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Downward Pricing Pressure Adds to OEMs’ Woes

Indices used by airframe manufacturers to adjust the prices of airplanes on order have proved unhelpful lately to the OEMs, as the global recession suppres

Bombardier Inks European Training Pact for C Series

Bombardier Aerospace, Lufthansa Flight Training (LFT) and Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT), yesterday signed the first authorized training provider (ATP)

Etirc Insolvency Signals End of Eclipse Europe Era

Roel Pieper’s European Technology and Investment Research Center (Etirc) has filed for bankruptcy, ending Etirc Aviation’s once-lofty plans to distribute E

Further Delay for 747-8 Intercontinental

Boeing CEO Jim McNerney today revealed a further delay of the 747-8 Intercontinental, from the second quarter of 2011 to the fourth quarter of that year.

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Boeing Assembles First 747-8 Wingset

Boeing has completed major assembly of the first set of wings for the 747-8 Freighter, the company announced today.

Epic Launches Pair of Twins

Bend, Ore.-based Epic Aircraft today launched a pair of turbine twins at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla.

Delta To Ground 30 CRJs

Delta Air Lines will ground at least 30 Delta Connection Bombardier CRJs this year as it moves to execute “synergies” associated with its merger with North

Flybe Takes 50th Q400, 1,000th Ultra Electronics ANC installation

The UK’s Flybe has taken delivery of its 50th Bombardier Q400 airliner, equipped with the 1,000th installation of Ultra Electronics’ active noise control (

American Reveals Extent of 787 Delays

American Airlines expects its first Boeing 787s to arrive about a year later than originally planned due to last year’s machinists’ strike at Boeing, accor

EASA Pilots Fly Superjet 100s

EASA pilots have performed the first familiarization flights on Sukhoi Superjet 100 S/Ns 95001 and 95003, Superjet International announced today.

Superjet International Gains EASA/ENAC Part 145 Maintenance Approval

The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) has issued EASA/ENAC Part 145 certification to Venice, Italy-based Superjet International, allowing the regiona

Embraer Launches KC-390 Transport Jet

The new tactical transport jet that has been under development in Brazil for the past two years was formally launched this month.

Alenia Touts UAV Capability

Alenia Aeronautica is claiming leadership in Europe of unmanned aircraft development, following the recent completion of new flight tests of the Sky-Y demo

Boeing Refreshes F-15 Strike Eagle with Stealth, New EW

Boeing has applied some stealth design principles to the F-15 Strike Eagle, and is marketing the modified aircraft for export as the F-15SE Silent Eagle.

Denel Now a C-130 Service Center

Denel Aviation of South Africa has been certified by Lockheed Martin as a service center for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of C-130s.

Special Conditions for Spectrum S.40 Reveal Weights

Spectrum Aeronautical’s all-composite S.40 Freedom light jet is subject to a number of special conditions mandated by the FAA to achieve type certification

Boeing Sells Eight More 787s to Gulf Air

Bahrain’s Gulf Air has lifted Boeing’s order figures out of negative territory this week with a conversion of so-called purchase rights on eight 787-8s, ma

Embraer’s Airliner Production Drops 16 percent in Q1

Embraer delivered 32 commercial airplanes during the first quarter this year, the company announced today.

Alenia Completes Acquisition of Sukhoi Stake

Finmeccanica subsidiary Alenia Aeronautica yesterday completed its acquisition of 25 percent plus one share of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC), Finmec

NTSB: Multiple Lapses Cited in 2007 American Airlines Engine Fire

An unapproved and improper procedure was used by mechanics to manually start the left engine on an American Airlines jetliner.

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