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A400M Understanding Reached; EADS Declares a Loss

EADS will receive an extra €2 billion to continue the A400M program, as well as a loan of €1.5 billion to be repaid as a levy on future exports of the airl

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March 9, 2010

Boeing, Turkish Airlines Finalize Order for 20 Next Generation 737s

Boeing and Turkish Airlines have finalized an order for ten 737-800s and ten 737-900ERs, the manufacturer announced today.

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March 8, 2010

ATR 42-600 Completes First Flight

The sole ATR 42-600 prototype successfully completed its maiden flight today in Toulouse, France, the Franco-Italian manufacturer announced this afternoon.

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March 4, 2010

Second Gulfstream G650 Enters Flight-test Program

The second Gulfstream G650–known as test article two,

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March 2, 2010

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Koito Industries Seat Fraud Not News to Boeing, Airbus

Boeing discovered from its field representatives in Japan that Yokohama-based Koito Industries had falsified records related to flammability testing of its

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February 26, 2010

Fourth Superjet 100 Flies on Borrowed Powerjet Engines

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) managed to fly the fourth prototype of the <link ain-air-transport-perspective/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/super

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February 26, 2010

Boeing 787 Dreamliner ZA004 Joins Flight-Test Program

A third airplane–Dreamliner ZA004–joined the Boeing 787 flight-test program when it took off at 11:43 am local time yesterday from Paine Field in Everett,

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February 25, 2010

Bombardier Lands Major C Series Order from Republic Airways

Indianapolis-based Republic Airways has placed a firm order for 40 C Series airliners, Bombardier Aerospace announced today.

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February 25, 2010

Bombardier CRJ1000s Back in the Air

Flight testing of Bombardier’s new CRJ1000 resumed on February 13, when S/N 19991 took to the air from the company’s Wichita flight-test center, some five

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February 25, 2010

Virgin Blue to Order Up To 50 Boeing 737s

Australia’s Virgin Blue has reached an agreement “in principle” with Boeing to order up to 50 new 737s, Virgin Airlines Group CEO Brett Godfrey said in a s

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February 24, 2010

Sukhoi engages in engine shuffle as Superjet limps to finish line

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) managed to fly the fourth Superjet 100 prototype for the first time on February 4, notwithstanding continuing delays associate

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February 23, 2010

Mitsubishi recruits BAE for MRJ engine help

Mitsubishi Aircraft has hired the engineering division of BAE Systems Regional Aircraft to provide design integration and certification services for the de

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February 23, 2010

Bombardier First OEM to Earn AFRA Accreditation

Bombardier has become the first OEM to earn accreditation from the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) following a two-day audit of CRJ100/200 tear

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February 23, 2010

747-8 Resumes Flight Testing

The first Boeing 747-8 performed its second test flight on schedule yesterday, exactly two weeks after completing its February 8 maiden journey.

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February 23, 2010

E190 wins LCY ticket; Lineage to follow

Barely 10 days after Embraer’s E190 gained cert

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February 23, 2010

Jazz Eyes Toronto Island with Q400s

Air Canada Jazz has signed an MOU with Bombardier that outlines the terms of a firm order for 15 Q400 turboprops, sending a clear signal to rival Porter Ai

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February 23, 2010

Gulfstream G150 OK’d for Steep Approaches

Last month the FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency approved the Gulfstream G150 for a steep-approach angle of up to six degrees versus the normal a

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February 23, 2010

Boeing 747-8 Makes Maiden Flight; seven on order in executive configuration

Boeing’s new 747-8F Freighter made its first flight on February 8 before more than 5,000 employees, customers, suppliers and community leaders at the compa

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February 23, 2010

Linear Air adds Eclipse 500 FIKI/Avio NG 1.5 training

Before Eclipse Aviation declared bankruptcy and end

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February 23, 2010

Boeing 787 Loses Thrust during Test Flight

The first Boeing 787 prototype had to make an emergency landing at Grant County International Airport at Moses Lake, Wash., after test pilots lost thrust o

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February 22, 2010