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JetBlue starts examining heavy maintenance options for E-190s
Embraer E-190 launch customer JetBlue Airways is starting to examine its heavy maintenance strategy for the aircraft as the average age of that fleet type...
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NewsInvestigators seek clues to Cougar S-92 final moments
Canadian safety investigators say the Cougar Helicopters S-92 that crashed off the coast of Newfoundland on 12 March hit the water “belly first” in an upright position with a “tail-low” attitude
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EFB provider navAero plots new path without Saab
Electronic flight bag (EFB) and technology developer, navAero, reports that its founder and largest shareholder, Stefan Ridderheim, has become the majority...
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SAS and Air Canada eye CSeries as early narrowbody replacement
Major airline groups Air Canada and SAS have revealed that they are examining Bombardier's CSeries as they seek replacements for their short-haul fleets...
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FAA mandates GE CF34 changes stemming from Pinnacle crash
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has concluded that "excessive" friction between the static and rotating portions of a certain seal inside the...
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House aviation leaders call for icing hearing
Two senior aviation subcommittee members in the US House of Representatives are calling for a congressional hearing to explore aircraft icing hazards and...
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Pilots resign after Emirates A340-500 accident
The pilots flying the Emirates Airbus A340-500 that suffered a severe tailstrike at Melbourne on 20 March have left the airline. A spokesman for the...
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CSeries reach 100 orders with LCI commitment
Operating lessor LCI has joined Lufthansa as a customer for Bombardier's CSeries small airliner and is the first to sign up for the larger CS300 model. The...
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Emirates' DAE deal allows it to halve freighter plan
The airline looks set to fly just four 777Fs, rather than the eight originally envisaged cargomax kingsley-jones london Emirates' DAE deal allows...
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NewsVIDEO & PICTURES: A350 XWB cutaway model shows options for interior design
VIDEO & PICTURES: A350 XWB cutaway model shows options for interior design
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NewsAIRCRAFT INTERIORS 2009: Thales enters single-aisle IFE fray with TopSeries D-SA
Thales has thrown down the gauntlet to competitors Panasonic and Rockwell Collins, announcing a version of its TopSeries inflight entertainment system aimed...
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Air Canada CEO Brewer resigns
Air Canada chief executive officer Monte Brewer has resigned effective 1 April, succeeded by former carrier executive Calin Rovinescu.
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Firefighting DC-10 available to lease
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 firefighting-configured aircraft is available for lease to European governments. The US-registered aircraft - the second of only...
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NewsLessor LCI orders 20 CSeries including first CS300s
Operating lessor Lease Corporation International has emerged as the second firm customer for the Bombardier CSeries twin-jet, with a firm purchase agreement...
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Survival specialists
Like all SMEs, Wales's small aerospace suppliers have had to develop distinct product offerings to beat overseas competition
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This Week briefings
ILFC, the airliner leasing giant and one of Airbus's and Boeing's biggest customers, may be unable...
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NewsTUIfly fleet to split as Air Berlin partnership sealed
Germany's Air Berlin has firmed a cross-ownership agreement with TUI Travel carrier TUIfly, through which the carriers will hold 19.9% of one another. Under...
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NewsPICTURE: Single SkyTeam alliance livery expected to debut shortly
SkyTeam member carriers are expected shortly to introduce a common livery on some aircraft, while Czech Airlines appears already to have revealed the basics...
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NewsPICTURE: Virgin Galactic makes WhiteKnight Two structural changes
To solve handling and stability problems Virgin Galactic has made structural modifications to the vertical stabiliser fins of its WhiteKnight Two...