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First section for A350 XWB MSN1 arrives in the final assembly line in Toulouse. (Photo by Airbus/F. Lancelot)

Airbus Concedes 2012 Sales Defeat To Boeing

Airbus lost the crown of the world's biggest airliner maker to Boeing last year, but did better than expected, it said on Thursday.
by AFP
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A SpiceJet Boeing 737-900ER (VT-SGD) seen taking off. (Photo by Nisarg Vyas via wikimedia)

India’s SpiceJet Shares Jump On Stake Sale Talk

Shares of Indian budget airline SpiceJet rose nearly 5% Tuesday as the carrier said foreign carriers had expressed acquisition interest.
by AFP
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An ANA Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner at the gate at Tokyo-Haneda Airport. (Photo by Inaba Tomoaki, CC BY-SA)

Investigators Begin Analyzing Boeing 787 Black Box

US and Japanese officials Saturday began analysing the black box of the 787 plane forced into an emergency landing this week.
by AFP
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Tail section of a Dassault Rafale jet. (Photo by Georges Seguin via wikimedia, CC-BY-SA)

India Says French Rafale Jets Contract Being Fine-Tuned

India is fine-tuning a contract to buy 126 French-made Rafale fighter jets, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said on Thursday.
by AFP
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Kuwait Airways Airbus A300 destroyed during Iraqi invasion.

Kuwait Airways Finally Wins Iraqi Compensation For Planes Destroyed During 1990 Invasion

Kuwait MPs Tuesday ratified a settlement deal under which Baghdad will pay $500 million for 10 plundered planes.
by AFP
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