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FARNBOROUGH: Neeleman’s Azul gives ATR a boost
Brazilian carrier Azul plans to introduce a second fleet type to join its Embraer 190/195 regional jets, with the first of 20 ATR 72 turboprops joining the...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: LAN selects CFM56 for 70 A320s
Chilean carrier LAN Airlines has selected the CFM International CFM56 engine for a total of 70 Airbus A320s.
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AirTran defers nine 737s, adds two 717s
AirTran Airways announced today it will be slowing its fleet growth by deferring delivery of nine Boeing 737-700s but has agreed to lease two additional...
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing completes C-130 AMP deliveries
Boeing delivered the last of three test aircraft on 19 June for the US Air Force C-130 Avionics Modernisation Programme (AMP).
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FARNBOROUGH: Lockheed prepares for KC-390 competition
Lockheed Martin sees the Embraer KC-390 as a potentially serious competitor to its C-130J, but it adds that there are still many questions to be answered about the Brazilian aircraft.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Cessna composite propellor gets the nod from standards body
Cessna Aircraft's two-blade, fixed-pitch composite propellor for the 162 Skycatcher light sport aircraft has been approved by the American Society for Testing...
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing F-15 fires missile from internal bay for first time
The 40-year-old Boeing F-15 has fired an air-to-air missile for the first time from an internal weapons bay, demonstrating a critical new capability invented...
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FARNBOROUGH: Messier Services clinches maintenance contracts from Virgin Atlantic and Thomas Cook
Messier Services, part of Safran group, has won a seven-year contract from Virgin Atlantic Airways to complete landing gear overhauls for the airline's fleet of 19 Airbus A340-600 aircraft.
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American promotes Horton to president
American Airlines parent AMR today announced several changes to its senior management team.
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FARNBOROUGH: Fatigue Technology's new rivetless nut plate aims to cut aircraft assembly time
Seattle-based Fatigue Technology has a launched a rivetless nut plate technology that it believes will help aircraft manufacturers slash time spent on aircraft...
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FARNBOROUGH: LIVE VIDEO - Watch the Flightglobal news team at work
Watch the Flightglobal news team work live from their Farnborough chalet and see how the website, show daily newspaper and magazine gets put together.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Boeing hints at KC-767 NewGen Tanker design
In a huddle with reporters after a press briefing, a Boeing executive offered the most tangible hint to date that the KC-767 NewGen Tanker blends major structural components from different aircraft models.
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FARNBOROUGH: HP catches up on air show buzz
The show does not normally attract IT suppliers, but Hewlett-Packard is an exception. The Californian computing giant (Skyview restaurant, hall 1A) is using...
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American orders 35 additional 737-800s
American Airlines announced today it has exercised options for an additional 35 Boeing 737-800 aircraft to be delivered in 2011 and 2012.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus ministers keep the heat on WTO
European ministers representing the nations behind Airbus joined the attack on the delay in the World Trade Organisation's verdict on alleged subsidies for Boeing commercial aircraft.
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FARNBOROUGH: Marshall Executive Aviation adds Challenger to fleet
Cambridge-based Marshall Executive Aviation (MEA) will take over the management of a Bombardier Challenger 300, adding to its fleet of Cessna Citation Bravo...
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FARNBOROUGH: Republic signs for 24 more Embraer 190s
US airline group Republic Airlines has signed a letter of intent to buy 24 more Embraer 190 jets in a deal valued at $960 million signed today at the Farnborough...
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FARNBOROUGH: Aermacchi provides modified MB-339As for UAE aerobatic team
Alenia Aermacchi is completing modification work on the final batch of four MB-339A trainer and light attack aircraft for the United Arab Emirates air force ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Bombardier inks deal for six business jets with VistaJet
Bombardier chalked up half a dozen aircraft orders at the show yesterday...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Qatar fires warning shot at Airbus over A330 conversions
Qatar Airways is urging Airbus to quickly decide on its A330 cargo conversion strategy or risk losing its business to Boeing.