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SINGAPORE 2010: Sichuan chooses V2500 to power new A320s
China's Sichuan Airlines has signed a $300 million engines supply and support deal with International Aero Engines (IAE). The carrier has chosen the...
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SINGAPORE 2010: Embraer says E-Jets competitive against MRJ
Embraer is confident that its aircraft will be able to hold its own against competitors from China, Russia, and in particular the Mitsubishi MRJ regional...
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Business - briefs
Aero engine maker GE Aviation boosted full-year profits for 2009 by nearly 7% to $3.92 billion despite...
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SINGAPORE 2010: Goodrich to supply brake system for MRJ
Japan's Sumitomo Precision Products has chosen Goodrich to supply the integrated brake system for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft. The work,...
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SINGAPORE 2010: MEA and IAE sign engine support deal
Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA) has a signed an agreement with International Aero Engines (IAE) to support the V2500 SelectOne on the carrier's fleet. The...
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NewsLHT Airmotive secures future as V2500 repair plant
Lufthansa Technik's Irish division Airmotive, threatened with closure last year, has secured a future as an overhaul site for International Aero Engines...
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NewsBoeing studies re-engined 737, but is in no rush to launch
Airframer is 'waiting for right time' to make launch decision and sceptical about claimed benefits of all-new CSeries
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New aircraft sector understanding could arise from CSeries spat
Aircraft exporting countries will gather next week in Paris for an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) meeting that could pave the...
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NewsLOT recommits to 787s from 2012
Polish flag-carrier LOT has reaffirmed its commitment to taking its eight Boeing 787s, after agreeing to introduce the first in 2012, four years behind schedule
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SIA Engineering and Gulf Technics to set up MRO base
SIA Engineering subsidiary SIAEC Global has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bahrain's Gulf Technics to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul...
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NewsCSeries will hold strong advantage over re-engined rivals: Bombardier
Bombardier admits that re-engined A320 could halve CSeries's advantage, but is confident in appeal of its all-new design
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SIA Engineering to invest in P&W's engine programme
Pratt & Whitney has made SIA Engineering a partner in the risk revenue sharing programme for the PW1000G geared turbofan (GTF) engine programme. Scheduled...
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NewsWreck of ditched Hudson A320 offered for salvage
Insurance and property-casualty specialist Chartis has opened bids for salvage of the wrecked US Airways Airbus A320 which ditched into New York's Hudson...
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Salicornia supply issue forces delay to Interjet biofuels demonstration flight
Mexico's Interjet has postponed Latin America's first biofuels demonstration flight, saying it has been unable to secure enough salicornia to support the...
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China Southern signs for 20 A320s
China Southern Airlines has signed a purchase agreement for 20 Airbus A320 aircraft, for delivery over 2011-13. The Guangzhou-based carrier has not...
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PICTURE: First Trent-powered A330 freighter starts flight tests
Airbus has conducted the first flight of a Rolls-Royce-powered A330-200 freighter, bringing a second airframe into the twin-jet's test programme. The...
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NewsBombardier targets operating lessors to take half of all CSeries orders
Bombardier has been in Dublin this week courting the aviation finance community, which had gathered in Dublin for a finance conference, and has set its sights...
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Austrian seals long-term Fokker 70/100 support pact
Austrian Airlines has signed a long-term support agreement with Fokker Services covering 24 Fokker aircraft operated by the carrier. The agreement...
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NewsAirbus to test-fly A350’s Trent on A380 next year
Airbus will begin a short flight-test programme of the A350's Rolls-Royce Trent XWB on the A380 development aircraft early next year, ahead of engine certification...