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MEBA: MAZ, Alsalam tie-up: completion at first sight
It took only one look for Riyadh-based completions engineering and management company Maz to fall for the outfitter Al Salam, also of Riyadh.
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Tiger extends lease on two A320s
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Tiger Airways has extended the leases on two Airbus A320 aircraft for 18 months from January 2011. This will increase...
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NewsBoeing at work behind the scenes on 737 re-engining project
Boeing's customers may have given a tepid reaction to a 737 re-engining project, but behind the scenes the airframer has not slowed the pace on work to refine the design of an updated narrowbody.
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Trent 900 shortage keeps Qantas A380s grounded
A lack of spare Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines is preventing Qantas Airways from returning two more Airbus A380 aircraft to service, the carrier says.
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MEBA: Hawker coy on single-engined King Air
Hawker Beechcraft (chalet A10) is not commenting on the informed speculation that it is developing or flying a single-engined version of the venerable King...
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Three more Trent 900s found with manufacturing defect
Inspections on Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines have found three additional powerplants with a fault in the oil pipe tube, indicating that the manufacturing...
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NewsRolls denies that it knew about Trent 900 weakness
Clarifying details about the oil feed problem that caused the uncontained Rolls-Royce Trent 900 failure on a Qantas Airbus A380 in November, the engine manufacturer says: "It is not true that we knew about a problem in the A and B versions of the engine and went on to correct ...
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NewsMEBA: Airbus prepares to deliver first A380 for VIP customer
Airbus (stand A16) plans to deliver the first green VIP A380 in the second half of next year.
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Bombardier to deliver first CRJ1000 on 14 December
Bombardier is gearing up to deliver its first production CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet on 14 December.
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Body scans not X-rated
Aircraft bomb plots drive Smiths Detection to stay ahead of the terrorists - and in profit
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Continental fits all international 777s with flat-bed seats
Continental Airlines says all of its Boeing 777 long-haul international flights now feature new 'BusinessFirst' class flat-bed seats.
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PICTURE: Airbus manufactures first A350 fuselage barrel
Airbus has started producing the first fuselage barrel for the A350 at the company's Spanish plant in Illescas. It says the barrel, for section 19...
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Opinion
Comment: End of a stand-off
In taking the bold step of avoiding a new-product strategy, Airbus sets in train a long-postponed game-theory exercise of which indefinite status quo is the only impossible result
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MEBA: Broadening VistaJet seeks to sustain 20% yearly sales growth
All-Bombardier block charter specialist VistaJet expects to match last year's 20% revenue growth in 2010, after what chairman and founder Thomas Flohr terms a "very good summer".
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Airbus outlines expected market impact of A320NEO
Airbus's long-awaited re-engined narrowbody programme, the A320 New Engine Option, or NEO, will mean there is "virtually no business case left" for Bombardier's CSeries, according to the European airframer's chief salesman John Leahy.
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Industry renews pleas for EU research support
European aerospace leaders are urging the European Union to fund research into scale production of aviation biofuels, citing the astronomical costs that inhibit their use.
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Qantas unhappy with Rolls-Royce reaction
Qantas has made clear that it is not happy with Rolls-Royce's handling of the Airbus A380 engine failure crisis, and has prepared the way for court action against the engine manufacturer.
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Larger CSeries CS500 would be "ideal" for Southwest: AirInsight
Bombardier should add a 150-seat, single-class CS500 with 32in pitch to its CSeries family, as such an aircraft would be "highly competitive" and provide...
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MEBA: Greenpoint offering bespoke lift for 747-8I VIP
In a region known for its luxuriously adorned aircraft, an elevator entryway on a Boeing 747 may be the perfect addition for the VIP who has everything....