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Virgin America CEO says startup meets ownership laws
Virgin America CEO Fred Reid is extremely confident the startup carrier’s application for US DOT certification will withstand regulatory scrutiny, saying it was arranged “emphatically to address being within the right boundaries of foreign ownership laws”.
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NewsWorld's finest aviation quiz
It's Uncle Roger's festive quiz and there is nothing else quite like it.
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Opinion
OPINION: F-22A - not what's needed in Iraq
The US Air Force is celebrating the F-22 Raptor’s service entry, but US troops on the ground in Iraq are unlikely to feel as joyous
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Ariane 5 launches Indian and European satellites
The Ariane 5 successfully lifted off from Europe's Spaceport on Wednesday, deploying India's INSAT-4A telecommunications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit.
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Boeing celebrates as Xiamen deal pushes 737 orders past 6,000
Boeing has confirmed the sale of 10 737-800s to Xiamen Airlines as a historic landmark for the aircraft program, which has now surpassed 6,000 orders.
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Airbus rakes in pre-Christmas orders
Airbus has pulled in three final orders in the run-up to the Christmas break, announcing deals from Easyjet, Brazilian carrier TAM and an undisclosed customer.
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US NTSB finds cracks in wing spar of Chalks' crashed Mallard
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials have found a fatigue crack in the right wing spar of the Chalks Ocean Airways Grumman Mallard that crashed into the sea near Miami Beach December 19.
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Boeing's former Wichita plant chases Airbus work
Spirit AeroSystems, the former Boeing Commercial Airplanes operation based in Wichita, Kansas, is responding to a set of requests for information (RFI) issued by Airbus for a range of potential aerostructures work packages.
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NewsSaudi Arabia commits to Eurofighter Typhoon deal
Government-to-Government pact lays the ground for 24 aircraft to be sold
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NewsTuninter ATR 72 crash probe prompts fuel-gauge re-think
Crew of doomed aircraft received no warning of critically low fuel-state
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JAL orders five more 777-300ERs, one more 767-300ERF
Japan Airlines (JAL) has placed a follow-on order with Boeing for five more 777-300ERs and one more 767-300ER freighter.
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Poland's LOT dismisses CEO Grabarek
Polish flag carrier LOT has dismissed CEO Marek Grabarek and two board members and is preparing to start a search for a replacement top executive.
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BAE Systems regional aircraft losses wipe out gains from Airbus
UK-based BAE Systems is warning that its regional aircraft division is expecting an increased loss this year, following a review prompted by the bankruptcy of several its US operators.