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Consolidation reaches Latin America
Avianca's crusade to create a leading Latin American airline group took one gigantic step forward in October after it agreed...
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Superjet delivery to Armavia postponed for several months
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft appears to have postponed delivery of Superjet 100 aircraft to Armenian carrier Armavia for several months. Armavia president...
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World Airliners '09 - Mainliners
In the first installment of Flight International's restyled annual survey of the world's airliner programmes, we examine the mainline jet market by sector. Leading data for each type includes specifications, prices, performance and order/delivery information at 30 September
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Bombardier and Embraer say Trans States MRJ order was no-bid
Embraer and Bombardier senior executives say US regional carrier Trans States Holdings (TSH) did not hold a formal competition between airframers before...
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Cargo conversions - hope springs eternal
The conversion business has had an awful year but with new programmes coming and demand recovering, 2010 should be better
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Boeing completes detailed design of 787 wing fix
Boeing engineers have completed detailed design and computer validation of the final aspects of the 787 wing fix, the company says.The the final parts are...
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Gigantic problems - ultra large airliners
Boeing's latest jumbo has suffered a string of delays, while Airbus is still struggling to rampup A380 production three years on
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Continental to test LiveTV’s Kiteline in 1Q
Continental Airlines plans to experiment with LiveTV's Kiteline product beginning in the first quarter by offering the basic connecitivity solution on roughly...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
SUKHOI The Russian airframer will get cut-price rail transport next year to move 456 freight cars carrying Superjet 100 structural parts from Novosibirsk...
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Opinion
Comment: USAF stealth strategy jammed on lock
Radar jammers are an inconvenient necessity. After all, a 30-year-old US Air Force strategy has poured billions of dollars into stealth technology ...
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Opinion
Comment: Foundation shaken
Times are hard, and companies are not the only organisations whose existence is threatened by economic crisis. The Flight Safety Foundation, a priceless industry asset, is also at risk
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Russian jet airliner projects face an uncertain future
As the MS-21 waits in the wings, the two jet airliner programmes developed in Soviet times face an uncertain future
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Continental officially joins Star
Continental in a ceremony later today at its Newark hub will formally enter into the Star Alliance, completing an 18 month transition from the SkyTeam Alliance,...
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Australia's AIOTA outlines plans for Christmas Island service
Australian company Australian Indian Ocean Territories Airlines (AIOTA) has stopped its Kuala Lumpur-Singapore-Christmas Island service, and plans to have...
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JAXA aims for 2014 suborbital demonstrator
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency wants to air launch a suborbital demonstrator by 2014 to test technologies for its planned two-stage to orbit advanced...
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China's global financier?
ICBC Leasing sees huge growth potential in helping airlines fly locallyassembled airliners
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Business briefing
Engine maker GE Aviation reported a slight dip in nine-month revenue, to just below...
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China and Russia take on Airbus and Boeing in the single-aisle market
The increasing profile of the C919 and MS-21 narrowbodies is proof that China and Russia are serious about the airliner business