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ANALYSIS: Lithium-ion chemistry becomes focus as 787 grounding continues
Prospects for returning the Boeing 787 to flight within days or weeks dimmed as a worldwide grounding in response to battery over-heating problems entered...
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NewsGrounded EC225s could return to use by April, Bertling says
Returning grounded fleets of EC225s in Norway and the UK to unrestricted overwater flight status is Eurocopter's "highest priority" ...
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Signature breaks ground on new Luton airport FBO
Signature Flight Support has broken ground on a new fixed based operation at London Luton airport to replace its existing facility at the UK's busiest business aviation hub.
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Shandong Airlines to add 10 737s in 2013
China's Shandong Airlines plans to add 10 Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its fleet this year. Details are scant, but the carrier has committed to the aircraft...
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NewsEasyJet A320 options could buy time for fleet talks
UK budget carrier EasyJet is considering converting additional Airbus A320 options in order to buy time to complete its assessment of potential aircraft...
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Jetex takes over crew lounge at London Oxford airport
Jetex Flight Support, the Dubai-based flight support and handling specialist, will next month open a new flight planning lounge at London Oxford airport.
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GippsAero appoints Summit Aviation as GA8 dealer in USA
GippsAero has appointed Summit Aviation as an authorised dealer for the GA8 Airvan in the USA, with the company to focus on government and surveillance aircraft...
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NewsCessna stands behind lithium-ion batteries, plans roll-out on four jets after Q2
Cessna confirms that it intends to requalify lithium-ion batteries during the second quarter of 2013 and make them available to customers buying four of its jet models.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: JetBlue charts next moves in Latin America and the Caribbean
Long synonymous with its home base at New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport, JetBlue is setting its sights south as it aims to increase its presence in...
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NewsAscend voted aircraft appraiser of the year
Flightglobal's Ascend advisory and data service has been voted aircraft appraiser of the year in the Airline Economics Aviation 100 Awards.
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NewsUS Navy can’t award V-22 multi-year contract until US passes budget
The US Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) cannot award Bell-Boeing a second multi-year production contact for the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor until a 2013...
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NewsFirst French personnel to begin A400M training
Activities to train the first French air force personnel to operate Airbus Military's A400M Atlas transport will begin late this month ...
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ATR awaits shareholder approval of 90-seat turboprop
ATR has provided early details about its projected 90-seat regional turboprop, but is not confirming whether the programme will be formally launched this...
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NewsPICTURE: India's first C-17 enters flight testing
India's first C-17 strategic transport has been delivered for flight testing at Edwards AFB in California ...
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NewsUK confirms September retirement for aged VC10s
Operations with the UK Royal Air Force's remaining Vickers VC10 tankers will conclude in September 2013, the MoD confirms ...
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NewsHelicopter hit crane while pilot was turning to head for heliport – investigators
The AgustaWestland AW109E helicopter that crashed into a crane over central London on 16 January was turning right over the river Thames to reverse its easterly track and head west for Battersea heliport when it hit the crane's jib at a recorded secondary surveillance radar altitude of 800ft (244m), according ...
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NewsRizon Jet accuses Qatar civil aviation authority of unfair competition
Qatar-based charter operator Rizon Jet has accused the country's civil aviation authority - and, indirectly, flag carrier Qatar Airways - of "unfair competition" by creating "hindrances that make it impossible to sustain a viable business".
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NewsATR targets 80 orders in 2013
ATR chief executive Filippo Bagnato is confident the Franco-Italian airframer can achieve 80 new orders this year as it strives to maintain its backlog at...
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NewsATR lands 74 firm orders in 2012
Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR took 74 firm orders during 2012 and delivered a total of 64 aircraft. The airframer detailed its figures during...
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Bangladesh’s Regent Airways to add two 737-700s to fleet
Bangladeshi carrier Regent Airways will receive two leased Boeing 737-700 aircraft to allow it to commence international operations in May. The two...