Aircraft
Passaredo Embraer ERJ-145 suffers serious damage in landing mishap
A Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Embraer ERJ-145LU (PR-PSI) flying from São Paulo's Guarulhos international airport to Vitória da Conquista (Bahia) suffered extensive. [Read more]
Military transport: Lift in fortunes
The four-way battle for the Western military airlift market has never been more intense. [Read more]
This Week Briefing
Following years of simmering dispute, Rolls-Royce has formally accused rival Pratt & Whitney of infringing patents regarding the design of fan blades in its PW1000G geared turbofan and Engine Alliance GP7200 powerplants. [Read more]
Business briefs
International Lease Finance has sold $4. 4 billion in secured and unsecured notes to repay a $3. 9 billion loan from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York that had been extended by its parent company, American International Group. [Read more]
Bombardier and Qatar back on track after Pratt spat
After Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker threw cold water on a potential CSeries purchase at the Farnborough Air Show due to engine maintenance costs for. [Read more]
Delta nears completion of Gogo installs; eyes Wi-fi for RJs
Delta Air Lines is nearing completion of a massive retrofit of its mainline domestic fleet with Aircell's air-to-ground (ATG)-based Gogo in-flight Internet. [Read more]
Boeing silent on specific 787 profit predictions
A top Boeing executive today told market analysts the company needs at least three more years to predict future profit margins on the 787 programme. [Read more]
Praise, concern greets US export reform
US aerospace companies are likely to receive more freedom to operate on the export market under sweeping reforms detailed today by the Obama Administration. [Read more]
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