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NewsMAKS: UAC continues to weigh up widebody options
Russia's United Aircraft continues to explore the option of developing a new widebody passenger airliner, for which it may partner with Chinese airframer...
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NewsMAKS: Honeywell seals UTair avionics deal
Russian airline UTair has selected the Honeywell avionics suite for 60 new single-aisle aircraft entering service over the next few years. Honeywell...
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NewsUSA and Indonesia formalise AH-64E Apache deal
The USA will sell Indonesia eight Boeing AH-64E Apache Longbow helicopters in a deal worth $500 million.The deal was announced at a joint press conference...
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Jetstar Asia names Gareth Rogers as CFO
Jetstar Asia has appointed Gareth Rogers as its chief financial officer, effective 19 August. Rogers has held senior management positions in multinational...
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NewsFrance concludes deal for 16 Reapers
France has concluded a deal with the Pentagon to purchase 16 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft and eight ground control...
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Parent of Pan Am flight academy completes sale to ANA
Private equity company American Capital has sold Pan Am Holdings, operator of Pan Am International Flight Academy, to All Nippon Airways' parent company...
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VietJet Air signs MoU with Lufthansa Technik
Low-cost carrier VietJet Air has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lufthansa Technik that could lead to further co-operation between the two companies. VietJet's...
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NewsPICTURE: Boeing rolls out first 787-9
Boeing has rolled out the first 787-9 aircraft at its Everett, Washington production facility. The company says it is preparing to fly the aircraft...
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NewsFour killed in North Sea crash of Super Puma helicopter
Four people were killed in the crash of a Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma in the North Sea near Sumburgh on 23 August, Scottish police have confirmed.Eighteen...
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NewsCHC Super Puma crashes in North Sea
A Eurocopter EC225LP Super Puma has crashed in the North Sea off the Scottish coastline with 18 people aboard. As of press time, 15 people have been...
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NewsAmerican pushes for reorganisation plan confirmation, DOJ neutral
American Airlines has asked the bankruptcy court to confirm its reorganisation plan, including its proposed merger with US Airways, while the US Department...
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UAC plans specialist training centre at Zhukovsky
Russia's United Aircraft is to set up a new $1 million in-house training facility at Zhukovsky near Moscow. "The plan is to prepare workforces for...
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NewsSierra Nevada Dream Chaser conducts captive-carry tests
Sierra Nevada Corporation has conducted captive-carry tests of the Dream Chaser winged lifting body, with glide flights anticipated in coming weeks. Captive-carry...
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NewsInterjet to begin Superjet revenue flights in weeks
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet expects to launch revenue service with the Sukhoi Superjet in early September, as it hopes to get the green light from...
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EASA orders gearshaft checks on Superjet engines
European safety authorities are ordering operators of Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft to replace certain gearshafts in the type's PowerJet SaM146 engines after...
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Interjet seeks probe of rival Volaris' financial statements
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet has requested Mexico's securities regulator to relook at rival Volaris' financial statements submitted in its bid to launch...
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NewsAmerican and US Airways seek November trial for Justice challenge
American Airlines and US Airways requested a 12 November court date for the trial in the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) challenge to their proposed merger. The...
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NewsNorthrop studying potential of civil airships
Northrop Grumman is studying the potential of entering the commercial sphere with a line of unmanned cargo-hauling airships, says Tom Vice, president of Northrop's aeronautical division.
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NewsUnstable approach preceded Dash 8's hard landing
Pilots of a de Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 had not stabilised the turboprop's approach to Nuuk in Greenland before the aircraft landed hard and suffered...
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Turkish Technic gains Indian MRO approval
Istanbul-based maintenance provider Turkish Technic has been approved by India's regulator to service aircraft registered in the country. The certificate...