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Rolls-Royce wins engine order from U.S. lessor CIT

Britain's Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply engines to power 23 Airbus aircraft ordered by U.S. leasing company CIT Aerospace, it said on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Airbus A350, Aircraft, Airbus A330

Tue May 21, 2013

The Miami Herald

United Tech CEO sees stronger economy, airlines

CEO Louis Chenevert told analysts Tuesday that airline profitability looks better for 2013 than in recent years.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Goodrich, Aerospace-Defense, Goodrich Corporation, Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A320

Airport Business

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre leads in Eastern Europe with maintenance...

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre , the specialist in Airbus Corporate Jet VIP cabin completion and customised nose-to-tail services, has received Part 145 maintenance organisation approval from the Russian State Centre of Aviation Flight Safety, confirming its leadership in Eastern Europe as a completion and maintenance, repair and overhaul centre.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A320

Al Bawaba

Etihad Airways welcomes Airberlin pilots

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has plans to recruit more than 50 pilots from its partner airline, airberlin.

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Related Topix: World News, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737, Aircraft, Boeing 777, Civil Aircraft, Airbus A320, Airbus A330, Boeing 787

Al Bawaba

Air Arabia acquires 10 Airbus A320 planes at $350 million

Sharjah: Air Arabia said on Monday it has signed a $350 million financing deal from a syndicate of two GCC banks - Qatar National Bank and Commercial Bank International .

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Airbus A320, Aircraft

Mon May 20, 2013

Business Journal

Virgin America goes big for first 'nerd bird' flight

Virgin America Inc. is rolling out the red carpet, boarding celebrities and an Austin band, and even launching a water cannon salute upon arrival for its first nonstop flight from Silicon Valley to Silicon Hills.

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Related Topix: Virgin America, San Francisco, CA, Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A320, Offbeat

The Globe and Mail

New Airbus A350 jet could make Paris show flypast

The vertical tail wing of the first Airbus A350 is seen on the final assembly line in Toulouse, southwestern France, in this October 23, 2012 file photo.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Airbus A350, Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 787

Iol.co.za

Gupta 'sorry' too late for SAAF officer

A "loyal" South African Air Force officer stands to lose her entire pension and service benefits - eight months before her scheduled retirement - after being named as one of the two key people in the Guptagate scandal.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, South Africa, Africa, World News, Personal Finance, Pension, Wedding, Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft, Airbus A330

TheStreet.com

Virgin America: An Airline Sprouts in California

Parker is about to run the world's biggest airline and Baldanza heads a successful start-up that has captured Wall Street's affections.

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Related Topix: Virgin America, Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A320, Business News

Fox News

Why to Fly US Long Haul

United's refurbished Boeing 757-200's, which have been retrofitted with fully lie-flat beds in the front cabin.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 757, Civil Aircraft, Airbus A321, Travel

Caribbean News Now!

Letter: Another fine mess you have got us in, Stanley

Dear Sir: Is this the prime airline that Gonsalves referred to when he told us that some great airlines would be flying into Argyle? Will this be our 'flag carrier' airline? Will this be as good as it gets? This is a new airline established in 2004, but several bad records have held it back from being a success.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Venezuela, 9, Hugo Chavez, Ecuador, Aircraft, Airbus A340, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737

Sun May 19, 2013

Staffordshire Newsletter

Failed judicial review over controversial Hixon planning application bid to cost thousands

RESIDENTS in Hixon have lost their bid for a judicial review into a controversial planning decision - leaving the parish council with a bill running into thousands.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A380

Iol.co.za

Zuma defends Gupta jet landing

The Jet Airways Airbus A330-200 that brought the Gupta family members and guests to the Waterkloof Air Force Base is seen moments before taking off.Picture: Phill Magakoe President Jacob Zuma has tacitly defended the landing of the Gupta chartered jet by bizarrely insisting that the Waterkloof Air Force Base is not a national key point.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Commercial Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A330, Wedding, World News, South Africa, Africa

AVHerald

Lufthansa A321 at Dusseldorf on May 16th 2013, rejected takeoff

A Lufthansa Airbus A321-200, registration D-AIRH performing flight LH-2017 from Dusseldorf to Munich , rejected takeoff from Dusseldorf at high speed following a bird strike.

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AVHerald

TAM A320 at Porto Alegre on May 17th 2013, bird strike

A TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200, registration PR-MYP performing flight JJ-3072 from Porto Alegre,RS to Brasilia,DF , was in the initial climb out of Porto Alegre's runway 11 when the left hand engine ingested a bird causing the engine to emit a loud bang and streaks of flames.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A320, World News, Brazil

Sat May 18, 2013

AVHerald

Brussels A332 at Entebbe on May 12th 2013, engine shut down in flight

A Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration OO-SFY performing flight SN-465 from Entebbe to Brussels , was climbing out of Entebbe about 20 minutes into the flight when the right hand engine emitted a series of bangs and streaks of flames prompting the crew to shut the engine down and return to Entebbe for a safe landing about 40 minutes ... (more)

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Air Transport World

MRO News

Chromalloy will receive $150,000 from Florida's Quick Action Closing Fund to expand and improve its investment foundry, Chromalloy Castings, in Tampa.

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AVHerald

Air India A320 near Bhopal on May 13th 2013, WILMA

An Air India Airbus A320-200, registration VT-EDF performing flight AI-403 from Delhi to Bangalore with 125 passengers, was enroute near Bhopal when the captain decided to take a toilet break, the first officer and a trainee pilot remained in the cockpit.

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Related Topix: World News, India, Asia, Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A320

AVHerald

TAM A320 enroute on Apr 28th 2013, passenger in captain's seat

A TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200, registration PR-MHU performing flight JJ-3081 from Recife,PE to Rio de Janeiro Galeao,RJ , was enroute when a passenger, a well known Brasilian singer, was invited to take the captain's seat and posed in the seat to fly the aircraft, that was on autopilot at that time with the first officer in his seat.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A320, South America, World News, Brazil,

Fiji Village

Second Airbus arrives next Thursday

The second Airbus A330 for national carrier Air Pacific will arrive next Thursday in Nadi.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A330, Oceania, World News, Fiji, France,