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Lufthansa selects CFM56 to power latest A320/A321s
Lufthansa has selected the CFM International CFM56-5B engine for the 21 Airbus A320 and two A321 aircraft it ordered in September.
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PICTURE: T-6B gets retro colours for US naval aviation centenary
Hawker Beechcraft has delivered a specially-painted T-6B trainer to support the centenary of US naval aviation in 2011 ...
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AB25: Anniversary reflections from North American leaders
To mark the 25th anniversary of Airline Business, 25 leading airline industry executives who have helped shape the sector over the last quarter century, give their reflections on the last 25 years and the challenges for the years to come. Here three of the most influential airline leaders from North ...
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Qantas details history of Rolls-Royce Trent 900 variants
Qantas Airways has detailed the history of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 powerplant variants that power its Airbus A380s in the affidavit and claim it filed...
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High thrust Trent 900s limited to 75 flight cycles: Qantas
Qantas Airways says the latest high thrust variants of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines powering its Airbus A380 aircraft can be used for only 75 flights...
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A380 flights to Los Angeles unprofitable with Trent 900s: Qantas
Qantas Airways will not be able to operate any of its Airbus A380s profitably on the Sydney-Los Angeles route if it uses its existing Rolls-Royce Trent 900...
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Tough choices: World Air Forces directory 2010
Flightglobal’s annual World Air Forces directory lists almost 54,000 military aircraft in use with 161 nations. Download your free copy now …
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Can Lockheed deliver on the Joint Strike Fighter dream?
Lockheed says that despite challenges, its F-35 programme is on track to meet operational requirements and international demand ...
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Malaysia maritime agency receives three AW139 helicopters
Malaysia's maritime enforcement agency (MMEA) has taken delivery of three AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters, which it will use for search and rescue, coastal patrol and law enforcement tasks.
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Business briefs
Israel Aerospace Industries is in negotiations with potential foreign joint-venture partners to extend its strategy for boosting unmanned air vehicle sales and enabling investment in new designs that may have no immediate market in Israel.
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Shall we NEO or not?
The real market-makers have a few words about Airbus's bid to renew its A320 family
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Phantom Ray gets ready for 747 ride west
Boeing's Phantom Ray unmanned air vehicle has hitched its first ride atop a NASA shuttle carrier aircraft ...
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United tests Row 44 in-flight Internet on a 757
United Airlines has begun quietly testing Row 44's in-flight Internet service on a single Boeing 757.
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Ryanair: Single fleet rule no longer applies
Ryanair has now reached the size where it can operate a dual fleet without jeopardising its low-cost model, according to deputy CEO and chief financial officer...
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Sikorsky explains four-year delivery slip for S-76D
As Sikorsky launches production on the S-76D helicopter, the company has acknowledged that development setbacks have delayed first delivery by four years until 2012.
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French/UK working group to study UAV projects
A joint French/UK parliamentary working group has agreed to discuss increased co-operation in the unmanned air vehicle sector during 2011 ...
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VIDEO: Ryanair not grabbed by the A320NEO
Ryanair deputy chief executive Howard Millar believes Airbus' decision to launch the A320NEO has "put the ball right into Boeing's court"