Fleets – Page 586
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Airbus optimistic of All Nippon order
Airbus expects to see a request for proposals from All Nippon Airways in the large-aircraft class "within a year". Speaking at last week's handover...
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Air India eyes big aircraft order by mid-2008
Air India's board is to consider proposals for the purchase of dozens of new aircraft in the coming weeks and expects...
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Boeing delays 787 final assembly by five months
Boeing has delayed final assembly for the first 787 by five months, extended the flight-test period...
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Airlines consider contingencies after 787 delivery slip
Airlines impacted by Boeing's decision to delay initial 787 deliveries by six months are assessing contingency plans to address the slip. About 15...
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Mitsubishi formally offers new MRJ regional jet to airlines
Having signed up Pratt & Whitney to supply its geared turbofan (GTF), Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to establish a new company to develop, manufacture...
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Airbus and Boeing's combined orders approach 1,700
The industry's two heavyweights could be set for another record orderbook this year, as the Airbus and Boeing combined sales tally was approaching 1,700...
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Eclipse 500 specialist launches new service
Start-up very light jet management company JetAviva says it will follow the Southwest Airlines model to keep its costs down by having "one type of aircraft,...
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Australia’s Rex warns of 'catastrophic' pilot shortage
Australia's Regional Express (Rex) is warning of a "looming catastrophic shortage" of pilots in the country...
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Ultra effort behind Airbus A380's service entry
With the A380 poised to make its service debut, we ask the key stakeholders - Airbus, Singapore Airlines, Rolls-Royce and Panasonic Avionics - about their preparations for this high-profile inaugural
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SIA is ready at last to start flying the A380
The delays afflicting the A380 programme have given Singapore Airlines extra time to prepare for the ultra-large airliner's introduction. Has the carrier put the time to good use?
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Rolls-Royce settles into a launch groove for A380
Rolls-Royce has found itself at the forefront for the introductions of three new widebody airliners so far this decade. As well as being the lead supplier...
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Opinion
Comment: learning the hard way
Have Airbus and Boeing found themselves promising more than they can deliver In their haste to bring the A380 and 787 to market? And what should the botched execution tell them?