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Customers reaffirm commitment as 787 advances
As Boeing advances toward validating its 787 side-of-body reinforcement, customers have reaffirmed their commitment to the aircraft.
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Delays hit US airports as FAA suffers flight-plan glitch
The US FAA is responding to problems with its telecommunications infrastructure today as airlines are forced to manually input flight plans, resulting in...
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PICTURE: A400M completes first ground run of all four engines
Airbus Military has for the first time performed a simultaneous ground run of the A400M's TP400 engines ...
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European Court: Long-delayed flights are not cancellations
Passengers cannot claim that a flight has been cancelled simply because of an extensive delay, the European Court has ruled, but are nevertheless entitled...
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NewsAer Lingus warns of more jobs cuts without cost deal
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus is warning that failure to reach an agreement over its restructuring plan will result in even more jobs being shed at the airline. Its...
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Dubai 09: UAE hosts first mock dogfights for F-22, Typhoon, Rafale
The United Arab Emirates not only attracted the Lockheed Martin F-22 to the Dubai air show, but also staged perhaps the first mock dogfights between F-22s, Dassault Rafales and Eurofighter Typhoons.
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Boeing laser downs unmanned air vehicles
Boeing has confirmed that it downed six unmanned manned air vehicles at various ranges with two developmental portable laser beam systems during tests at the...
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Azul targets alternative fuel trial
Brazilian carrier Azul aims to complete a demonstration flight with alternative fuels derived from sugar cane by 2012.
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Airbus expects 100 aircraft deliveries in China in 2010
Airbus expects to sell nearly 300 A380 superjumbos in China in the next 20 years, for international and domestic routes. "There's potential obviously...
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Air Berlin trims 737 order
German carrier Air Berlin has cancelled three Boeing 737 aircraft but the remainder of its order backlog remains intact. The airline's third-quarter...
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FAA grounds two AMD factory-built light sports aircraft
Seven months after being asked by the US National Transportation Safety Board to do so, the Federal...
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OpenAir plants flag in SATSair territory
Maryland-based SR22 air taxi operator OpenAir has set up operations at the Greenville Downtown airport in South Carolina, staking a claim on the south-eastern...
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Dubai 09: SR Technics to open airframe maintenance facility in Malta, months after shutting Dublin
Months after shutting its loss-making Dublin subsidiary with the loss of more than 1,000 jobs, SR...
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Philippine Airlines receives its first 777
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has received its first Boeing 777.
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Japan's Tokyu Group reportedly keen to limit JAL exposure
Japanese railroad and real estate conglomerate Tokyu Group is reportedly looking to sell at least some of its shares in troubled Japan Airlines (JAL).
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AAPA warns of uncertainty in recovery
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), which represents 17 of Asia's major carriers, has warned that it is uncertain whether the recovery in the...
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Thailand's PB Air suspends operations
Thai regional carrier PB Air, which was aiming to add its first Saab 340 in September, has suspended operations and it is unclear when it plans to resume.
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NewsAAI grabs technology stake in fledgling Carter
A burgeoning market for unmanned cargo delivery systems and long endurance ISR platforms for the US military have spurred AAI to take a major technology stake in compound helicopter start-up, Carter Aviation Technologies.
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Airlink suffers again as Jetstream veers off runway
South African carrier Airlink has suffered another British Aerospace Jetstream incident, less than two months after a fatal crash in Durban. The airline's...