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First 787 Dreamliner Rolled Out at Increased Production Rate

  Boeing Rolls Out First 787 Dreamliner at Increased Production Rate Boeing has rolled out of the factory the first 787 Dreamliner to be built at the increased production rate of seven airplanes per month. The airplane, which rolled out earlier this week, is the 114th 787 to be built overall and the 100th 787 […]

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Cessna New Citation M2 Reaches ‘Wing Mate’ Stage

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, announced that the first production unit of the new Citation M2 has reached the significant milestone of wing and fuselage mating. Certification is expected in the second half of 2013. “The M2 program is progressing well, and we are all looking forward to advancing to the certification process […]

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Ethiopian Leases Two New Boeing 777- 300ERs

Ethiopian Leases Two New Boeing 777- 300ERs from Air Lease Corporation Ethiopian has signed a lease agreement with Air Lease Corporation for two new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, both on lease for twelve years. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery in May and June 2015. “We are very happy to finalize this deal with our strong partner, Air […]

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Boeing X-48C Aircraft Completes Flight Testing

Boeing X-48C Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft Completes Flight Testing   The Boeing X-48C research aircraft flew for the 30th and final time April 9, marking the successful completion of an eight-month flight-test program to explore and further validate the aerodynamic characteristics of the Blended Wing Body design concept. All 30 flights were conducted at […]

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Boeing & Sberbank Announce Order for 12 737- 800s

Boeing, Sberbank of Russia and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sberbank Leasing, have reached an agreement on an order for 12 Next-Generation 737-800s The airplanes are intended for operational leasing under Sberbank‘s contract with Transaero, one of Sberbank’s key corporate customers. Valued at more than $1 billion at current list prices, the deal will help lay […]

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Cessna Aircraft: East Coast Tour Takes Flight

Cessna Citation Latitude Production on Track; East Coast Tour Takes Flight  Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that the production for the Citation Latitude aircraft, first announced in October 2011, is on schedule and making progress toward completion of full airframes this year. The next generation in business travel, the Latitude, with […]

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Airbus and JetBlue unveil 1st A320 in North America with Sharklets

At a crewmember event today at its base at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), JetBlue Airways unveiled the first of its Airbus A320 aircraft to be outfitted with Sharklets. The aircraft – registration number N821JB – is also the first of any North American airline to feature the fuel-saving structures. Sharklets […]

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Airbus Delivers First A320 with Sharklet to Jetstar

Airbus has delivered its Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices to Jetstar Japan. Jetstar Japan, one of Japan’s low-cost carriers (LCC), has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices, becoming the first Japanese carrier for the type. Sharklets are an option on new-build A320 […]

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Ilyushin Finance Co. to Order 42 Bombardier CSeries Aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Moscow-based, national leasing company, Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC), has signed a purchase agreement to acquire 32 CS300 aircraft and options for an additional 10 CS300 aircraft. Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Moscow-based, national leasing company, Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC), has signed a purchase agreement to acquire 32 CS300 aircraft and options […]

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Boeing SecureTech Partner to Enhance UAE Cybersecurity

Boeing and SecureTech will collaborate to jointly offer solutions that protect critical data and national infrastructure for customers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the region through a cybersecurity agreement signed today during the 2013 International Defence Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi. The memorandum of agreement outlines a joint strategy for improving the […]