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Shenzhen Airlines to purchase 10 A320s

Bob — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:27:18 +0000

Chinese carrier Shenzhen Airlines is to purchase 10 Airbus A320s, delivery of which is to begin in two years’ time.

The agreement comes four months…

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Airbus works to introduce lighter A350 structure with -800

Bob — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:07:00 +0000

Any weight savings found as Airbus evolves the A350′s structural design could be incorporated when the -800 variant arrives, around a year after the service…

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MiG men join the fray over AirVenture

Bob — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:14:53 +0000

Visitors to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 saw two Soviet-bloc MiG-21 jet fighters in the skies over Wisconsin this week. The supersonic jets, once the pride of the Soviet air force, became symbols of changing times as the Cold War sighed to a halt.

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A Resurrection for the "Wright brother" of South Korea

Bob — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:14:53 +0000

He’s the Wright brother of South Korea some might say; or you could say he’s the Paul P. of the Korean peninsula.

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Russia aims high with all-new MS-21 single-aisle

Bob — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Russia’s next generation airliner, the MS-21, made a high-profile debut at the Farnborough air show with a partial cabin mock-up displayed and more details…

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PICTURE: Colombia receives new CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft

Bob — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:15:00 +0000

Airbus Military has delivered a third CN-235 MPA to the Colombian navy, 20 years after its previous examples …

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Scratchin’ out a new design

Bob — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:02 +0000

In today’s world of kit build-this and quick build-that, it is ever rarer to see an all-original, scratchbuilt airplane, once a common site at Oshkosh and other fly-ins around the country. One of those rare one of a kind scratchbuilt creations is here at EAA AirVenture 2010, parked by the Brown Arch, Chris Christiansen’s one of a kind Savor.

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Seventy-five years of Flying Fortresses

Bob — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:02 +0000

It’s been 75 years, that’s three quarters of a century, since the prototype of the Flying Fortress series took to the skies for the first time over Seattle, Washington. For so many reasons, the B-17 Flying Fortress became an American icon.

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NetJets taps Aircell in largest-ever order for bizjet Internet

Bob — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:41:00 +0000

Fractional ownership operator NetJets plans to equip more than 250 of its midsize and large-cabin aircraft with Aircell’s high-speed Internet system, in…

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VASO takes back Rossiya An-148 to refine performance

Bob — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:58:45 +0000

Russia’s first serial production Antonov An-148 is to be transferred back to airframer VASO in Voronezh to undergo modification in a bid to improve the type’s…

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