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Bombardier adds caveats to CSeries first flight timeline
Bombardier executives added some new caveats to their drive to make the first CSeries test aircraft achieve its first flight by the end of the year today. The...
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NewsAvianca-Taca converts three 787 options
Latin American airline Avianca-Taca has converted three Boeing 787-8 options, taking its total order of the aircraft type to 15. The carrier converted...
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Opinion
COMMENT: New model armies
Asia-Pacific's network-carrier royalty is under attack from all sides, forcing the region's leading airlines to re-evaluate long-established business models as they try to work out how to compete in a rapidly evolving marketplace
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Technology trends that will revolutionise the air transport industry – again
As the airline IT industry meets up for its annual gathering in Brussels, SITA chairman Paul Coby examines how new technologies can be effectively harnessed to improve the customer experience
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MARKET OUTLOOK: The impact of bubbles on aircraft finance
Concerns about over-ordering mean that investors may become more selective over the type of aircraft they finance
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Interview
INTERVIEW: British Airways chief executive Keith Williams
A clock in the reception of British Airways' Waterside headquarters counts down the days to the London 2012 Olympics, in recognition of the UK...
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NewsEASA certificates ATR 42-600
European regulators have certificated the ATR 42-600, the smaller member of the airframer's new -600 series turboprop family. ATR expects the 46- to...
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Kids go free on Alitalia flights between July and November
Alitalia is allowing accompanied children up to the age of 12 to travel for free on all domestic and international services between 2 July and 30 November...
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India’s Air Works invests in Empire Aviation Group
Indian maintenance, repair and overhaul provider Air Works has acquired an undisclosed stake in Dubai-based business...
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NewsBombardier forecasts 20-year jump for turboprop deliveries, but regional jet demand declines
Bombardier has cut 300 units from its 20-year market forecast of commercial aircraft deliveries in the 20-149 seat market sector as the global financial...
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NASA cancels GEMS project
NASA has cancelled the Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer (GEMS) programme, a relatively small satellite meant to study black holes.
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Qatar Airways acquires A380 recovery equipment
Qatar Airways has become the first airline in the world to acquire comprehensive aircraft recovery equipment for the Airbus A380. The ResQtec R2S Maxx...
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NewsANA converts order for four 787-8s to -9 variant
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has converted its order for four Boeing 787-8s, due to be delivered from the 2013 fiscal year, to the -9 variant. "The decision...
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NewsThai Airways president and board disagreed on aircraft procurement plan
At the centre of Thai Airways president Piyasvasti Amranand's dismissal is a disagreement over an aircraft procurement plan. While Amranand believes...
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NewsSources: Too soon to rule out toxins in Raptor case
Informed sources say that it may be too soon to rule out toxins as the cause of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor's oxygen woes because potentially vital information...
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Gol names Paulo Kakinoff as CEO
Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol has appointed Paulo Kakinoff as its new chief executive, effective 2 July. Kakinoff will succeed Constantino de Oliveira...
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Lockheed, Boeing and Eurofighter place formal bids for Seoul’s F-X III requirement
Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and the Eurofighter consortium have presented formal bidding documents to South Korea for the 60 aircraft F-X III competition. The...
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NewsUnited expects first 787 in September
United Airlines expects to receive its first Boeing 787-8 from the manufacturer in September, according to an employee bulletin. The Chicago-based...
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NewsNASA, FAA delineate commercial spaceflight certification
NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) clarifying the certification process for commercial spaceflight. The...
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NewsBoeing X-37B lands after over one year in orbit
The second Boeing X-37B landed at Vandenberg AFB, California, on 16 June, after 469 days in orbit, says the US Air Force. While its mission remains...