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MTU and China Southern extend Zhuhai overhaul joint venture
German engine specialist MTU and China Southern Airlines have extended the partnership agreement for their jointly owned engine overhaul shop in Zhuhai by 20 years until 2051.
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PC-12 operator GI Aviation shuts down
GI Aviation, the first and only commercial provider of the Pilatus PC-12NG in the Middle East, has shut down operations after less than two years in business.
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PICTURES: A330-800 returns after successful first flight
The Airbus A330-800 has landed back in Toulouse after a successful 4h 4min first flight from Toulouse.
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Boeing and Airbus hopeful of easing US-China trade tensions
Boeing and Airbus have both expressed hope that the United States and China can resolve the trade tensions through new dialogue, rather than descending into an all-out trade war.
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Ameco Beijing ramps up engine overhaul capacity
Ameco Beijing s expects to grow its engine overhaul business over the next year thanks to strong demand for International Aero Engines IAE V2500 and Rolls-Royce RB211 shop visits.
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PICTURE: Airbus readies first A330-900 for TAP delivery
Airbus is poised to hand over the first of A330-900 to launch operator TAP Air Portugal, as flight-testing gets underway of the smaller -800 variant.
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A330-800 certification due in mid-2019, Kuwait delivery in 2020
Airbus will complete flight-testing of the A330-800 in mid-2019 but the first delivery to launch customer Kuwait Airways is not due until 2020.
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Revima plans landing-gear overhaul shop in Thailand
Revima will establish a landing-gear overhaul facility near Bangkok, with a scheduled opening in 2020.
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Mi-171A2, Ansat helicopters make Zhuhai debut
Russian Helicopters has a big presence at this year’s Airshow China, with two helicopter types making their debuts in the flying display and in the static park.
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ANALYSIS: Bahrain raises its game in aviation
Bahrain – the aviation capital of the Gulf in the last third of the 20th century – has had to watch from the sidelines over the past two decades as neighbours Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar have vied for its former position. Each of these emirates has invested hundreds of ...
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J-10B TVC wows Zhuhai crowds with surprise performance
A surprise participant in the flying display of this year’s Airshow China is a Chengdu J-10B testbed equipped with a thrust vectoring control (TVC) engine.
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OEMs see fertile ground for A220, E190-E2 in west China
Airbus and Embraer both see an opportunity to sell their small narrowbody jets to carriers keen to tap the emerging market in western China.
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J-20s in conservative flying display over Zhuhai
The Chengdu J-20 appeared in this year’s flying display at Airshow China, performing a conservative flying routine.
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AVIC burnishes combat credentials of L-15 family
AVIC has re-designated its Hongdu L-15 advanced jet trainer (AJT) as the L-15AW, to highlight the aircraft’s ability to carry weapons.
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CRAIC seeks more details on CR929 engine submissions
The Sino-Russian CRAIC CR929 widebody project has taken another step toward engine selection.
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SPDB Financial Leasing orders 15 ARJ21s
Comac has landed a firm order from Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB) Financial Leasing Company for 15 ARJ21s.
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PICTURES: A330-800 lifts off on maiden flight
Airbus’s first A330-800 has lifted off from Toulouse, commencing the certification programme for the variant.
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Qatar Airways set to go live with Aireon flight-tracker
Qatar Airways is set for live operations with a new flight-tracking service developed using Aireon’s space-based automatic dependent surveillance capabilities.
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Air Baltic A220 to conduct demo tour for Airbus
Airbus has embarked on a demonstration tour with an A220-300 to promote the twinjet following its acquisition of the programme earlier this year.
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NTSC finds signs that Lion 737 had faulty airspeed indicator
Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee believes that the Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 which crashed on 29 October had been operating with a faulty airspeed indicator for its last four flights.