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Air traffic management stakeholders sign up to a peformance-based navigation future
The world's aviation community has struck a global deal to speed the roll-out of next-generation satellite-based air navigation to help drive efficiency...
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First quarter data confirms 2009 orders collapse
Cancellations almost outweigh orders at Airbus and Boeing amid collapse in new deals, but output remains high
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Rebel group urges UN to consider climate aviation czar
A renegade group of major international airlines is calling for aviation to have its own climate czar. They want a new supremo to ensure that some of the...
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NewsBlacklist: One-Two-Go and Motor-Sich among those banned
Six Kazakh operators along with Thailand's One-Two-Go and Ukrainian carrier Motor-Sich Airlines are among those being formally banned from European Union...
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Indonesia's Lion wins US Ex-Im financing for up to 30 737-900ERs
Indonesia's Lion Air has secured $1 billion in financing commitments from the US Export-Import Bank to support its planned purchase of 30 Boeing 737-900ERs. Ex-Im...
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Finmeccanica officially acquires stake in Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company
Aerospace industries in Russia and China have deepened their ties as Finmeccania subsidiary Alenia Aeronautica finalized its 25%-plus one share in Sukhoi...
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AUDIO: AirTran Boeing 717 engine emergency
An AirTran Boeing 717 will be back in service by tonight after an in-flight engine emergency on Sunday during flight from Baltimore to Atlanta.
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Airbus sees A340 becoming more marginalised in future
Sales of the Airbus A340-500/600 continue to struggle production mark kirby phoenix A340 is 'not dead', says Airbus Airbus says the A340...
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Finnair technical division seals MRO pact for KLM MD-11s
Finnair Technical Services has signed a new maintenance contract with KLM covering work on Boeing MD-11 aircraft during 2009. The Dutch carrier and...
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Opinion
Comment: Will Bombardier win CSeries gamble?
Developing a major new aircraft type is always risky. For Bombardier, however, the CSeries carries more than a whiff of a high-stakes roll of the dice. Simply,...
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NewsOpenSkies reveals violet streak as L'Avion 757s are repainted
British Airways' transatlantic business operation OpenSkies has started integrating the Boeing 757-200s of French carrier L'Avion into its fleet
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Airbus develops wing fairing to reduce larger engine drag penalty
Airbus engineers have applied for a US patent on a wing root fairing technology the company says can reduce the drag penalty that comes from installing larger...
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ILFC needs cure for AIG ills
The mega-lessor is stranded in limbo between its troubled parent and the US government. Is International Lease Finance too big to fail, or just too large to sell?
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Business briefs
Sluggish civil sales growth, a declining value of the Israeli shekel and falling interest...
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India's Hyderabad aims to be centre for aerospace manufacturing
Indian conglomerate GMR Group, which built and is the major owner of Hyderabad's new airport, is speaking to European and US aerospace companies about establishing...
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NewsFLIGHTBLOGGER: ANA to take most of China's early Dreamliners, first six test 787s unallocated
As its first flight nears, Boeing has significantly reshuffled the early recipients of the 787, with launch customer All Nippon Airways now set to take delivery of an overwhelming portion of aircraft once slated for Chinese carriers.
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JetBlue starts examining heavy maintenance options for E-190s
Embraer E-190 launch customer JetBlue Airways is starting to examine its heavy maintenance strategy for the aircraft as the average age of that fleet type...
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NewsInvestigators seek clues to Cougar S-92 final moments
Canadian safety investigators say the Cougar Helicopters S-92 that crashed off the coast of Newfoundland on 12 March hit the water “belly first” in an upright position with a “tail-low” attitude
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EFB provider navAero plots new path without Saab
Electronic flight bag (EFB) and technology developer, navAero, reports that its founder and largest shareholder, Stefan Ridderheim, has become the majority...
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SAS and Air Canada eye CSeries as early narrowbody replacement
Major airline groups Air Canada and SAS have revealed that they are examining Bombardier's CSeries as they seek replacements for their short-haul fleets...