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Turkish to add freighters, select passenger widebody next year
Turkish Airlines is looking to add two Boeing 777 and two Airbus A330 cargo aircraft to its fleet, while a decision on purchasing 787 and A350 XWB passenger...
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News747-8 hit by fresh delays and $1bn write-down
Boeing has announced a fresh delay to the first flight of the 747-8 freighter, to the first quarter of 2010, and revealed that it will not now deliver the...
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NewsAirAsia defers eight more A320s
Malaysian low-cost carrier group AirAsia will defer eight Airbus A320s it was due to receive in 2011, bringing its total A320 deferrals to 16. The...
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WAEA2009: Continental to introduce new lie-flat seat by end of October
Continental Airlines is set to introduce its first newly configured Boeing 777-200ER with its BusinessFirst flat-bed seat by the end of October.
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Keeping a cool head at Kilfrost
Keeping a cool head at Kilfrost After a career working for airlines, Patrick Strasburger joined Kilfrost, supplier of anti-icing products to the aviation...
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US Airways outlines installation schedule for new Envoy seats
US Airways is opting not to feature its new Envoy seat on initial Airbus A330-200 deliveries after determining more testing for the developmental seats is...
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ATR puts break-even target for -600 at 150 aircraft
Regional airframer ATR must sell 150 of its new -600 series aircraft to recoup its investment in the derivative. The manufacturer's senior vice-president...
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US Airways close to selling 10 E-190s
US Airways today said it is close to finalising an agreement to sell 10 of its 25 Embraer E-190s to another carrier.
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MRJ key to Trans States securing new business
Trans States Holdings is targeting the MRJs the carrier has ordered to replace aircraft operating under existing capacity purchase agreements between regionals...
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Air Niugini, Bombardier ink deal for two Q400s
Air Niugini has signed a purchase agreement with Bombardier for two new Bombardier Q400s.
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MAS to take delivery of 737-800s from Q4
Malaysia Airlines has reiterated that it will begin to take delivery of its Boeing 737-800s from the fourth quarter of 2010.
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NewsA320 winglets on the way
Airbus will announce "within weeks" its decision to proceed with winglet programme for the Airbus A320 family. A senior company official told CAO that...
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Airlines mull joint purchasing ventures for alternative fuels
While it is not their first choice, US carriers are looking to alternative jet fuel joint purchasing programmes to bolster the fledgling alternative aviation...
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Azul looks to GE for engine support
Brazilian carrierAzul reached a 15-year engine maintenance, repair and overhaul deal with GE Aviation for the CF34-10E engines poweringthe carrier's Embraer...
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NewsBoeing plans significant wiring change to 787
Boeing will introduce a new wiring standard for the 787 to reduce weight, improve maintainability and address a spacing issue between wires, according to...
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NewsEmirates prepares for higher density A380, rethinks 600-seat version
Emirates is due to receive its first higher-density configured Airbus A380 in November.
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Qantas's Jetstar opts for higher gross weight A330s
Jetstar Airways has opted for the new higher gross weight option for its new batch of Airbus A330-200s, giving the Australian low-cost carrier the potential...
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Thomsonfly to upgrade 767s with winglets and IFE
UK leisure carrier Thomson Airways has emerged as the unidentified airline announced by Timco Aviation Services last week as committing to a major upgrade...