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Ryanair details deliveries of new 737 fleet
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has detailed the five-year delivery schedule for its new batch of 175 Boeing 737-800s, with the first 11 scheduled to arrive...
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NewsFlybe deferral opens path to re-engined Embraers
UK regional carrier Flybe's deferral of a batch of Embraer deliveries was partly influenced by the prospect of receiving the re-engined version of the E-Jet...
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NewsLong-delayed ARJ21 certification set to slip again
Comac's ARJ21 regional jet is unlikely to receive certification until at least late next year, according to sources. This means the programme, which...
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NewsComac reduces C919 composite use to speed up progress
In a bid to speed up development, Chinese airframer Comac is cutting down on the use of composites in its C919 narrowbody programme. The airframer...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why US low-cost carriers may not follow merger route
airline consolidations may have helped re-invigorate major US network carriers, but the profitability of the nation's low-cost operators could mean they...
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NewsFlybe to defer half its Embraer deliveries
UK regional carrier Flybe is to defer, for at least three years, delivery of 16 Embraer 175 jets which had been due to arrive over 2014-15. The airline...
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Sabre, United sign agreement for ancillary products
Sabre and United Airlines have signed a new long-term agreement to sell the airline's ancillary products and services through Sabre's global distribution...
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NewsEBACE: Lineage deal to Flying Group
Embraer signed a deal this morning for a Lineage 1000 to an undisclosed European client, operated by Flying Group. This first Lineage 1000 sale to a customer...
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NewsOman Air orders three more A330s
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air has ordered another three Airbus A330-300s, which will take its overall A330 fleet to 10 aircraft. The airline ordered...
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Boeing conducts test flight of 747-8 with PIP
Boeing has completed a test flight of a 747-8 Intercontinental with a performance improvement package (PIP), including enhanced General Electric GEnx-2B...
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NewsSkyWest orders 40 E-175s for United flights
US regional carrier SkyWest has ordered 40 Embraer E-Jets.
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EBACE: Al Bateen chosen as air ambulance base
Nuremburg, Germany-headquartered medical evacuation specialist Flight Ambulance International (FAI) has named Abu Dhabi's Al Bateen Executive airport as...
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Southern Air founder to launch new cargo operator
Cargo start-up Western Global Airlines plans to begin Boeing MD-11 freighter service in September pending US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 121...
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United enthusiastic about planned 787-10X
United Airlines considers the planned Boeing 787-10X a "great airplane", says vice-president of fleet Ron Baur.
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NewsUnited returns 787s to revenue service
United Airlines resumed revenue flights on its fleet of Boeing 787-8 aircraft today, a little more than a month since the US Federal Aviation Administration...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: LCCs profit from sale and leaseback strategy
Low-cost carriers have been actives users players in sale-and-leaseback transactions. The deals, under which an investment firm such as a bank or lessor...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Air Malta on profits track as losses narrow to €15m
Air Malta is on course to achieve break-even this year after restructuring efforts helped it narrow losses in the year to 30 March 2013 to around €15 million...
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NewsAmerican to lease A319s and A321s
American Airlines plans to lease the 130 Airbus A319s and A321s that it has on order, continuing its preference for lease financing. The Fort Worth,...
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NewsANA 787 experiences minor electrical fault owing to loose nut
An All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 experienced a minor electrical fault during a recent proving flight, but the cause was traced to an insufficiently turned...