![Air China to convert 747s into cargo planes]() | | Air China to convert 747s into cargo planes Air China Cargo will add three Boeing 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) to its cargo fleet. |
![Rockwell Collins scoops Saudi contract]() | | Rockwell Collins scoops Saudi contract Saudi Arabian Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins to provide a comprehensive package of communication, navigation and surveillance avionics for 50 new Airbus A320 family aircraft. |
![Cargo downturn 'short term' - Boeing]() | | Cargo downturn 'short term' - Boeing Boeing says world air cargo growth will expand at a 5.8% annual rate over the next 20 years, with worldwide air freight traffic tripling through 2027. |
 | | Chinese plane makers target aviation giants China's only international air show opened today as the host nation looked to take another step on its ambitious journey to rival the global players of the aerospace industry. |
![China will lead global aviation growth - Boeing]() | | China will lead global aviation growth - Boeing Boeing is forecasting a Chinese market for 3710 new planes worth about US$390 billion over the next 20 years.
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 | | Hawaiian commits to A330s Hawaaian Airlines has bought two new wide-body Airbus A330-200 aircraft that will accelerate the start of the company’s transition to a new Airbus fleet to 2011.
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![Croatia commits to Airbus]() | | Croatia commits to Airbus Croatia Airlines, the flag carrier of the Republic of Croatia, has signed a firm contract with Airbus for the purchase of four A319s to add to its growing medium haul fleet aircraft.
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 | | Star turnout John Travolta and his Grease co-star Olivia Newton-John were official guests of Qantas to welcome the airline's inaugural A380 service into Los Angeles this week. |
 | | Step toward in-flight mobile phones The Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) has called for public submissions on its plan to install in-flight mobile phone systems for domestic and international flights.
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 | | Smoother delivery run for Embraer Embraer has updated figures on its aircraft deliveries and order book, showing that it delivered 45, 52 and 48 jets respectively for the first three quarters of this year.
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 | | Airbus kicks off long term engine architecture research Airbus and Pratt & Whitney have commenced a series of flight tests to evaluate the 'PurePower' PW1000G technology demonstrator engine which features P&W's patented 'Geared Turbofan' (GTF) architecture.
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![Airbus sales overtake Boeing]() | | Airbus sales overtake Boeing Airbus sold 31 planes last month, taking gross orders for the first nine months of the year to 785, giving the European planemaker a lead over strike-hit Boeing in new orders and deliveries.
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 | | NTSB revises safety recommendations Safety recommendations concerning Airbus single-aisle and Bombardier CL-600 aircraft maintenance have been revised by the National Transportation Safety Board in Washington, DC.
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![Goodrich signs service pact with SilkAir]() | | Goodrich signs service pact with SilkAir Goodrich Corporation has signed a long-term Flight Hour Agreement (FHA) with SilkAir, a regional airline wholly owned by Singapore Airlines. |
![Accident investigators commence probe into Qantas incident]() | | Accident investigators commence probe into Qantas incident Australian government officials are on their way to Perth to inspect the Airbus involved in today's injury incident. |