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UK pilot licences to remain valid on UK aircraft post-Brexit: CAA
Commercial and private UK pilot licences will continue to be internationally recognised if a no-deal Brexit scenario comes to pass, the Civil Aviation Authority has stressed.
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Opinion
OPINION: Air France-KLM bucks the nativist trend
In a world where inward-looking political sensibilities are zeitgeist, the appointment of Canadian national Ben Smith as the new chief executive of Air France-KLM was a welcome surprise.
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Crashed Let 410 had recently returned from lengthy storage
The Let 410UVP (UR-TWO) destroyed in a 9 September landing accident in South Sudan had only recently re-entered service after more than a decade in storage, Flight Fleets Analyzer shows.
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PICTURES: First static-test 777X breaks cover
Boeing has released images of its initial 777X static-test airframe, providing a better look at the manufacturer's latest widebody twin.
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Hi Fly returns A380 to action after replacing engine's intake lip
Portuguese wet-lease operator Hi Fly is today putting its Airbus A380 back into service for Air Austral following the jet's 7 September airbridge collision at Paris Charles de Gaulle.
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A320neo operators affected by PW1100G vibration issue
Pratt & Whitney has confirmed that a number of PW1100G engines powering Airbus A320neos have been affected by a vibration issue.
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VistaJet founder aims to 'disrupt' with new leasing and technology businesses
VistaJet founder Thomas Flohr is branching into business aircraft leasing and flight-booking technology as part of an expansion of the charter operator backed by a $200 million investment by private equity firm Rhône Group.
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Bombardier Learjet pair gain avionics upgrade
Bombardier has introduced an avionics upgrade for its Learjet 70 and 75 business jets, in a move that could help to stimulate demand for the slow-selling light and superlight types.
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PICTURE: Ecuadorian army receives M28 transport
Sikorsky-owned PZL Mielec has delivered an M28 utility transport to the Ecuadorian army.
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Japan cleared to buy nine additional E-2Ds
The US government has cleared Tokyo to obtain nine additional Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft.
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USAF awards Boeing $2.9 billion for 18 more KC-46As
The US Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.9 billion contract for 18 additional KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, spares, support equipment, spare engines and wing air refueling pod kits.
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P&W awarded $437m for further development of adaptive jet engine
Pratt & Whitney was awarded a $437 million contract modification by the US Air Force to further develop its adaptive jet engine design, a propulsion system for a future sixth-generation fighter.
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Goldman Sachs retained for potential GECAS sale
Goldman Sachs has been retained to help evaluate strategic options for GE-owned lessor GECAS, three sources confirm.
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Aeroflot to take 100 more Superjets
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has struck a deal covering a further 100 Sukhoi Superjet regional airliners, scheduled to join its fleet between 2019 and 2026.
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Hi Fly A380 engine hits airbridge at Paris CDG
Air Austral was forced to make last-minute changes to its flight schedule after a 7 September incident involving an Airbus A380 that the Indian Ocean carrier is wet-leasing from Hi Fly.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why fuller 'big data' benefits remain unrealised
United Airlines executive Tom Romanowski envisions a day when the voluminous sensor data generated by modern aircraft flows in real time to his team's data-crunching computers.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: New US Air Force combat rescue helicopter rolls off assembly line
After 17 years of continuous operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the US Air Force’s combat rescue workhorse, the Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk, is looking tired.
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NATO rotates Baltic, Romanian air policing duties
NATO air forces have made their latest rotations in the provision of air policing services for the Baltic states and eastern Europe.
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VIDEO: Vertical Aerospace flies eVTOL demonstrator
UK start-up Vertical Aerospace says it has begun flight testing the country's first full-scale, fully electric, vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, putting the Bristol-based company a step closer to its goal of providing personal, on-demand and carbon-free air travel between cities within four years.
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Beriev wins separate deals for up to 15 Be-200s
Russian specialist aircraft producer Beriev has won a pair of contracts totalling as many as 15 units for its Be-200 amphibian.