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NewsPictures: Asiana, Lufthansa, Darwin and JAL additional World Cup football liveries
Several readers have emailed in suggestions for additions to our World Cup livery article flightglobal.com ran yesterday featuring the Varig Boeing MD-11 football-themed paint job.
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NewsNew 787 fuselage process test failure forces Boeing to produce extra sections
Boeing is rushing to add two composite fuselage barrel sections to its 787 test programme after what was intended to be the ninth and final test specimen failed quality inspections last month.
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Switzerland holds seven suspects in May El Al missile attack plot
Swiss investigators are detaining seven people in custody as part of continuing investigations after a swoop last month on what it alleges was a terrorist cell “very seriously” planning an attack on an El Al aircraft in the country.
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NewsCathay Pacific confirms deal to take over Dragonair
Air China, Cathay Pacific Airways, China National Aviation (CNAC), CITIC Pacific and Swire Pacific have confirmed a much-anticipated deal in which Hong Kong-based carrier Dragonair will become, subject to shareholder approval, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cathay.
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NewsOrderbook reveals Boeing booked single undisclosed launch order for passenger 747-8 Intercontinental last month
Boeing yesterday booked its first order passenger version of its 747-8 aircraft, although the manufacturer is remaining silent on which client has placed the launch order.
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Boeing assisting South Korean air force in investigation into yesterday's fatal F-15K accident, pilot error preliminary likely cause
One of South Korea’s four new Boeing F-15Ks crashed last night during an overwater training flight. The fighter went missing at dusk and rescue crews have already found remains of both the student pilot and instructor,
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Indonesia's Merpati places largest order for Chinese Xian Aircraft MA60 turboprops, taking 15
Indonesian state-owned carrier Merpati Nusantara has signed an order for 15 Xian Aircraft MA60s, the biggest export order yet for the Chinese-built turboprop.
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Video: Evergreen modified firefighting 747-200 Supertanker poised to clinch FAA certification
$40 million project envisages international and night-time operations for Supertanker
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NewsPictures: Varig Brazilian World Cup player transport MD-11 joins growing football-liveried fleet
Brazilian national carrier Varig has been parading the aircraft it used to transport its national football team to Switzerland last month around its long haul network ahead of the global soccer championship this week.
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Pictures: Gulfstream flight tests G550 Compact Airborne Early Warning platform for Israel ahead of August delivery
Gulfstream has begun flight testing the first G550 busines jet modified to be Israel's Compact Airborne Early Warning (CAEW) platform. The aircraft has been heavily modified to accept the Elta Systems Phalcon phased-array radar, which will be installed after the first CAEW G550 is delivered to Israel at the end ...
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Continental confirms order with Boeing for 10 additional 787s plus 24 737s
US mainline carrier Continental Airlines has confirmed it is ordering 10 more Boeing 787s, adding to the 10 orders it announced in December 2004.