News from FlightGlobal – Page 1256
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NewsDubai 09: PowerJet confirms 'few months' delay to SaM146 schedule
PowerJet, the joint venture responsible for the Sukhoi Superjet 100's SaM146 engine, confirms that certification has been delayed by "a few months" due to...
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Dubai 09: News in brief
AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings is at the Dutch pavilion (stand W468) demonstrating how its products can help save time and cut costs by...
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Dubai 09: Face the facts with Rolls-Royce senior vice-president customer business Phil Harris
Face the facts with Phil Harris Rolls-Royce has announced new orders at the show for its established Trent 700 engine for the Airbus A330 and its latest...
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Dubai 09: 500 up for A350 as Ethiopian firms up XWB MoU
Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed its memorandum of understanding for 12 Airbus A350 XWBs, signing a firm contract today at the Dubai air show.
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Emirates' Clark outlines concerns over alliance power
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark has expressed strong concern over the increasing power of airline alliances, and insists that membership would stem...
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NewsDubai 09: A320’s sharklets to deliver 3.5% lower fuel burn from 2012
A winglet-equipped version of the Airbus A320 will enter service in late 2012, delivering fuel burn improvements of up to 3.5%. Launch customer is Air New...
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Dubai 09: Dubai Aerospace Enterprise picks Rockwell Collins
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) will announce today that it has selected Rockwell Collins communication, navigation and surveillance systems to be offered...
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Dubai 09: News in brief
Low-cost carrier Flydubai has contracted Jet Aviation to carry out technical acceptance procedures and perform delivery services...
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Dubai 09: Sama relaunches Riyadh-Sharjah service
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Sama has resumed service on the Riyadh-Sharjah route. The carrier says the service, which was suspended early this year,...
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Dubai 09: Sheikh Mansour visits Dubai air show
Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed, the third son of Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, visited the Dubai air show yesterday.
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Dubai 09: AeroDAC and Arabian Jets sign services agreement
Aerospace design and certification company AeroDAC signed a business alliance agreement yesterday with Saudi Arabia's Arabian Jets to deliver aviation design...
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Dubai 09: Etihad’s Airbus A330-200F on track for August delivery
Airbus is on track to deliver the first A330-200 Freighter to launch customer Etihad Crystal Cargo next summer following the first flight of the development...
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Dubai 09: Ambitious Mubadala gets a step ahead of DAE
Abu Dhabi's investment arm is beginning to eclipse Dubai Aerospace Enterprise thanks to a string of acquisitions and partnerships struck since 2007
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NewsDubai 2009: Airbus's A380 arrives with humanitarian aid delivery
Airbus's A380 demonstrator arrived for the show carrying 8t of humanitarian aid that will be used to boost crucial stocks at Action Against Hunger's hub...
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Dubai 09: Airbus forms spare parts joint venture in India
Europe's Airbus (stand A140) has formed a joint venture with an Indian company and a Turkish firm to provide spare parts for aircraft operators in India. Airbus...
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Dubai 2009: Boeing’s 787 wing-fix progress gives boost to local customers
Middle East Boeing 787 customers will be encouraged by news from Seattle that the airframer has completed the installation of reinforcements within the side-of-body...
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Dubai 09: Wings adds more ATR 72s to its fleet
Indonesia's Wings Air ordered 15 ATR 72-500s, with options for 15 ATR 72-600s series aircraft at the Dubai air show. This is a development of a deal announced...
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Dubai 09: R-R reaches 1,000-sales mark for Trent 700 and XWB
Rolls-Royce hit the milestone of 1,000 engines sold for both the oldest and youngest members of its Trent family of large turbofan engines following orders...
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NewsDubai 09: Flightglobal Achievement Awards - The winners
Hudson hero Capt Chesley Sullenberger, Virgin's Sir Richard Branson and Bob Mitchell, father of the Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle, were last night named...
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Dubai 09: AJA buys Airbus corporate jets
AJA - the aviation arm of the UAE's largest private employer, the Al Jaber Group (chalet A2) - is set to become the region's largest user of Airbus corporate...