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A350-1000 gains performance through thrust and design rethink
Airbus is to confirm plans at the Paris air show for a significant redesign of the A350-1000 in an effort to increase the largest XWB variant's competitiveness...
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Airbus takes deliveries to 217 over first five months
Airbus sold just seven aircraft in May, but the airframer typically holds order disclosures in reserve in the weeks before the Paris air show.
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IATA: New routes sees EgyptAir network above 2010 levels
June was to be a landmark month for EgyptAir seeing it host the IATA annual general meeting until, that was, the revolution took hold. Now the carrier's operations have at last begun to normalise.
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NewsChoreographing the symphony of fire destruction: Conair
Aviation plays a worldwide role in fire control. We called on Canadian contractor Conair to observe spring training
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Bombardier wins CSeries order from an unnamed customer
Bombardier's predicted CSeries order momentum is continuing after the airframer secured a firm order for three CS100 aircraft from an unnamed customer.
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NewsBoeing prepares for pilot training surge as 787 nears service
The industry will have to train 466,650 new pilots and nearly 600,000 new technicians between now and 2029 according to the latest update of Boeing's industry training needs forecast.
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NewsIATA: Hazy in talks with Airbus about Air Lease A320neo deal
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) chief executive Steve Udvar-Hazy has indicated that the leasing company could place an order for the Airbus A320neo at this month's Paris air show. He is also hopeful that Boeing will soon declare its intentions over a competitive response.
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Ash cloud closes down airports in Buenos Aires
Airlines are cancelling flights to and from Buenos Aires following a warning from Argentinean authorities that the ash cloud produced by Chile's erupting...
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IATA: Garuda to order up to 50 narrowbodies at Paris Air Show
Garuda Indonesia plans to order up to 50 narrowbody aircraft for its low-cost subsidiary Citilink at the upcoming Paris Air Show. Half of these will...
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Virgin Australia to consider global alliances from 2012
Virgin Australia will consider joining one of the three global airline alliances only from 2012.
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IATA: China Southern to get first A380 in September
China Southern Airlines expects to receive its first Airbus A380 aircraft in September.
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Virgin Australia eyes lucrative domestic market through alliance
Joining hands with Singapore Airlines could be a potential game-changer for Virgin Australia in its domestic market, the Australian carrier's CEO John Borghetti...
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Virgin Australia eyes India and China markets via SIA
Virgin Australia's new alliance with Singapore Airlines will open up the potentially lucrative Indian and Chinese markets to the carrier, its CEO John Borghetti...
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SIA-Virgin Australia alliance will not cover US flights
A new alliance between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Virgin Australia allowing the carriers to codeshare on flights will not extend to transpacific flights...
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IATA: Thai ramps up to tackle competition
Tackling intensified competition in premium, low-cost and regional markets are behind moves by Thai Airways to bring in new aircraft and its recently launched...
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Landing gear problem forces SIA A380 to return to HK
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 aircraft on the Hong Kong-Singapore route was turned back to Hong Kong on 5 June owing to a landing gear problem.
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NewsIATA: SIA and Virgin Australia to form alliance
Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia have signed an agreement paving the way to a long-term alliance. The agreement is subject to regulatory approval....
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Opinion
Comment:AF447's new puzzles
We now know how an Air France Airbus A330 vanished two years ago, but two new questions arise - one related to icing awareness, the other to man-machine harmony and flying skills
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Eurocontrol extends Free Route Airspace Maastricht programme
Eurocontrol is extending its Free Route Airspace Maastricht (FRAM) service further into peak traffic periods each day, and eventually into the weekends....
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Argentina flights disrupted by ash cloud from Chilean volcano
Flights in Argentina are being disrupted by an ash cloud caused by the eruption of a volcano in Chile.