All articles by Leithen Francis – Page 45
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Ameco looks to do 747 cargo conversions
Ameco Beijing , a joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa, is considering moving into the aircraft conversion business and...
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AVIC I & II restructuring gathers pace
China Aviation Industry (AVIC) II plans to separate the military and civil businesses of Shaanxi...
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SIA approved to buy into China Eastern
Singapore Airlines and China Eastern Airlines were due to unveil a deal on 2 September in which SIA and its parent, Temasek...
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AVIC 1 spins off civil and military assets into separate businesses
China Aviation Industry Corporation I ( AVIC I ) has separated the civilian and military work of subsidiaries Shenyang...
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MASWings to order ATRs and Viking Air Twin Otters
MASWings, a new airline that Malaysia Airlines has formed to operate turboprops in east Malaysia, plans to place an...
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Air China signs deal for huge pilot training centre
Air China has signed an agreement that could see it becoming one of the...
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NewsCAL 737-800 that caught fire had punctured fuel tank
Investigators in Japan find that the China Airlines Boeing 737-800 destroyed by fire on 20 August had a bolt on the right wing slat that pierced the fuel tank
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Engine commonality may help aftersales
The engine that will power the ARJ21-700 is the same type powering the Embraer 190, another 90-seat regional jet that will operate in China - and could help...
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Building a future: The AVIC I ARJ21-700 programme
The ARJ21 is spearheading China's ambitions to be a global player in the commercial aerospace industry - but can the regional jet achieve credibility outside Asia?
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Trunkliner techniques return for ARJ21
The making of the ARJ21 regional jet is a joint effort between several AVIC I factories in China that are each producing major subassemblies and sending...
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Fuel leak focus of investigation into China Airlines Boeing 737 fire
Investigators in Japan are trying to determine if there was fuel leak that caused the fire that destroyed a Taiwanese China...
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Jeju Air turboprop skids off runway in South Korea
A Jeju Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 (HL5256) ended up in this undignified state last week after skidding off the runway at Busan airport in South Korea. The...
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NewsACAC lands first export deal for ARJ21 regional jet
AVIC I Commercial Aircraft (ACAC) has secured a landmark first export deal for the ARJ21 regional jet from Lao Airlines for two aircraft. The agreement...
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NewsChina plans to launch 70-seat turboprop aircraft
Xian Aircraft is to produce a new commercial turboprop called the MA700, a 70-seater
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Chinese companies sell Cessna fleets
Two airline companies in China have sold or are in the process of selling their fleet of Cessna aircraft. Shandong...