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News
Qantas to resume A380 flights to Los Angeles: Reports
Qantas Airways plans to resume operating the Airbus A380 on flights to Los Angeles from 17 January, say Australian media reports.
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NewsTAAG works to resolve GE90 issues on 777s
Angolan carrier TAAG is working with General Electric to determine the root cause of two engine events on the airline's Boeing 777-200ERs.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Boeing 787 historic pricing discounts put pressure on programme’s profitability
Data obtained by Flight International shows Boeing's historic order backlog for the 787 was based partly on steep discounts driven by now-discarded design and manufacturing assumptions.
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Forecasts 2011: Airframers - Recovery steps up
Resurging civil aircraft sales and higher deliveries are likely in 2011 - but programmes are facing some daunting hurdles
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Business Aviation - In Brief
Garmin has received European supplemental type certification for its G1000 avionics suite in the Beechcraft King Air 200 and B200s.
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NewsVIDEO: Tu-204SM flies for first time
Video images have emerged of the maiden flight of the Tupolev Tu-204SM, the modernised variant of the Russian-built twin-jet.
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NewsChina Eastern to order 50 A320s
China Eastern Airlines is to purchase 50 Airbus A320 aircraft, for delivery in stages from 2012 to 2015. The Shanghai-based airline states that it...
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PICTURES: Tu-204SM conducts maiden flight
Tupolev's new Tu-204SM twin-jet has today carried out its maiden flight, staying airborne for about 50min after taking off from the Aviastar plant's aerodrome...
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CFM targets leap in line replaceable unit reliability
CFM International is planning especially gruelling tests to ensure promised line replaceable unit reliability for its next generation turbofan, the Leap-X1C.
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China's Shandong Airlines to acquire 15 737-800s
Chinese carrier Shandong Airlines is to purchase 15 Boeing 737-800 aircraft which it plans to take in batches over 2014-15.
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EASA extends Trent 900 inspection intervals
Europe's safety regulator has extended the inspection threshold and interval requirements for Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines with certain modification standards. The...
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F136 engine funding ok’d through 4 March
The US Department of Defense must reluctantly continue paying General Electric and Rolls-Royce to develop the F136 engine through at least 4 March, says Sen Sherrod Brown of Ohio.
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CFM targets leap in LRU reliability
CFM is planning an especially gruelling slate of tests to ensure promised line replaceable unit reliability for its next generation turbofan, the Leap-X1C.
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India, Russia seal PAK FA research deal
India and Russia have signed a long-discussed preliminary design contract for India's fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA), a variant of the Sukhoi PAK...
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News787-10 back on the table as answer to A330-300
Even as Boeing continues to struggle with the 787-8 program, future planning calls for resurrecting plans for the 787-10 that have been on indefinite hold...
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Opinion
Comment: certain uncertainty
Airbus thinks customers will rush to sign up for the 15% fuel burn reduction that its A320 NEO offers. But as Toulouse ratchets up its sales effort, opinion...
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Airbus shakes up single-aisle battle with NEO launch
Launch of A320 family re-engining upgrade opens up narrowbody choice but raises concerns over future values Airbus has thrown down the gauntlet to...
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Airbus to miss A380 delivery target due to Qantas incident
Airbus will miss its delivery target of 20 A380s this year because of disruptions resulting from the uncontained failure of a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine,...
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A380 flights to Los Angeles unprofitable with Trent 900s: Qantas
Qantas Airways will not be able to operate any of its Airbus A380s profitably on the Sydney-Los Angeles route if it uses its existing Rolls-Royce Trent 900...
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Russia to start Mi-38 production in 2013 after PW127 engine supply resolved
Russian Helicopters says it will begin production of the Mi-38 utility transport helicopter in 2013, after resolving engine supply issues with Pratt & Whitney Canada.