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Airbus and key Malaysian partners have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to assess local solutions for sustainable bio-mass
production in Malaysia. The aim is to determine the most suitable
feedstocks to ensure that any future jet fuel production in the region
is based only on sustainable solutions. The first assessment is expected
to be completed by December 2014.
AMIC (Aerospace Malaysia Innovation Centre), MiGHT (Malaysian
Industry-Government Group for High technology),...
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Indonesia’s Lion Group has selected CFM International's CFM 56-5B engine to power
the 60 A320 CEOs it has on firm order with Airbus. The deal is worth
$1.2bn and follows the airframe deal, which was announced in March 2013.
"Our selection of the CFM56-5B engine for the A320 CEOs was an obvious
choice for us," said Rusdi Kirana, Lion Group's founder and director.
"Although we are introducing...
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Ethiopian will use
the 777-300 to expand it fleet. It currently leases two 777F freighters,
two 737-700s and a 757-200 from GECAS.
"We have a longstanding and mutually beneficial partnership with GE," said Ethiopian Airlines CEO, Tewolde GebreMariam.
Most of our fleet are powered by GE engines, and GECAS is our major
partner in our fleet growth and modernization project. With the boom of
travel...
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Thai Airways said on Friday it aimed for passenger growth of 4 percent
in 2014, lower than the 4.6 percent growth to 20 million in 2013.
Airline aimed for cabin factor at 76 percent in 2014, but first-quarter
numbers will be down around 70 percent because political woes have
affected the tourism sector, he said.
The slower growth forecast was attributed to weak economic outlook and
the impact...
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A Jordanian air force plane on a training flight crashed on Sunday due
to a technical fault, but the pilot survived the accident.
On Sunday, "around noon (0900 GMT), a Royal Jordanian
Air Force plane crashed after encountering a technical problem, an army statement.
The pilot, "Capitan Ahmad Hazem Alawneh survived in the crash....
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An investigation is underway following the crash of a New Zealand-registered Boeing 737 in the Solomon Islands yesterday.
Auckland-based
company Airwork says three crew members were on board the freight plane
when it crashed on landing at Honiara airport.
The right-hand main landing gear collapsed vausing the aircraft to slide to a halt on the runway.
Airwork says none of its crew were injured in the crash....
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FAA plans to order safety checks of more than 400 Boeing 767s because of
elevator flight control surfaces that may jam and possibly cause some
pilots to lose control of the aircraft.
Elevators that do not work correctly have not been identified as causing a 767 accident.
Federal Aviation Administration, set for publication in Monday's Federal
register, calls for enhanced inspections of the...
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AIR EUROPA has won a tender to operate Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes from Almeria to Seville and Madrid Barajas.
Seville flights recently launched while Madrid services are expected to
launch on February 17, 2014. The twice daily services will operate onboard a wet-leased Swiftair (WT, Mafrid Barajas) ATR72-500s replacing those of Iberia Regional operated by Air Nostrum (YW,Valencia Manises ). ...
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BRAZIL Two international consortia won the latest round of Brazilian airport privatizations, in deals totaling $9 billion . One consortium, which includes Brazilian construction company Odebrecht
and Singaporean airport operator Changi, paid $8.24 billion for a
25-year concession to operate Rio de Janeiro's Galeao International
Airport , the country's secondbusiest airport. Another consortium,
including CCR, Brazil's largest highway operator; Germany's Flughafen
MÜnchen, which operates Munich...
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Boeing company says its failure to win a $4 billion-plus fighter jet deal in Brazil
was a lost opportunity that will lead it to scale back planned
investments in the country, although it still sees excellent
opportunities in cargo, defense and biofuels.
The Chicago-based aerospace company was until last June the clear front
runner to win a deal to supply at least 36 jets to the Brazilian Air
Force -- one of the world's significant defense contracts
Hrinak said Rousseff's decision will affect...
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