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Laurentian to build MRO facility in upstate New York
Laurentian Aerospace plans to build a new heavy maintenance facility for widebody aircraft at Plattsburgh International Airport in upstate New York. The...
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Emirates sells A380 to Guernsey-based fund and leases it back
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to sell one of its Airbus A380s to a Guernsey-based fund, and will lease the aircraft back for a period of 12 years.
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NewsCUTAWAY: Ultimate Survivor - OH-58 enters fifth decade stronger than ever
Bell's OH-58 Kiowa is entering its fifth decade stronger than ever and the US Army intends it to stay on the payroll until at least 2025 ...
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Airbus sees demand for 26,000 new aircraft over 20 years
Airbus has increased its long-term demand forecast by 3.6% due to a perceived rise in demand for single-aisle aircraft, and remains convinced that over 1,700...
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Aviation escapes proposed new tax as UN climate talks end
Climate change negotiations in Cancun, Mexico have concluded without the imposition of a proposed levy on the aviation industry, but with a greater recognition...
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Opinion
Comment: Long haul in Korea
When the USA led a United Nations crusade to turn back an act of Cold War aggression in a former Japanese colony it wasn't planning for the future, but 60 years later it's still on station
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Bearing compartment module behind secondary Trent 900 oil leak
Qantas Airways has specified the part it is replacing in some of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines due to a secondary oil leak. That oil leak is unrelated...
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Australia introduces flexible control of military airspace
Australia has introduced a series of changes to the way military airspace operates in the country following a two-year review designed to deliver more flexible and efficient airspace usage.
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Qantas 747 power loss incident prompts calls for safety action
Australian safety regulators have called for US regulations to address the potential risk caused by liquid contamination of aircraft electrical systems,...
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Qantas acquires Perth charter operator
Qantas Airways will acquire Perth charter operator Network Aviation, moving into the market for air charter services in the mining sector.
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Opinion
Comment: a job too big... or too small?
It may be the most prestigious business jet completion project ever, but Europe's tiny band of high-end interiors specialists are surprisingly reluctant to take on the first Airbus A380 corporate airliner.
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NewsAB25: reflections from Akbar Al-Baker and Samer Majali
To mark the 25th anniversary of Airline Business, 25 leading airline industry executives who have helped shape the sector over the last quarter century, give their reflections on the last 25 years and the challenges for the years to come. Here two of the Middle East region's most influential chef ...
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Sukhoi to have three Superjets ready by year-end
Sukhoi is expecting to complete three serial examples of its Superjet 100 regional jet before 2011. Russian presidential plenipotentiary envoy in the...
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Investigators locate cockpit recorder of Dagestan Tu-154
Russian investigators have retrieved the cockpit-voice recorder of the crashed Dagestan Airline Tupolev Tu-154M in Moscow, nearly a week after the accident.
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Aircell partners with SkyMall on in-flight shopping arrangement
Aircell has partnered with in-flight shopping publication SkyMall to enable passengers to shop from the latter firm's web site during flight at no charge.
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Boeing receives $5.3 million advanced aircraft contract from NASA
NASA has awarded a third contract for studies designed to identify advanced concepts for airliners that could enter service in 2025.
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India signs Sensor Fused Weapon deal
The Indian air force is to receive more than 500 Sensor Fused Weapons from Textron Defense Systems ...
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NewsAB25: anniversary reflections from Sir Michael Bishop
"Air transport is a tumultuous industry, frequently dictated by uncontrollable events"