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NewsNATO upgrades surveillance with five Global Hawks, $1bn for AWACs
NATO is planning to award Boeing a $1 billion contract to upgrade the alliance’s fleet of E-3A airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft at a ceremony at Melsbroek Air Base in Brussels on 27 November.
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AtlasGlobal suspends operations until mid-December
Turkish carrier AtlasGlobal announced today that it will halt operations until December owing to economic problems.
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NewsGulfstream delivers first Europe-based G500
Gulfstream has delivered the first Europe-based G500, with the unnamed charter operator receiving the superwide-cabin aircraft in late October, shortly after the type secured European certification.
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INTERVIEW: SMBC Aviation Capital chief executive Peter Barrett
Three decades ago, Peter Barrett would be sitting in a lonely office manning the phones of Guinness Peat Aviation’s (GPA) Dublin office. As an analyst he the unenviable job of staying late to finish his work and answer the phone if it rang. This was Barrett’s initiation.
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PodcastPODCAST: Airline Business on Air Europa, Brazil, Emirates, Max
The new edition of the Airline Business podcast is now available.
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NewsPilatus delivers 1,700th PC-12 to Jetfly
Pilatus has delivered its 1,700th PC-12, around 25 years after the first example of the single-engined turboprop entered service.
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Air France prepares to begin A380 decommissioning process
Air France will return a first Airbus A380 to its lessor in February.
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Lisbon restructures airspace to hike airport capacity
Portuguese air navigation service Nav Portugal has approved a project intended to increase the capacity of the capital’s Lisbon airport.
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Two CRJ900s apparently damaged by fuel truck at Dallas
Images have emerged of the aftermath of a serious ramp accident involving a fuel truck which appears to have struck two American Eagle Bombardier CRJ900s at Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Senior Italian regulatory figure to lead ICAO Council
Former senior Italian civil aviation authority figure Salvatore Sciacchitano has been elected as the president of the ICAO Council, succeeding Nigeria’s Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu.
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El Al seals financing for first 787-8
Israeli carrier El Al has signed for the financing of its first Boeing 787-8, which is scheduled for delivery during November.
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Nepal, Thailand take delivery of PTDI turboprops
The Nepalese Army has taken delivery of a single Airbus Defence & Space CN235 aircraft that was produced by Indonesian Aerospace (PTDI).
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Kabul receives five additional MD530Fs
The Afghan Air Force has taken delivery of the final five MD Helicopters MD530F rotorcraft.
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NewsMBDA contracted to integrate Meteor on KF-X
Korea Aerospace Industries has awarded MBDA a contract to integrate the Meteor air-to-air missile on the developmental KF-X fighter.
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South Korea completes 737NG ‘pickle fork’ inspections
South Korean authorities have completed structural crack inspections of all of the country’s 150 Boeing 737NGs.
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Rex warns of up to 30% profit downgrade
Regional Express (Rex) is warning that its profits could be down 20-30% for financial year 2020 compared with the previous year due to “a very challenging economic environment ahead”.
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NewsPrivate aerial refueller Omega buys KDC-10 tankers with booms
Omega Air took delivery of the first of two KDC-10 aircraft in San Antonio, Texas that it bought from the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) on 4 November.
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NewsSilver Airways begins flying ATR 72-600
Regional carrier Silver Airways has become the first US airline to fly the ATR 72-600 aircraft as it continues to upgrade its fleet, the company says in a statement on 25 November.
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MTU wins CFM56 support deal from Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines has selected MTU to maintain the CFM International CFM56-7B engines which power a Boeing 737-800 fleet.
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In depthTim Clark on the vital role the UK plays for Emirates
Tim Clark, president of Emirates Airline, tells FlightGlobal ahead of his appearance at next month’s Airlines 2050 conference in London that the UK market is critical to the carrier’s current and future success.