News from FlightGlobal – Page 1564
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Debate on A340’s future heats up - ILA show report
Manufacturer shirks giving definitive answer on whether type will be discontinued in favour of growth A350 twinjet
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NewsAt 25% release mark, Boeing announces wing design changes for 787-9, on which -10 variant could be based
Boeing has released preliminary details of proposed design changes to the wing of the largest 787 twinjet variants as the programme reaches its 25% design release milestone.
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El Al Israeli Airlines December Geneva missile attack foiled by Swiss intelligence
Swiss intelligence officials thwarted a terrorist plan to attack an El Al aircraft at Geneva airport, say French and Swiss press reports.
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NewsQatar Airways may drop plan to buy Airbus A350 due to uncertainty over twinjet's future
Launch customer frustrated by uncertainty over twinjet’s configuration and Airbus’s expected rethink of design
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BMI set to launch third Saudi route, to Damman, by early 2007
UK full service carrier BMI is considering adding a third Saudi Arabian destination – Damman - from as early as next year, according to chief executive Nigel Turner.
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NewsTwo weeks after crash and hangar fire, Armavia takes second A319, plans to add regional aircraft
Two weeks after separate accidents wiped out much of its fleet, Armenian carrier Armavia has taken delivery of the second of two Airbus A319s and stated that it intends to complement its fleet with 50- to 70-seat regional aircraft.
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NewsAirbus A380 lands at London Heathrow for the first time
London Heathrow Airport has received the Airbus A380 for the first time today after the aircraft landed at the capital’s hub at 13:20.