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Lufthansa considering deferrals across broad range of types
Lufthansa is discussing the possible deferral of several aircraft deliveries and hints that these could include Airbus A380s. As part of its "Climb...
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JetSet ponders launch of stretched Paris Jet
JetSet Aviation - the US company that is resurrecting the 1950s Morane-Saulnier MS760 Paris Jet - is mulling the development of a stretched version of the...
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BMIbaby targets redundancies and fleet reduction
BMIbaby is to make 158 staff redundant and scale down its fleet from 17 aircraft to 12 as part of a restructuring programme. BMI's low-cost subsidiary...
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Thailand outlines plan for indigenous UAV family
Thailand's defence ministry is starting a programme to develop an unmanned air vehicle capability, with the goal of eventually establishing a dedicated air...
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AVIC unveils model of SF-A engine that it hopes will power C919
China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) has unveiled a model of the Chinese-built engine that it hopes will power the country's new C919 narrowbody.
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Australia's JHAS investing in aircraft paint shop
Australian maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm John Holland Aviation Services (JHAS) is investing in aircraft painting facilities to win more heavy...
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Shanghai Airlines narrows its losses in Q3
Shanghai Airlines narrowed its losses in the third quarter.
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Qantas suspends two pilots for failing to deploy landing gear
Qantas Airways has suspended two pilots over an incident in which they failed to deploy the landing gear on a Boeing 767 and this meant the aircraft had...
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Troubled JAL poised to announce major cuts in services
Japan Airlines (JAL), as part of its financial turnaround plan, will be announcing a new round of route suspensions and reductions in services. The...
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Sleep cycle factors strongly in new ALPA pilot fatigue policy
Natural circadian rhythms factor strongly in a new, potentially landmark pilot fatigue policy that has been adopted by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)...
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Portable IFE firm e.Digital files patent infringement suit
Portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) specialist e.Digital has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against a raft of firms that make such products as digital...
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Mexico's Interjet adds two domestic destinations
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet has added Merida to its network and plans to launch services to another domestic destination, Tapachula, later this week. Interjet...
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Airbus identifies 5 November for A330-200F maiden sortie
Airbus plans to fly its A330-200F for the first time on 5 November. The European airframer says that the new freighter will take its first flight "weather...
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PICTURE: Poland receives loaned C-130E from USA
Delayed modernisation programme sees Poland receive C-130E transport on free loan from the USA ...
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Australia says two candidates remain for Seahawk replacement
The MH-60R and NH90 both remain as potential replacements for the Royal Australian Navy's S-70B-2 Seahawk fleet ...
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Business aviation briefs
Middle East and UK-based business aircraft charter and management company Rizon says it is working...
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Airbus details trimming of A330 freighter weight
Airbus is attributing weight savings in its new A330-200 freighter partly to materials advantages taken from the A380 and A340-600 programmes. The...
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NetJets celebrates milestone with Falcon 2000LX delivery
NetJets Middle East will take delivery on 14 November of the first Dassault Falcon 2000LX to be operated commercially...
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European Union plans €3 billion a year human exploration roadmap
Ambitious visions for the next decade call for human space exploration and a sample return mission to the red planet