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  • 747-8 forward fuselage
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    PICTURE: Boeing assembles first 747-8 forward fuselage

    2010-09-14T17:00:00Z

    Boeing has passed a 747-8 Intercontinental milestone with the assembly of the first forward fuselage section

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    Argentina signs for Mi-171E transports

    2010-09-14T16:00:00Z

    Argentina's defence ministry has signed an estimated $30 million contract with Russia's Rosoboronexport for two Mi-171Es ...

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    Northrop raises concerns with USAF acquisition process on JSTARS

    2010-09-14T14:00:00Z

    Northrop Grumman officials are seeking ways to revitalise the E-8C JSTARS ground surveillance fleet now in competition with multi-mission surveillance aircraft, but have raised new concerns about the US Air Force's acquisition process.

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    Portable IFE: Dead or ready to thrive?

    2010-09-14T13:00:00Z

    Executives from portable in-flight device manufacturers and consumer off the shelf units engaged in a lively panel debate about the viability of purpose built equipment now that the iPad and its emerging competitors are poised to revolutionize IFE.

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    PICTURE: Airbus test-flies A350 fuselage panel on A340

    2010-09-14T12:51:00Z

    Airbus has started test-flying a carbon-fibre reinforced plastic fuselage panel intended to become a standard structural component of the A350.

  • AT-6B - Jamie Hunter Aviacom
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    Hawker Beechcraft proposes F-35 cannon for AT-6

    2010-09-14T12:42:00Z

    Hawker Beechcraft has revealed new details about its plans for the AT-6 light attack and armed reconnaissance fighter ...

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    Czech Republic outlines need for two KC-390s

    2010-09-14T12:25:00Z

    The Czech Republic has become the fifth nation to declare its interest in the Embraer KC-390 tanker/transport ...

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    Business: Good week - Bad week

    2010-09-14T12:00:00Z

    Good week - British Airways' and Iberia's new holding company has drawn up a list of a dozen airlines it would like to buy Bad week - BOMBARDIER The airframer gunning to give Airbus and Boeing a run in the narrowbody market says development costs and capital investment for its ...

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    Garuda in line to be next SkyTeam partner

    2010-09-14T11:54:56Z

    Garuda Indonesia is likely to be the next airline after Taiwan's China Airlines to formally apply to join the SkyTeam alliance.

  • Conviasa ATR crash
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    Both pilots among fatalities in Conviasa ATR crash

    2010-09-14T11:38:00Z

    Neither pilot appears to have survived yesterday's crash of a Conviasa ATR 42 in Venezuela, after the twin-turboprop came down in the grounds of a steel...

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    INTERIORS: Panasonic goes looking for trouble

    2010-09-14T11:00:00Z

    In-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) hardware giant Panasonic Avionics is taking trouble-shooting to a whole new level with the creation of a new mission control center that is perpetually connected to the firm's customer support offices around the world and its OEM facilities.

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    Jet Airways considers ways of increasing capital

    2010-09-14T10:17:00Z

    Minutes from the Jet Airways' 18th annual general meeting, provided more details about the company's capital raise plans. At the general meeting, Dinseh...

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    This Week Briefing

    2010-09-14T10:00:00Z

    EADS chief executive Louis Gallois said the European aerospace giant is in talks with a few companies in defense, services and security for potential deals and could comfortably make an acquisition of around €1 billion ($1.3 billion).

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    Working Week Brendan Lodge

    2010-09-14T10:00:00Z

    Brendan Lodge is business development director for JetBrokers Europe, which focuses on providing the best possible solution for buyers and sellers while broking corporate aircraft transactions at an international level

  • China Airlines A330
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    China Airlines to join SkyTeam by mid-2011

    2010-09-14T07:28:00Z

    China Airlines (CAL) has formally begun the process of joining SkyTeam by mid-2011 after signing a letter of intent with the alliance in Taipei. The...

  • Panasonic App store
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    INTERIORS: Panasonic launches first application store for IFEC

    2010-09-14T06:00:00Z

    Software developers will have the opportunity to see their ideas fly with Panasonic Avionics' launch of the world's first application store to serve airline customers of its in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) systems.

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    INTERIORS: IFPL expands MediaHub

    2010-09-14T06:00:00Z

    Inflight entertainment seat integration provider Inflight Peripherals (IFPL) has introduced new elements to its three-year old modular connectivity panel...

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    Aeromexico confirms evaluation of fleet expansion options

    2010-09-14T05:04:35Z

    Aeromexico has confirmed it is looking at acquiring additional Boeing aircraft as it plans further expansion of its network in the aftermath of archrival...

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    Qantas opposes Virgin Blue-Etihad alliance

    2010-09-14T03:45:09Z

    Qantas Airways has protested against plans by Australia's Virgin Blue and Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways to form an alliance, and has urged Australian...

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    INTERIORS: Virgin-branded airlines win big in Passenger Choice Awards

    2010-09-14T03:14:00Z

    Passengers from all over the world have made their feelings known - they like a Virgin not just for the very first time, but every time.