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Malev shortlists designs in Q400 livery competition
Hungarian flag-carrier Malev has released a shortlist of designs after inviting entries for a special livery on one of its Bombardier Q400 turboprops. The...
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Turkish to add freighters, select passenger widebody next year
Turkish Airlines is looking to add two Boeing 777 and two Airbus A330 cargo aircraft to its fleet, while a decision on purchasing 787 and A350 XWB passenger...
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News747-8 hit by fresh delays and $1bn write-down
Boeing has announced a fresh delay to the first flight of the 747-8 freighter, to the first quarter of 2010, and revealed that it will not now deliver the...
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Virginia’s space driver
Virginia based-Orbital Sciences has 3,600 employees and a 27-year track record in manufacturing satellites and ground and launch services, and providing...
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Orbital Sciences' Taurus II motors near testing
Decommissioned ICBM motors and Russian, European and Japanese components are helping keep the USA in space
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NewsAirAsia defers eight more A320s
Malaysian low-cost carrier group AirAsia will defer eight Airbus A320s it was due to receive in 2011, bringing its total A320 deferrals to 16. The...
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Opinion
COMMENT: Helicopter safety has no choice but to improve
Helicopters don't have to be the poor relations of fixed-wing aircraft, with safety worries consigning them to niche applications - the tools exist to raise operating standards dramatically
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NetJets slashes workforce as chief steps down
NetJets Europe has slashed 6% of its workforce - around 100 employees - as part of a restructuring effort...
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Trans States serves up huge credibility boost to Mitsubishi MRJ
Until recently, you could be forgiven for regarding the Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet as a "national project" that had little prospect of international sales...
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Open rotor: how does it work?
An open rotor engine is essentially a turboprop with two rows of blades, or propellers
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Air India offers seven aircraft for dry lease
Air India has invited tenders to dry lease out seven of its aircraft, three Boeing 777-200LRs and four Airbus A310 freighters.
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JAL to participate in programme to reduce emissions
Japan Airlines is to participate in the Aspire programme, which seeks to establish industry-wide aviation standards and procedures to reduce the environmental...
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Asiana, Turkish codeshare on Seoul-Istanbul route
Star Alliance partners Asiana Airlines and Turkish Airlines have signed a code sharing agreement for the Seoul Incheon-Istanbul route.
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WAEA2009: Emirates, V Australia win top IFE awards
Emirates and V Australia took home tonight's biggest Avion awards at the annual World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) conference and exhibition,...
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Australia's Strategic to start Brisbane-Bali service
Australian carrier Strategic Airlines, which bought OzJet in June, has applied to have OzJet's international traffic rights transferred to it.
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IATA calls for sector wide approach to emissions
Aviation leaders have called for the world's airlines to take a global, sector wide approach to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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Cebu Pacific gets new flight planning software
Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific Air has signed a deal with Canada's Navtech for flight planning software.
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WAEA2009: Continental to introduce new lie-flat seat by end of October
Continental Airlines is set to introduce its first newly configured Boeing 777-200ER with its BusinessFirst flat-bed seat by the end of October.
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Business: Good week - Bad week
RYANAIR Love it or hate it, you have to respect the gravity-defying low-cost carrier.