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NewsSaab to complete Sea Gripen design work in UK
Saab is to recruit a small team of engineers to staff a new design centre for its Sea Gripen concept in the UK ...
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Bombardier confident Republic will stick with CSeries order
Bombardier is confident that Republic Airways Holdings will remain a customer of its Pratt & Whitney PW1524G geared turbofan-powered CSeries, despite a decision...
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InterviewInterview: Southwest chief executive Gary Kelly
Southwest Airlines chief executive Gary Kelly is celebrating the low-cost giant's 40th birthday with its landmark take-over of AirTran, providing it fresh...
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NewsPassenger experience in the spotlight as technology advances
Airlines are reacting to their customers' demand for constant connectivity by using the latest technology to interact in new ways designed to improve the...
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American’s anti-trust fever rises
American Airlines aims to forge its third joint business agreement in less than a year with long-time Oneworld partner Qantas, in a bid to gain anti-trust...
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Opinion
Comment: We can beat your offer – with state help
That interminable World Trade Organisation dispute between Airbus and Boeing over government subsidies to large airliner programmes flared up again last...
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Business briefs
SELEX BUYS SMALL UAV MAKER UNMANNED SYSTEMS Selex Galileo is to acquire Rome-based Unmanned Technologies Research Institute (UTRI) as part of its strategy...
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NewsCanada special: Diamond left wondering if government will recognise jewel in its aerospace crown
Austrian airframer Diamond has been part of Canada's aerospace fabric for 20 years. But its flagship programme hangs in the balance
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Improved Trent 1000 to fly on Boeing's 787
Boeing's 787 test aircraft ZA004 will return to flying on 20 May with the first Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 'Package B' engine hung under its right wing, marking...
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NewsCourt dismisses R-R’s patent infringement claims against P&W for GP7200
Pratt & Whitney has won the first round of patent infringement claims with Rolls-Royce after a court ruled that swept fan blade technology used by P&W on...
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NewsSingapore Airlines' remaining A380s to have 409 seats
Singapore Airlines is to reduce the seating density on its remaining Airbus A380s by 13%, slashing the economy-class cabin in favour of more business-class...
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RAA 2011: Bombardier plans to deliver two-class Q400 this summer
Canadian airframer Bombardier has revealed plans to deliver the first dual-class Q400 turboprop to an existing customer this summer.
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Bombardier eyeing 90-seat Q400 for 'second half of this decade'
Bombardier has given its strongest indication yet that it intends to offer a stretch of its 70-seat Q400 turboprop.
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Blade failure behind Qantas 747 engine shutdown
Australian investigators have traced the cause of last November's Qantas Airways Boeing 747-400 contained engine failure to the engine's high pressure compressor...
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RAA 2011: Mitsubishi admits feeling pressure for 100-seater
Mitsubishi is acknowledging growing pressure to make a commitment to producing a 100-seat jet to join its MRJ90 and MRJ70 family of aircraft.
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RAA2011: Embraer not ready to pull new narrowbody trigger unless Boeing opts for 180 seats
Embraer has no plans to pursue a new narrowbody offering unless Boeing opts to abandon the 120- to 150-seat market in favour of a 180-seat aircraft, according...
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RAA 2011: ATR reiterates no decision on 90-seater this year
A firm decision to launch a 90-seat aircraft by regional airframer ATR is not likely to emerge this year as the airframer continues to focus on certification...
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NewsBoeing returns 777 line to seven per month
Boeing has returned 777 output to seven per month, marking the line's transition to the higher rate with the roll out of a 777 freighter. The company's...