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AirAsia X order for Airbus A350s imminent
AirAsia X, the Malaysia-based long-haul low-cost airline, is likely to place an order for the Airbus A350 shortly as part of its expansion plans. The...
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Boeing eyes risk-sharing, lower costs for $100 million F-15SE
Boeing is seeking risk-sharing partners to develop a new version of the F-15E Strike Eagle that adds stealth characteristics and a new electronic warfare...
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More customers approach Bombardier about Q400 deferrals
Bombardier is holding discussions with additional customers about potential 70-seat Q400 turboprop deferrals as it works to conclude an agreement with Horizon...
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Inmarsat sees continued growth in aeronautical services
Inmarsat's aeronautical services business continues to enjoy robust growth despite the global economic slump.
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Southwest pilots nix tentative deal
Pilots at Southwest Airlines have rejected the tentative agreement their union inked with management in March of this year.
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NewsCirrus recalls employees, increases production
Providing the first sign of a possible recovery in the general aviation sector, Cirrus Design has begun recalling workers to support an increase in production.
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WestJet’s Durfy warns of unit revenue declines
Canadian carrier WestJet anticipates pressure on its unit revenues during the second quarter from the weak economy and aggressive pricing. Carrier...
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NewsA330 search teams sight larger sections of debris
Brazilian Air Force aircraft have detected larger items of debris in their search for the presumed crash location of the missing Air France Airbus A330. In...
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Aviacsa seeks to quickly resume operations following grounding
Mexican authorities have temporarily grounded Aviacsa and the carrier's fleet of Boeing 737s over alleged safety violations.
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R-R ready to bench test upgraded Trent 1000
Rolls-Royce expects this month to begin bench-testing the first improved variant of the Trent 1000 for the Boeing 787 aimed at bringing the turbofan's specific...
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Investigators puzzle over Air France A330 loss
If air accident investigators fail to find significant parts of the wreckage of the Air France A330-200 that crashed into the Atlantic it could mark one...
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NewsStakeholders hopeful FCC opens discussion on in-flight cell use
Several in-flight connectivity stakeholders are hopeful the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the FAA will open the discussion about overturning...
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NewsBoeing promotes loans to biofuel producers
Boeing has been looking at what the US government could do to stabilise pricing for renewable jet fuel, and standby loans are one strategy the manufacturer...
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PICTURES: Saab launches manufacturing work on Neuron air vehicle
Saab has launched fresh windtunnel tests of the Neuron unmanned combat air vehicle's frozen outer shape ...
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France orders deep-sea vessel to A330 search area
France's ministry of transport has dispatched a research ship to the South Atlantic with equipment capable of searching ocean depths up to 6,000m (19,700ft)...
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PICTURE: Aeronautics reveals Picador unmanned helicopter
Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems has test flown a half-scale model of its Picador unmanned rotorcraft and expects to receive approval from the nation's...
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Gripen revives war of words over Norwegian fighter assessment
Saab-led Gripen International has revived its war of words linked to the Norwegian defence ministry's selection of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter...
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How the autopilot/flight director TCAS works
Airbus has radically modified the interface that pilots use to react to resolution advisories from the aircraft's on-board traffic alert and collision avoidance...
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Pilot error blamed for fatal One-Two-Go crash in Phuket
Pilot error was the main cause of the fatal crash of a One-Two-Go passenger aircraft in Phuket in 2007, Thailand's Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) has...