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VIDEO: Virgin Orbit 747 makes first captive-carry test flight
Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747-400 completed a 1h 20min test flight from Victorville, Californiam on 19 November carrying the 21.4m (70ft) -long “LauncherOne” rocket attached to its port wing.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Are Latin American carriers jumping for JOLCOs?
Latin American carriers have few issues accessing capital for their funding needs, despite various macroeconomic issues that continue to plague pockets of the region.
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Bombardier commercial aviation faces 'challenging time': Embraer
Bombardier's commercial aviation business faces a "challenging time" after its divestiture of two of its three commercial aircraft divisions, says Embraer Commercial Aviation chief executive John Slattery.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Tokyo contemplates its future fighter plans
Tokyo continues to weigh options for procuring a successor to the Mitsubishi F-2 fighter, but technology and cost are concerns.
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Nordica cuts four summer routes as part of profits drive
Tallinn-based Nordica is continuing its network overhaul by axing four summer services as part of further efforts to focus on its profitable routes.
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VIDEO: ACJ320neo carries out maiden flight
Airbus has flown the first ACJ320neo, the corporate version of its re-engined twinjet, for the first time.
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Bamboo Airways eyeing 29 December launch
Vietnam startup carrier Bamboo Airways is eyeing 29 December for its first flight, which would keep with its timeline of starting operations before the end of the year.
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PICTURE: A220 flies formation for Latvian centenary
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has flown a specially-painted Airbus A220-300 in formation with fighters to commemorate the centenary of the Baltic country’s establishment.
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Air India issues RFP for 787, 777 sale-and-leasebacks
Air India is seeking proposals for the sale-and-leaseback of six Boeing 787-8s and one 777-300ER that were delivered between November 2016 and March 2018.
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Airbus on track to deliver 251t A330neo in mid-2020
Airbus will assemble the first high gross weight version of the A330neo next year as it aims for certification and service entry in mid-2020.
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Embraer eyes campaigns as it preps for first E195-E2 delivery
Embraer sees "enormous" opportunities to sell the E195-E2 across the Americas, as it prepares to deliver the first aircraft to Azul in less than a year.
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PW4000 engine fires prompt FAA to propose engine checks
The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing to require airlines to inspect fuel nozzles on some Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines in response to several engine fires.
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Edwards Air Force Base begins testing Auto GCAS on Lockheed Martin F-35
The US Air Force’s 461st Flight Test Squadron recently began flight testing the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS) aboard the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
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Lockheed Martin starts work on X-59 Quiet Supersonic aircraft
Lockheed Martin began milling the first part for its X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology test aircraft at its facility in Palmdale, California, after earlier this year being selected by NASA to design, build and flight test a Low Boom Flight Demonstrator.
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Sun Country Airlines adds two routes from Dallas/Fort Worth
Sun Country Airlines will add two new nonstop routes from Dallas/Fort Worth.
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Copa sees 2020 timeframe for launch of JV with Avianca and United
Copa Airlines chief executive Pedro Heilbron expects a planned three-way joint venture with Avianca and United Airlines to go into effect in end-2020 "at best", underlining the several rounds of regulatory approvals needed for the deal.
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WestJet eyes transpacific joint ventures
Canadian carrier WestJet intends to seek joint ventures with carriers that fly across the Pacific Ocean after it finalises deals with Delta Air Lines and Air France-KLM Group, says WestJet's chief executive Ed Sims.
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Delta ups A330neo order with first due in 2019
Delta Air Lines has ordered 10 additional Airbus A330-900s to meet its "near-to-medium term widebody needs", while deferring a comparable number of A350-900 aircraft.
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Final Air Berlin chief was given mission to 'sell the company'
The final chief executive of German operator Air Berlin says he was brought into the business to oversee the sell-off of the company as it grappled with a long list of woes.
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Opinion
OPINION: Pilots need answers on 737 Max safety systems
Readers may recognise my name from the many flight tests I have written for Flight International over the years.