3 February 2012
Air Astana orders 15 aircraft worth $1bn
Kazakhstan's flagship carrier Air Astana has ordered 15 new planes in a deal worth over $1bn to expand and modernise its fleet.
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3 February 2012
Spirit Airlines confirms 75 A320 jet order
US-based Spirit Airlines has confirmed its order for 75 Airbus single-aisles comprising 45 of the upgraded fuel-efficient A320neo aircraft and 30 A320 jetliners, following the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed...
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2 February 2012
Embraer delivers 1,200 ethanol fueled Ipanema aircraft
Embraer has delivered the 1,200th Ipanema aircraft, which is the first in a series of agricultural aircraft certified to run on ethanol (hydrous ethanol).
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2 February 2012
Northrop to develop solar electric propulsion flight concepts for NASA
Northrop Grumman has received a four-month study contract from NASA to study high-power solar electric propulsion flight system technology for the space agency's future deep space and human exploration missions.
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1 February 2012
Cebu Air to lease eight Airbus 330-300s
Philippine budget carrier Cebu Air (CEB) is planning to lease up to eight Airbus A330-300 aircraft to serve flights to the US, Middle East, Australia and Europe in 2013.
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1 February 2012
Moller completes new Skycar design
Moller International (MI) has completed the initial design phase of two new Skycars which are anticipated to meet the requirements of US Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Light Sport Aircraft (LSA)...
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31 January 2012
Honda to unveil first business jet in 2013
Japanese car maker Honda Motor is planning to unveil its first seven-seater small business jet in 2013 and is anticipating to get at least a quarter of the market share.
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31 January 2012
GE leases three Boeing 737-800s to Royal Air Maroc
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing unit of GE, has delivered three new Boeing 737-800 aircraft leased to Royal Air Maroc.
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30 January 2012
AviancaTaca finalises 51 A320 aircraft order
Colombian airline AviancaTaca Holding (AV) and its Ecuadorian subsidiary, AeroGal, have confirmed their order for 51 Airbus narrow-body A320 jets with Airbus in a deal worth $4.8bn.
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30 January 2012
Russian cargo ship Progress M-14M docks with ISS
A Russian cargo spacecraft carrying 2.6t of cargo of fuel, water and food supplies, as well as scientific equipment has docked at the International Space Station.