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Replacement demand and low-cost carriers drive Boeing’s higher 20-year delivery outlook
Boeing attributes the 6.6% rise in its long-term airliner delivery outlook to three key factors, having reversed last year's forecast reduction after under-estimating...
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China establishes aviation industry fund
China has established its first aviation industry fund, providing a major boost for local aircraft manufacturers trying to market aircraft to Chinese carriers.
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Boeing completes South Carolina 787 interior fitting site selection
Boeing has completed site selection for its South Carolina 787 interior parts fabrication facility.
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Gol plans to finally phase out 737-300s in August
Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol plans to finally retire its last Boeing 737-300 next month, 20 months behind its initial schedule for phasing out the type.
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NewsBoeing cautions 787 first delivery could slip to 2011
With its debut at the 2010 Farnborough air show days away, Boeing has issued a "cautionary note" that the first 787 delivery could slip into early 2011,...
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NewsBoeing raises 20-year forecast, citing new competition
Boeing has increased its forecast for commercial aircraft on the back of anticipated rising demand for single-aisle aircraft over the next 20 years
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Aluminium favoured over carbonfibre for fuselage of next ATR
ATR partner Alenia Aeronautica has evaluated the carbonfibre construction and production technology it uses to build Boeing 787 fuselage barrels for the...
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ICAO: Africa safety plan beating its targets
A programme for improving aviation safety oversight in African states through regional co-operation is surging ahead of its targets
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NewsSukhoi to firm 30-Superjet deal with Asian carrier
Sukhoi is to sign a firm agreement covering 30 Superjet 100 aircraft with a southeast Asian carrier at the upcoming Farnborough Air Show.
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Supplier deals allow Comac to progress with joint-definition phase
China's Comac has completed the selection of major suppliers for the C919, clearing the way for finalising the 150- to 170-seat twinjet's joint definition stage, possibly this year.
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NewsEmirates' Brannelly stays on as WAEA president; board voting begins
Emirates vice-president, corporate communications, product, publishing, digital & events Patrick Brannelly has accepted the invitation of the World Airline...
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Flight Focus eyes new customers for its AMDS system
Singapore-based Flight Focus is in talks with several airlines to sell its Advanced Mission Display System (AMDS), after inking a deal with launch customer...
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Signs of recovery start to emerge in Mexico
The Mexican domestic market is finally starting to stabilise but is more consolidation needed for long-term sustainability? By Brendan Sobie/Washington Mexico's...
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India launches 5 satellites
India successfully launched five satellites into orbit 12 July, one of them a miniature satellite built by Indian university students, space officials say. India's...
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FAA promotes upset recovery aid
The US Federal Aviation Administration is asking airline, cargo, air taxi and fractional flight departments to incorporate upset recovery aids developed...
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Spirit AeroSystems - from cornfields to A350s
Can Airbus and Spirit help turn a North Carolina town into the next Wichita?
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FAA works with universities to study human factors research
US university Georgia Tech has entered into an agreement with the US Federal Aviation Administration to study pilot responses to alerts from traffic alert...
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing presses on with 747-8 certification effort
As its all-new carbonfibre stablemate, the 787, progresses through its certification plan with relative swiftness, Boeing's 747-8F has faced more challenges...
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NewsBroken booster pump possible cause of failed Indian launch
A flaw in the fuel booster turbo pump was the cause of the failed 15 April launch of India's three-stage geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV),...
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FARNBOROUGH: Superjet's SaM146 programme back on track
Just an hour before joint venture PowerJet received formal European certification for its SaM146 engine, its Russian manufacturer NPO Saturn explained - with remarkable frankness - why the programme was running two years behind schedule.