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NewsAirbus 'A370' could hand Rolls-Royce big engine prize
UK engine manufacturer set to sign for revamped A350 while General Electric ponders threat to GE90
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NewsBoeing studies use of 787 electro-chromic window shade technology for the 747-8 Intercontinental
Boeing says trade studies for the yet-to-ordered 747-8 Intercontinental include the possible use of electro-chromic window technology now in development for the 787 in place of standard plastic shades.
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Atlas axes plan for full merger of its Atlas Air and Polar Cargo subsidiaries
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has reversed plans for completing a full operational merger between its Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo subsidiaries after opting to retain separate certificates for the two carriers.
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NewsAirbus says A350 customer feedback came 'a bit late' and admits to two year delay on new design
Airbus has taken a swipe at potential and existing customers for its A350 long-range twinjet for failing to supply timely feedback during the development effort, admitting that any newly-designed variant could not be ready until at least 2012.
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Japan’s KHI to return E-190 wing-building to Embraer to make room for Boeing 787 fuselage work
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) says it plans to transfer some of its production of E-190 wings to Embraer to make room for a big boost in Boeing 787 fuselage production.
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NewsPicture: Boeing 787 composite fuselage barrel sections joined for testing with mock-up vertical fin
Composite fuselage barrel sections developed to prove the manufacturing concepts for the Boeing 787 are to be used for training mechanics following the successful completion of initial testing.
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NewsPictures: First Pakistan International Airlines ATR 42-500 leaves Toulouse with new City of Gwadar livery
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has received the first of seven ATR 42-500 high speed turboprop from the Franco-Italian manufacturer. It sports a the first of a new city-based livery scheme, to be rolled out across its domestic fleet.
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Airbus set to pick Tianjin for A320 family Chinese assembly line
Better access, less bureaucracy and availability of labour seal city’s selection
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Interview
The Flight Interview: Gulf Air CEO James Hogan - revival of the sickest
Once the ‘poor relation’ among the region’s booming airlines, Gulf Air’s chief executive is finally restoring its fortunes
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Scrap value
Airbus and Boeing are leading separate initiatives on dismantling and recycling airframes as part of an environmentally aware fleet management process