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ILFC COMMITS TO NEW A350 MODELS RENEGOTIATIONS International Lease Finance has renegotiated its Airbus A350 order, replacing its original deal for...
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Harmony ready for action
The European-built International Space Station module Node 2, which is called Harmony, sits in the payload bay of NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery on flight...
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Northwest A320 landing incident tied to cocked nose wheel
The US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating another incident in which an Airbus A320 landed with its nose-wheel twisted at a 90e_SDgr angle. The...
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ATR studies new larger turboprop family
The development of a new-generation turboprop engine is central to ATR's plans for a larger family of aircraft that could enter service from the middle of...
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Emirates still not happy with 747-8I performance
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark says that the performance of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental "is not there yet" for the airline to sign up for the...
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Arab carriers seek common regulatory framework
Arab carriers are stressing the need for a regulatory environment with greater commonality, which operates on a regional rather than national level. The...
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Emirates' big twinjet order may not be ready in time for Dubai air show
Emirates has warned that there is no guarantee that negotiations with Airbus and Boeing over a major widebody order will be finalised in time for a widely...
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Air Caraibes mulls over order for four A350 XWBs
Air Caraibes wants Airbus to offer a 10-abreast configuration on its A350 XWB, as it seeks to place a four-aircraft order by mid-2008. Air Caraibes...
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Fighter market gets hot as China lines up Iran deal
The international fighter market from Morocco to South Korea moved forward on several fronts last week. Most significant in the geo-political realm...
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Boeing and Airbus under pressure from Air France to develop narrowbodies as it looks to place order for 80 aircraft
Air France-KLM is pressing Airbus and Boeing to firm up plans to develop successors to the A320 and 737, as it seeks to place an initial order for up to...
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PAL A320 overshoots runway in southern Philippines
This Philippine Airlines Airbus A320 (RP-C3224) with 148 passengers and six crew on board overshot a runway on landing in the southern Philippine city of...
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Reshuffle and engineer shortage fail to dent Boeing confidence on 747-8
Boeing remains confident that the 747-8 Intercontinental programme will reach the...
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Chinese helicopter gunship suppliers face US investigation
Less than a month after China released the first public photos of its Z-10 helicopter gunship, US officials are "reviewing" the presence of US- and Canadian-made...
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UK Royal Navy's EH101 Merlin fleet flies around corrosion issue
The UK Royal Navy is increasing its use of the AgustaWestland EH101 Merlin HM1 helicopter, despite encountering a corrosion problem with the type's tail boom...
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Revived B-52 jammer concept prompts Boeing-Northrop partnership
Boeing and Northrop Grumman have joined forces to contest a US Air Force requirement to perform a stand-off jammer upgrade to the B-52 bomber...
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Italian air force demonstrates C-27J, C-130J capabilities
Italy's air force has demonstrated its ability to operate the Alenia Aeronautica C-27J alongside Lockheed Martin's C-130J, ahead of operations in Afghanistan...
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Israeli air force shifts trainer search to Beechcraft T-6
The Beechcraft T-6 Texan II has emerged as the preferred candidate to replace the Israeli air force's Fouga CM-170 (Zukit) basic trainers...