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Sukhoi to have three Superjets ready by year-end
Sukhoi is expecting to complete three serial examples of its Superjet 100 regional jet before 2011. Russian presidential plenipotentiary envoy in the...
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SIA modifies Trent 900s to latest variant
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is modifying some Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines to the latest "C mod", following the 4 November uncontained engine failure on a...
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ATSB focuses on "mod A" and "mod B" Trent 900s
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) ordered stub pipe inspections on only two specific versions of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine as part of...
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SIA Engineering renews services agreement with SilkAir
Maintenance, repair and overhaul firm SIA Engineering has renewed an existing services agreement with SIA subsidiary SilkAir, which was due to expire in...
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No impact on A320 values due to Neo: IBA
Boeing is likely to respond within two to three years to Airbus's A320NEO launch with a 737NG.
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SpiceJet firms up Q400 plans
India's SpiceJet has firmed up plans to order 15 Bombardier Q400 turboprops. The carrier's board of directors last month gave approval for the carrier...
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Trent 900 shortage keeps Qantas A380s grounded
A lack of spare Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines is preventing Qantas Airways from returning two more Airbus A380 aircraft to service, the carrier says.
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Three more Trent 900s found with manufacturing defect
Inspections on Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines have found three additional powerplants with a fault in the oil pipe tube, indicating that the manufacturing...
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Deliveries of Merpati's MA60s resume
Indonesian state-owned carrier Merpati Nusantara is again taking delivery of MA60 turboprops, having resolved financing troubles that had forced Aviation Industry Corporation of China subsidiary Xian Aircraft (XAC) to suspend deliveries.
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NewsMEBA: Airbus prepares to deliver first A380 for VIP customer
Airbus (stand A16) plans to deliver the first green VIP A380 in the second half of next year.
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NewsCathay unveils new long-haul business class seat
Cathay Pacific Airways has unveiled a new business class seat for its long-haul flights, and plans to roll out the new product offering on its Airbus A330...
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Bombardier to deliver first CRJ1000 on 14 December
Bombardier is gearing up to deliver its first production CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet on 14 December.
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Opinion
Comment: End of a stand-off
In taking the bold step of avoiding a new-product strategy, Airbus sets in train a long-postponed game-theory exercise of which indefinite status quo is the only impossible result
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Airbus outlines expected market impact of A320NEO
Airbus's long-awaited re-engined narrowbody programme, the A320 New Engine Option, or NEO, will mean there is "virtually no business case left" for Bombardier's CSeries, according to the European airframer's chief salesman John Leahy.
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Etihad lays out plan for 150-strong fleet
Etihad Airways will see conservative growth over the next two years as the Middle East carrier plans to take delivery of 11 new aircraft.
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Larger CSeries CS500 would be "ideal" for Southwest: AirInsight
Bombardier should add a 150-seat, single-class CS500 with 32in pitch to its CSeries family, as such an aircraft would be "highly competitive" and provide...
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NewsAircastle unimpressed by Airbus A320NEO
US lessor Aircastle is unimpressed by the Airbus A320NEO programme, with chief executive Ron Wainshal telling the FBR Capital Markets conference in New York on 30 November that it would have a negative impact on residual values of existing A320-family aircraft.
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NewsAB25: anniversary reflections from Tim Clark
"Protectionism still limits traveller choice and erects barriers to international trade"
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VivaAerobus plans major Mexico City and fleet expansion
Mexican low-cost carrier VivaAerobus plans to open a base in Mexico City early next year as it prepares to almost double its Boeing 737-300 fleet.
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Air India shelves plans for leasing out 777s
Air India has shelved plans to lease out part of its Boeing 777 fleet but could reassess leasing out 777-200LRs once it starts taking delivery of new Boeing...