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NewsEtihad ties up with Air Berlin on 787 introduction
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to combine its Boeing 787 introduction programme with that of new partner Air Berlin in a bid to reduce the costs...
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Globalstar gets more time and more lenient loan covenants
The French export-credit agency COFACE has made an amendment to the credit facility agreement it has with the mobile communications satellite firm Globalstar.
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NewsInquiry finds crashed An-26's gear was retracted too early
Early retraction of the landing-gear on a Polish-operated Antonov An-26 initiated the accident sequence which badly damaged the freighter on take-off from...
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NewsATSB pinpoints cause of Qantas Trent 900 oil leaks
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has ruled that engine oil leaks experienced by two Airbus A380 aircraft were caused by a loss of clamping...
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NewsSchiebel flies Camcopter with heavy fuel engine
Schiebel has made its first S-100 Camcopter flights with a heavy fuel engine at the company's test centre in Weiner Neustadt, Austria ...
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NewsAirbus, Boeing both claim victory in latest round of WTO dispute
The ongoing transatlantic spat over government subsidies to Airbus and Boeing appears to have taken a turn...
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Flight International: Boeing 777 Successor
Our cover story in Flight International this week is Boeing's plans for a 777 successor, with a probable late-2012 launch of the next-generation of its hugely successful twinjet.
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Maldivian start-up Flyme details expansion plans
Flyme, the Maldive Islands-based start-up airline, plans to extend its route network to include international destinations over the next three years. It...
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NewsAmerican likely to consolidate: JP Morgan
In an indictment of the reorganisation efforts so far by AMR Corp and American Airlines, JP Morgan's airline analysts say they are "underwhelmed" and predict American is heading for consolidation whether it wants it or not.
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NewsIN FOCUS: T-38 replacement faces six-year schedule gap
With the US military facing lean times, the US Air Force's Air Education and Training Command (AETC) is not immune from procurement pressure, despite its importance in providing the combat pilots of the future.
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NewsPICTURES: Italian air force fields first search and rescue HH-139A
The Italian air force has fielded its first of 10 AgustaWestland HH-139A search and rescue helicopters ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Gulfstream family cutaway - Market confirms family values
Sales of Gulfstream's large-cabin jets are increasing across the globe, with the Asia-Pacific region a particularly hot zone
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NewsCRJ700 oscillation traced to radio altimeter short-circuit
French investigators have determined that a short-circuit in a Bombardier CRJ700's radio altimeter antenna cable caused the autopilot to over-correct, and the jet to oscillate near the ground, as it tried to maintain the vertical glideslope profile.
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NewsIN FOCUS: How Elbit is closing Israel's pilot training gap
Elbit's new 'simulators farm' is a means for the Israeli contractor to not only support its national customer but build the international customer base for its training services.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Israel's M-346 selection fires up TOR joint venture
Israel's mid-February selection of the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 as the next advanced jet trainer for the nation's air force represents the green light for joint-venture service provider TOR to start work.
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Kingfisher cancels flights as pilots fail to show up
Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines today cancelled a series of flights as its pilots failed to show up for work, and it had difficulties in distributing its...
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NewsIN FOCUS: ABACE rejoins the air-show circuit
The Asian Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (ABACE) returns this month after a three-year absence from the air-show circuit. The annual event started life in 2004, but was mothballed four years later when the financial meltdown struck.
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NewsAirbus and partners urge EU leaders to stop ETS trade conflict
Nine of Europe's top aviation players have written joint letters to urge European political leaders to step in and stop an escalating trade conflict with...
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NewsIN FOCUS: ABACE focuses attention on China's business aviation potential
With the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE) preparing to open its doors in Shanghai later this month - for the first time since 2008 - a spotlight shines on business aviation's potentioal in the region's powerhouse: China