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First United Airlines 787 Dreamliner Enters Final Assembly

United Continental Holdings announced that the first of its 50 <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/boeing-787-on-home-stretch-t

August 18, 2011

MAKS 2011: Bombardier Signs Landmark C Series Deal with Russia’s Ilyushin Finance Company

Bombardier Aerospace might well have secured its place in the Russian airline market during the Moscow Air Show (MAKS 2011) this week, when the country’s l

August 18, 2011

AIN Blog: Essential Air Service Is a Promise Worth Keeping

A measure in the latest temporary FAA funding extension to completely cut the <a href="news/single-news-page/article/house-senate-locked-on-faa-bill-ga-use

August 18, 2011

Boeing Confirms Completion of 787 Type Certification Tests

Boeing confirmed today that it completed all flight tests required for type certification of the Rolls-Royce-powered 787-8 Dreamliner this past weekend.

August 17, 2011

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Boeing To Participate in Russian Airport Overhaul

Boeing announced today at the Moscow Air Show that it has signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Russia’s Basel Aero Company, operator of Sochi Airpo

August 16, 2011

Qantas Unveils Restructuring Plans

In a bid to resuscitate  “steadily fading” overseas operations, Australia’s Qantas Airways plans to make 1,000 domestic jobs redundant, defer Airbus A

August 16, 2011

Will the Fernandes Midas Touch Rub Off on Malaysia Airlines?

Asian air transport rebel Tony Fernandes, chief executive of low-cost pioneer AirAsia, will soon join the industry establishment, assuming his planned acqu

August 15, 2011

Mitsubishi Defers Launch of MRJ100X Beyond Mid-2012

Mitsubishi Aircraft’s official launch of the proposed 100-seat MRJ100X will likely have to wait at least another year, or until after the first flight of t

August 15, 2011

Falko Plans New-build Regional Aircraft Orders

Falko, the company formed with the backing of New York-based Fo

August 15, 2011

IG: FAA Oversight of ADS-B System at Risk

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August 15, 2011

787 On Home Stretch To Certification

Boeing expected the 787 Dreamliner to complete its type certification testing over the weekend, pending final analysis of function and reliability data col

August 15, 2011

CIT Confirms Order for 50 A320neos

The backlog for Airbus’s A320neo family seems to grow on a daily basis of late, most recently with today’s conversion of an MOU signed in June during the <

August 10, 2011

Airbus Nantes delivers first A350XWB center wing box to St. Nazaire

Airbus has delivered the first center wing box for the A350XWB from its

Airbus Seals Asian A320 Deals

This is the teaser.

Divided U.S. Congress Ends FAA Shutdown

U.S.

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French Pilots’ Union Pulls Out of AF447 Accident Investigation

The French pilots’ union, SNPL, has withdrawn its participation in the ongoing investigation of Air France Flight 447 (AF447), the Airbus A330-200 that cra

For Airbus, Boeing, Supply Chains Limit More Rate Hikes

Plans call for narrowbody production at both Airbus and Boeing to reach 42 a month by 2014, but the extent to which either company can extend its rates muc

US Airways Files Suit Against Pilots in Ongoing Dispute

US Airways filed suit against its pilots’ union July 29, claiming an illegal work slowdown in the latest development in a lengthy and increasingly bitter l

ACI Report Reflects Air Transport’s Resiliency

A new report about global air traffic, released last week by Montreal-based Airports Council International (ACI), shows a strong rebound in 2010 after a tw

Boeing Seals 747-8, 777-300ER Deal with GECAS

Boeing and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) have closed a firm order for two 747-8 Freighters and eight 777-300ERs worth a combined $2.9 billion at lis

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