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NewsEmbraer juggles business jet production slots
Airframer Embraer has warned that the recovery in the market for light business jets remains fragile and it is still having to balance cancellations and...
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Air Malta names Peter Davies as new chief executive
Former Brussels Airlines and Caribbean Airlines head Peter Davies has been named as the chief executive of Air Malta, succeeding Joe Cappello. His...
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NewsEmbraer waits for Boeing’s move before defining new aircraft strategy
Embraer anticipates making a decision on designing a clean-sheet aircraft for the 130-seat segment once Boeing finalises its plans for replacing current...
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Air Force launches mission, opts not to drop X-51A
The US Air Force says it "elected not to launch" the second prototype Boeing-built X-51A hypersonic vehicle from the B-52H mothership the morning of 24 March. According...
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CSeries health monitoring to be satellite-based
Bombardier is promising its CSeries will carry "one of the most advanced, if not the most advanced" real-time health monitoring systems to transmit data to and from airborne aircraft, from the single-aisle type's 2013 service entry.
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Embraer profit and revenues dip in 2010
Brazilian airframer Embraer has posted a 29% fall in full-year net profit in 2010 to $330.2 million, but says it expects recovery to continue in the market...
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LNA to launch as VivaColombia with investment from Ryan family
La Nueva Aerolinea (LNA), the announced startup airline of former Avianca president Juan Emilio Posada, will be launched under the VivaColombia brand and...
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Flybe highlights seven new routes for summer 2011
UK regional carrier Flybe is to launch seven new services under its summer 2011 schedule. Flybe will operate thrice-weekly flights from Southampton...
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First flight pushed 747-8I harder and higher than planned
Boeing's test pilots were able to push its 747-8 Intercontinental harder and higher than originally planned on its 20 March first flight thanks to more than 2,000h of test flights already logged on its freighter variant since February 2010.
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EDA study to outline investment needs for future air systems
Saab has outlined the progress made so far in a one-year study into the future of the European military aerospace industry ...
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NewsFly-by-wire for new Bombardier Global duo?
Bombardier seems likely to announce whether it will go fly-by-wire on the super-long-range Global 7000 and 8000 - due to enter service in 2017 and 2018 - at the EBACE business aviation show in Geneva in May.
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NewsAirbus plots production migration to A320neo
Airbus has laid out preliminary details of a gradual migration plan between production of its baseline A320 twinjet and the re-engined A320neo, which will become available from early 2016.
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NewsPICTURES: A400M completes low-speed take-off tests
Airbus Military's A400M has demonstrated a maximum pitch-up angle of 13º during low-speed take-off tests ...
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Rafale destroys Libyan jet, as France steps up action
A French air force Rafale has destroyed a Libyan aircraft after it violated the no-fly zone over Misrata ...
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NewsGE, Rolls-Royce to self-fund F136 after stop-work order
General Electric and Rolls-Royce will spend their own money to keep the F136 engine alive as the company and its supporters in Congress fight a 90-day stop-work...
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NTSB: DCA controller admits to sleeping on job
A 20-year FAA air traffic control supervisor working in the tower at Washington National airport told the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)...
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NewsQatar still considering A320neo, but wants performance data
Qatar Airways is keeping Airbus guessing about whether it will sign for the A320neo, saying it is still waiting for definitive data to validate performance...
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American expects to complete 737-800 retrofit by early 2013
American Airlines has completed retrofits on 30 of 76 older Boeing 737-800s in its fleet to mirror the interiors of the new -800s being delivered to the...
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NewsStar Alliance trials aircraft seats for possible joint procurement
Global airline group the Star Alliance is studying various economy-class seats with the aim of selecting a common seat architecture that could be jointly...
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P&W completes assembly of first geared turbofan slated to power the MRJ
Pratt & Whitney has completed assembly of the first PurePower PW1217G geared turbofan designed for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet.