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Lufthansa unveils Miami as sixth A380 destination
Lufthansa's sixth Airbus A380 destination will be Miami in Florida.
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Bombardier Aerospace posts drop in full-year earnings
Bombardier Aerospace's earnings fell to $448 million in its last fiscal year from $473 million the previous year.
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Russian government orders two Airbus Corporate Jetliners
Russia is to acquire two Airbus A319 Corporate Jetliners for its government air service, Rossiya for Rb6.7 billion ($237.6 million), the first time it has purchased large foreign aircraft for the company.
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Two new F-35s set to join flight-test fleet
Two more Lockheed Martin F-35s are set to join the flight-test fleet as programme officials work to recover from a setback on 9 March.
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Oma Sud gets green light from USA for SkyCar piston-twin
Italian aeronautical company Oma Sud has won US certification for its SkyCar piston-twin, paving the way for the Italian airframer to begin delivering its high-performance aircraft into the country.
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Work starts on South African Hawk upgrade
The first eight of South Africa's Hawk 120 advanced jet trainers are receiving upgraded navigation equipment and simulated weapons functionality ...
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Ryanair imposes passenger levy to pay for compensation costs
Ryanair is to impose a new levy on passengers to offset the cost of compensation mandated under Euroepan Union legislation for delays or cancellations of...
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Mayrhuber urges teamwork to make aviation more sustainable
Former Lufthansa chief executive Wolfgang Mayrhuber has called on European aviation industry stakeholders and policy makers to work closer together to make...
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LIBYA: Italian Eurofighters, Harriers fly first combat air patrol missions
Italian Eurofighters and AV-8B Harrier IIs have begun flying combat air patrol missions in support of the NATO operation against Libya ...
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PICTURES: Piaggio Avanti is a work of art
A Piaggio P180 Avanti II has been transformed into a work of art by Italian artist Mimmo Paladino.
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Aer Arann plots route down recovery road
Irish regional Aer Arann it looking to build on a turnaround which has seen it increase turnover 60% in the first quarter over the same period last year, just months after leaving Irish bankruptcy protection late last year.
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Flying Colours delivers first Chinese-registered Challenger 850
Canadian engineering and completions company Flying Colours delivered its first Chinese registered aircraft - a Bombardier Challenger 850 business jet
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Indian navy eyes more Israeli UAVs
India's navy has operational requirements for additional unmanned air vehicles made by Israel Aerospace Industries, sources say ...
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India's opts for caution on return to launch pad
After two failures of its heavy lift Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle in April and December last year, India is taking a cautious approach to resuming...
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FAA proposes fine against Executive Airlines
FAA plans to levy a $550,000 fine against AMR subsidiary Executive Airlines for operating two ATR-72 turboprops that were allegedly not in compliance with...
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Loyalty set for new frontiers
Thirty years on from the birth of airline frequent flyer programmes, the landscape for reward schemes continues to evolve, and the immediacy of social media opens up a previously unchartered world
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NTSB tells business aviation to sharpen up its act
The US National Transportation Safety Board has issued a list of recommendations that effectively tell business aviation operators and pilots to smarten up their act.
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GECAS finalises order for 10 777-300ERs
Aircraft lessor GECAS had firmed an order for 10 Boeing 777-300ERs as part of its strategy to broaden its long-haul offerings. At year end 2010 57%...
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Metrojet approved to work on BBJs
Hong Kong-based Metrojet has obtained approval from the country's civil aviation department for its maintenance repair facility to work on Hong Kong-registered Boeing Business Jets.
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Airbus examines possible counter to erroneous airspeed data
Airbus has disclosed that it has been studying a concept to safeguard airspeed information in the event of unreliable air data being received through the...