SIA 777 in wing-tip clash at Beijing Capital

A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 777-200 has collided with a stationary aircraft at Beijing Capital International Airport while taxiing today.

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Press Release – FAA Finds Mexico Does Not Meet ICAO Safety Standards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that Mexico is not in compliance with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), following an assessment of the country’s civil aviation authority. As a result, the United States is downgrading Mexico from a Category 1 [...]

DOT Secretary Ray LaHood Blogs About Oshkosh

Secretary LaHood joined Administrator Babbit at AirVenture and shares highlights of visit.

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Strategic Airlines Signs Maintenance Services and Engine Management Agreements with Pratt & Whitney

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Rolls-Royce wins $240m share of Vietnam Airlines order

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a $240m share of an order from Vietnam Airlines for V2500 engines to power 36 Airbus A321.

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Rolls-Royce signs new TotalCare® service contract with Sichuan Airlines

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed a twelve-year TotalCare® service agreement with Sichuan Airlines. The contract, valued at US$65 million, covers support for Trent 700 engines which power Sichuan Airlines three Airbus A330 widebody aircraft.  Deliveries of these aircraft, the first widebodies in the airlines fleet, commenced in February 2010.

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Garuda Indonesia extends Rolls-Royce Trent 700 TotalCare®

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, announces that Garuda Indonesia has signed an additional contract for Rolls-Royce TotalCare® to support four leased Trent 700-powered A330-200 aircraft, for the next seven years.

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Pratt & Whitney Share of Vietnam Airlines Order Valued at $235 Million

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Pratt & Whitney and Kale Group Form Joint Venture Partnership

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Pratt & Whitney Signs Agreement with Australian Supplier Broens Industries for F135 Engine Work

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Pratt & Whitney Awards F135 IBR Production Contract to Alp Aviation

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Rolls-Royce wins $420 million order from Garuda Indonesia Airlines

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a $420m order, at list prices, from Garuda Indonesia Airlines for Trent engines to power six Airbus A330 aircraft.

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Bombardier Sells Seven Q400 NextGen Airliners to Qantas

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Australian flag carrier, Qantas Airways Ltd. has placed a firm order for seven Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners.

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Bombardier Q400 Aircraft Operated by Porter Airlines to be Flown in Biofuel Test Program

For the first time, a Bombardier Q400 aircraft will be flown using fuel from an oilseed crop as part of a new biofuel test program.

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Juneyao Airlines Selects Pratt & Whitney for CFM56 Repair and Overhaul

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