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GKN to further automate production of A330neo wing sections
Aerostructures manufacturer GKN Aerospace intends to further automate wing component production, building on its use of robotic technology for the assembly of Airbus A330neo outer wingboxes.
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737 Max jets banned from flying to Australia
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has temporarily suspended Boeing 737 Max aircraft from operating flights to and from Australia.
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A380 modification ends need for power-cycle resets
Airbus has developed a modification for A380s that addresses an internal timer issue which required operators periodically to recycle the type’s power systems.
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Jet Airways denies receiving new credit facility
Jet Airways has denied recent Indian media reports claiming that it had secured a new R20.5 billion ($295 million) credit facility from Punjab National Bank (PNB).
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Cebu Pacific to build Clark and Cebu hubs
Cebu Pacific Air will expand its network out of Clark and Cebu this year, as it seeks to build on those two hubs.
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IATA sees softer air cargo market growth in 2019
IATA sees geopolitical factors denting demand for air cargo during 2019, and forecasts just 2% growth for the entire year.
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Airports of Thailand content for LCCs to choose Bangkok airports
Airports of Thailand (AoT) is content to allow low-cost operators to fly into either of Bangkok's two airports, despite Don Mueang handling most of that traffic.
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Aerolineas, Aeromexico and Gol ground 737 Max fleets
Three Latin American airlines have grounded their Boeing 737 Max fleets, adding to a growing number of global airlines suspending operations of the type after a fatal crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8.
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Indonesia grounds 737 Max 8s for inspection
Indonesia’s aviation regulator has ordered the grounding of 737 Max 8s operated by its airlines to allow it to conduct thorough inspections of each of the aircraft.
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No evidence yet to warrant 737 Max grounding: FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration has not received evidence enough to conclude that the 10 March crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 involved circumstances similar to the October 2018 crash of a Lion Air aircraft.
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ANALYSIS: Electric air taxis will transform aviation - one day
A memorable scene from the 1967 coming-of-age cinema classic, The Graduate, has Benjamin Braddock – played by a fresh-faced Dustin Hoffman – taken aside for “one word” in private by a middle-aged guest at a party thrown by his parents to mark the eponymous university graduation. That one word, of ...
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Northrop Grumman starts AARGM-ER engineering and manufacturing
Northrop Grumman received a $323 million contract from the US Navy for engineering and manufacturing development work on its Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER), an air-launched weapon designed to seek and destroy radar sites on the ground.
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Comair latest to take 737 Max out of service
South African carrier Comair has become the latest Boeing 737 Max operator to take the type out of scheduled service following the fatal crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight yesterday.
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WNG Capital adds three executives to team
WNG Capital has hired three people into top roles at the lessor that raised a $345 million aircraft investment fund in January.
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ANALYSIS: Why Dassault trusts in abilities – not luck
Although it has a manufacturing presence throughout France, Dassault's headquarters is in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Cloud, its heavy black gates a stone's throw from the river Seine.
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ANALYSIS: China and Asia-Pacific lead 737 Max fleet distribution
The grounding by the Civil Aviation Administration of China of Boeing 737 Max aircraft in operation with local carriers removes the single largest fleet worldwide from operation.
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Azul signs nonbinding deal to buy Avianca Brazil assets
Brazil's Azul has signed a deal to purchase key assets of financially troubled Avianca Brazil, including 30 Airbus A320-family aircraft, for up to $105 million.
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INTERVIEW: Safe landings at London Biggin Hill
Shanice Woodman is an air traffic controller at London Biggin Hill airport – a role she relishes because of the wide variety of aircraft types that visit the facility on a daily basis
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Controversy of prior Ethiopian crash hangs over Max probe
Investigation into the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max crash is likely to be scrutinised as much for impartiality and independence as for its analysis of technical and operational circumstances.
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Both flight recorders retrieved from Ethiopian 737 crash site
Recovery personnel have retrieve both flight recorders from the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 which crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa on 10 March.