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News
Bombardier sees 2Q earnings slide as economic challenges bite
Continued economic challenges in the aerospace industry hit Bombardier Aerospace's fiscal second quarter earnings ended 31 July, although the Canadian airframer...
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NewsSoftware glitch puts CRJ1000 programme slightly behind schedule
Bombardier has disclosed that its flight test programme for the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft is slightly behind schedule, and that initial aircraft deliveries...
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EASA: tests find no safety issue with Thales A330 pitot
European safety authorities have formally issued an airworthiness directive covering replacement of Thales pitot probes on Airbus A330/A340s. The directive...
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Iberia delays more A340-600s, grounds more A320s
Iberia has taken further steps to cut costs. The Spanish carrier has implemented more fleet groundings and order deferrals as it seeks to cut capacity by...
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Wooden tracks to speed up vibration tests
In an effort to reduce new aircraft ground vibration testing from weeks to days, the German aerospace centre DLR has been pulling a specially instrumented...
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Gulf Air puts A340 fleet on the market
Gulf Air is seeking takers for its Airbus A340s as its newly appointed chief executive begins a "comprehensive review" of the loss-making Bahraini flag carrier. Aircraft...
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China aims to be top aircraft maker
Can China succeed in a market dominated by Western airframers? Setting up infrastructure could take decades
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NewsStanding up for new seats
Will the vanguard nature of Asian carriers open the door to vertical and stacked sleeper seat designs on aircraft?
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NewsEnter the dragon: Chinese aerospace special
For years China has been a fast-growing airline market. Now the world's most populous state wants to join the elite club of civil aircraft manufacturing nations. On the eve on Asian Aerospace, our China special report looks at how successfully the country is moving from customer to competitor
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Japan's Skynet inks components MRO deal with SR Technics
Japanese low cost carrier Skynet Asia Airways has extended a component servicing agreement for its Boeing 737-400 aircraft with maintenance firm SR Technics.
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NewsSkyEurope surrenders, cancels all operations
Central European budget carrier SkyEurope Airlines has suspended operations with immediate effect. The airline, already under Slovak creditor protection,...
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Opinion
Comment: Quality at low cost
Once upon a time the 'Made in China' stamp was a signal to be wary. Now Western airframers are flocking east to reap the rewards of low-cost quality workmanship and forge partnerships
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NewsBoeing shuffles executives ranks, Albaugh to replace Carson
Boeing has shuffled the heads of three major divisions, replacing the retiring Scott Carson at Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) with Jim Albuagh, his counterpart...
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Tianjin aiming to be China's Toulouse
Despite competition from Zhuhai and Xian, Airbus opted for Beijing's burgeoning port city for A320 assembly work
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ANZ A320 cabin crew ratify deal on wages and conditions
Air New Zealand (ANZ) Airbus A320 cabin crew have agreed to a union deal over wages and conditions, putting an end to a protracted dispute.
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China and Taiwan start scheduled services after 60 years
Chinese and Taiwanese carriers earlier today launched much-awaited scheduled services across the Taiwan Strait, marking the first time in 60 years there...
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Avianca posts 1H profit and ponders IPO
Avianca, which has remained profitable this year despite the global economic downturn, is ready to pursue an initial public offering (IPO) when market conditions...
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Boeing 787 to fly
Boeing takes $2.5 billion write-off as it declares first three of six flight-test aircraft have no commercial value
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Russian airliners get sales lift at MAKS
Russia's mainline airliner programmes received a domestic and overseas sales lift at the MAKS air show in Moscow