines in favour of six Boeing 737-800s to be reallocated to another Chinese carrier, effectively adding six aircraft to China’s standing narrow- and widebody order with the US manufacturer.
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Bombardier to choose between stalled CSeries and stretched CRJ900X with larger wings and more power
Canadian airframer Bombardier will decide by the end of the year either to restore its CSeries mainline airliner programme or direct resources to developing a uprated version of the CRJ900 regional jet.
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Pictures: First rabbit to beat a taxiing A380 snapped on Hamburg runway
The news of a rabbit able to run faster than an A380 was overshadowed by news of a darker nature at this week's Airbus technical press briefing. Flightglobal.com brings you the exclusive pictures of the latest installment of Aesop's fable the tortoise and the hare.
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Chávez : Venezuela to buy 24 Sukhoi Su-30s in deal to replace Lockheed Martin F-16s with Russian jets
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez says the South American country will buy 24 Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets this year to replace its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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Forgeard: No knowledge of A380 delay before April EADS share disposal
EADS co-chief executive Noël Forgeard insists that he was initially informed about possible hold-ups to the Airbus A380 programme in April, several weeks after he and his family sold a batch of EADS shares.
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Cirrus Design signs second non-US aircraft re-assembly line for SR20s, SR22s in Brisbane, Australia
Cirrus Design has established its second aircraft re-assembly operation outside of the USA with a new facility in Brisbane, Australia, to cater for Australasian customers.
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Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines becomes first operator to cancel a firm Boeing 787 order
Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines has become the first operator to cancel a firm 787 order. The cancellation was booked as an unspecified drop of three 787s on Boeing’s latest online net order report.