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NewsLong-time Airbus customer TAM of Brazil orders Boeing 777-300ERs
Fast-growing long-haul carrier delays Airbus A350XWB decision in opting for eight Boeing 777-300ERs, marking South America's first order of the type
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NewsBombardier thinks of U-turn on CSeries, with engine plans for 110-130 seat airliner discussed with CFM and P&WC
Bombardier could revive its CSeries airliner by early next year and is in talks with CFM International and its joint owner General Electric, as well as Pratt & Whitney Canada, about the engine technology it requires for the proposed 110- to 130-seater.
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Boeing chooses leased 747-400 as testbed for 747-8 stretch to provide wing load data
Boeing has decided to use a leased 747-400 to prepare the ground for the forthcoming 747-8 stretch in a similar way that it is using a 777 for concept validation and risk-reduction on the 787.
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NewsAirbus China considers local manufacture of Airbus A320 wings, UK could lose exclusive hold on assembly work
Wings for the A320s that Airbus will assemble in China could be produced locally as part of the European manufacturer's plans to outsource more production to the Asian country. The move would see the UK lose its exclusive hold on Airbus wing production.
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NewsAirbus Military A400M faces future 'challenges' as fuselage emerges, on eve of major review
Airbus Military has begun fitting out the first fuselage of the A400M military transport and says the programme is “meeting all contractual milestones” as it approaches delivery of a major review next month.
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NewsAir France CEO Jean-Cyril Spinetta defends rejection of GPWS equipment on Air Inter A320 fleet, despite fatal 1992 St Odile mountainside crash
Air France chief and former head of Air Inter Jean-Cyril Spinetta has defended the decision not to equip the Air Inter Airbus A320 fleet with ground proximity warning system (GPWS) equipment, despite the fact that it might have prevented a 1992 fatal crash at Strasbourg.
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NewsUS FAA issues airworthiness directive including winter training and low airspeed alarm to address Cessna Caravan icing risks
Completion of an approved pilot winter operations training course and fitment of a low airspeed warning system to Cessna 206 Caravans are expected to be mandated soon by a US Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive applying to all commercial operations by the type, says the US Regional Air Cargo Carriers ...
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South Africa special: Mango in the mix
The launch of state-owned South African Airways' own low-cost carrier has caused controversy. But can it succeed in winning market share?
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Back to stay: the regional aircraft market
The regional aircraft market is undergoing a transition as high fuel prices spark an upswing in demand for turboprops. Our directory reveals what is available
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South Africa special: Forward march
South Africa has set out to restructure its defence and aerospace industries in a bid to create a modern, consistently profitable sector. But will it work?