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Bombardier works through challenges on Learjet 85
Bombardier is ironing out internal processing challenges created by its new all-composite Learjet 85 business jet, which is scheduled for service entry in 2013.
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Dassault still working on 7X trim fault
Following the emergency grounding of the Dassault Falcon 7X fleet on 26 May, the European Aviation Safety Agency on 30 May issued a flight condition approval...
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FAA sets bar for head-up synthetic vision system
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a series of special conditions that Bombardier and avionics provider Rockwell Collins must meet to certificate...
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Boeing Shanghai signs 767 MRO deal with Business Air
Thai carrier Business Air has signed a five-year heavy maintenance and engineering services contract with Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services for its 767 fleet. The...
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Bombardier turns to automation to cut CSeries assembly time
Bombardier aims to cut more than 40h from the cycle time joining fuselage sections for the 100- to 149-seat CSeries, with the assistance of six 10.9t robots. Two...
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FAA guts block aircraft registration programme
The Federal Aviation Administration has made final its decision to remove a tail number tracking exemption now available to certain aircraft. The block aircraft...
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India receives five more MiG-29K/KUBs
India has taken delivery of five RSK MiG-29K/KUB naval fighters, with the nation's second aircraft carrier possibly to enter service in 18 months. Four...
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Seat maker Koito's deception results in FAA airworthiness directive
Despite receiving numerous objections from multiple parties the US FAA has issued a new airworthiness directive for aircraft seats made by embattled Japanese...
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Bombardier plans Q400 production cut
Bombardier has opted to reduce Q400 production at year-end as the Canadian airframer waits for sales campaigns to materialise.
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FAA could decide action to address Wi-Fi interference with avionics
The US FAA is waiting for Boeing to issue a service bulletin to address Wi-Fi interference with Honeywell Phase 3 display units (DUs) before deciding if...
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New heavy-fuel engines for small UAVs
Engine companies Ricardo, NW UAV and XRDi have announced the formation of an partnership to design and build heavy-fuel engines for unmanned air vehicles...
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Air Nigeria expands out of Africa
Air Nigeria is to launch its first route outside Africa with a service linking Lagos with London Gatwick. The carrier, which was formerly known as...
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Braathens Leasing orders 10 CSeries twinjets for Sweden's Malmo
Braathens Leasing has placed a firm order for 10 Bombardier CSeries aircraft and taken options on an additional 10, raising the Canadian airframer's backlog...
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First quarter commercial jet orders plunge at Bombardier
Higher deliveries of commercial aircraft and a favourable mix in its business jet sales bumped first quarter revenue up 10% to $2.2 billion for Bombardier's...
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Cessna appoints GE veteran Ernest as president and chief executive
Cessna has appointed Scott Ernest as president and chief executive, taking over from the outgoing Jack Pelton, whose surprise retirement was announced on 2 May.
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Australia accepts first KC-30A tanker
Australia formally accepted its first of five KC-30A tankers on 1 June, beginning the restoration of an in-flight refuelling capability that has lain dormant since the retirement of its last Boeing 707 tanker three years ago.
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Stalled AF447 did not switch to abnormal attitude law
Investigation into the accident sequence of Air France flight AF447 has revealed that the Airbus A330 did not enter the abnormal attitude law after it stalled,...
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Airbus delivers 50th Chinese assembled A320
Airbus has delivered the 50th A320 family aircraft from its Final Assembly Line in China (FALC).
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One killed as Australian Chinook crashes in Afghanistan
An Australian Army Boeing CH-47D Chinook transport helicopter has crashed in Afghanistan, killing one passenger and injuring the five other occupants.
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India receives first upgraded An-32s
Ukrainian manufacturer Antonov has handed India five updated An-32 transports, the first batch in a 105-aircraft upgrade deal.