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NewsVIDEO & PICTURES: First A320 assembled in China completes historic first flight
The first Chinese-assembled Airbus A320 completed its first flight today at 14:56. Airbus says in a statement the aircraft took off from Tianjin airport...
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Contingency plans takes priority for Iberia
Spanish carrier targets €200 million savings from cost cutting plan
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Shannon Aerospace keeps lean amid severe Irish downturn
Hard times have hit the Irish MRO industry, but Shannon Aerospace is benefiting from changes made in better days
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Aer Lingus mulls schedule and delivery cuts as traffic declines
Aer Lingus is pondering route and order cancellations as it tries to remain independent after Ryanair's abortive buyouts
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AMT finds fortune in electronic flight bags
Eight year-old Aircraft Management Technologies (AMT) appears on the brink of reaping the rewards of focusing on the emerging electronic...
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NewsPICTURES: Austria's Niki receives first Embraer 190
Austrian budget airline Niki has taken delivery, in Brazil, of its first Embraer 190 regional jet. The carrier's founder, former Grand Prix racing...
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Taiwan MRO Evergreen secures work from Korea and Vietnam
Taiwanese maintenance, repair and overhaul firm Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EGAT) has secured new contracts with Asiana Airlines and Vietnam Airlines.
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IAE eyes role in new Chinese narrowbody
International Aero Engines (IAE) is in talks with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) over potentially supplying a powerplant for China's...
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NewsBoeing could offer all-new 777 replacement to rival A350 within four years
Boeing says that it could respond to any threat from the A350 XWB family with an "overwhelmingly superior" new airliner to replace the 777 before the end...
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NewsBritish Airways and Emirates will be first for new longer-range A380
British Airways and Emirates will take delivery of an improved version of the Airbus A380 from 2012 offering a slightly better payload/range performance...
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Airbus single-aisle output could revive next year
Narrowbody production could head back up by end of 2010
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PICTURES: Production under way of 4,000th A320 family aircraft
Production of the 4,000th Airbus single-aisle aircraft - an A319 - is under way at plants around Europe. The centre fuselage is pictured during assembly...
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NewsAir Astana to lease Embraer 190s for Central Asian routes
Kazakh flag-carrier Air Astana has confirmed selection of the Embraer 190 for its new regional jet operation, and will take delivery of a pair of leased...
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Airbus slows A380 final assembly ramp-up
Airframer decelerates output increase of ultra-large airliner as it evaluates customers' delivery needs in the downturn
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Airbus to test A350 fuselage/cabin behaviour early in flight-testing
Airbus has revealed the first details of the A350 XWB's flight test programme, which will involve five aircraft flying about 3,000h. The airframer intends...
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EBACE: EGAMA executives seek higher profile on anniversary
The European General Aviation Manufacturers Association celebrates its two-year anniversary at EBACE. EGAMAsenior executives and founding members are out...
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Bombardier reveals plan for Q100 life extension programme
Bombardier has unveiled plans to extend the economic life of its Dash 8 Q100s by 50% as a growing number of the type come close to crossing the current 80,000...
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EBACE: Yeti takes to the mountains with Pilatus
Visitors wouldbe hard pressed to find many half-century-old aircraft designs at EBACE, although the rugged Pilatus PC-6 just celebrated 50 years in the sky.