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United plans Chengdu service on 787
United Airlines plans to launch new nonstop flights between San Francisco and Chengdu, China, on a Boeing 787-8 in 2014. The new service will operate...
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MAKS: Russian company reveals Atlant hybrid airship project
A Russian company is seeking to develop and fly a hybrid airship within about four years to carry passengers and cargo, especially in Russia's remote Arctic...
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MAKS: Lawsuit spoils debut of Superjet VIP cabin
Legal disputes spoilt the highly anticipated public debut of a notional VIP cabin concept for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 at MAKS. The Russian press had...
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WestJet intends to order 65 737 Max aircraft
Canadian carrier WestJet is intending to order 65 Boeing 737 Max twinjets for delivery from September 2017. The airline says it has agreed, through...
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Boeing looks abroad for CH-47 sales
Boeing is looking to international customers to sell the CH-47F Chinook, including remanufacturing existing D models. The company, speaking with reporters...
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MAKS: New lease of life for latest Mi-8/17 variant
Russian Helicopters has shown the first prototype of the Mil Mi-171A2 at the MAKS air show in Moscow - the latest variant of the ubiquitous Soviet-era Mi-8/17...
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MAKS: Beriev restarts Be-200 production
Russian manufacturer Beriev has restarted manufacturing of its Be-200 amphibian twinjet, with the initial example set to roll off the production line in...
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MAKS: Bombardier sees Q400 future in Russia
Russia may have come to the rescue of Bombardier's flagging Q400 turboprop programme, after the airframer sealed preliminary agreements at MAKS to set up...
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AAIB provides initial facts on Super Puma accident
The UK Air Accident Investigation Branch has released initial information about the Eurocopter Super Puma AS332L2 accident off Sumburgh, in the Shetland...
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Northrop Grumman to acquire Qantas Defence Services
The Australian subsidiary of Northrop Grumman has signed an agreement to acquire Qantas Defence Services ...
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MAKS: Lithuanian lessor signs for five Superjets
Lithuania's AviaAM Leasing has tentatively agreed to take five Sukhoi Superjets. A letter of intent covering the regional jets was signed by the Vilnius-based...
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SIA, SAS expand codeshare partnership
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) have expanded their codeshare agreement with immediate effect to cover more destinations in Europe,...
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Boeing and USMC test MV-22 aerial refuelling kit
Boeing and the US Marine Corps are testing a new prototype roll-on/roll-off aerial refueling system for the MV-22 Osprey ...
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USMC well into second set of sea trials
The Pentagon's F-35 Joint Program Office and the US Marine Corps are well into a second set of sea trials for the F-35B ...
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F-35 team makes headway with helmet-mounted display
Lockheed Martin, VSI and the F-35 Joint Program Office are making progress with solving night vision acuity problems ...
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MAKS: Airbus joins forces with S7 for technical training
Airbus has partnered with the maintenance arm of S7 Airlines to train engineers for both the carrier and third-party customers in Russia. At the MAKS...
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MAKS: Rostec reveals pricing and new variant for light utility aircraft
Russian industrial conglomerate Rostec has revealed the pricing for two new commuter and utility aircraft it has agreed to develop with Austrian manufacturer Diamond Aircraft.
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Kenya Airways to open non-stop Guangzhou link
Kenya Airways is to open non-stop services to the Chinese city of Guangzhou in November. The carrier, which is linked to the SkyTeam alliance, is to...
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SilkAir to launch Singapore-Yogyakarta service
SilkAir plans to launch thrice weekly Singapore-Yogyakarta service on 25 November, using Airbus A320 family aircraft. Yogyakarta is the carrier's twelfth...
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MAKS: Russia lifts veil on PD-14 demonstrator, latest engine technology
Russia's answer to the latest turbofan engines for single-aisle aircraft from CFM International and Pratt & Whitney was on public display for the first time at the MAKS air show.