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AVALON: Air Vanuatu orders four A220s
Air Vanuatu has ordered two Airbus A220-100s and two A220-300s, making it the launch customer for the A220 in the South Pacific.
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ST Aero inks 10-year MRO deal with North American carrier
ST Engineering Aerospace has inked an agreement with an unnamed "major" North American carrier to provide heavy maintenance services on a fleet of 160 narrowbody and widebody aircraft.
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PICTURES: Austrian goes back to the ‘80s with A320 retrojet
Austrian Airlines has joined the “retrojet” club with the introduction of an Airbus A320 adorned with the livery the carrier flew in the 1980s.
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PICTURE: Icelandair’s first 737 Max 9 arrives, leased from BOC
Icelandair has taken its first Boeing 737 Max 9, which has been delivered on lease from BOC Aviation.
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Pilot error caused Light Attack Experiment crash: Investigators
US Air Force investigators have found that the fatal Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano crash in June 2018 during the service’s Light Attack Experiment was caused by pilot error.
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DAE earnings jump amid AWAS integration
As Dubai Aerospace Enterprise strives for further investment-grade ratings, its full-year results benefited from the integration with AWAS, the Irish lessor it purchased in 2017.
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Yakutia plots resumption of international flights
Prospects of Yakutia Airlines resuming international services have improved after the carrier secured financial backing and is revamping its fleet.
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Rolls-Royce tests composite fan in Derby
Rolls-Royce has started ground tests of a composite fan system for its UltraFan future engine programme.
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EgyptAir plans new Washington DC flight
EgyptAir plans to begin new service to Washington Dulles International airport in June, its third North American destination.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Taking a lead at Aerogility
Alex Wenk is a technical lead and graduate trainer at Aerogility, a US-headquartered company that delivers maintenance scheduling systems to global civil and defence aerospace companies.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Getting pilot careers off the ground
Alistair Checketts is chief flying instructor, with Gloucester, UK-based training school Skyborne, where he develops and manages airline training programmes.
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INTERVIEW: Demonstrating the value of communication
Adam Konowe is vice-president of client strategy for US advertising and commuications agency TMP Worldwide. Konowe also teaches communications at American University in Washington DC, which he says "keeps me on my toes".
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US investigators puzzle over Atlas 767's fatal dive
Twenty years after the most notorious accident in the Boeing 767’s history, US investigators are faced with explaining another fatal dive involving a twinjet which has maintained an impressive safety record over its near-40-year service life.
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PICTURE: Nigeria's new Ibom Air takes delivery of CRJ900s
Nigerian carrier Ibom Air has taken delivery of its first aircraft in the form of two Bombardier CRJ-900s.
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EASA extends A-check intervals for ATR family
European regulators have approved an extension to A-check intervals for ATR turboprops to 750 flight hours, as part of the manufacturer's efforts to reduce maintenance costs for the aircraft.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why Airbus Helicopters is on an Even keel
After a little under a year in the job, Bruno Even, chief executive of Airbus Helicopters, seems to be settling into the role.
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JAL targets 500 destinations by FY2020
Japan Airlines plans to connect 500 destinations by the end of April 2020 by leveraging its partnerships with other carriers, the carrier disclosed in the latest update to its medium-term management plan.
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ANALYSIS: How Aero Vodochody recharged the L-39
Most of the pilots who honed their combat skills in the Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros single-engined jet trainer were defending the Soviet empire. The 21st century-born aviators who fly its successor – the L-39NG – will only know of the Cold War from history books.
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US-Bangla to lease 737 Max 8
US-Bangla Airlines has agreed to lease a Boeing 737 Max 8 from AerCap, making it the first Bangladeshi carrier to have committed to the re-engined variant.
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Thai AirAsia parent considering Nok Air investment
Thai AirAsia parent company Asia Aviation (AAV) has confirmed that it is considering taking a stake in loss-making carrier Nok Air.