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SIA signs A340 maintenance deal with Airbus
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a maintenance and support contract with Airbus for its five Airbus A340-500 aircraft.
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New narrowbody order from United remains questionable
Now that United and Continental have officially closed their merger, the new management team plans to undertake an analysis of the combined carrier's fleet.
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Southwest answers US legacy consolidation with AirTran buy
After failing to acquire Frontier Airlines in 2009, Southwest Airlines has successfully wooed AirTran Airways to continue consolidation in the fragmented US airline industry.
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Luxair orders second 737-800
Luxembourg's flag-carrier, Luxair, has ordered another Boeing 737-800 following its decision to acquire a single example of the type earlier this year.
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PICTURES: Turkish Airlines takes delivery of first A330-300 and -200F
Turkish Airlines has taken delivery of its first of 10 Airbus A330-300s and first of two A330-200 Freighters.
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Ethiopian prepares for 777-200LRs and 787s
Ethiopian Airlines is preparing to take delivery of its first Boeing 777, a -200LR that will be used on long-haul routes ahead of the introduction of Boeing 787s.
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Rossiya slams An-148 reliability
Russian state airline GTK Rossiya, the only current user of the Antonov An-148 regional airliner, has criticised the aircraft's reliability as unacceptable and listed a string of problems including door locks, engine and APU failures.
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FLY enters sale and purchase deals on six aircraft
Operating lessor FLY Leasing has entered into several new aircraft transactions, which were announced today. The lessor signed a deal with flydubai...
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Boeing pushes 747-8F delivery back to mid-2011
Boeing will delay first delivery of the 747-8 freighter by several months and add a fifth aircraft to the flight test fleet to correct a series of problems. First...
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Xiamen Airlines to order 10 737s
Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines is to purchase 10 Boeing 737 aircraft, for delivery over the course of 2015-16.
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ANA converts 15 787-8s to -9s
Boeing 787 launch operator All Nippon Airways (ANA) will convert 15 of its 55 787-8s order to larger -9 aircraft, joining a growing list of customers to...
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MRJ programme enters manufacturing phase
Production of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) has started today, with the first metal cut for the aircraft's horizontal stabiliser by Mitsubishi Heavy...
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Boeing begins wing-body mating of first 747-8I
Boeing's first passenger 747-8 Intercontinental has entered wing body join and systems installation, one assembly step prior to mating the fuselage sections...
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Monarch sees possible MRO boost from carbon scheme
Monarch Aircraft Engineering is confident that the UK's high labour rates can be overcome as it seeks to build its Boeing 787 maintenance business.
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BA could develop 787 maintenance capability: Walsh
British Airways is yet to decide whether to develop in-house maintenance capability for its incoming fleet of 24 Boeing 787s, the first of which is due to...
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Embraer sets out timeline for E-Jet re-engining decision
Embraer has set a six- to nine-month timeline for a decision on whether it will re-engine its E-Jets or come up with a clean-sheet design.
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BA eyes E-190 options
British Airways is looking at exercising options for Embraer E-190s to meet growing demand for services at London City Airport.
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Airstream places ERJ-145s with Semeyavia
Airstream International has arranged the delivery of the first of two ERJ-145EU aircraft to Semeyavia in Kazakhstan. MSN 145177, is a 1999-vintage...
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AWAS places three 737-800s with Norwegian
AWAS, has announced the lease of three new 737-800s to Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, the first of which will deliver early next year. Nrwegian is the...
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Air China confirms deal for four 777-300ERs
Boeing has confirmed that Air China ordered the four 777-300ERs that it added to its backlog last week as those from an undisclosed customer.