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Mood Shifts to Hope in Search for Missing Air France A330

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Boeing Burns Some 787 ‘Contingency,’ but Remains on Schedule for 2010 Delivery

Boeing insists the first 787 Dreamliner remains on schedule for first delivery to All Nippon Airways by the end of this year, despite some admitte

GE Aviation Commits to New Investment in Quebec

GE Aviation plans to spend $63.5 million over the next six years to diversify its product line at its manufacturing plant in Bromont, Quebec, GE Canada ann

WTO Clout in Question as Boeing, Airbus Claim Victory in Trade War

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Europe Bars More Carriers with New Safety Blacklist

At face value the contents of the European Commission’s latest so-called safety blacklist of airlines and national civil aviation authorities (CAA

Hamilton Sundstrand Finishes ETOPS Testing on APU for Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Hamilton Sundstrand’s Power Systems business has successfully completed ETOPS (extended-range operations) testing of its APS5000 auxiliary power unit (APU)

Hong Kong Airlines Confirms Order for Six A330-200s

Hong Kong Airlines finalized a firm order with Airbus for six A330-200s, the European manufacturer confirmed today.

Load Tests of 787 Dreamliner’s Wing, Fuselage a Success, Says Boeing

Following a thorough analysis of data gleaned from the March 28 ultimate wing and fuselage bending trial on the Boeing 787 static test airframe, the compan

Embraer To Launch New Airplane Program by End of 2010

Brazil’s Embraer will decide on the platform for a new aircraft program by the end of this year, company executive vice president Mauro Kern told AIN today

Boeing’s Final Assembly Plant in Charleston Taking Shape

Boeing took another visible step toward full production of the 787 Dreamliner yesterday as it set the first steel column for its 787 final assembly and del

Embraer’s Kern Takes Over New Division

Brazil’s Embraer has placed executive vice president Mauro Kern in charge of a new division created to explore the potential market and options for new air

Technical Challenges Add to Lockheed Martin F-35 Problems, Say Auditors

The Lockheed Martin F-35 program is facing manufacturing inefficiencies, parts problems and at least six engineering technical challenges.

Romania Selects Used F-16s as a Stop-gap Measure

In late March the Romanian defense council approved the acquisition of used Lockheed Martin F-16s as a stop-gap measure to fill the air force’s ne

India’s Light Combat Helicopter Takes Flight

HAL on March 29 made the first flight of its light combat helicopter (LCH) prototype, conducting hover tests for around 15 minutes at Bangalore, I

UK Confirms Deal for Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint Sigint Airplanes

The UK’s Secretary of Defense, Bob Ainsworth, confirmed on March 22 that the Royal Air Force would receive three Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraf

Bombardier Considers Further CRJ Production Rate Cuts

Bombardier Aerospace’s sales force will no doubt feel considerable pressure to boost CRJ transactions over the next month to month and a half, as

Administrative ‘hiccup’ blamed for ADS-B delay

Just as ADS-B was turning into the home stretch, with the FAA announcement of the final rule for mandatory equipage expected on April 10–a date agency offi

Gulf Air Takes Pair of E170s

Embraer delivered two E170 regional jets to Bahrain’s Gulf Air during a ceremony at the manufacturer’s headquarters in São Jose dos Campos, Brazil, last mo

Eagle To Offer First Class on CRJ700s

American Eagle Airlines plans to place nine first-class seats on each of its 25 Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets and ready them for use by July 2, the compa

Porter Opens New Toronto Digs

The first phase of a two-stage terminal expansion at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport opened to Porter Airlines passengers on March 7.

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