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NewsAtlas Air and Polar Air Cargo parent group maps out plan to order Boeing 747-8Fs for its fleet renewal
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, parent of US cargo carriers Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, is poised to conclude a deal for up to 12 Boeing 747-8 Freighters as it begins a major fleet-renewal programme.
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From our reporter in Beirut: Most Israeli airport bomb damage to be repaired in days, fuel shortages remain
Flight reporter David Kaminski-Morrow was among the first correspondents to visit Beirut yesterday, with British Airways franchise partner BMed - he toured the airport ahead of a resumption of flights planned for today.
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NewsQantas to receive A$100m compensation for Airbus A380 delays, will add more A330s
Australia’s Qantas Airways is to receive more than A$100 million in damages from Airbus for delays in deliveries of its 12 firm-ordered A380-800s. It has meanwhile confirmed orders for four more Airbus A330 twinjets, two of which will be leased.
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NewsBoeing focuses on weight not rate, easing back on production study to focus on lighter twinjet
Boeing confirms it is stretching out its 787 production rate increase study and, at the same time, is ramping up spending on weight-saving initiatives to close the gap with its original targets.
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NewsBoeing eyes fast-track 787 training, with full flight simulator-free transition from 777 cockpit mooted
Boeing is in talks with the US Federal Aviation Administration and other regulatory authorities to allow pilots to transition to the 787 from the 777 without having to go through a full-flight simulator.
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NewsPicture: Airbus begins engine runs on Engine Alliance GP7200-powered A380 in Toulouse
Airbus has begun engine ground runs of the Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 test aircraft at its facilities in Toulouse.
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Geci plans Skylander plant in Portugal
French engineering company Geci International is hoping to finalise by the end of September funding of around €125 million ($161 million) from private and government investors to help fund a facility in Evora, southern Portugal to develop, manufacture and assemble the Skylander twin turboprop now under development
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NewsBoeing: 737-900ER performance set to beat predictions
Boeing is optimistic that imminent flight tests of the newly rolled out 737-900ER will demonstrate better than guaranteed performance, allowing operators to use the aircraft year-round on longer-range flights including the most demanding transcontinental US routes.
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Lockheed Martin and NextGen Aeronautics start fast-morphing UAV tests, turning attention to attack formation
Following successful in-flight tests of a shape-changing wing, two teams have been funded to demonstrate aggressive manoeuvring using fast morphing. Unmanned air vehicles built by Lockheed Martin and NextGen Aeronautics will use rapid changes in wing shape to perform steep climbs and tight turns following an attack on a target.