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Delta to avoid 50-seat jet maintenance with fleet restructuring
Delta Air Lines says that it will avoid performing heavy maintenance on its 50-seat regional jets, as it moves away from the small jets. "We're never...
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NewsMEBA: Airbus and Boeing bring narrowbody battle to Middle East
Airbus and Boeing brought their spat over the claimed capabilities of their new-generation narrowbody business jets to the show, and to a region that is potentially the biggest market for large private aircraft.
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Trent XWB undergoes critical blade-off test
Rolls-Royce is examining data after performing the crucial blade-off test for the Trent XWB powerplant, the engine which will power the Airbus A350 aircraft family.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: BA loads A380s in favour of premium cabin
British Airways' configuration for its Airbus A380s illustrates a heavy weighting towards premium passengers, with almost the lowest levels of economy seating...
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NewsUK Royal Navy primed to receive first Lynx Wildcat
AgustaWestland is poised to hand over the first maritime variant of the Lynx Wildcat to the UK Royal Navy ...
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NewsNorway ramps up pressure over NH90 delays
Norway has again warned NH Industries that the airframer must resolve concerns over the performance and capability of its NH90 naval helicopters ...
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NewsNorth Korea 'successfully launches satellite' using Taepodong-3 rocket
North Korea has entered the space age, orbiting its first satellite, from a Taepodong-3 (Unha-3) rocket launch at 00:49 GMT on 12 December from the Sohae launch base at Tongchang-ri, on North Korea's west coast.
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NewsUSAF starts search for T-1A trainer upgrade or replacement
The US Air Force has started searching for options to upgrade or replace a 20-year-old fleet of about 178 Hawker Beechcraft T-1A Jayhawk jet trainers ...
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NewsRolls-Royce test-flies first 787-9 demonstrator engine
Rolls-Royce has flown the demonstrator engine for the Boeing 787-9, a higher-thrust version of its Trent 1000 powerplant. The manufacturer says it...
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MEBA: ExcelAire launches international transfer service
US business aviation services provider ExcelAire is at the show to promote its new international transfer service to Middle Eastern travellers.
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Phillippine Airlines seeks Kuwait, Turkey rights allocations
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has filed applications with the country's civil aeronautics board to be allocated rights to serve Kuwait and Turkey. In its...
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MEBA: Humanitarian opportunity for business aviation community
Non-profit initiative Care by Air aims to promote the idea that the business aviation community can also play its part in helping with transportation and logistics support for humanitarian causes.
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NewsKingfisher confirms investment talks with Etihad
Kingfisher Airlines has confirmed that it is in talks with Etihad Airways about a possible equity investment, amid speculation that the latter is close to...
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NewsUS Navy delays UCLASS RFP
The US Navy has delayed a request for proposals (RFP) for its unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft programme until next year. "We...
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Uruguay's BQB plans Madrid-Montevideo flights
Uruguay's BQB Lineas Aereas has confirmed it will begin operating the only flights between Madrid and Montevideo from April 2013 with Boeing 767s, following...
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NASA awards commerical crew programme contracts
NASA is awarding Boeing, Sierra Nevada and Space Exploration Technologies Corp contracts that might one day allow for commercial manned spacecraft to carry...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Christmas comes early to Delta with Virgin Atlantic deal
Reporting by Graham Dunn, Max Kingsley-Jones and Dominic Perry in London and Edward Russell in Washington DC It may be a few weeks early, but Delta...
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NewsUSAF launches X-37B into orbit
The US Air Force launched a Boeing X-37B space plane on 11 December from the Kennedy space center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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NewsDelta and Virgin Atlantic outline initial partnership plans
Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways plan to roll out codeshare and frequent flier partnerships ahead of a metal neutral joint venture alliance across...
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Comair to launch Johannesburg-Maputo service
South Africa's Comair will launch scheduled services from Johannesburg OR Tambo International airport to Maputo, Mozambique in May 2013. The carrier...