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Avianca chief to depart airline next week
Avianca chief executive Hernan Rincon will leave the Bogota-based airline effective 30 April, as the carrier and its majority shareholder face increasingly challenging times.
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WestJet unveils hangar for its new Boeing 787-9s
WestJet chief executive Ed Sims unveiled the airline’s new hangar for the Boeing 787-9 on 24 April and announced it will be the first Canadian airline to base the aircraft at Calgary,
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Boeing Defense backlog hits $67bn on surveillance aircraft orders
Boeing Defense, Space & Security’s revenue in the first quarter of 2019 increase 2% to $6.6 billion year on year due to higher sales volume of satellites, weapons and surveillance aircraft.
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US Army awards five FARA prototype contracts
The US Army awarded five competitors contracts to design, build and test Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototypes.
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PICTURE: United unveils blue take on globe livery
United Airlines has unveiled an updated version of its globe livery, the latest in a larger transformation of its product and services.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: 737 Max grounding costs Boeing $1 billion
Boeing is pulling its fiscal 2019 guidance and pausing share buybacks to save cash amid a dip in its first quarter revenue, the worldwide grounding of the 737 Max aircraft and scrutiny of its safety processes.
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Shareholder slams Bristow for 'years of mismanagement'
An outspoken investor in beleaguered US-headquartered helicopter specialist Bristow Group is calling for sweeping changes at the top of the debt-ridden company as a means of staving off Chapter 11 restructuring.
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Air Italy to suspend three transatlantic routes over the winter
Air Italy will stop flying to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Toronto this winter in favour of serving what it terms "counter-seasonal" destinations: the Maldives, Mombasa, Tenerife and Zanzibar.
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Atlantic Airways to serve New York from autumn
Faroese carrier Atlantic Airways is aiming to commence a seasonal transatlantic service to New York in the autumn of this year.
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PICTURE: Airbus Helicopters delivers first H215 for China market
Airbus Helicopters has delivered an H215 to China’s State Grid General Aviation Company (SGGAC), the type’s first operator in the country.
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Two Cathay pilots suffer vision impairment during flights
In what Hong Kong’s aviation incident authority classified as “serious incidents”, two Cathay Pacific pilots suffered a loss of eyesight on two different flights a month apart.
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Cathay Pacific to increase seasonal Christchurch flights
Cathay Pacific will raise its seasonal Hong Kong-Christchurch service from thrice-weekly to four-times weekly, when the carrier resumes the route later this year.
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Biman resumes Dhaka-Delhi flights
Biman Bangladesh Airlines plans to resume Dhaka Delhi flights on 13 May, after a previous suspension.
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Vietnam MRO centre to support Klimov turboshafts
Rostec has opened a repair centre in Vietnam to support Klimov helicopter engines used in both civilian and military helicopters.
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Missiles and F-35 drive Lockheed Martin’s sales higher
Sales of various types of missiles and the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter pushed up Lockheed Martin’s revenue in the first quarter of 2019 about 23% year on year to $14.3 billion.
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India to 'protect' Jet's rights as slots temporarily released
India's aviation ministry has moved to allay fears from potential bidders for Jet Airways that the latter's historic slot rights will be retained despite temporarily allocating some of these to rival carriers.,
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US gives nod for United's new South Africa flight
United Airlines has received approval begin Cape Town flights this December, reconnecting the South African city to the USA for the first time in more than a decade.
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Bell working to secure IFR approval on 407GXi 'by August'
Bell is still working towards gaining instrument flight rules (IFR) certification for its 407GXi to make the light-single compliant with the US Navy (USN) requirement for a new trainer helicopter.
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Opinion
No winners if Airbus-Boeing WTO saga carries on
The current sparring between Europe and the USA over subsidies paid to airframers Airbus and Boeing drags on.
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Fastjet shifts ERJ to prepare for South African entry
Fastjet Group is aiming to establish a branded operation in South African in 2020 as a result of its investment in charter operator Federal Airlines.