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Corendon selects AFI KLM E&M for engine MRO
Turkish carrier Corendon Airlines has contracted Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance for engine support on its five-strong Boeing 737-800...
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EasyJet makes Norway debut with Gatwick flights to Bergen
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet will add its first flights to Norway when it begins services from London Gatwick to Bergen in May. The airline will begin...
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IN FOCUS: Canada's mixed defence procurement record
During the past 10 years, Canada has embarked on a series of ambitious modernisation programmes for its military aircraft fleet.
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EASA in final stage of certificating A380 wing fix
Europe's safety regulator has assured that certification for the Airbus A380's reworked wing is on track and near completion. Airbus had originally...
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Embraer adds third Legacy 500 prototype to flight test campaign
The third Legacy 500 has joined Embraer's flight test programme aimed at delivering the midsize business jet in 2014. The aircraft, serial number 003,...
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Hawaiian and Airbus firm A321neo order
Hawaiian Airlines firmed up its order for up to 25 Airbus A321neos today. The Honolulu-based carrier has firm orders for 16 of the type with deliveries...
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FAA details air traffic control tower closures
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will begin closing 149 contract air traffic control towers at small airports from 7 April, as a result of sequester-related...
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USAF tells Sierra Nevada/Embraer to keep working on LAS contract
The US Air Force has told the Sierra Nevada/Embraer team to continue working on the light air support (LAS) programme unless ordered not to by the Court...
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ANALYSIS: GE opens five-year development effort for 777X engine
Boeing's selection of the General Electric GE9X for all three proposed variants of the still-unlaunched 777X begins a five-year campaign for the engine manufacturer...
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IN FOCUS: Bombardier CSeries faces critical three months
Perhaps somewhere inside Bombardier headquarters in Montreal is a secret marketing plan that envisions a spectacular three...
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New retirements cut RAF VC10 fleet to four
The UK Royal Air Force has retired another two of its Vickers VC10 tankers ...
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NTSB rebukes Boeing over Tokyo briefing on 787
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has rebuked Boeing for making public comments about the ongoing 787 battery investigation in a sign of...
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Virgin can deliver more value for Delta than for SIA: Bastian
Delta Air Lines president Ed Bastian is confident that the carrier can extract far more value from its shareholding in Virgin Atlantic compared with the...
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ANALYSIS: Alliance membership, joint venture or both?
Airline partnerships can run their course or were wrong from the start, but if things aren't working out, carriers must act
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IN FOCUS: How personalisation is shaping airline ancillaries
Copying the low-cost approach to ancillary revenues often alienates passengers, but giving customers control of their journey can drive profits while promoting loyalty
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FedEx to acquire up to 30 United 757s
United Airlines is to sell up to 30 Boeing 757s to freight operator FedEx Express, with deliveries of the twinjets set to start this year. Its agreement...
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Scoot confirms plans for mixed 787 fleet
Singapore Airlines' long-haul, low-cost subsidiary Scoot will convert some of its orders for Boeing 787-9s to the smaller -8 variant. The airline's...
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ANALYSIS: Order flurry signals renewed hostilities over narrowbodies
March has turned into a busy month for the big two airframers. Undeterred by a subdued economic outlook, in the space of a week four airlines have unveiled...
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Bombardier sees no near-term replacement for Challenger despite rising competition
Bombardier has adopted a new strategy that includes no near-term replacement for the Challenger large business jet despite increasing competition. Guy...
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Phase 2 talks on Bombardier-Comac collaboration begin cautiously
Bombardier is cautiously negotiating terms for the second phase of its collaboration agreement with Comac after coming away slightly disappointed with efforts...