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Two 787s to Return to Seattle

While Boeing continues its investigation into <link news/single-news-page/article/boeing-grounds-787s-after-cabin-smoke-interrupts-test-flight-27183/ _blan

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November 16, 2010

Hawker Beech To Suspend 400XP Production and Sales

In the wake of mounting losses, Hawker Beechcraft chairm

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November 16, 2010

Schedule for First A350 Delivery Slips Later into 2013

Airbus’s schedule for the A350 XWB has slipped to later in the second half of 2013, reflecting the company’s recognition that the transition from the desig

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November 15, 2010

Boeing’s Sky Interior Debuts with FlyDubai

Boeing delivered the first 737NG with the new Sky Interior cabin to FlyDubai on October 27.

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November 12, 2010

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Boeing Grounds 787s After Cabin Smoke Interrupts Test Flight

Boeing grounded its entire fleet of 787 flight-test airplanes</link

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November 10, 2010

Bombardier’s CRJ1000 Gains Transport Canada, EASA Certifications

The newest and largest member of Bombardier’s ubiquitous regional jet line, the <link news/single-news-page/article/crj1000-prototypes-proving-software-fix

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November 10, 2010

SIA To Replace Three Trent 900s on its Airbus A380s

Singapore Airlines grounded three of its 11 Airbus A380s to perform “precautionary” engine changes after consultations with Trent 900 manufacturer Rolls-Ro

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November 10, 2010

SIA To Replace Three Trent 900s on its Airbus A380s

Singapore Airlines grounded three of its 11 Airbus A380s to perform “precautionary” engine changes after consultations with Trent 900 manufacturer Rolls-Ro

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November 10, 2010

Rolls-Royce: A380 Engine Failure Specific to Trent 900

Rolls-Royce says that the uncontained engine failure on a Qantas Airbus A

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November 9, 2010

SpiceJet signs for 30 Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s

Boeing and Indian budget carrier SpiceJet announced an order for 30 Next Generation 737-800 with winglets in the presence of U.S.

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November 8, 2010

China Signs for 102 Airbus Aircraft

China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) signed contracts with Airbus yesterday covering the delivery of 102 aircraft, including a new firm order for

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November 5, 2010

France and UK To Combine Defense Resources

France and the UK signed a wide-ranging defense pact with far-reaching consequences for operational and industrial policy.

Aircraft

November 5, 2010

Anglo-French Agreement is a Game-changer for European UAVs

France and the UK will jointly develop a new medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAV that could enter service in 2015.

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November 5, 2010

Saudi Arabia Prepares for $60 Billion Spending Spree

On October 20 the Defense Security Cooperation Agency lodged four separate notifications with the U.S.

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November 5, 2010

Europeans Struggle To Match American Defense Clout in the Middle East

European manufacturers of major defense equipment face a struggle to secure new contracts in the Middle East against American competition, as evidenced by

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November 5, 2010

India’s SpiceJet To Fly Q400s Starting in June

Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet plans to buy as many as 30 Q400 turboprops from Bombardier in a deal worth up to $900 million. The airline’s

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November 5, 2010

Engine Failure Prompts A380 Groundings

A Qantas Airbus A380 on its way to Sydney from Singapore this morning experienced an uncontained engine failure soon after takeoff, forcing the airplane to

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November 4, 2010

First Production Superjet Flies

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) flew the first production Sukhoi Superjet 100–S/N 95007–for the first time today from the site of the company’s final assembly

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November 4, 2010

Boeing Projects Solid Cargo Market

Global air cargo traffic will expand at an annual rate of 5.9 percent over the next two decades, according to Boeing’s World Air Cargo Forecast for 2010/20

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November 2, 2010

Mexican Learjet 85 Facility Opens

Bombardier Aerospace officially inaugurated its new Learjet 85 component manufacturing facility at the Queretaro Aerospace Park in Mexico.

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November 2, 2010