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News787 schedule to slip after fire prompts hardware, software changes
First delivery of the Boeing 787 will be delayed again to make software and minor hardware changes to the electrical system, but the length of the latest...
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LAN Cargo to add leased 767Fs, one new 777F
Citing an increase in cargo market demand, LAN Cargo plans to add three Boeing 767-300Fs and a new 777F to its fleet.
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Switzerland's Darwin to take over Baboo operations
Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline is to take over services and assets of Geneva-based Baboo, effectively consolidating the two operations.
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Airbus poised to launch higher-weight A330-300
Airbus is set to reveal plans for a maximum gross weight increase of its Airbus A330-300 widebody. The 2t increase, to 235t, will allow the aircraft...
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News787 schedule to slip after fire prompts hardware, software changes
First delivery of the 787 will be delayed again to make software and minor hardware changes to the electrical system, but the length of the latest setback...
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EASA orders A300 checks for wrong pitch uncoupling fit
European safety regulators are instructing operators of Airbus A300-600s to check for incorrect installation of pitch uncoupling units.
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Investigation: cabin door déjà vu for Bombardier CRJ
A stuck main cabin door on a SkyWest Airlines CRJ200 in Phoenix in October drew the attention of a National Transportation Safety Board official who happened...
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Spanair looks to lease aircraft to replace 717s
Star Alliance carrier Spanair plans to retire its Boeing MD-80 fleet by the first quarter of 2012 and is looking to lease Airbus A320-family aircraft to...
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Aerolineas to add six A330s and A340s in 2011
Aerolineas Argentinas plans to add six Airbus A330/A340s aircraft next year as part of the next phase of its ongoing widebody expansion and replacement program. Chief...
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ALTA 2010: Aerolineas seeks to add A330s
Aerolineas Argentinas plans to add six Airbus A330/A340s aircraft next year as part of the next phase of its ongoing widebody expansion and replacement program.
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NewsTAM plans Jatropha crop after successful biofuel flight test
Brazil's TAM plans to grow a crop of Jatropha curcas for the purpose of aviation biofuel testing after successfully completing a demonstration flight using...
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Garuda formally signs SkyTeam accession pact
Garuda Indonesia has officially inked an agreement that will see it joining the SkyTeam alliance in 2012. Indonesia's flag-carrier will spend the...
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AB25: Former British Airways chairman and CEO, Lord Marshall
Working in air transport, alongside wonderfully committed people was, for me, a great and fulfilling experience. Over the past 25 years, I learned that it was not a business for those of a nervous disposition or anyone seeking a quick profit writes former British Airways chairman Lord Marshall.
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ALTA 2010: Aeromexico adds three 737-800s and one 767
Aeromexico is adding three Boeing 737s and one 767 to its fleet this month as part of a plan to further increase capacity ahead of the upcoming peak season.
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ICAO's aviation emissions reduction plan heads for Cancun
Can ICAO's emissions framework help when the United Nations attempts to form a new climate change resolution to replace the Kyoto protocol?
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ALTA 2010: Aerolineas to grow 737NG fleet through ILFC leases and new order
Aerolineas Argentinas has agreed to lease 10 ex-Virgin Blue 737-700s from ILFC and is planning to place an order with Boeing for 14 additional 737-700/800s.
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Mexicana's new owner secures union concessions required for re-launch
Mexicana's unions have approved new contracts with the grounded carrier's new owners, moving Mexicana one step closer to potentially re-launching operations.
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Virgin Blue first to select new Rockwell satcom in avionics deal
Australian operator Virgin Blue has selected Rockwell Collins' entire suite of avionics - including a new satcom solution - for its new fleet of Boeing 737...
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AB25: Indigo Partners managing partner, Bill Franke
Cabinets and hard drives are filled with the collective thoughts and analyses of many better-positioned chroniclers than me that cover the evolution of commercial aviation over the past quarter of a century writes Bill Franke, manging partner of Indigo Partners and former America West chief executive