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Ryanair sees Comac ready to listen as talks continue
Ryanair talks with Chinese airframer Comac about a possible aircraft remain in the early stages and any resultant deliveries would be "towards the end of...
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GE seeks teardown inspection for 787 engine involved in runway incident
General Electric is seeking to reclaim a GEnx-1B engine involved in an embarrassing incident on a runway outside the Boeing 787 final assembly line in North...
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Piper cements 10-year deal with P&WC as aircraft deliveries and revenues climb
Piper Aircraft has reached a 10-year agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada for the continuing purchase of PT6A-42A turboprop...
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Air France-KLM outlines Transavia growth plan
Air France-KLM will grow the fleet of its low-cost subsidiary Transavia in order to take over flights operated by its parent carriers on "highly competitive...
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Pacific Aerospace prepares to break into Chinese market
New Zealand manufacturer Pacific Aerospace has appointed Xi'an Yanliang National Aviation Hi-tech Industrial Base...
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ANALYSIS: AirAsia hots up battle for Indonesia
When news broke that Malaysia low-cost carrier AirAsia has signed an agreement to acquire Indonesia's Batavia Air, it took many - including the country's...
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Air France entices pilots to move to Transavia
Air France has offered its pilots incentives equivalent to five to six months of salary to transfer to its low-cost subsidiary Transavia France. The...
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NewsAirbus overcoming A350 wing-drill automation snags
Airbus admits the slow pace of automated wing-drilling on the A350-900 forced the latest schedule slip to service entry, but the airframer believes it is...
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A380 wing-fix charges pass €180m in first half
Airbus has recorded total first-half charges of €181 million ($222 million) relating to fixing the cracking problem to wing-rib feet on in-service A380s. The...
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NewsA350 wing work delays service entry by three months
Airbus is pushing back the entry into service for the A350 twinjet by three months to the second half of 2014. It has shifted the schedule as a result...
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NewsUS EX-IM gives loans and guarantees for satellite construction
The US Export-Credit agency and loans organisation, the US Ex-Im bank, has agreed to provide a loan guarantee to $922 million of loans for the construction...
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GenCorp to keep intended acquisition Rocketdyne separate from Aerojet
GenCorp says it will keep Rocketdyne, which it intends to purchase from Pratt & Whitney in a $550 million deal, separate from its existing Aerojet rocket...
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NewsAirAsia and partner acquire Batavia Air
Low-cost carrier AirAsia, together with a partner firm, has inked an agreement to fully acquire Indonesian carrier Batavia Air, in a move that will allow...
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NewsLockheed to deliver 18 more F-35s this year
Lockheed Martin has delivered 12 F-35 aircraft to the US Department of Defense so far this year, but the company is contracted to deliver 30 aircraft in...
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EASA partially suspends Turkish Technic's Part 145 maintenance approval
After ten months, Istanbul-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organisation Turkish Technic continues to face a partial suspension of its EASA Part...
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NewsAeromexico tentatively orders 90 737-8s, 10 787-9s
Aeromexico has signed a tentative agreement to buy 90 Boeing 737-8 Max and 10 787-9s in a deal worth $10.9 billion at list prices, the airline confirms.
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Surging aircraft deliveries fuel Boeing revenue jump in Q2
Boeing today reported that net income in the second quarter rose 3% year-over-year to $967 million. Revenues increased 21% compared to the same period...
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EasyJet dismisses positive impact of Olympics
With just days to go before the start of the London 2012 Olympics, EasyJet has played down any positive impact from the games on its passenger numbers. In...
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IN FOCUS: Asian carriers jockey for position
Last year further underlined the profitability of the fast-growing Asia-Pacific airline sector. At a net and operating level, Asian carriers in the top 150...
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IN FOCUS: North American carriers keep cost and capacity grip
Since moving back into the black in 2010, the sustained profitability of North American carriers has been one of the brightest spots for the airline industry. Amid...