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Paris 2011: UTair To Buy 40 Boeing 737s

Boeing and Russia’s UTair announced an “agreement” yesterday calling for the purchase of 33 new 737-800s and seven 737-900ERs.

Paris 2011: Bodycote Renews Rolls-Royce Contract, Opens Facility in Mexico

Thermal processing specialist Bodycote has signed a 10-year renewal contract with Rolls-Royce to provide its services in the UK and potentially other parts

Paris 2011: Azul Lanhas Aéreas Converts 10 ATR 72-600 Options to Firm Orders ATR’s 78-order “strip tease”

ATR revealed yesterday that Brazilian carrier Azul Lanhas Aéreas had signed up for another 10 ATR 72-600s, and that the European turboprop manufacturer, in

Paris 2011: Liebherr and Avic Enter Joint Venture on Manufacture of Landing Gear

Liebherr Aerospace of Germany and Avic of China are to form a joint venture company for the manufacture of landing gear for the <a href="http://www.ainonl

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Paris 2011: GTF Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan Consortium to be Formed

A consortium along the lines of International Aero Engines (IAE) will be created for the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofans (GTF) later this year

Paris 2011: Korean Air signs for CSeries as P&W flies engine

Korean Air has signed a letter of intent for 30 Bombardier CS

Paris 2011: Boeing Promises Auspicious EIS for Dreamliner

With some 30 airplanes in various stages of completion parked outside the <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/paris-2011-boein

Paris 2011: United Continental Orders Blended Winglets for 767-300ERs

United Continental Holdings has ordered blended winglets for its <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/blended-winglet-equipped-

Paris 2011: Boeing’s 747-8 Freighter Makes Green Entrance to Paris

The Boeing 747-8 Freighter landed here at Paris Le Bourget Airport yesterday at 5:35 p.m., after completing the first transatlantic flight of a commercial

Paris 2011: Leasing companies plot course for coming boom

The world’s aircraft leasing industry appears to have weathered the proverbial storm of the global recession and now looks well positioned to exploit aircr

Paris 2011: Traffic rebound drives SES as nations drag their feet

The global economic recession gave pause to the relentless growth in air traffic over recent years, not least in Europe.

Paris 2011: SESAR Achieves First Targets

The SESAR Joint Undertaking (JU) has recently carried out an extensive review to see whether there are any early results that could benefit the aviation co

Paris 2011: SESAR Skeptics Have Their Say

Not everybody is convinced that <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/airshow-convention-news/paris-air-show/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/airbus-h

Paris 2011: Natnav Coming of Age

It is only in the past few of years that GPS approaches, pioneered in Alaska in the 1990s, have started to become available.

Paris 2011: Airbus braces for struggle to keep A350XWB on track

As Airbus prepares to put together the first A350 XWB, the

Paris 2011: Mitsubishi Lands Third Customer for MRJ

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Paris 2011: Boeing’s 747-8 On Track for Summer Certification

The so-called “pause” or “rebalance” of the Boeing 747-8 production li

Paris 2011: Airbus Boosts A350-1000 To Take on Boeing 777

Airbus has revealed that first deliveries of its A350XWB-800 and A350XWB-1000 will be delayed by two years–to mid-2016 and mid-2017, respectively.

Paris 2011: Honeywell-Safran Link on Electrically Powered Taxi System for Airplanes

Airline fuel savings of 4 percent and quieter, cleaner airports are predicted for an <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/busin

Paris 2011: Anticipated Major A320neo Orders Will Likely Mean Good News for CFM’s Leap-X Engine

Major orders for the new CFM International Leap-X turbofan engine are due to be announced during the first four days of the Paris show, intensifying the ba

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