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NewsUnspecified electrical issue keeps Emirates A380 out of service
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has yet to clarify the nature of an electrical matter which is keeping its first Airbus A380 from returning to service...
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NewsIAM strike forces Boeing to halt production
Boeing is being forced to halt jetliner production today, costing the company up to $100 million per day as 27,000 machinists have voted to strike. Negotiations...
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SkyWest confirms investment in Brazilian carrier Trip
US regional operator SkyWest has made an initial investment in Brazilian airline Trip Linhas Aereas of $5 million giving the company a 6% stake that could...
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Bombardier appears poised for CSeries order
Bombardier appears poised to announce an order for more than one hundred CSeries aircraft in the near-term. An industry source has indicated to CAO...
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VRG takes delivery of short field performance 737
Gol subsidiary VRG has taken delivery of a Boeing 737-800 short field performance aircraft, bringing the total number of SFP aircraft the carrier has in...
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NewsBoeing signs up as consultant for Mitsubishi Regional Jet
Boeing has agreed to be a consultant on marketing, development and post-sales activities for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, potentially helping to fill some...
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Yakovlev ready to call for MS-21 systems tenders as design freeze nears
Yakovlev, project leader for Russia's MS-21 next-generation narrowbody programme, will issue a call for tenders for the aircraft's systems in October, as...
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Fuji Heavy mulls involvement in MRJ programme
Fuji Heavy Industries could help with designing the wings of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, using its experience with the Boeing 787 to help with the Japanese...
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United reverses decision to charge for food on transatlantic flights
United Airlines has decided to axe tests of charging passengers in economy class for meals on certain transatlantic flights after the carrier received negative...
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NewsIndia's Kingfisher looks to sell some of its A340-500s
Kingfisher Airlines aims to sell some of the five Airbus A340-500s it has on order, but wants to keep at least two so it can launch ultra-long-haul services...
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Airlines turn attention to new in-flight entertainment technology
As they feel the pinch of high fuel prices, airlines are turning their attention to new in-flight entertainment and connectivity technology as a lucrative revenue stream
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Air Fiji and Airlines Tonga continue to ground operations
Air Fiji and its sister carrier Airlines Tonga are continuing to suspend services with the Fijian carrier involved in a dispute with its workforce and the...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
AIR BERLIN The German carrier expects to rack up a full-year operating profit after cutting first-half losses nearly a fifth to just under €54 million ($80...
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EgyptAir identified as 777-300ER customer
EgyptAir has been revealed to be the customer for two Boeing 777-300ER widebodies that had been attributed to an unidentified customer on the airframer's...
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Qantas evaluating Boeing 777-300ER
Qantas Airways is considering ordering Boeing 777-300ER long-range widebody twinjets because it has concluded that it will need a second type to operate...
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Double luxury - how the airlines are configuring their A380s
The A380's two passenger decks give airlines a huge blank canvas with which to redefine long-haul air travel, and they have come up with some clever innovations
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SkyEurope hacks back fleet commitment again
Central European low-fare carrier SkyEurope Airlines is adjusting its fleet-expansion plans, again with a capacity reduction that will give it 26 aircraft...
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Disputed Mesa ERJs heading back into service at Delta
Delta Air Lines is preparing to place 34 Embraer ERJ-145s flown by Mesa subsidiary Freedom Airlines back into service as the Atlanta-hubbed carrier awaits...
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Court permits Kuwait Airways to seize Iraq-bound CRJ900s
Kuwait Airways is carrying out its threat to force the Iraqi Government to pay reparations over war damage by seizing interests in Bombardier regional jets...