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First Air to order flight and safety tracking tools
Canadian passenger, cargo and charter carrier First Air has ordered 19 automated flight information reporting systems (AFIRS) from Calgary-based AeroMechanical...
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Boeing locks out 747-8 tail fuel tanks on flutter concerns
In order to meet certification requirements ahead of its first delivery, Boeing will lock out the 12,500l (3,300gal) horizontal stabiliser tail fuel tanks...
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Gulf Technics outlines expansion plans
Middle Eastern maintenance, repair and overhaul start-up Gulf Technics has spelled out its expansion plans at the Bahrain International Airshow.
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Kestrel to move to Superior Wisconsin
Kestrel Aircraft chief executive Alan Klapmeier said the inability of Maine officials to come up with the full slate of agreed economic development funds led to the company's decision to build a $100 million production plant with 600 potential jobs for the Kestrel single-engine turboprop elsewhere.
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Airbus targets 30 A380 sales in 2012, dismisses 747-8I threat
Airbus's chief salesman is confident the airframer will match, or better, last year's A380 order tally in 2012 as it endeavours to consistently sell at least as many of the ultra large airliners as it delivers.
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ATR confident of 2012 sales prospects
ATR is confident of its sales prospects this year despite the wider problems in the global economy. John Moore, the airframer's head of sales, said...
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Airbus targets 30 A380 sales in 2012, dismisses 747-8I threat
Airbus's chief salesman is confident that the airframer will match or better last year's A380 order tally in 2012.
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ATR achieves record sales in 2011
Turboprop manufacturer ATR doubled its order intake in 2011, selling 157 of its regional aircraft which comfortably eclipsed 2010's total of 80.
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Boeing increases 747-8 family weights
Boeing has increased the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of its 747-8 Intercontinental and 747-8 freighter after its flight loads survey revealed additional...
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Etihad becomes first to cancel A350-1000s
Etihad Airways has cancelled six Airbus A350-1000s, the first carrier to have cut its backlog for the type since the aircraft was redesigned last year. Airbus...
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Airbus aims for record 570 deliveries in 2012
Airbus is expecting to set a new delivery record in 2012 as it ramps up production of its aircraft families. The airframer predicted that it would...
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Airbus secures record 1,419 net orders for 2011
Airbus confirmed a record order figure for 2011 with a net total of 1,419 aircraft, from 1,608 gross, a figure underpinned by the popularity of its re-engined...
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IN FOCUS: Gulf Air hopes to shrug off horrible 2011 and return to restructuring efforts at air show
Another year; another Gulf Air attempt to haul itself back to profitability. The uncharitable view of prospects for Bahrain's flag-carrier - which once enjoyed a virtual monopoly of hub-and-spoke services in the Middle East
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IN FOCUS: Bahrain Air puts faith in premium value model as it competes with Gulf Air in tiny market
Serving a population of only 1.2 million and competing with larger rival Gulf Air on all but one of its 13 full-service routes, the privately-owned Airbus A320-family operator, formed four years ago, must take second place behind the state-owned flag-carrier when negotiating authorisation to fly to new destinations.
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Air India 787 RFP confirms low prices but raises questions on deliveries
The public posting of a sale and leaseback request for proposal (RFP) by Air India has provided a glimpse of the carrier's transaction for its Boeing 787s. It confirms the low prices the backlog was built on and raises questions about the timing of its deliveries.
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PICTURES: ANZ receives all-black 777
Air New Zealand's newest Boeing 777-300ER (ZK-OKQ), the last of its current 777 deliveries, arrived in Auckland on 12 January after a 14-hour flight direct from Paine Field in Seattle.
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Unidentified customer orders 10 Boeing 787s
Boeing has added 28 new aircraft to its backlog, including 10 787s from an unidentified customer.
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Volaris firms up order for 44 A320 family aircraft
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has firmed up an order for 44 Airbus A320 aircraft, comprising 30 A320neos and 14 A320s.
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Norwegian still committed to budget long-haul plan
Norwegian has confirmed it is still committed to launching long-haul low-cost operations, following AirAsia X's announcement today that it is withdrawing...
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NASA study shows aircraft technologies that increase energy efficiency nearly 50%
A suite of technologies now in development can deliver a new airliner by 2025 that is 40-50% more energy efficient and generates 30-40dB less noise, according...