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Bombardier on track with CSeries as barrel testing begins
Bombardier on 21 December began pressure testing its CSeries fuselage demonstrator in what the airframer is calling "a world first" for an aluminium lithium...
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Aer Lingus discussing franchise pact with Aer Arann
Aer Lingus is in commercial discussions with Irish regional airline Aer Arann regarding co-operation on their route networks.
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NewsUAE ups C-17 order to six aircraft, from four
The United Arab Emirates has unexpectedly increased the size of its order for the Boeing C-17 by signing a deal to buy six of the strategic transports. The...
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Boeing to incorporate side-of-body mod into 787 production
Boeing received its 15th 787 centre fuselage on 5 January, marking the arrival of the last centre wing box requiring a full side-of-body modification and...
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Innocon wins multi-million dollar Asia Pacific deal
Israeli manufacturer Innocon has sold an unspecified unmanned air vehicle system to an unnamed Asia Pacific country for a contract that the company says...
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Delta chief executive touts MD-80 cost advantage
Delta chief executive Richard Anderson has reiterated his bullish view that the carrier's large fleet of ageing Boeing MD-80s retain a cost advantage over...
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London Heathrow to deploy body-scanners in weeks
London Heathrow Airport is to deploy body scanners in a few weeks' time, UK prime minister Gordon Brown has confirmed.
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Business aviation in brief
Rockwell Collins has completed the acquisition of AR Group and its affiliated companies...
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Flairjet launches commercial services with Phenom 100
UK business aircraft charter start-up FlairJet has become Europe's first commercial operator of the Embraer Phenom...
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Tiger aims for S$223-273 million in IPO
Tiger Airways aims to raise S$223-S$273 million ($160-195 million) in its initial public offering, with the proceeds to be used for new aircraft, possibly...
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Tiger buys A320s in move away from leasing model
Singapore's Tiger Airways plans purchase two A320-200 aircraft, the first aircraft it will own rather than lease.
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Asian passenger traffic improves in November
Passenger traffic among major Asian carriers grew in November 2009, rising 3.5% year-on-year and providing further evidence of a recovery in air traffic...
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Qantas to end its AAPA membership
Australian flag carrier Qantas will not renew its membership in the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) when it expires this year, ending its four...
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AirAsia-Jetstar may examine A320 leasing operation
The new Jetstar-AirAsia alliance could examine the formation of a new leasing company based around their older Airbus A320 aircraft.
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Jetstar-AirAsia alliance to influence narrowbody design
The newly-formed Jetstar-AirAsia alliance hopes to influence the future design of narrowbody aircraft to better fit the needs of low-cost operations in Asia.
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NewsAirAsia and Jetstar ink wide-ranging cooperation agreement
Low-cost carriers Jetstar and AirAsia have formed a new alliance that will allow them to study the joint purchase of new aircraft, cooperate in ground and...
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PICTURES: Chile receives first four Super Tucanos
Chile has received its first four of 12 EMB-314 Super Tucano trainer/light attack aircraft from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer ...
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Indian air force counters birdstrike threat
The Indian air force has taken steps to reduce the risk of birdstrikes occurring at several of its bases ...
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OnAir unconvinced about viability of Ku model for airlines
OnAir has made known it is open to supporting in-flight mobile communications over a Ku-band link, but remains unconvinced that Ku-band connectivity is as...