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Boeing raises 737 output again to 35 per month
Boeing has decided to further increase monthly 737 deliveries starting in 18 months only four weeks after announcing another production rate jump for the...
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Boeing recovers Down Under
Delays and cost-overruns on major Boeing Australia contracts with the RAAF led to an injection of fresh blood two years ago ...
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US Air Force formalises UAS pilot training
The US Air Force has formalised remotely piloting aircraft as a career field, after testing a new curriculum on five "beta" classes ...
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Recovery slowly begins for battered piston market
There are signs that the piston market is starting to rebound after an awful 2009 with most manufacturers emerging leaner and cautiously optimistic about the future
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NewsFAA grants expanded type inspection authorisation to 747-8F
The US FAA has granted Boeing expanded type inspection authorisation (TIA) for its 747-8F flight test programme, clearing the way for regulatory personnel...
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NewsCitation Mustang production hit
Cessna is facing production issues with its Citation Mustang entry-level jet because of problems...
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NewsILA: Eurocopter pledges dramatic increase in R&D spending
Eurocopter chief executive Lutz Bertling believes he has a winning formula to see his company safely through the recession: drastically increase spending...
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Opinion
Comment: Predicted pilot and engineer demand is unsustainable
Airlines which have stopped investing in the future just to survive the present are in for a shock.
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Air Macau and ANA to codeshare
Air Macau has entered into a codeshare relationship with Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA). From 1 July, ANA will place its code on Air Macau's thrice-weekly...
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NewsILA: Airbus bids to protect rare bird species
Germany's secretary of state for the environment Katherina Reiche has stressed the importance of preserving biodiversity, as Airbus agreed to co-operate...
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Lockheed marks 1st supersonic flight by STOVL F-35B
Four months after completing the first vertical landing, the Lockheed Martin F-35B flight test fleet also has surpassed the sound barrier ...
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NewsVIDEOS: Armadillo's Mod completes in-flight restart test
A collection of YouTube videos dated 7 June show Armadillo Aerospace has had a successful in-flight restart test flight with its vertical take-off/vertical...
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NewsVIDEO: Northrop Grumman wins race to revive hybrid airships with $517 million order
Northrop Grumman will spark a hybrid airship revival with a $517 million contract awarded today to deliver three slightly heavier-than-air aircraft to the...
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Business briefs
Malaysia-based low-cost carrier AirAsia is to list its longer-haul operation AirAsia X on the Malaysian, Indonesian...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Estonia's government has agreed in principle to acquire most of the 49% share in its flag carrier held by SAS Group. The deal gives the government...
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Opinion
Comment: A380 must pay its way
Behind the deal for 32 superjumbos at ILA are two questions: does Emirates know what it is doing, and will Airbus - even now - ever make money from its grandiose project?
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Colombia's EasyFly ponders expansion
Colombian regional carrier EasyFly continues to study expanding into mainline routes with Boeing 737s but for now is taking a wait-and-see approach.
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Shutdown continues after Spirit pilots reject 29% base pay increase
Spirit Airlines will remain closed through 16 June after pilots rejected an offer that would have yielded a compounded average 29% pay increase over the...
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Qatar inks cockpit communications deal with SITA
Fast-growing Qatar Airways has inked a new three-year deal with SITA covering cockpit communications for a range of new-delivery aircraft.