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O'Leary to head Ryanair group under new IAG-like structure
Ryanair is to appoint a new chief executive to run the primary airline operation as current chief Michael O'Leary moves up to a group leadership role to oversee a transition of the company's structure.
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Austrian Airlines likely sold Alliance Airlines stake to Qantas
Austrian Airlines sold its remaining 8.31% stake in Australian carrier Alliance Airlines on the same day that Qantas announced it had taken a 19.9% stake in the Brisbane-based charter specialist.
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ST Aero wins Qantas 717 heavy maintenance contract
ST Engineering Aerospace will take over heavy maintenance of QantasLink’s Boeing 717 fleet from July.
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AAI to seek more debt to fund airport expansion
The Airports Authority of India will rely on loans over the next year to fund the development of more airports across the country.
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New Delhi pumped around Rs40bn into Air India
New Delhi has budgeted only a token amount to support Air India's continuing turnaround for the year to April 2020, after documents revealed that it has received Rs39.8 billion ($596 million) this financial year.
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Cebu Pacific targets to boost ancillary revenue
Cebu Pacific Air is targeting up to a 10% increase in ancillary over the next three years, and has set up a new team to focus on driving that business.
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GE wins $517m ITEP contract for US Army helicopters
General Electric Aviation was selected by the US Army for a $517 million contract to complete engineering and manufacturing development work on its T901-GE-900 turbine engine for the service’s Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP).
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American to add seats in Phoenix with A321neo
American Airlines plans to debut its new Airbus A321neo at its Phoenix Sky Harbor hub in April after taking delivery of its first aircraft today.
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DOT&E delivers another scathing report on F-35 progress
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has made some progress, but continues to fall short in many areas.
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GE Aviation's 2018 profit jumps 20% as Leap production lifts
Profits of General Electric's aviation unit shot up 20% year-over-year in 2018 to $6.5 billion amid increasing deliveries of aircraft engines.
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CFM's Leap deliveries doubled in 2018 amid supply chain recovery
CFM International more than doubled the number of Leap engines it delivered in 2018, handing over 1,118 of the engines and coming closer to recovering from a supply chain slowdown.
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GetJet receives first widebody
Lithuanian carrier GetJet has taken delivery of an Airbus A330-300, the first widebody to join the wet-lease operator's fleet.
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NewsPICTURE: American latest to add A321neo to fleet
American Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, making it the latest US carrier to add the re-engined narrowbody to its fleet.
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PICTURES: Air Senegal A330neo pays visit to future home
Air Senegal’s first Airbus A330-900 has returned to Toulouse following a brief stopover in the African state ahead of the aircraft’s delivery.
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Qantas must show consumer benefits of Alliance takeover: chief
Qantas must convince Australian regulators of the consumer benefits that would accrue from its planned takeover of Alliance Airlines if it is to be successful, chief executive Alan Joyce has acknowledged.
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RAM hints at fleet expansion involving over 50 aircraft
Royal Air Maroc has signalled that it is preparing for an extensive fleet expansion possibly involving upwards of 50 aircraft.
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Qatar to hold discussions over Oneworld grievances
Qatar Airways is to hold discussions with Oneworld over its grievances with the alliance, but has yet to advance its threat to withdraw from the group.
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NewsRETROSPECTIVE: The day Boeing’s 747 took to the sky
The year 1969 marked a golden age for the post-war aerospace industry, in which Flight International was one of the leading communicators, for those 12 months witnessed three key events that were genuine landmarks in the evolution of flight – the maiden sorties of the Boeing 747 and Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde, ...
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Air France adds own name to Hop unit's branding
Air France HOP is the tweaked brand name under which the French flag carrier will henceforth operate regional flights.
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OpinionOPINION: How Boeing's jumbo bet paid off
Half a century ago this month, the cheers went up across Everett as the first Boeing 747 took to the air. Those celebrations were recognising not only the impressive engineering feat, but a commercial one too.