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PICTURES: UK's first F-35s touch down at Marham home
The UK's first four new-generation strike aircraft touched down at the Royal Air Force's Marham base in Norfolk on the evening of 6 June, with the Lockheed Martin F-35Bs having completed a nonstop flight from South Carolina.
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ANALYSIS: Dr Peters seeks to salvage A380s with part-out plan
After many months of exploring options, German asset manager Dr Peters on 5 June disclosed plans to part out two ex-Singapore Airlines Airbus A380s, as talks with several carriers had failed to produce any agreement to lease the aircraft.
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Castlelake ABS buyer of 15 aircraft from BOC Aviation
BOC Aviation has been identified as the seller of 15 aircraft that will form a large part of the 36 jet portfolio to be acquired by Castlelake's CLAST 2018-1 asset backed securitisation.
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ANALYSIS: SIA's fleet transformation taking shape
Singapore Airlines’ fleet is gradually changing its focus onto the Boeing 787-10 and the Airbus A350-900, as the remainder of 2018 begins the ramp-up of new aircraft deliveries.
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ANALYSIS: Air China and Air Canada embark on joint venture
Air Canada and Air China have closed a long-anticipated joint venture, signing a deal on 6 June that enables them to coordinate transpacific and domestic flights and to market themselves as one airline.
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ANALYSIS: Mergers may fuel long-awaited E2 and CSeries sales bump
Bombardier for years has insisted airlines in the coming decades will need many thousands of 100- to 150-seat aircraft – a niche filled by the CSeries and arguably dismissed by major manufacturers.
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EBACE: Cayman promotes aircraft registry's new commercial offering
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI) is out in force at the show to promote the island’s aircraft registry to private and commercial operators of business aircraft in Europe.
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Piaggio developing successor to P.1HH UAV
Piaggio has revealed it is working with partner Leonardo on a new version of its P.1HH HammerHead unmanned air vehicle. It comes as the Italian airframer winds up its flight test programme and prepares to hand over the first of eight examples of the medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) system to launch ...
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MRJ to make flying-display debut at Farnborough
Mitsubishi Aircraft intends to display the MRJ in an air-show flying programme for the first time at this year's Farnborough air show.
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BA to use Qatar jets on Gulf and Indian routes
British Airways has disclosed that Qatar Airways aircraft will replace the UK flag-carrier's regular services on routes to Kuwait, Muscat and New Delhi.
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ANALYSIS: Diversity among the issues that dominated IATA's AGM
Diversity, specifically the lack of it, was a resonant theme at this year’s IATA annual general meeting in Sydney – even before the storm created when the association’s board chairman for the next year Akbar Al Baker responded to a question about gender equality, by saying that “of course” his own carrier Qatar Airways “has to to be led by a man because it is a very challenging position”.
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LOT to double 737 Max fleet through new lease pact
Polish flag-carrier LOT is ordering another six Boeing 737 Max jets, to be delivered from this year.
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Etihad halving JFK frequency to single daily A380 link
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is halving its New York JFK service ahead of the winter season.
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Closer inspection interval detected cracking on 747 pylon
Qantas’s decision to halve the time between inspections on the engine pylons of its Boeing 747-400 fleet allowed it to detect fatigue cracking before it became a safety issue.
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British Airways to suspend Calgary this winter
British Airways will suspend service to Calgary during the northern winter season, in what it calls a regular review of its schedule.
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Deficiencies could delay F-35 full-rate production decision
The Department of Defense agreed with a Government Accountability Office report that it should resolve the Lockheed Martin F-35’s critical deficiencies before requesting funds to pay for full-rate production of the aircraft.
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ANALYSIS: How will Boeing-Safran venture shake up APUs?
Tucked discreetly into the aft fuselages of most aircraft, auxiliary power units (APUs) almost never get the attention lavished on their wing-mounted, thrust-producing cousins in the gas turbine market, but that changed on 4 June with the announcement that Boeing and Safran were teaming up to take on Honeywell and ...
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US regulator proposes special rules for Bell 525 certification
US regulators are proposing a number of special conditions relating to the certification of the Bell 525 Relentless super-medium-twin and its fly-by-wire controls.
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Dr Peters to part out two A380s after airline talks yield no deal
German asset manager Dr Peters has decided to part out two ex-Singapore Airlines Airbus A380s after talks with several carriers failed to produce any agreement.
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Leonardo launches BriteCloud decoy to protect military transports
Leonardo has launched a more powerful version of its BriteCloud decoy jammer optimised for use during the self-protection of medium and large transport aircraft.