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February 04, 2013

GE Aviation Provides Flight Management For Boeing 737 MAX

FMS Designed To Control The Aircraft With An Accuracy Of 30 Feet

GE Aviation has been awarded a contract from The Boeing Company to provide the flight management system for the Boeing 737 MAX airplane. The system will be designed and manufactured at GE facilities in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Clearwater, Florida. The first 737 MAX is on track to be delivered in 2017.

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CAE Awarded Contracts Valued At Nearly $95 Million

Will Provide Seven Full-Flight Simulators, Training Devices And Update Services

CAE announced Wednesday that it has sold seven full-flight simulators (FFSs) and a series of training devices and simulator update services. These include the sale of two Airbus A320 FFSs and a Boeing 737 FFS to Shanghai Eastern Flight Training Center (SEFTC); an A320 to the Zhuhai Flight Training Centre; and a Boeing 737 FFS, an Airbus A320 FFS and a Boeing 787 FFS to undisclosed customers.

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Republic Airways Holdings Signs Component Agreement With Embraer

Will Minimize Airline's Investment On High-Value Repairable Inventories And Resources

Republic Airways Holdings has reached an agreement with Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer on a Flight Hour Pool Program under which Embraer will provide component support for Republic’s fleet of Embraer jet aircraft.

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Air China's Beijing-New York Service Gets Major Boost

Upgrades To Boeing 777-300ER, Expands Frequency

Air China has upgraded the equipment it uses on its New York to Beijing route. Beginning March 31, passengers will be making the trip on a new Boeing 777-300ER. The frequency of the flights will also increase from 7 to 11 per week for its nonstop New York-Beijing flights.

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Airbus Has Studied A350 Battery Alternatives

But So Far Plans To Stick With Lithium-Ion Cells Similar To Dreamliner's

Airbus has reportedly studied alternatives to lithium-ion batteries like those that have caused the entire Dreamliner fleet to be grounded for use in its new A350XWB airline currently in development. But the planemaker says for now, it still plans to use the lithium-ion cells.

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Aeroflot Forced To Postpone 777-300ER Entry Into Service

New Boeing Model Has Not Been Certified By The Russian Government

Aeroflot took delivery of a new Boeing 777-300ER Wednesday, but the airline is being forced to delay the airliner's entry into service. In a news release, Aeroflot said that according to a statement by the Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia, the airline does not have the permission of the Russian aviation authority to start flying the plane because the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) has not certified the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

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