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Malindo Air to operate two ATR 72s for Royal Brunei
Malindo Air will operate two ATR 72-600s on behalf of Royal Brunei Airlines under its new 'RB Link' regional operation.
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United axes two more months of 737 Max flying from schedule
United Airlines has yanked Boeing 737 Max flights from its schedule for another two months until 3 November, a move United estimates will result in cancellation of another 5,000 flights.
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Turkey defies USA by taking delivery of Russian S-400 missiles
Defying threats from the USA that it would be cut from the F-35 stealth fighter programme, Turkey took delivery of the first batch of components for the Russian-built S-400 surface-to-air missile system on 12 July.
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Heathrow staff back summer strikes in pay dispute
Trade union Unite today warned of "travel chaos" at Heathrow later this month after workers backed industrial action in a dispute over pay.
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How the Airbus effect transformed A220 sales
Back when the Airbus A220 was still the Bombardier-owned CSeries, there was always the sense that the twinjet was a good product whose potential was hamstrung by, well, everything else.
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Saratov and the spectre of fatal fixation
There can be fewer more frustrating accidents than those involving an aircraft that would have been perfectly capable of remaining airborne, if only the crew had concentrated on flying it at the time.
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Artificial runway lengths avert long A340 take-off rolls
Air France and Lufthansa introduced artificial reductions of runway length at Bogota as a precautionary measure after incidents involving prolonged take-off runs by Airbus A340s.
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Xie Haoming vacates Hainan Airlines chairman role again
Xie Haoming has stepped down from his position as Hainan Airlines chairman and company director for a second time, due to “job changes.”
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Yeti Airlines ATR 72 in runway excursion at Kathmandu
A Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 suffered a runway excursion amid rainy weather at Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport.
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PICTURE: Faroe Islands carrier takes first A320neo
Faroe Islands carrier Atlantic Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, an airframe leased from US specialist Air Lease.
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Thomas Cook in talks with shareholder for £750m injection
Leisure firm Thomas Cook Group is holding discussions with its largest shareholder, as well as banks, over the terms of a recapitalisation amounting to £750 million ($926 million).
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KC-390 sales take off with Portuguese contract
Portugal has become Embraer’s first confirmed export customer for the KC-390 tactical transport/tanker, having signed a firm order to acquire five of the type.
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737 Max chief to retire; NMA VP to take over
The head of the troubled Boeing 737 programme, Eric Lindbald, will be retiring, less than a year after assuming the role.
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MA700 avionics test completed
AVIC has completed avionics systems testing for its MA700 turboprop programme.
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Boeing B-52 bombers to get new Raytheon AESA radars
The US Air Force (USAF) plans to upgrade the radar on its fleet of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers to new active electronically scanned array (AESA) systems, which will be developed by Raytheon.
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Boeing's Q2 deliveries slow, new orders scarce
Boeing's aircraft orders tumbled to just 13 in the second quarter of 2019, while deliveries slipped to 90 aircraft due to the grounding of the 737 Max.
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Qatar selects GEnx for 787s and signs maintenance deals
Qatar Airways has selected GE Aviation GEnx engines to power 30 on-order Boeing 787-9s and signed engine maintenance deals with GE.
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PICTURE: Gulfstream G650ER claims record for polar circumnavigation
A Gulfstream G650ER, owned by Qatar Executive, has smashed the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the earth via the North and South Poles.
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LATAM to buy back $300 million in bonds, reopens bond
LATAM Airlines Group is reopening its 2026 bond and seeking to buyback up to $300 million of its 2020 notes.
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Virgin Orbit drop test is prelude to first spaceflight
Virgin Orbit is but a step away from a live launch to orbit, having completed a successful drop-test from its 747-400 carrier vehicle.