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SINGAPORE: Pratt to power Korean Air’s A330s, support Asiana fleet
Pratt & Whitney has been selected by Korean Air to provide PW4170 Advantage70 engines for its five new Airbus A330 aircraft. The agreement is...
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NewsSINGAPORE: Lion Air confirms 737 Max order, becomes -9 launch customer
Indonesia's Lion Air has confirmed its earlier commitment for the Boeing 737 Max, signing a firm order for 201 of the re-engined twinjets at the Singapore...
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SINGAPORE: Dallas Airmotive opens Singapore service centre
Dallas Airmotive Asia-Pacific's Singapore Regional Turbine Center has been officially opened by Lim Kok Kiang, executive director for transport engineering...
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SINGAPORE: Pratt signs engine FEP with ANZ
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has signed an engine fleet enhancement programme (FEP) deal with Air New Zealand (ANZ). P&WC's FEP, where a new engine...
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NewsSINGAPORE: Boeing targets 2013 firm configuration for 737 Max
Boeing aims to firm the configuration of its 737 Max family in 2013 as the final phase of the wind-tunnel testing begins in the USA and UK.
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NewsAir Berlin to start routine satellite-based landings at Bremen
German carrier Air Berlin is to use satellite-based approaches for normal flight operations to Bremen, following approval of the navigational system installed...
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NewsSwiss pilots trial do-it-yourself ATC
Swiss International Airlines has just operated the first commercial flight equipped with an approved traffic situational awareness system, providing the...
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NewsKorean to weigh 737 Max and A320neo
Korean Air is evaluating both the A320neo and 737 Max for it next generation narrowbody fleet. "As soon as they come up with a price, we'll look at...
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Boeing says 737 Max to meet or exceed A320neo range
Boeing will match or exceed the range of the Airbus A320neo with its 737 Max family, as the company seeks to firm the configuration of its re-engined narrowbody.
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Boeing retires second 787 test aircraft
Boeing will retire and decommission ZA002, the company's second 787 test aircraft, having flown the majority-composite jet to its Palmdale, California facility...
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NewsGE, Boeing, and Spirit complete Leap-1B installation studies
Boeing, GE and Spirit AeroSystems have completed installation studies for the CFM International Leap-1B engine powering the 737 Max. GE Aviation CEO...
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NewsPICTURES: Korean Air Cargo takes dual delivery of a 777F and 747-8F
Korean Air Cargo has taken delivery of a 777F and 747-8F, the first time Boeing has delivered two different commercial cargo models on the same day to a...
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Korean encourages Bombardier to bolster marketing of the CSeries
Korean Air is excited about adding the Bombardier CSeries CS300 to its fleet, but is scolding the Canadian airframer for not doing more to gain a wider acceptance...
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NewsManx2 Metro in Cork crash had engine power disparity
There was a 5% disparity in the torque delivered by the two turboprop engines powering the Swearingen Metro III that stalled on short final approach to Cork,...
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NewsFLIGHT TEST: Sikorsky S-76D
Sikorsky has brought a host of upgrades to the S-76 via its newest model of the twin - and made take-offs from rooftops a capability
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EasyJet to make fleet decision by year-end
EasyJet will make a decision on its fleet strategy by the end of the year, according to its head of fleet and central procurement Chris Essex. Explaining...
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NewsGE flies second upgrade package for 787 engine
General Electric is progressing through certification of its performance improvement package (PIP) upgrades for the GEnx-1B and -2B engines for the 787 and...
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NewsIran Aseman Airlines manages to acquire Airbus A340
Iran Aseman Airlines has managed to acquire an Airbus A340-300 (MSN 002) indirectly from US lessor GMT Global Republic Aviation, two sources close to the matter told Flightglobal.
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NewsBoeing disputes 737 Max development cost report
Boeing disputes the cost estimates detailed in a recent Bernstein Research note claiming development of the 737 Max will be twice that of the Airbus A320neo,...
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Boeing delivers first 747-8F to AirBridgeCargo airlines
A Volga-Dnepr subsidiary will soon operate the first of five Boeing 747-8 Freighters after taking delivery of the first aircraft in Everett, Washington.