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  • American progresses on 757 seat repairs

    News | 05 Oct 2012 23:35 | Edward Russell

    American Airlines has completed repairs to the majority of its Boeing 757s that are affected by faulty seat clamps, and is on track to return all of the...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/American-progresses-on-757-seat-repairs-377352/
  • Embraer displays new Legacy 500 in colour

    News | 05 Oct 2012 14:59 | Stephen Trimble

    Embraer has publicly displayed a freshly-painted Legacy 500 for the first time as the company moves closer to a long-delayed maiden flight of the mid-size...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Embraer-displays-new-Legacy-500-in-colour-377343/
  • Converted MD-80 lifts off on maiden flight

    News | 05 Oct 2012 12:00 | Peter Conway

    Florida's Aeronautical Engineers has performed the maiden flight of its converted Boeing MD-80 freighter, and the modification specialist is optimistic of obtaining a supplemental type certificate for the aircraft by the end of the month.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Converted-MD-80-lifts-off-on-maiden-flight-377299/
  • American pulls 48 757s for seat repairs

    News | 05 Oct 2012 11:17 | Edward Russell

    American Airlines has grounded 48 Boeing 757-200s to repair faulty seat lock plunger mechanisms, following multiple instances of seats coming loose in flight.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/American-pulls-48-757s-for-seat-repairs-377333/
  • GE identifies installation issue in GEnx, orders inspections

    News | 04 Oct 2012 18:46 | Stephen Trimble

    General Electric has ordered inspections on all 120 GEnx engines operating on Boeing 747-8s and 787s to check for installation errors of a component now...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/GE-identifies-installation-issue-in-GEnx-orders-inspections-377319/
  • American progresses on 757 seat repairs

    News | 05 Oct 2012 23:35 | Edward Russell

    American Airlines has completed repairs to the majority of its Boeing 757s that are affected by faulty seat clamps, and is on track to return all of the...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/American-progresses-on-757-seat-repairs-377352/
  • IAG's Walsh resigned to lack of extra London hub capacity

    News | 05 Oct 2012 14:25 | Andrew Doyle

    <p>International Airlines Group chief executive Willie Walsh is resigned to a lack of political consensus that he believes will make additional London hub airport...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IAGs-Walsh-resigned-to-lack-of-extra-London-hub-capacity-377340/
  • Converted MD-80 lifts off on maiden flight

    News | 05 Oct 2012 12:00 | Peter Conway

    Florida's Aeronautical Engineers has performed the maiden flight of its converted Boeing MD-80 freighter, and the modification specialist is optimistic of obtaining a supplemental type certificate for the aircraft by the end of the month.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Converted-MD-80-lifts-off-on-maiden-flight-377299/
  • American pulls 48 757s for seat repairs

    News | 05 Oct 2012 11:17 | Edward Russell

    American Airlines has grounded 48 Boeing 757-200s to repair faulty seat lock plunger mechanisms, following multiple instances of seats coming loose in flight.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/American-pulls-48-757s-for-seat-repairs-377333/
  • GE identifies installation issue in GEnx, orders inspections

    News | 04 Oct 2012 18:46 | Stephen Trimble

    General Electric has ordered inspections on all 120 GEnx engines operating on Boeing 747-8s and 787s to check for installation errors of a component now...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/GE-identifies-installation-issue-in-GEnx-orders-inspections-377319/
  • Embraer displays new Legacy 500 in colour

    News | 05 Oct 2012 14:59 | Stephen Trimble

    Embraer has publicly displayed a freshly-painted Legacy 500 for the first time as the company moves closer to a long-delayed maiden flight of the mid-size...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Embraer-displays-new-Legacy-500-in-colour-377343/
  • NBAA condemns President Obama for 'disparaging business aviation'

    News | 05 Oct 2012 14:30 | Murdo Morrison

    President Barack Obama has again come under fire for saying he wants to end tax breaks for owners of business jets in the USA - this time during the first presidential debate with Mitt Romney.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/NBAA-condemns-President-Obama-for-disparaging-business-aviation-377305/
  • NetJets Europe kick-starts Global 6000 demo tour

    News | 05 Oct 2012 09:30 | Kate Sarsfield

    NetJets Europe has launched a demonstration tour of the Bombardier Global 6000 in "select markets" across the continent and says it has already sold 75% of the shares in the first two long-range business jets.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/NetJets-Europe-kick-starts-Global-6000-demo-tour-377206/
  • Helitech organiser rebrands and relocates show to widen appeal

    News | 04 Oct 2012 14:50 | Kate Sarsfield

    Helitech - Europe's largest dedicated helicopter exhibition - is moving south from Cambridgeshire to central...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Helitech-organiser-rebrands-and-relocates-show-to-widen-appeal-377307/
  • Eurocopter chief dismisses Ecureuil replacement plan

    News | 03 Oct 2012 15:30 | Dominic Perry

    Eurocopter chief executive Lutz Bertling has quickly moved to dampen suggestions that the company's Brazilian subsidiary is about to embark on a programme...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Eurocopter-chief-dismisses-Ecureuil-replacement-plan-377245/
  • Australia signs A$73.9m deal to participate in P-8A development

    News | 05 Oct 2012 06:27 | Greg Waldron

    <p>Australia has signed a A$73.9 million ($81.1 million) agreement with the US Navy to participate in the further development of the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Australia-signs-A739m-deal-to-participate-in-P-8A-development-377324/
  • UK MoD seeks Casevac service provider for Kenyan exercises

    News | 04 Oct 2012 15:32 | Craig Hoyle

    The UK is seeking a private company to provide airborne casualty evacuation services during Kenyan-based exercises ...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/UK-MoD-seeks-Casevac-service-provider-for-Kenyan-exercises-377310/
  • PICTURE: Gripen demonstrator arrives for latest Swiss promotion

    News | 04 Oct 2012 15:27 | Craig Hoyle

    Saab's Gripen F test aircraft touched down in Emmen, Switzerland, on 3 October, as part of a campaign to sell 22 of the new-generation combat aircraft ...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/PICTURE-Gripen-demonstrator-arrives-for-latest-Swiss-promotion-377312/
  • PICTURES: Circumstances of Syrian A320 collision remain hazy

    News | 04 Oct 2012 14:25 | David Kaminski-Morrow

    Mystery still surrounds the circumstances of an apparent mid-air collision involving a Syrian Arab Airlines Airbus A320 that resulted in substantial damage to the twinjet's vertical fin.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/PICTURES-Circumstances-of-Syrian-A320-collision-remain-hazy-377309/
  • Embraer in discussions with Brazilian UAV start-up

    News | 04 Oct 2012 14:25 | Stephen Trimble

    Embraer has revealed plans to "strengthen" its relationship with a Brazilian start-up building unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). São José dos Campos-based...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Embraer-in-discussions-with-Brazilian-UAV-start-up-377304/
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    Powerplant makers are vying to deliver the 10% fuel-burn improvement targeted by Boeing for the next generation of its 777 widebody twinjet family.

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