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Turkey grounds T-37 fleet for safety checks
The Turkish air force has halted flights with its Cessna T-37 jet trainers to perform technical checks on the type following two fatal accidents ...
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Korean to weigh 737 Max and A320neo
Korean Air is evaluating both the A320neo and 737 Max for it next generation narrowbody fleet. "As soon as they come up with a price, we'll look at...
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EASA broadens A380 checks to whole fleet
All Airbus A380s are to be subjected to inspections for wing-rib feet cracking after the European Aviation Safety Agency opted to extend its airworthiness...
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Ryanair to open Warsaw Modlin base in July
Irish budget carrier Ryanair will open a base at the new Warsaw Modlin Airport when it opens in July. The airline will launch eight new routes from...
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UK to buy eighth C-17 transport
The UK is to order another Boeing C-17 strategic transport, boosting the Royal Air Force's fleet of the type to eight aircraft ...
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Japan's Skymark orders six A330-300s
Japan's Skymark Airlines has ordered six Airbus A330-300s that it will introduced into service from 2014.
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Raytheon Australia to receive first Australian navy Bell 429
Raytheon Australia has commenced acceptance activities for the first of three Bell 429 helicopters that will be used to train Royal Australian Navy (RAN)...
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Boeing says 737 Max to meet or exceed A320neo range
Boeing will match or exceed the range of the Airbus A320neo with its 737 Max family, as the company seeks to firm the configuration of its re-engined narrowbody.
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Jetstar Japan to launch six months ahead of schedule
Jetstar Japan will begin services on 3 July, six months ahead of schedule. The airline, which is a joint venture between Japan Airlines, Australia's...
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Boeing says 787 shim repairs to take "days, not months"
Repairs to improperly shimmed Boeing 787s will take "days, not months" per aircraft, said the airframer, as programme sources said the total number of affected...
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PICTURES: Upgraded New Zealand C-130s undergo operational tests
The Royal New Zealand Air Force's (RNZAF) first pair of upgraded Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules aircraft are undergoing an operational test and evaluation...
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Qantas grounds A380 after finding 36 cracks on wings
A Qantas Airways Airbus A380 has been grounded after 36 cracks were found on its wings on 5 February. The aircraft, which bears the registration VH-OQF,...
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Pinnacle attempts to revamp deal with United after gaining short term pay bumps
Struggling US regional operator Pinnacle Airlines has reached a short-term deal with United-Continental on increased pay rates covering the operation of...
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Boeing retires second 787 test aircraft
Boeing will retire and decommission ZA002, the company's second 787 test aircraft, having flown the majority-composite jet to its Palmdale, California facility...
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Flutter tests drive X-56A programme
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has unveiled a new unmanned test aircraft, the Lockheed Martin X-56A, designed to study active flutter suppression....
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GE, Boeing, and Spirit complete Leap-1B installation studies
Boeing, GE and Spirit AeroSystems have completed installation studies for the CFM International Leap-1B engine powering the 737 Max. GE Aviation CEO...
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NASA commercial spaceflight back for thirds
The third round of competitive grants to commercial spaceflight companies has been unveiled to advance spacecraft capable of sending astronauts and supplies...
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PICTURES: Korean Air Cargo takes dual delivery of a 777F and 747-8F
Korean Air Cargo has taken delivery of a 777F and 747-8F, the first time Boeing has delivered two different commercial cargo models on the same day to a...
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Korean encourages Bombardier to bolster marketing of the CSeries
Korean Air is excited about adding the Bombardier CSeries CS300 to its fleet, but is scolding the Canadian airframer for not doing more to gain a wider acceptance...