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Kumho set to announce Asiana buyer
Kumho Industrial expects to announce the buyer of its 31.05% stake in Asiana Airlines soon.
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China Southern picks Collins for 787 nacelle support
China Southern Airlines has signed a long-term nacelle aftermarket agreement with Collins Aerospace Systems.
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Australian watchdog allows Virgin carriers to deepen ties
The Australian competition watchdog has given its official approval for Virgin Australia to co-operate with Virgin Atlantic on flights between Australia and the UK and Ireland, via Hong Kong and Los Angeles.
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US Congress raises new 'serious' concerns with 787 and 737 Max
US lawmakers have asked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide information about two potentially “catastrophic” safety concerns involving the 737 Max and 787 – issues unrelated to the Max’s grounding.
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New Swiss airline FlyBAIR launches crowdfunding campaign
Initiators of a new regional “peoples’ airline” to be based in Switzerland’s capital Bern, have started a crowdfunding campaign to launch it ahead of the 2020 summer holiday travel season.
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Embraer names new CFO and COO
Embraer named Antonio Carlos Garcia as the company’s new chief financial officer and investor relations officer replacing Nelson Salgado, who will move to the chief operations officer role at the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer.
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Azul proposes JV with TAP to shareholders
Brazil’s low-cost carrier Azul has proposed a joint venture with Portuguese flag carrier TAP Air Portugal to its shareholders as it looks to gain a greater foothold in the transatlantic travel market, the company says in its investor update on 7 November.
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Alaska Air's Beck becomes COO, Minicucci remains president
Alaska Air Group has made several high-level management shifts, including splitting the president and chief operations officer (COO) role into two positions. Ben Minicucci, who formerly was Alaska's president and COO, has now taken the single title of president, Alaska says.
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US Navy moves to put Link 16 in MQ-8C unmanned helicopter
The US Navy (USN) is moving forward with its plan to add the Link 16 communications terminals to its fleet of Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters.
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Norway reaches IOC milestone with F-35
Norway has declared initial operating capability (IOC) status for its Lockheed Martin F-35As, with the milestone having been reached on 6 November.
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Airbus logs 12 A330neos as part of October order haul
Airbus has recorded an order for 12 A330neos from an unidentified customer, all of them the -900 variant, part of an agreement for 25 aircraft which includes 13 A321neos.
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Air Arabia eyes expansion with new order and Abu Dhabi unit
While many carriers in the Middle East are adjusting to slowing growth environment, the pace of activity is rising at low-cost carrier Air Arabia.
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United offers to rebook Max passengers
United Airlines will offer alternative flights to any passengers uncomfortable with flying on the Boeing 737 Max once the narrowbody returns to the skies.
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Garuda swings to operating profit during third-quarter
Double-digit revenue growth at Garuda Indonesia during the third quarter 2019 helped the airline leave behind its previous loss-making status.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Overseeing strategy at London City airport
A accountant and experienced pilot, Richard Hill oversees London City airport’s relations with airlines and has responsibility for implementing the hub’s development strategy as chief commercial officer
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Berlin targets Eurofighter AESA deal and top-up buy
Germany appears poised to advance a joint programme with Spain to equip the nations’ later-model Eurofighters with active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars, as Berlin also nears granting approval to acquire 38 new aircraft to replace its Tranche 1-standard interceptors.
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NewsEpic E1000 secures US certification
Epic Aircraft has secured US Federal Aviation Administration type certification for the E1000, concluding a seven-year development-effort for the high-performance, single-engined turboprop.
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Lufthansa ramps up group cost-cutting measures
Lufthansa Group is accelerating restructuring efforts at its cargo division and subsidiaries Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines as the company faces pressure on earnings, particularly in Europe, and increased fuel costs.
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Gear-up 727 captain pressed on with landing despite alerts
Cockpit-voice recordings from a Boeing 727-200 which landed with its nose-gear retracted in Alabama captured the captain admitting that he should have executed a go-around, after an unsafe gear warning and automated 'pull up' alerts.
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Emirates' airline profits jump in first half on lower costs
Lower fuel costs and higher passenger loads helped profits at Emirates' airline operation jump back for the six months to 30 September 2019, though one-off items hitting Dnata's performance resulted in only a relatively small rise in group profits over the comparable period.
