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NewsHas the countdown to Ariane 6 begun?
Flightglobal can now reveal details of the European Space Agency's decision timetable to replace its Ariane 5 rocket with its next generation launcher...
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Jetairfly to offer digEcor’s latest IFE player
Portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) manufacturer digEcor has reached a new agreement with Belgian operator Jetairfly, which plans to feature digEcor's...
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NewsEmbraer in engine talks as it studies clean-sheet airliner
Embraer is talking to General Electric, Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney about new-generation engines to power a potential clean-sheet airliner design under...
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Air India gets $1 billion loan to fund aircraft purchases
Air India's parent company National Aviation Co of India (Nacil) is receiving a $1.06 billion loan from JPMorgan Chase & Co to fund most of its purchase...
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Vought acquisition sparks fight for second 787 assembly line
manufacturing jon ostrower washington dc Vought purchase sparks fight for 787 assembly line Boeing insists deal does not signal intention to...
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Pluna may bring in strategic investor to help fund fleet expansion
Uruguay's Pluna is considering adding a strategic investor as part of a recapitalisation that will help fund expansion of the carrier's fleet from seven...
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US airlines face ETS challenges ahead of first reporting deadline
US carriers continue preparing for the first deadline of the European Union's emissions trading scheme (ETS) even as the airlines lobby for an extension...
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Continental continues LiveTV equipage
Continental Airlines continues to press ahead with its installation of LiveTV's latest live television offering, dubbed LTV3, with equipage complete on roughly...
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Bankruptcy judge approves Republic’s purchase of Frontier
A bankruptcy judge overseeing the restructuring of Frontier Airlines under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection has approved its purchase by Republic Airways...
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EASA mandates Rolls-Royce fix after BA 777 crash
European regulators have today mandated that airlines operating Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 777s fit a redesigned component in an attempt to avoid accidents...
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ANA to raise ¥142 billion through new shares
Japan's All Nippon Airways plans to raise ¥141.7 billion ($1.53 billion) from a share placement this month to finance the purchase of additional aircraft...
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Boeing 787 completes early taxi testing
Boeing completed early low-speed taxi tests for the first 787 on 7 July. The tests, which began with a 15kt (28km/h) roll all the way up to just over 100kt,...
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Boeing's Vought deal highlights outsourcing perils
The deal, which is expected to be closed by the end of the third quarter, was necessary as the required financial commitment outpaced the Vought Aircraft...
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Bangkok Airways cancels order for an ATR, delays A319 delivery
Bangkok Airways has cancelled an order for an ATR 72-500 and has delayed the delivery of its Airbus aircraft on order.
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NewsSAA to recommit to A320 acquisition
South African Airways (SAA) is close to finalising a new deal with Airbus that will recommit the carrier to 15 A320s originally ordered in 2002, and could...
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FAA proposes changes to flightcrew alerting rules
Recognizing that its current rules are "outdated", the US FAA is set to propose sweeping changes to the written rules governing how pilots are alerted to...
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Airbus and Boeing see orders collapse as deliveries hit record levels
Orders slump as output hits new high Big Two's slow sales exacerbated by large number of cancellations during...
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NewsAustrian regional division to axe CRJ fleet and cut 400 jobs
Austrian Airlines Group is to axe its entire Bombardier CRJ200 fleet early next year as part of a restructuring that will cut 14 aircraft from the 55 in...
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ASD hails Clean Sky progress amid EU 'bureaucracy'
The AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) has commended progress on the...