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'Great Power' friction to inflate 2020 military budgets
Chilling relations between the USA, China and Russia are forecast to push military spending higher in 2020, continuing a trend that bodes well for the aerospace industry.
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Ahead of Max certification, Congress calls FAA chief to hearing
Federal Aviation Administration chief Stephen Dickson will testify before Congress on 11 December about the FAA’s certification of the Boeing 737 Max – a hearing analysts view as an opportunity for Dickson to convince lawmakers and the public that the Max will be safe.
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USA considers hiking European import tariffs after WTO ruling
US trade officials are considering increasing tariffs on European Union imports in response to a World Trade Organization (WTO) report related to a longstanding subsidy dispute involving Airbus.
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Italian ministers agree urgent loan for troubled Alitalia
Italy’s government has approved a €400 million ($443 million) loan to troubled flag-carrier Alitalia, to provide funding while a strategy for the airline’s future is decided.
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Leonardo sells four AW139s to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
Leonardo Helicopters has secured an order for four AW139 intermediate-twins from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) in southern Florida.
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Airbus presses for $2bn cut in WTO tariff award
Airbus is claiming that a World Trade Organization assessment of the airframer’s compliance measures should result in a $2 billion cut in the recent tariff award to US authorities.
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Adria Tehnika owner to acquire Jat Tehnika
Czech MRO group Avia Prime is to take a 99% stake in Jat Tehnika.
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Air Algerie 737 aborts take-off after snowplough incursion
Investigators are probing a conflict during which an Air Algerie Boeing 737-800 was cleared for take-off from Lyon after a snowplough had been permitted to enter the active runway.
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Camair-Co MA60 shot at during approach to Bafut
Cameroonian operator Camair-Co has disclosed that one of its AVIC Aircraft MA60 turboprops was shot at during its approach to Bafut’s Bamenda airport.
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Norwegian granted London Heathrow slots
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has provisionally been allocated slots at London Heathrow for the summer 2020 season.
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HK authorities close in on troubled Hong Kong Airlines
Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) faces the prospect of being wound up by 7 December, if it fails to turn its troubled financial situation around.
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Embattled Cathay to cut capacity in 2020
Cathay Pacific will cut seat capacity by 1.4% year-on-year in 2020 as Hong Kong’s political troubles and trade tensions hurt the airline in key markets.
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South African Airways to undergo 'radical' restructuring
South Africa’s government is to undertake an extensive restructuring of South African Airways, insisting that it has run out of alternative strategies for the troubled flag-carrier.
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Aeroflot seeks A350 sale-and-leaseback agreements
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot is planning to have 11 Airbus A350-900s in service by the end of 2020, following introduction of the type early next year.
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A350-1000 maximum seating rises to 480
Airbus’s A350-1000 has been cleared for an increase in maximum accommodation to 480 seats, through the installation of modified exits.
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EASA approves P&W-powered A319neo
Airbus has gained European Union Aviation Safety Agency type certification for the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered version of the A319neo.
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Opening date fixed for Berlin Brandenburg airport
Berlin Brandenburg airport is set to open at the end of October 2020, the new hub’s operator has disclosed.
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Zurich operator picked to develop new Delhi-region airport
Indian authorities have selected the operator of Zurich airport to develop and operate a new airport at Jewar.
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Investment firm I-Jet acquires EuroAtlantic
Portuguese wet-lease operator EuroAtlantic Airways has been acquired by an entity named I-Jet Aviation.
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Alitalia unions challenge government over nationalisation
Alitalia trade union representatives are urging the economic development ministry to put forward a nationalisation plan for the carrier to end uncertainty over its future.