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Newfoundland orders new waterbombers
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is to replace part of its aerial firefighting fleet with four new Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft, to be delivered...
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United's Boeing 737 era ends with US transcontinental trip
An era ended at United Airlines on 28 October as the carrier operated its last Boeing 737 passenger flight, more than 40 years after introducing the twinjet....
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Boeing plans 787 'surge', selects Charleston for second line
Boeing will surge 787 production early to meet customer demand as part of the establishment of the newly announced Charleston 787 second line. Boeing...
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Norwegian takes 737 orders to 48 with deal for six more
Norwegian Air Shuttle has signed up for six more Boeing 737-800s, taking the low-cost carrier's order for the...
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Maintenance outsourcing: Emerging appeal
With lower people costs and a strong desire to gain a foothold, the attraction of emerging market maintenance providers is clear. But at what cost?
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Skywest to seek Australian stock exchange listing
West Australian regional carrier Skywest Airlines is taking steps to get listed on the Australian stock exchange.
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NewsBoeing selects Charleston for second 787 final assembly line
Boeing has selected North Charleston, South Carolina as the site of its second 787 final assembly line. "Establishing a second 787 assembly line in...
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LAN expects only minimal impact from Avianca-TACA merger
LAN executives do not expect the planned merger of Latin American rivals Grupo TACA and Avianca to have a significant impact on competition in the region.
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Spare parts: Cash on the shelf?
Spare parts inventories are a critical part of the battle to keep aircraft flying. But with airline budgets under relentless pressure, Flight journalist Kieran Daly questions whether could at least some of that stock be turned in to cash?
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NewsTrent 900EP’s 1% improvement is ‘just the start’: R-R
Rolls-Royce is aiming to leapfrog its rival Engine Alliance ...
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Atlas Air agrees 747-8F rescheduling
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, parent of freight carriers Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, has rescheduled the delivery of three of 12 Boeing 747-8 Freighters...
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LOT senior management heads to Seattle to discuss 787 with Boeing
Executives at LOT Polish Airlines are flying to Seattle tomorrow to meet with Boeing officials to hash out the status of the carrier's 787 order and options...
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Superjet delivery to Armavia postponed for several months
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft appears to have postponed delivery of Superjet 100 aircraft to Armenian carrier Armavia for several months. Armavia president...
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Bombardier and Embraer say Trans States MRJ order was no-bid
Embraer and Bombardier senior executives say US regional carrier Trans States Holdings (TSH) did not hold a formal competition between airframers before...
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Cargo conversions - hope springs eternal
The conversion business has had an awful year but with new programmes coming and demand recovering, 2010 should be better
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Gigantic problems - ultra large airliners
Boeing's latest jumbo has suffered a string of delays, while Airbus is still struggling to rampup A380 production three years on
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Continental to test LiveTV’s Kiteline in 1Q
Continental Airlines plans to experiment with LiveTV's Kiteline product beginning in the first quarter by offering the basic connecitivity solution on roughly...