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PICTURE: Airbus manufactures first structural component for A350
Airbus has produced the first structural component for the A350 at its plant in Nantes, France. The all-carbon centre wing-box panel has a surface...
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Air France looks for major cash boost from new product
Air France estimates that its revamped short- and medium-haul product will result in a €500 million ($753 million) improvement to its balance sheet by 2011-12.
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Working Week: Jeff Pooler, long-distance expatriate
Inspired by watching crop sprayers when he was a boy and rides in a Tripacer and a rented Cessna 172, Jeff Pooler is now a captain with Korean Air, piloting Boeing 777s, and still in love with aviation
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NewsKAL orders five Boeing 747-8 passenger aircraft
Korean Air (KAL) has placed an order for five Boeing 747-8 passenger aircraft. The airline expects to receive the aircraft from 2013 to 2015, says...
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Owner of India's MDLR to revive grounded airline
Grounded Indian carrier MDLR Airlines plans to resume operations later this month.
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NewsUnidentified customer orders 52 Airbus A320s
Airbus' latest backlog figures show that the airframer has booked an order for 52 A320 aircraft, but the customer remains unidentified
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Bombardier to resume CRJ1000 flight tests shortly after Christmas
Bombardier expects to resume flight testing of the CRJ1000 shortly after Christmas. In July the regional jet programme experienced a software glitch...
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NewsCRJ1000 flight tests suspended; deliveries delayed
Bombardier has suspended flight testing of its CRJ1000 and says both certification and first delivery of the new 100-seat regional jet will be delayed until...
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American Eagle firms 22 additional CRJ700s
American Eagle Airlines has exercised options to acquire 22 additional Bombardier CRJ700 aircraft, which will bring its fleet of the type to 47. The...
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Delta to hold steady on its fleet after 2010 deliveries
After taking delivery of four aircraft during the first half of next year, Delta Air Lines plans to invest in upgrades of its current fleet rather than ordering...
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GP7200-powered A380 fuel burn 0.7% better than specification: Engine Alliance
Engine Alliance is claiming better-than-predicted fuel burn in service for its GP7200 engine on the Airbus A380, and hopes Airbus will officially recognise...
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Thai sets financial targets for 2010
Thai Airways International has set financial targets for next year and is hoping that improvements to its Boeing 747s will help it capture market share.
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Virgin Blue eyes -900ER as part of 737 order
Virgin Blue is interested in purchasing Boeing 737-900ERs as part of a larger Boeing 737 order.
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GE: Remote diagnostics helped find cracked CF34 fan blades
GE Aviation says its remote diagnostics services "contributed substantially" to finding three cracked fan blades among the thousands of engines it analyzed...
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Asiana taps Panasonic for A321 in-seat IFE
South Korean operator Asiana Airlines has contracted Panasonic Avionics to provide its eFX in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for two Airbus A321s.
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Bombardier plans unprecedented production rate for CSeries
Bombardier is targeting a production rate of 20 aircraft per month for its CSeries aircraft by 2016 as the airframer readies to enlarge the Mirabel site...
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Embraer readies fixes and upgrades for Phenom 100 fleet
Some Embraer Phenom 100 owners can expect a flurry of activity...
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Kenya Airways looks for more narrowbodies
Kenya Airways is looking to acquire narrowbody aircraft as it pushes forward with an aggressive intra-African expansion drive. During 2007 and 2008...