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Could 2011 seal the Ariane rocket's fate?
The European Space Agency's lofty goals of an all-new rocket, partially or completely reusable, entering service around 2020 are falling by the wayside as...
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Further delay to Row 44 approval could hurt partner
Antenna maker AeroSat has warned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that its financial health will deteriorate if the agency continues to delay...
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BA expects to sell 757s next winter, use A320s instead
British Airways is expecting to sell its remaining 11 mainline Boeing 757-200s during the next winter season, and replace them with Airbus A320s, rather...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
LUFTHANSA The German flag carrier expects to turn in a full-year operating profit of €1.3 billion ($1.7 billion), up from its earlier forecast of €1.1 billion....
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NewsR-R and P&W delay investing in Singapore's Seletar
Construction of Rolls-Royce's engine factory and Pratt & Whitney's component repair shop at Singapore's Seletar Airport has been delayed. A spokesman...
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Working Week: Bob Bell of Renault F1
Renault F1's technical director Bob Bell was inspired by the Apollo space programme to pursue a career in aerospace engineering, but ended up creating championship-winning Formula 1 cars
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NewsRyanair 737 inquiry to explore similarities with Hudson A320 bird-strike
Investigators are to strip down the engines of a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 next week to examine the extent of damage caused when the jet struck birds on approach...
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Cancellations exceed orders at both Airbus and Boeing
Both Airbus and Boeing have dipped into negative net orders for the year to date, having suffered more cancellations than secured sales.
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Volaris accelerates US launch plans, selects Fort Lauderdale
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has selected Fort Lauderdale as its first US destination and has accelerated the launch of transborder services by about...
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NewsP&W rules out any early move to offer GTF architecture for widebody powerplant
Pratt & Whitney has ruled out any near-term development of a high-thrust development of its GTF...
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China Eastern outlines plans to cancel and delay aircraft
The president of loss-making China Eastern Airlines says the airline is to delay or cancel about half of the 29 aircraft it is due to receive from Airbus...
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Mexicana closes in on 717s and evaluates CSeries
Mexicana is close to finalising a deal to lease 25 Boeing 717s and is looking at acquiring the Bombardier CSeries as a potential replacement for the 717s...
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Boeing considers "modest' delivery cuts in 2010
Boeing Commercial Airplanes has considered making production cuts in 2010 depending on how the market responds to worsening economic and financing trends.
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Porter eyes more Bombardier Q400s
Canadian startup carrier Porter Airlines may order additional Bombardier Q400 turboprops.
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Bombardier keeps the faith on CSeries
Bombardier's self-imposed deadline to ink firm orders for its geared turbofan (GTF)-powered CSeries airliner passed unceremoniously on 31 January with no...
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P&W must wait for Airbus nod before releasing full GTF flight-test results
Pratt & Whitney will not go public with the definitive data on the fuel burn and noise performance of its GTF...
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Lessors’ calls for production cuts 'self-serving': Boeing
Boeing's leasing arm insists that calls by operating lessors for single-aisle production to be slashed in the wake of the economic crisis are "self-serving",...