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NewsDubai 09: A320’s sharklets to deliver 3.5% lower fuel burn from 2012
A winglet-equipped version of the Airbus A320 will enter service in late 2012, delivering fuel burn improvements of up to 3.5%. Launch customer is Air New...
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Dubai 09: Dubai Aerospace Enterprise picks Rockwell Collins
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) will announce today that it has selected Rockwell Collins communication, navigation and surveillance systems to be offered...
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Dubai 09: News in brief
Low-cost carrier Flydubai has contracted Jet Aviation to carry out technical acceptance procedures and perform delivery services...
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Dubai 09: Sheikh Mansour visits Dubai air show
Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed, the third son of Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, visited the Dubai air show yesterday.
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Dubai 09: AeroDAC and Arabian Jets sign services agreement
Aerospace design and certification company AeroDAC signed a business alliance agreement yesterday with Saudi Arabia's Arabian Jets to deliver aviation design...
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Dubai 09: Etihad’s Airbus A330-200F on track for August delivery
Airbus is on track to deliver the first A330-200 Freighter to launch customer Etihad Crystal Cargo next summer following the first flight of the development...
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NewsDubai 2009: Airbus's A380 arrives with humanitarian aid delivery
Airbus's A380 demonstrator arrived for the show carrying 8t of humanitarian aid that will be used to boost crucial stocks at Action Against Hunger's hub...
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Dubai 2009: Boeing’s 787 wing-fix progress gives boost to local customers
Middle East Boeing 787 customers will be encouraged by news from Seattle that the airframer has completed the installation of reinforcements within the side-of-body...
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Dubai 09: Wings adds more ATR 72s to its fleet
Indonesia's Wings Air ordered 15 ATR 72-500s, with options for 15 ATR 72-600s series aircraft at the Dubai air show. This is a development of a deal announced...
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Dubai 09: R-R reaches 1,000-sales mark for Trent 700 and XWB
Rolls-Royce hit the milestone of 1,000 engines sold for both the oldest and youngest members of its Trent family of large turbofan engines following orders...
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NewsDubai 09: Flightglobal Achievement Awards - The winners
Hudson hero Capt Chesley Sullenberger, Virgin's Sir Richard Branson and Bob Mitchell, father of the Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle, were last night named...
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Dubai 09: AJA buys Airbus corporate jets
AJA - the aviation arm of the UAE's largest private employer, the Al Jaber Group (chalet A2) - is set to become the region's largest user of Airbus corporate...
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NewsPICTURE: Dubai 09 - Boeing 747-8F begins journey to first flight
The first Boeing 747-8 Freighter has broken cover in Everett ahead of its first flight early next year. The new freighter, for which Dubai Aerospace...
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Dubai 09: Embraer eyes Middle East E-Jet opportunities
Embraer aims to capitalise on its early successes in penetrating the Middle Eastern market with its E-Jet family of airliners, by placing the type with several...
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Shareholder files class action suit against Boeing over 787
A class action suit against Boeing has been filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of purchasers of the company's...
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PICTURES: Flight-testing begins for Dornier 228NG
Swiss firm RUAG Aerospace has started the flight-test programme for its modernised version of the Dornier 228 turboprop. It formally rolled out the...
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Dubai 09: Honeywelll sees rising demand for 'power by the hour' support
Honeywell is seeing increasing demand in the Middle East region for its "power by the hour" product support offerings, driven by growth in the low-fare airline...
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JAL posts 2Q net loss of ¥32.1bn
Japan Airlines (JAL) posted a fiscal second quarter net loss of ¥32.1 billion ($356 million), citing an extremely severe operating environment.
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NewsSukhoi cites engine issues as Superjet schedule slips
Superjet100 maker Sukhoi is blaming engine supplier PowerJet for delays that will push first delivery of the regional aircraft to Russian flag carrier Aeroflot...
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Vietnam Airlines aims to purchase four Airbus A380s
Vietnam Airlines has signed an agreement with Airbus to purchase four Airbus A380s, and plans to fly the double-deck jets on new services to the USA.