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SIA A350-900ULR ferry shows off long-haul capabilities
Singapore Airlines’ first Airbus A350-900ULR demonstrated its long-haul capabilities during an unusual delivery flight during which the aircraft routed over the Arctic.
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FL Technics bags follow-up MRO deal from Lufthansa
Lufthansa Group has selected Lithuanian maintenance provider FL Technics to complete base checks on 28 Airbus A320s, following previous co-operation between the two companies.
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Air France to deploy A380s to another US gateway
Air France is to deploy Airbus A380s on its transatlantic service to Atlanta from Paris Charles de Gaulle next year.
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JP Morgan to expand aircraft investing with new hire
JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed Jeremy Cape to head aircraft investments as an executive director within its global transportation group.
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USAF to take gradual approach in hypersonic acquistions
The US Air Force is unlikely to purchase initial hypersonic weapons in large quantities, but instead will wait for improvements in follow-on versions.
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Seoul set to re-launch training helicopter tender
South Korea will reissue its tender for a basic flight training helicopter to help train pilots for both the army and navy.
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PICTURES: First delivered A350-900ULR departs for Singapore
Singapore Airlines’ first ultra long-range A350-900ULR has departed Toulouse for its home base, following official delivery of the twinjet to the carrier.
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PICTURES: Shanghai Airlines takes first 787
Shanghai Airlines, a unit of China Eastern Airlines, has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787, a Dash 9 variant that the carrier intends to deploy on major routes from its Shanghai hub.
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SpiceJet takes first 90-seat Q400
Bombardier has delivered its very first 90-seat Q400 turboprop, handing over the first of 25 such aircraft to Indian airline SpiceJet.
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Airbus Helicopters adopts 3D-printing for A350 parts
Airbus Helicopters is preparing serial production of A350 door components through a 3D-printing process.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: As Trent reaches limits, R-R sees need for succession
Rolls-Royce Trent has been synonymous with advanced aero engines for nearly three decades. Indeed, the series has been successful enough for this namesake of British engineering to claim that gas turbines named after the mighty waterway flowing past its Derby home power a market-leading 40% share of the new generation ...
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Opinion
OPINION: How Airbus's Leahy succession plan misfired
It was never going to be easy for Airbus to replace its “billion dollar salesman” John Leahy. And just eight months into its post-Leahy journey, Toulouse has already had to make unscheduled turnback.
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ANALYSIS: Hawaiian sees promise in longest-ever US domestic route
Hawaiian Airlines in April 2019 will launch what may be the farthest scheduled US domestic flight in history: the 4,427nm (8,200km) run between Honolulu and Boston.
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ANALYSIS: Why the Emirates-Etihad tie-up talk persists
Rumblings of a tie-up between UAE giants Emirates and Etihad Airways – heard throughout the year – have reached a crescendo with a report that Dubai-based Emirates is in preliminary talks on a takeover of its Abu Dhabi rival.
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PICTURE: Ex-Lufthansa A321 joins Luftwaffe
Germany's air force has taken delivery of a former Lufthansa Airbus A321 that has been converted by the airline's maintenance division for government flights and other missions.
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KLM gambles on Las Vegas in 2019
KLM plans to land in Las Vegas next summer with new flights from Amsterdam.
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ANALYSIS: Cathay and Qantas are the best of frenemies
The icy relationship between two bedrock members of the Oneworld alliance appears to have thawed, with Qantas and Cathay Pacific to start codesharing on each other’s services from the start of the northern winter season.
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Spring flags CNY2.5bn bond offering
The board of Spring Airlines has approved a plan to issue up to CNY2.5 billion ($366 million) in unsecured bonds with a maturity of up to five years.
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Cathay Pacific and Qantas to start codesharing
Oneworld alliance partners Cathay Pacific and Qantas will start a codeshare partnership on 28 October, covering two Australia-Hong Kong routes, services from Hong Kong to Asia, and some Australian domestic routes.
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USAF to test Kickstarter-style contracting for startups
The US Air Force will experiment with a Kickstarter-style contracting process in October for small businesses and startups that is designed to reduce the time it takes the service to grant contracts from months to days.