Fleets – Page 539
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Tianjin airport plans second runway to aid A320 test flights
Tianjin's Binhai International Airport will build a second runway by May 2009 to help in the test flights of the Airbus A320 aircraft will be manufactured...
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Airliner census: Fleets continue to grow
Our annual survey of the world's airliners shows an increased number of Western-built aircraft in operation at the expense of an ageing Russian fleet
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Garuda in bid to join SkyTeam
Nicholas Ionides Singapore Garuda positioned to join SkyTeam Garuda Indonesia has been busy forging...
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NewsContrasting fortunes: 1,000 up for A330 as last airline delivery for A340-300 is completed
There were contrasting fortunes for the executives in Toulouse last month. As Airbus chief salesman John Leahy and his team...
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Russia's OAK looks to control Sirocco Tu-204-120C supply
Russia's United Aircraft (OAK) is looking for ways to take over sole responsibility for the supply of Tupolev Tu-204-120C freighters to Air China Cargo from...
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Mitsubishi could help Boeing with smaller 737 successor
Mitsubishi Aircraft could help Boeing to manufacture the smaller models of its successor to the 737 series of narrowbodies, using the experience it gains...
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NewsPICTURE: Air France Boeing 777F begins testing
The second Boeing 777F has joined the flight-test programme for the new all-cargo twinjet. The aircraft, one of the...
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NewsAltered Azerbaijan deal marks 787’s first net order reduction
Azerbaijan Airlines' amended order for two Boeing 787-8s and two 767-300ERs marks the first net reduction in the 787 airframe orderbooks since the programme's...
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Honeywell patents wake turbulence visualisation tool
Honeywell has received a US patent for a system it claims to be the first to visually show pilots whether their aircraft...
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NewsVought ends composite production to accommodate 787 schedule
Boeing 787 supplier Vought Aircraft has ended its composite production on the aircraft as it works with the airframer to adjust for a revised delivery schedule. Vought...
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NewsVIDEO: Emirates A380 expected to confirm improved GP7200 fuel-burn
VIDEO: Emirates A380 expected to confirm improved GP7200 fuel-burn
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TOP 100: Airbus boom helps propel Diehl into Top 100
Diehl Aerospace is the result of a 2006 merger of Diehl's avionics unit and its electronics unit. As part of the deal, France's Thales Aerospace transformed...
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Interview
Flight Interview: Emirates' Tim Clark
Gulf rivalry not an issue: Clark As Emirates' first A380 arrives, the president is calm about local threats, describing...
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Philippine Airlines taps Panasonic for IFE
Philippine Airlines has contracted Panasonic Avionics to supply its eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on six new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and via...
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Boeing ready to begin assembly of 787 number four
Assembly of the delayed fourth flight-test Boeing 787 is poised to start following delivery to the Everett line near Seattle of the final two outstanding...
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Ryanair open to Airbus as need for single-type fleet lessens
Ryanair open to Airbus as need for single-type fleet lessens
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ExpressJet deal with Continental could prove an economic challenge
US regional operator ExpressJet admits that achieving profitability in its recently-negotiated deal with long-term partner Continental Airlines could be a challenge without significant cost improvements.