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EgyptAir eyes Chicago, Toronto and Washington with new 777-300ERs
EgyptAir plans to launch service to new North American destinations next year after it takes delivery of its last pair of Boeing 777-300ERs.
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Source: 787 design flaw drives supplier freeze
Fixing a previously undisclosed 787 design flaw has now emerged as a contributor to Boeing's decision to freeze shipments from suppliers until early June....
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NewsBoeing to increase 737 output to 34 per month
Boeing will increase 737 output to 34 per month, responding to an increase in customer demand. Starting in early 2012, Boeing's will build an additional...
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Turkish puts back LA and Washington routes to December
Turkish Airlines' plans to launch services to Los Angeles and Washington Dulles have been put back to December, but the airline is still intending to open...
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Mitsubishi to complete MRJ design by end-August
Mitsubishi Aircraft aims to complete the design of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) by the end of August, and is also working on a plan to develop an after-sales...
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Turkish Airlines to take A330-200F test aircraft
Airbus will hand its A330-200F flight test aircraft to Turkish Airlines later this year.
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INTERIORS: Southwest sees green with new carpet squares
Southwest Airlines has opted to extend its in-flight trial of new lighter-weight, eco-friendly interiors on its "green plane" before deciding whether to...
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Air Canada, Garuda, Thai and Air Austral could sublease Air India’s 777s
Air Canada, Thai Airways International, Garuda Indonesia and Reunion Island-based Austral have expressed interest in subleasing Boeing 777-200LRs and 777-300ERs...
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Haji-Ioannou bids to overturn EasyJet expansion strategy
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou is threatening formal steps to block the low-cost carrier's planned fleet expansion, having resigned from his position...
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NewsEADS hopes A380 will break even in five years
EADS is hoping that the Airbus A380 programme will near break-even at the end of its current planning cycle.
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NewsAirbus points sharklet A321 at 757 replacement market
Airbus is confident that performance upgrades in the pipeline for its single-aisle family will give its largest model, the A321, a sufficient range boost...
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Boeing starts testing first GEnx engines on 787
Boeing today announced completing initial engine starts on the first General Electric GEnx-1Bs installed on a 787, moving the flight test programme one step...
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NASA, EasyJet to study commuting, fatigue
How does fatigue really affect flightcrews? EasyJet staff are to be monitored by NASA in a bid to measure risks
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NewsUnited's A350 order 'unclear' under merger
Airbus believes that the proposed US airline "mega-merger" will have no impact on its competitiveness during the campaign to replace United Airlines' huge...
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NewsTAM expects to begin OnAir trial in July
Brazil's TAM expects to finally begin trialling OnAir's in-flight mobile connectivity service in the third quarter of this year. TAM signed up as OnAir's...
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Re-engined E-Jets would offer at least 12% better fuel-burn
Embraer expects re-engining its E-jet family would generate at least a 12% reduction in fuel burn should the manufacturer decide to replace the current General...
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Airbus aims to 'keep it simple' with A320 NEO
Airbus aims to avoid any temptation to add complexity to its proposed "A320 new engine option (NEO)" upgrade to ensure it will achieve its 2015 service-entry...
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NewsLibyan to offer OnAir in-flight connectivity services on new A330s
Libyan Airlines has contracted OnAir to install Inmarsat SwiftBroadband-supported in-flight mobile connectivity and Wi-Fi Internet services aboard its fleet...
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Crane names Marinello as VP for cabin solutions
Crane Aerospace & Electronics has appointed Carol Marinello as VP of cabin solutions. He will lead Crane's Cabin Systems product line in the new role.
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Working Week - Ian Edmonson
After spending the early years of his career as an engineer in the automotive industry, a move to the aviation sector was a logical progression for Ian Edmondson, chairman and managing director of Dunlop Aircraft Tyres