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A premium niche
Bombardier is exploring low-density configurations of the CSeries to exploit the small but lucrative market for all-business-class airlines
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NewsPICTURE: Solar Impulse makes 350m hop
Using battery power, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA made its first flight with a 350m hop at 3ft (1m) altitude on 3 December along a runway at Dübendorf airfield,...
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Brazil's Flex cleared to resume operations
Brazilian carrier Flex, a successor to the former Varig operation, has received authorisation to resume flights temporarily after the carrier halted services...
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Skycatcher 162: Cessna’s mini opus
Cessna's new Skycatcher 162 aims to become a key player in the next generation of flight-training aircraft, and seems to be in tune with requirements
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Gol’s GPS landing system serves as forerunner to RNP
Gol's decision to equip its aircraft with GPS landing system capability is the first step towards developing a required navigation performance programme...
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Many airline pilots do not understand aerodynamics, conference learns
Many airline pilots operating today do not have the technical knowledge base that their employers assume they have, delegates were told at Flight International's...
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JAL to receive ¥700 billion government loan: report
The Japanese Government is considering guaranteeing about ¥700 billion ($7.8 billion) in loans for struggling Japan Airlines, according to news reports in...
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Philippine Airlines plans Brisbane services in 2010
Philippines Airlines (PAL) plans to start services to Brisbane in March 2010.
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Air China increases stake in Air Macau to almost 81%
Air China has increased its 51% stake in subsidiary Air Macau to almost 81% following a capital injection into the loss-making airline.
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Colombia aproves Avianca-Taca merger
The Colombian Civil Aviation Authority Aerocivil has approved the proposed merger between the country's largest airline Avianca and Central American carrier...
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Business briefings
A visit to France by Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin sealed an agreement between Safran and Rostechnologies...
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NewsKorean 747-8I order snaps jumbo dry spell
An order by Korean Air for five Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental snaps a nearly three year dry spell for the passenger-configured jumbo
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NewsAudio record captures orderly BA 777 crash response
Audio and video air traffic recordings have emerged of the moment last year when a British Airways Boeing 777-200 crashed short of runway 27L
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American continues to cite tough conditions for JAL in switching alliances
As Japan Airlines (JAL) and the country's government continue to evaluate rival capital infusion bids from American and Delta Air Lines, American is dismissing...
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Boeing readies thrust reverser fixes for Rolls-Royce-powered 777s
Boeing says it will begin shipping kits to fix the thrust reversers on Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 777 aircraft within the next few weeks.
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FAA readies to award $7 billion in contracts
FAA today said it is soliciting bids from companies to compete for NextGen support contracts valued at $7 billion, which it says is the largest award in...
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US Marine Corps reveals details of cargo-moving unmanned air system
The US Marine Corps has revealed new details of a nascent strategy to deploy next year an unmanned air system dedicated to moving cargo to forward operating...
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e.Digital secures first US customer with North American deal
Portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) firm e.Digital has scored its first US-based customer.