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Superjet deliveries to Aeroflot pushed back to next year
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft has effectively postponed delivery of the Superjet 100 regional aircraft to launch customer Aeroflot until 2010. In his report...
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Continental nears completion of LTV3 installs on 737-900ERs
Continental Airlines is moving quickly to equip its Boeing domestic fleet with LiveTV's latest live television system, revealing in an update that 88% of...
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Spanair to start Airbus talks next year
Spanair will begin talks with Airbus next year with a view to acquiring 10-15 A320-family aircraft as it aims to gradually replace its Boeing MD-80 fleet. The...
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India launches flight evaluations for combat aircraft contract
The Indian air force has launched a nine-month flight evaluation phase for the six competitors vying for the $11 billion medium multi-role combat aircraft...
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New super tools on tap for aerial fire attack
DC-10s and a 747-100 are at the core of a new firefighting initiative being pioneered in the USA
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Transatlantic tensions flare as UK commits A350 funding
A UK government loan in support of Airbus's A350 XWB programme has sparked a fresh row between Boeing and its French rival ahead of an interim ruling by...
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Opinion
Comment: Blogging into trouble
As we all grapple with the brave new world of the internet and modern communications, the actions of two Boeing employees are a stark reminder that ethical behaviour is still needed
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Business aviation news in brief
Airborne communications company Aircell has clinched approval for its SwiftBroadband system and has shipped the first system to...
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Financing crisis brings Jet Republic to a halt
Fractional ownership start-up Jet Republic has suspended its activities, citing the lack of financing available to prospective customers. A company...
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Air New Zealand July RPKs down 13%
Air New Zealand's (ANZ) July RPKs were down 13% from a year before as passenger traffic continued to slide in line with the global economic crisis and concerns...
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AAI plans major growth for Aerosonde Mk 4.7 unmanned aircraft system
AAI plans to dramatically scale up the 17.5kg (38.5lb) Aerosonde Mk 4.7 - even as the small tactical unmanned aircraft system (STUAS) is in the running for...
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Firefly increases Singapore-Ipoh frequency
Firefly, Malaysia Airlines' turboprop operation, is increasing its Singapore-Ipoh services to daily from four-times weekly.
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Jet Airways transfers some domestic services to subsidiary
Jet Airways is transferring several of its domestic services to no-frills subsidiary Jet Airways Konnect over the next three months.
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Lockheed Martin inducts first C-5B for C-5M modifications
Lockheed Martin on 19 August launched the production phase of a seven-year programme to modify 49 more C-5B/C Galaxy airlifters with more powerful engines...
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Qantas and ANZ hope to benefit from trans-Tasman initiative
Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand (ANZ) hope that an Australian and New Zealand government initiative to streamline travel between the countries will boost...
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JAL studies merging cargo business with Nippon Cargo Airlines
Japan Airlines (JAL) and Nippon Yusen Kaisha have begun negotiations with a view to merging their cargo business in 2010.
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Macquarie Airports posts higher H1 loss of A$299m
Australia-based airports investment group Macquarie Airports (MAp) has posted a net loss of A$299 million ($248 million) for the six months ending 30 June.
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Australia's Skywest installs navigation system on Fokker 100s
West Australian regional carrier Skywest Airlines is installing the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) in its entire Fokker 100 fleet.
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Taiwan moves on purchase of C-27J Spartans
Taiwan is in price negotiations to buy six Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartans for its armed forces, with industry sources expecting the deal to go ahead in...