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China's Xian buys European composites manufacturer
Chinese aircraft-maker Xian Aircraft (XAC) has signed an agreement to buy Austria's FACC, a company that makes composite parts for commercial aircraft.
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Norwegian start-up Feel Air plans budget long-haul operation
Norwegian start-up Feel Air plans to establish itself as a long-haul, low-cost operation between Scandinavia, the USA and Asia from March-April next year,...
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MRJ key to Trans States securing new business
Trans States Holdings is targeting the MRJs the carrier has ordered to replace aircraft operating under existing capacity purchase agreements between regionals...
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Malaysia Airlines' MRO arm bids to treble revenues
MAS Aerospace Engineering, the MRO arm of Malaysia Airlines, aims to increase revenues three-fold over the next three years. The company will generate...
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Air Niugini, Bombardier ink deal for two Q400s
Air Niugini has signed a purchase agreement with Bombardier for two new Bombardier Q400s.
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MAS to take delivery of 737-800s from Q4
Malaysia Airlines has reiterated that it will begin to take delivery of its Boeing 737-800s from the fourth quarter of 2010.
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NewsA320 winglets on the way
Airbus will announce "within weeks" its decision to proceed with winglet programme for the Airbus A320 family. A senior company official told CAO that...
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Jetstar Asia to drop ST Aero and use Qantas' MRO contracts
Jetstar Asia has decided against renewing its total support maintenance contract with Singapore Technologies (ST Aero) as part of an initiative to better...
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NewsFrontier officially exits Chapter 11 as a Republic subsidiary
Frontier Airlines today ended its roughly 18 month stay in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, emerging as a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings. Republic...
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NewsBoeing plans significant wiring change to 787
Boeing will introduce a new wiring standard for the 787 to reduce weight, improve maintainability and address a spacing issue between wires, according to...
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United Aircraft aims to appease dissatisfied Tu-204 operators
Russia's United Aircraft has pledged to respond to complaints by Tu-204/214 operators about the Tupolev twinjet's poor operational reliability, amid hints...
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NewsEmirates and Etihad hiring freeze thaws
The United Arab Emirates' two fast-growing network carriers - Emirates and Etihad Airways - are beginning to recruit again after a period of consolidation...
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AirTran becomes the latest US carrier to strengthen its liquidity
AirTran Airways has altered agreements with one of its principal lenders and its largest credit card processors to shore up its cash balances to $400 million...
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Boeing revamps 787 wiring, begins structural modifications
Boeing will introduce a new wiring standard for the 787 to reduce weight, improve maintainability and address a spacing issue between wires, says key supplier...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
A long-running labour dispute with Airbus A320 cabin crews looks to be over, following a new collective employment agreement between the...
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NewsPICTURES: BA completes first transatlantic A318 flight
British Airways has lifted the veil on the interior of the new Airbus A318 aircraft with which the carrier has just launched all-business transatlantic flights...
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IATA sees traffic improvement but fares remain weak
IATA today released its assessment of traffic data for August 2009 showing an improvement in continued falling demand compared with July, but fares continue...
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Bombardier turning to China for manufacturing
Buildings from the Mao-era that once made buses now produce parts for Bombardier and other Western aircraft