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  • IAG to order 18 A350s for BA

    News | 22 Apr 2013 16:06 | Niall O’Keeffe

    International Airlines Group has signed an memorandum of understanding to order 18 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft and take an additional 18 options on the type...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IAG-to-order-18-A350s-for-BA-384980/
  • Qatar to get first A380 in early 2014

    News | 22 Apr 2013 13:11 | Niall O’Keeffe

    Qatar Airways' first Airbus A380 is to be delivered in early 2014, the airframer has confirmed. Painting of the vertical tail section for the Doha-based...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Qatar-to-get-first-A380-in-early-2014-384965/
  • Boeing starts modifications on ANA and JAL 787s

    News | 22 Apr 2013 03:52 | Mavis Toh

    Boeing's maintenance teams started modification works on All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines' (JAL) Boeing 787s on the morning of 22 April. ANA...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Boeing-starts-modifications-on-ANA-and-JAL-787s-384935/
  • FAA clears 787s to re-enter service within a week

    News | 19 Apr 2013 23:59 | Stephen Trimble

    The Boeing 787 grounding could be lifted with 100 days of the US Federal Aviation Administration's order on 16 January, or within a week. The US FAA...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/FAA-clears-787s-to-re-enter-service-within-a-week-384930/
  • FAA approves 787 battery changes

    News | 19 Apr 2013 19:16 | Ghim-Lay Yeo

    The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Boeing's improved 787 Dreamliner battery design, clearing the way for the twinjet to return to...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/FAA-approves-787-battery-changes-384924/
  • IAG to order 18 A350s for BA

    News | 22 Apr 2013 16:06 | Niall O’Keeffe

    International Airlines Group has signed an memorandum of understanding to order 18 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft and take an additional 18 options on the type...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IAG-to-order-18-A350s-for-BA-384980/
  • Qatar to get first A380 in early 2014

    News | 22 Apr 2013 13:11 | Niall O’Keeffe

    Qatar Airways' first Airbus A380 is to be delivered in early 2014, the airframer has confirmed. Painting of the vertical tail section for the Doha-based...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Qatar-to-get-first-A380-in-early-2014-384965/
  • Strike-hit Lufthansa slashes 22 April schedule

    News | 22 Apr 2013 09:57 | Michael Gubisch

    Lufthansa has cancelled the majority of its flights on 22 April due to walkouts by ground staff at the airline as well as its catering, maintenance, and...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Strike-hit-Lufthansa-slashes-22-April-schedule-384957/
  • Boeing starts modifications on ANA and JAL 787s

    News | 22 Apr 2013 03:52 | Mavis Toh

    Boeing's maintenance teams started modification works on All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines' (JAL) Boeing 787s on the morning of 22 April. ANA...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Boeing-starts-modifications-on-ANA-and-JAL-787s-384935/
  • FAA clears 787s to re-enter service within a week

    News | 19 Apr 2013 23:59 | Stephen Trimble

    The Boeing 787 grounding could be lifted with 100 days of the US Federal Aviation Administration's order on 16 January, or within a week. The US FAA...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/FAA-clears-787s-to-re-enter-service-within-a-week-384930/
  • Eurocopter defines interim fix for grounded EC225s

    News | 18 Apr 2013 12:47 | Dominic Perry

    Eurocopter believes it has come up with an interim solution to the problem afflicting its troubled EC225 helicopter that could see the type return to unrestricted...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Eurocopter-defines-interim-fix-for-grounded-EC225s-384841/
  • ABACE: Metrojet makes foray into mainland China with Zhuhai Hanxing joint venture

    News | 18 Apr 2013 08:52 | Siva Govindasamy

    Hong Kong-based business aviation firm Metrojet is finally making a move into the Chinese market, via a joint venture with the mainland's Zhuhai Hanxing General Aviation.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ABACE-Metrojet-makes-foray-into-mainland-China-with-Zhuhai-Hanxing-joint-venture-384821/
  • CEPA to sell stake in annual Expo to fund its development

    News | 17 Apr 2013 08:00 | Kate Sarsfield

    The Central Europe Private Aviation (CEPA) Association is planning to sell a 49% stake in the flourishing annual CEPA Expo, in an attempt to turn the annual Prague-based event into a leading showcase for business and commercial aviation.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/CEPA-to-sell-stake-in-annual-Expo-to-fund-its-development-384737/
  • ABACE: First Harbin-built Legacy 650 due for 2013 delivery

    News | 17 Apr 2013 06:00 | Siva Govindasamy

    Embraer has begun assembly of the first Legacy 650 to be completed at its Chinese facility in Harbin and is on track to deliver the aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2013.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ABACE-First-Harbin-built-Legacy-650-due-for-2013-delivery-384687/
  • ABACE: Asian demand buoys Lufthansa Technik

    News | 17 Apr 2013 05:22 | Siva Govindasamy

    Demand from Asian customers continues to keep Lufthansa Technik's completions division busy, with the company's orderbook for the region stretching out until 2014.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ABACE-Asian-demand-buoys-Lufthansa-Technik-384686/
  • Australian A330 MRTT undergoes tanking trials with F/A-18Fs

    News | 23 Apr 2013 08:51 | Greg Waldron

    <p>Australia has commenced tanking trials between its Airbus Military A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft and Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets.</p><p>The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Australian-A330-MRTT-undergoes-tanking-trials-with-FA-18Fs-384998/
  • Boeing looks beyond F-X2 in commitment to Brazilian market

    News | 22 Apr 2013 11:53 | Stephen Trimble

    Judging the depth of Boeing's developing interest in Brazil has been difficult to gauge.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Boeing-looks-beyond-F-X2-in-commitment-to-Brazilian-market-384834/
  • Indonesia to have 16 Su-27/30s by end of 2013

    News | 22 Apr 2013 06:55 | Greg Waldron

    Indonesia plans to have a full squadron of 16 Sukhoi Su-27/30 fighters in use by the end of 2013 ...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Indonesia-to-have-16-Su-2730s-by-end-of-2013-384940/
  • Australian F-35A mock-up to explore electromagnetic issues

    News | 22 Apr 2013 03:19 | Greg Waldron

    Australia has unveiled a full-scale model of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighter that will be used to study electromagnet environmental effects ...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Australian-F-35A-mock-up-to-explore-electromagnetic-issues-384933/
  • USA to approve V-22 sale to Israel

    News | 19 Apr 2013 20:19 | Arie Egozi

    The USA is about to approve the sale of Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor transport aircraft and Boeing KC-135 tankers to Israel, sources say ...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/USA-to-approve-V-22-sale-to-Israel-384927/
  • Regular reports of heated oil fumes in cockpits and cabins has led one European government to press for common standards to deal with health risks

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    Alright, it's a poor headline but I was struggling for a suitable pun. Anyway, just released by the good folk in Toulouse is this image of the vertical tail section for the first A380 for Qatar Airways. It's fresh from the company's paint shop in Hamburg where it took 10 days to complete. The carrier has 10 of the super-enormo-jumbos on order with first delivery due early next year.
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