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IN FOCUS: MRJ targets 50% of world's 70-100 seater regional jet market
Skywest's commitment for 100 Mitsubishi Regional Jets will likely be locked in as a firm contract in a week's time. Lawyers from both sides are now...
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NewsBritish Airways A380 deliveries to be pushed back
British Airways is in talks with Airbus regarding delivery of its initial A380s, with the first arrival probably being put back until around the third quarter...
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NewsIAG warns on Spanish job cuts as Iberia drags performance down
International Airlines Group has revised its full-year forecast downwards and warns it will make an operating loss for 2012 as the euro-area crisis continues...
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NewsAerospace players welcome India’s new offset guidelines
India has revised its defence offset guidelines, making it easier for international defence contractors to dispense their offset obligations. The changes...
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Japan Airlines to be relisted on 19 September
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) said on 3 August 2012 it had approved the relisting of Japan Airlines (JAL). The carrier's stock will officially be...
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NewsUnited celebrates rollout of 787
United Airlines celebrated the rollout of its first Boeing 787-8 in the special "swoop" livery at the manufacturer's Everett, Washington plant today. The...
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NewsFAA: Loss of separation but no head-on for DCA planes
US officials say two regional jets that departed Washington Reagan National airport the afternoon of 31 July were at no time on a head-on collision course...
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NewsFutron releases space competitiveness index
A new private-sector studiy has shed light on the current status of the global space industry. Futron, a well-known analytical group, has released...
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NewsBogdan nominated to head F-35 JSF programme
US Air Force Maj Gen Christopher Bogdan is being nominated to become the next head of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme ...
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El Al firms 737-900ERs previously linked to 787 deal
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has finalised an order for two additional Boeing 737-900ERs, a conversion which has been linked to a possible acquisition of 787s. Boeing...
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Hampson crisis 'won't leave 787 short of production tooling'
London trading of shares in Hampson was suspended earlier this week when the debt-burdened supplier of composite assembly tools to Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier,...
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Bond, Bristow and CHC shortlisted for UK SAR contracts
Three companies have been shortlisted by the UK government to compete for contracts to provide search and rescue...
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NewsRQ-21A Integrator completes first flight
Boeing Insitu on 28 July completed the first flight milestone of the US Navy and US Marine Corps' RQ-21A Integrator unmanned air vehicle, with six months...
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NewsNorway threatens to cancel NH90 helicopter order
Norway is threatening to cancel its order for NH Industries NH90 helicopters, as its frustrations mount with delivery delays.
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NewsBAE edges towards Eurofighter contract with Oman
A UK-led campaign to sell 12 Typhoon combat aircraft to Oman could succeed in securing a deal before year-end ...
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NewsBAE submits quotes for new Indian Hawk deal
India is moving closer to ordering a further 20 Hawk advanced jet trainers from BAE Systems, the UK company says ...
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NewsUK Tornado fleet to retire in 2019, says BAE
Royal Air Force operations with the Panavia Tornado GR4 are to conclude by March 2019, BAE Systems has confirmed ...
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Japan Airlines doubles net profit to Y26.9bn in fiscal Q1
Japan Airlines (JAL) Group has posted a net profit of Y26.9 billion ($343 million) in the first quarter of FY2012, more than double the Y12.7 billion posted...
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NewsCorrection: Lufthansa posts €20m first half loss
Lufthansa posted a second quarter group operating profit of €361 million ($444 million), nearly wiping out losses racked over the first quarter. The...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Tokyo casts wary eye on Chinese airpower developments
A white paper published by Japan's defenc ministry has shed light on Tokyo's views of military aviation developments in China ...