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NewsPICTURE: Air France's new livery retains much of current scheme
Air France has unveiled a new livery, although the French flag-carrier has opted to retain much of its current design in the scheme...
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Air Canada buys $100m in parts from Aero Inventory
UK-based aerospace parts specialist Aero Inventory has sold almost $100 million worth of aircraft parts to Air Canada. Aero Inventory says in a statement...
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NewsDisorientation led to Aeroflot-Nord 737-500 crash: investigators
Russian investigators have concluded that spatial disorientation of an Aeroflot-Nord Boeing 737-500 crew, primarily that of the commander, led to the fatal...
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Business Briefs
A $300 million goodwill impairment charge pushed B/E Aerospace into the red for...
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NewsR-R and P&W delay investing in Singapore's Seletar
Construction of Rolls-Royce's engine factory and Pratt & Whitney's component repair shop at Singapore's Seletar Airport has been delayed. A spokesman...
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ATR increases C-Check intervals by 1,000 hours
Turboprop manufacturer ATR is extending the C-Check intervals on its aircraft by an additional 1,000 hours, increasing the time between checks to 5,000 from...
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Boeing secures land for India MRO
Boeing has leased some land at Nagpur airport in India to build a new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre in joint-venture partnership with national...
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NewsVIDEO: Nevada's Minden pursues fire-fighter role for BAe 146
British Aerospace's 146 is nearing new life as an aerial fire-fighter following the sale of an aircraft to US tanker converter and operator Minden Air
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AeroSat eyes aircraft-to-aircraft relay communications system
Airborne antenna maker AeroSat is developing an in-flight internet system that aims to provide high-speed connectivity at up to 45Mb/s for passengers, crew...
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Goodrich wins support deal from Airbus for SIA A330s
Airbus has contracted Goodrich for maintenance, repair and overhaul and asset management services as part of the airframer's total support package for a...
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Business briefs
SIKORSKY GIVES LIFT TO UNITED TECHNOLOGIES Aerospace businesses helped conglomerate United Technologies overcome flagging...
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Avialeasing to aid set-up of Perm Superjet maintenance base
Russia's Perm Airlines and lessor Avialeasing are planning to establish a civil aircraft maintenance centre to support Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. The...
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Lessors report surprisingly strong results
There was a lot of news out of the lessor community in the last week. GE and CIT reported their 2008 financial results.
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NewsMexicana poised to lease 25 717s
Mexicana is negotiating leases for about 25 Boeing 717s that will be used to replace the 25 Fokker 100s now operated by its low-cost unit Click. A...
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Battling birdstrikes
Assuming the US Airways Airbus A320 ditched in New York's Hudson river two weeks ago proves to have been brought down by Canada geese, the incident will...
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NewsHudson A320: Partial engine power aided textbook ditching
Sources close to the on-going investigation of US Airways Flight 1549 say that the Airbus A320's number 1 (left) engine continued to run at approximately 35% fan speed (N1) during the three-minute window between striking birds at 3,200ft and ditching in the Hudson River on 15 January.
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Air France-KLM sets up US engine disassembly venture
Air France-KLM's maintenance division has established a US joint venture specialising in disassembly of engines. It will hold a majority share in the...
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Airbus issues safety notice as ANZ A320 crash probe continues
Airbus has issued a reminder to operators of its aircraft to be especially careful to protect aerodynamic data sensors during maintenance and painting work,...
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Taiwan's AIDC to make parts for MRJ
Japan's Mitsubishi Aircraft has confirmed that Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) will design and manufacture parts for its Mitsubishi...
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Uruguay's Pluna returns to profitability
Uruguay's transformed flag carrier has turned the corner and expects a profitable 2009