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European ownership safeguarded under new UK-US open skies
UK based airlines will be able to remain owned by UK, EU and European Economic Area (EEA) shareholders rather than by UK nationals alone after Brexit, under the terms of the new air services agreement struck with the USA.
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Boeing grows composite recycling with UK firm ELG
Boeing has extended its relationship with UK composite specialist ELG Carbon Fibre to allow waste material from the airframer’s production to be routinely recycled.
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Southwest ‘close’ to ETOPS certification
Southwest Airlines says it is “close” to attaining extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) certification for planned Hawaii service, even though it remains to be seen if the airline will be able to sell flights by year-end with weeks to go before 2018 wraps.
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ANALYSIS: WestJet predicts turnaround in 2019
Executives at Canadian carrier WestJet expect the company's unit revenue will tick higher in 2019, kicking off a broad financial turnaround for a carrier that has struggled amid a business transformation.
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PICTURES: Poland's Enter Air receives first 737 Max
Polish carrier Enter Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max, one of six ordered by the airline.
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Ethiopian selected to create new Ghanaian carrier
Ethiopian Airlines has sealed an agreement with the Ghanaian government to develop a new national carrier for the country.
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PICTURE: T-6C arrival completes UK trainer fleet renewal
A key milestone in the UK Military Flying Training System programme was met on 3 December, with the early arrival of the last of 38 fixed-wing aircraft acquired via Elbit Systems UK/KBR joint-venture Affinity Flying Training Services.
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Sheremetyevo named for Pushkin in national airport scheme
Moscow Sheremetyevo is to carry the name of poet Alexander Pushkin, while Domodedovo will bear that of scientist Mikhail Lomonosov, following a national scheme to rebrand the country’s airports.
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Ryanair faces CAA action over rejected compensation
Ryanair is facing enforcement action from the UK’s civil aviation regulator, after the carrier rejected compensation claims from passengers over strike disruption.
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Singapore rebuts Malaysia's objection to ILS at Seletar airport
Singapore has responded to Malaysia’s objection to the implementation of instrument landing system (ILS) procedures at Seletar airport, as well as the latter’s plan to take back delegated airspace in south Johor.
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CDB Aviation to buy 12 narrowbodies from Pembroke
CDB Aviation Lease Finance will buy up to 12 narrowbody Airbus and Boeing jets from Standard Chartered’s Pembroke Capital unit.
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Airbus begins building new A220 assembly facilities in Mirabel
Airbus confirms it has kicked off construction of two new buildings in Mirabel that will enable the company to boost production of A220s.
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Sikorsky aims to push aircraft sales with Chilean office
Sikorsky’s parent company, Lockheed Martin, intends to register an office in Chile to help push aircraft sales in Latin America.
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USAF fields new aircrew mask to protect against WMD contamination
The US Air Force starting fielding its Joint Service Aircrew Mask (JSAM) for helicopter aircraft in November as part of a larger effort to shield its personnel against contamination from weapons of mass destruction.
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Rolls-Royce picks Uptake for Trent data analysis
Rolls-Royce has partnered with artificial intelligence software specialist Uptake to analyse technical data of Trent-series engines in an effort to improve the powerplants’ serviceability.
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Airbus and Lockheed team for US tanker services
Airbus and Lockheed Martin have signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly "explore opportunities" in the US aerial refuelling market, eight years after the European airframer lost out to rival Boeing in a bid to supply new tankers to the US Air Force.
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NAC firms up E190 order
Nordic Aviation Capital has converted three tentative commitments for Embraer 190s to firm orders.
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PICTURE: A321neo joins British Airways network
British Airways’ first Airbus A321neo is now plying its European network, following delivery last month.
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Magnetic wins Enter Air component support deal
Polish carrier Enter Air has selected Magnetic MRO to provide component maintenance for its Boeing 737 fleet.
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ANALYSIS: Royal Flying Doctor Service brings home PC-24
The Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia has brought home its latest piece of life-saving equipment, the world's first medevac-equipped Pilatus PC-24.