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Japan Airlines signs deal for Boeing 737 MAXs

Japan Airlines (JAL) has reached a deal with Boeing to purchase 21 737-8 MAX aircraft, in a move that will enable the flag carrier to further strengthen its domestic and regional network.

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How NASA's Boeing 757 tested lifesaving technology

David Willis details the life of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Boeing 757 and highlights some of the many research programmes it participated in during its career as a testbed.

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What makes the Boeing 757 such a good freighter?

A growing number of Boeing 757 freighters serve the world’s cargo carriers. Jon Lake charts the evolutionary course of this flexible freighter.

Oldest flying Boeing 757 – Testing Honeywell’s future of flight

Key Aero’s Dino Carrara interviewed Captain Joe Duval, Honeywell’s director of Flight Test Operations about the company’s unique Boeing 757 which despite being 40 years old is proving to be perfect for testing the company’s latest engines and aerospace technology

Why British Airways raced an E190 against the GB Rowing Team

The airline has been busy raising funds for Comic Relief

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Airbus study reveals truth about commercial aviation safety

In its latest Statistical Analysis of Commercial Aviation Accidents report – which covers all Western-built commercial air transport jets that carry more than 40 passengers – Airbus reports on the trends of fatal crashes and hull losses.

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Binter UK flights? Airline's big plans revealed

Binter Canarias is embarking on an exciting new chapter in its colourful history, as Matteo Legnani reports from Gran Canaria

First Boeing 787s to be retired and stripped for spares

A pair of early-build Boeing 787s are to be retired from commercial service and dismantled for spare parts.

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Why has physics lab CERN joined forces with Airbus?

Pioneering physics lab CERN is working with Airbus to research new technologies that will benefit aviation, reports Mark Broadbent

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Why Spirit Airlines is retiring its Airbus A319s

Spirit Airlines has said it will concentrate its efforts on the Airbus A320 and A321 at the expense of the lower-capacity A319.