News from FlightGlobal – Page 1457
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Aeroflot pushes Sukhoi to expand Superjet 100 family
Aeroflot is pushing Sukhoi to expand the Superjet 100 (SSJ) family with the introduction of a 130-seat stretch and a 70-seater shrink. Aeroflot holds...
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Atlas Air studies move to smaller widebody freighters
A strategy that could see all-Boeing 747 cargo operator Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings acquire mid-size widebody freighters is under preliminary consideration...
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Israel's Bedek Aviation plans to develop cargo conversion for Airbus A340
Bedek Aviation Group has emerged as potentially the first company to launch a cargo conversion for...
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Aeroflot to take 787s as Boeing agrees Russian pact
Boeing has detailed the co-operation agreements reached with Sukhoi and Russia's United Aircraft (OAK) after acknowledging an initial pact under which flag...
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Pictures: First Tupolev Tu-204 for Cubana prepared for delivery
The first Tupolev Tu-204 for Cuba's Cubana is among several of the twinjet airliners being...
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Green sky thinking - carbon credits and the propfan comeback?
Will spiralling fuel costs and the prospect of carbon credits signal the return of the propfan? Engine makers are dusting off some old concepts
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Heavyweight bout for BA. The A380 or the 747-8 Intercontinental?
As BA ponders whether to buy the Airbus A380 or Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, its decision could have far-reaching consequences for other airlines
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Airbus A380 v Boeing 747: how they stack up
Today's 747-400 passenger fleet totals 482 aircraft operated by 32 airlines, with the largest single cluster being the 57 aircraft operated by British Airways...
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Playing catch-up: No room for delays of the Airbus A350
After several false starts, Airbus knows there is no more margin for error or delay in the design of its mid-size A350 widebody
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Tradition takes back seat with clean sheet approach
Airbus is taking a "clean sheet" approach to the production and development plan for the A350, just as it has done with the design. It has abandoned its...
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Technology shift: Flight simulators
Technology is driving the flight simulator market, with the emphasis on cutting costs as manufacturers champion new 'non-zero flight-time' machines
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Aer Lingus deal brings A350 orders past 250
Orders and commitments for the A350 have topped the 250 mark following last week's deal with...