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Kuwait's Wataniya Airways ceases operations
Kuwaiti carrier Wataniya Airways has ceased operations effective immediately, having run into financial trouble.
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Lufthansa yet to decide placement of additional 777Fs
Lufthansa has yet to decide whether the five Boeing 777 freighters to be ordered by the carrier will operate for its Lufthansa Cargo division or its AeroLogic...
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Udvar-Hazy sets high bar for 787 profitability, performance
Industry icon Steven Udvar-Hazy has given his assessment of Boeing's 787 potential profitability, saying the US airframer will need to sell at least 1,500...
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NewsLufthansa to order 30 A320neo jets plus five 777Fs
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is set to order 30 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft as well as five Boeing 777 freighters for its cargo operations. It...
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Boeing should develop new family to succeed 737: Udvar-Hazy
Steven Udvar-Hazy, the most influential man in the world of aircraft leasing, believes Boeing should offer a new family of aircraft - including a replacement...
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CFM looking at shallower Leap-X fan blades
CFM International is studying further weight reductions for the Leap-X engine, satisfied that the baseline design will meet certification requirements.
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Garuda to add 18 regional jets by 2015
Garuda Indonesia will begin a competition this year to select its first regional jets.
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Airbus looks down under for composites in-between
Airbus hopes to be able within two years to use a new bonding method being developed by Australia's Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures (CRC-ACS).
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NewsBoeing pegs July for 787 first delivery
With the latest iteration of its 787 schedule, Boeing aims to hand over the first aircraft to Japan's All Nippon Airways in late July, the first of 20 planned...
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NewsBoeing looks at increasing 737 output to 42 a month
Boeing is examining the possibility of pushing 737 production to 42 aircraft a month as it returns monthly 777 production to seven from five airframes.
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Bombardier insists it will not pursue stretched 'CS500'
Bombardier has no intention of adding a stretched version of its CSeries aircraft, loosely dubbed the CS500, to its new jet family.
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BAE asset management arm signs deal with Willis Lease
US-based engine lessor Willis Lease Finance has signed an agreement with the asset management arm of BAE Systems' regional aircraft division, under which...
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VIDEO: 747-8I completes gauntlet testing
Boeing has completed final gauntlet testing on its first 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft. The two days of testing were completed late on Sunday 13...
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NewsQatar would prefer all-new Boeing to A320neo: Al Baker
Qatar Airways has hinted strongly that it would opt for an all-new Boeing narrowbody over the Airbus A320neo, as it edges towards a deal to acquire the Bombardier...
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Bombardier expects at least 300 CSeries orders by EIS: Scott
Bombardier says it will have secured some 300 orders for the CSeries by the time the new twinjet enters into service in 2013.
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Airbus sees overlap on A320 and A320neo production
Airbus is likely to continue building its current A320 narrowbody for some time after it begins delivering the new A320neo (new engine option).
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NewsBoeing to miss 787 performance spec: Albaugh
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Jim Albaugh, for the first time, has acknowledged that the 787 will miss its intended performance specifications, though...
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Boeing looks at increasing 737 output to 42 per month
Boeing is taking "a hard look" at advancing 737 production to 42 aircraft per month.
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Boeing confirms 20 March target for 747-8I first flight
Boeing has confirmed its 747-8 Intercontinental is slated to fly on Sunday 20 March, following a first flight readiness review expected later this week.