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ROUTES: LAN-TAM approval sets up race for routes
Chile's approval of the LAN-TAM merger sets alight the race for routes in this dynamic region
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Delta TechOps receives ISO 9001 for engine shops
Delta TechOps has received an International Standards Organization ISO 9001 certification for its engine maintenance and landing gear shops. Delta...
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Typhoons, Sea Kings return to UK after Libyan duties
Six aircraft from the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy have returned to the UK after participating in the NATO-led operation to safeguard Libyan civilians ...
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Rafael confirms work on fifth-generation Litening pod
Rafael has confirmed that it is in the advanced stages of developing a fifth-generation version of its Litening targeting pod.
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Opinion
Comment: Oh, for perfect vision
Good news this week from Airbus, whose experts forecast the world's air operators will buy nearly 28,000 new jets between now and 2030 - more than doubling the size of the fleet to the high side of 31,000.
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NewsBoeing responds to Japanese fighter request with F/A-18E bid
Boeing and the US Navy have tabled a bid to meet Japan's F-X fighter requirement with the F/A-18E Super Hornet ...
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NewsAirlines to receive 85% of EU ETS allowances free in 2012
Airlines will receive 85% of their emissions allowances free of charge in the first year of the European Union's emissions trading system (ETS).
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NewsTu-154 crew battled power loss after switching off fuel pump
Inadvertent deactivation of a pump during fuel transfer sparked the near-complete loss of thrust on a Dagestan Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 that forced the crew into an erratic emergency landing, during which the jet broke up.
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VIDEO: Boeing 737 Max versus A320neo
As Airbus and Boeing go head to head again in the short-haul market, the two are already exchanging words about the competitiveness of their two new products - the A320neo and 737 Max.
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NewsBoeing 787 delivery ends 40-month delay
On 25 September, Boeing should earn its first dollars from the 787 programme, when the long-arranged sources of capital set up by launch customer All Nippon Airways are transferred into Boeing's coffers.
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AirAsia X looks to begin Sydney service
AirAsia X continues to push hard to add Sydney airport to its Australian destinations from Kuala Lumpur.
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AirAsia vows innovative IFE as Samsung teams with Tune Box
AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes is vowing to offer passengers a "modern and innovative in-flight entertainment experience" now that Samsung has teamed with Tune Box to turn Android-powered Galaxy tablets into portable IFE for passengers in addition to electronic flight bags (EFBs) for pilots.
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787’s excess weight drives mission profile: ANA
All Nippon Airways has confirmed for the first time excess weight has pushed the airline to deploy early 787s on short haul and regional operations rather...
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Package B Trent 1000 flies on production 787
The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Package B engine made its first flight on a production Boeing 787 on 24 September, confirmed programme vice president and general...
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NewsBoeing formally delivers first 787 to ANA
All Nippon Airways, launch customer for the Boeing 787, has taken contractual delivery of its first of 55 aircraft three and a half years late. Boeing...
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Opinion
Comment: Champagne on ice tastes all the sweeter
You might wonder what Boeing has to do to catch a break. Just as its 787 widebody finally rolls toward commercial service, the high-power beams lighting up Everett turn out not to be theatrical spotlights, but rather the headlamps of an oncoming express that carried a late delivery of trouble.
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PICTURE: Egypt takes delivery of first C-295 transport
Airbus Military has delivered its first of three C-295 medium transports to the Egyptian air force ...
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No survivors reported from Nepalese Beech 1900D crash
No survivors have been reported from a sightseeing aircraft, said to be a Beech 1900D turboprop operated by Nepalese carrier Buddha Air, which crashed near...
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Labour relations trumped 787 profitability on line selection: Documents
Despite the conclusion that the establishment of the second Boeing 787 final assembly line in North Charleston, South Carolina presented a high risk and...