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Rossiya plans to take more An-148s despite problems
St Petersburg-based carrier Rossiya is planning to firm an order for further nine Antonov An-148 regional jets, despite its recent complaints about the type's reliability.
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NewsSixth and final 787 test aircraft completes abbreviated maiden flight
Boeing's sixth and final 787 Dreamliner has successfully completed its long-delayed maiden sortie, despite being cut short by a liquid cooling leak, programme...
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NewsAPU: Unsung hero of the engine world
APU manufacturers Honeywell and Hamilton Sundstrand are powering up to meet the demands of next-generation aircraft Standfirst_feature. Style for the feature standfirsts. These can be as many lines and to whatever column width is appropriate to the feature.
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Europe's Clean Sky programme confident of achieving engine demonstrator goals
Engine manufacturers are making progress towards designing and developing greener propulsion technologies under the European Union's Clean Sky research initiative Clean Sky was set up to develop advanced technologies aimed at helping the aviation industry meet environmental goals
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More Frontier’s A318s head for scrap
More Airbus A318 aircraft are heading for part-out as parent company Republic Airways Holdings removes more aircraft out of the Frontier Airlines operation. CAO...
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Airbus to make preliminary A320 re-engining decision
Airbus is to make a preliminary decision today on whether to re-engine its A320-family aircraft, although the airframer states that it is still a long way...
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Xiamen Airlines to order 10 737s
Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines is to purchase 10 Boeing 737 aircraft, for delivery over the course of 2015-16.
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Boeing begins wing-body mating of first 747-8I
Boeing's first passenger 747-8 Intercontinental has entered wing body join and systems installation, one assembly step prior to mating the fuselage sections...
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Air China confirms deal for four 777-300ERs
Boeing has confirmed that Air China ordered the four 777-300ERs that it added to its backlog last week as those from an undisclosed customer.
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Switzerland: Starragheckert rides out machining downturn
Despite a drop in investment by manufacturers, machine tooling maker Starragheckert is spending on new product development
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Switzerland: Acutronic gets into motion
Acutronic, one of a few suppliers of motion test simulation equipment, is looking to the emerging markets of the east
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Inquiry opens after Wind Jet A319 landing accident
Italian investigators have opened an inquiry into a landing accident at Palermo in Sicily which badly damaged a Wind Jet Airbus A319.
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Iraq offered new F-16s with older missiles
Iraq could receive 18 Lockheed Martin F-16s worth up to $4.2 billion and equipped with previous generation missiles and radar ...
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Cause of 787 engine test failure remains unclear
As Boeing's lead 787 returned to flight operations on 17 September following an engine surge, uncertainty continues to surrounds the investigation into the 2 August uncontained failure in ground testing of a Package A Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine.
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Air Nostrum picks Lufthansa division for engine MRO
Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum has selected Lufthansa Technik's Aero Alzey division to conduct maintenance and overhaul on several engines in its fleet. The...
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Business briefs
European regulators have cleared UK tour operator Thomas Cook Group to acquire German travel company Oger Tours, after concluding that the transaction would not affect competition
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Airbus, BA team with Cranfield on algae biofuel project
Several companies including Airbus and British Airways have teamed up with the UK's Cranfield University to push forward the use of algae as an alternative...
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Libyan Airlines takes first A320 delivery
Libyan Airlines has taken delivery of its first of seven CFM International CFM56-powered Airbus A320s. The aircraft is fitted with several rows of convertible...
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GAO challenges F136 cost assumptions
Auditors from the US Government Accountability Office have challenged the Department of Defense's assumptions about the cost of the alternate engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35