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China Airlines firms orders for another three 777Fs
China Airlines has firmed orders with Boeing for three additional 777 Freighters, finalising a letter of intent the airline signed at the Paris air show in June.
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Brazilian air force receives first Embraer KC-390
The Brazilian air force received its first Embraer KC-390 transport in a ceremony at Anápolis Air Base outside of Brasilia on 4 September.
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Skyports readies "world's first" vertiport for eVTOL aircraft
UK ground infrastructure developer Skyports is preparing to open what it describes as “the world’s first vertiport for electric vertical take-off and landing [eVTOL] aircraft” in Singapore on 21 October.
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NewsVehicle Redesign prepares NeoXcraft eVTOL aircraft for 2020 flight
UK start-up Vehicle Redesign has begun manufacturing the first full-scale prototype of its “hyper-luxury” NeoXcraft XP2 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which it hopes will make a first flight in 2020.
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Leonardo flies MAIR defensive aid system
Leonardo has conducted a test flight of its Multiple Aperture Infra-Red (MAIR) defensive aid system along the Italian coast.
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United and pilots negotiating contentious regional flying details
United Airlines and its pilots are now negotiating tricky contract terms specifying the number of regional aircraft flying under the United Express banner.
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Emirates begins A380 retirements to support in-service fleet
Emirates is implementing its Airbus A380 retirement plan which will see its fleet size peak shortly before declining to around 90-100 aircraft by the mid-2020s.
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ST Engineering commits funding to boost leasing business
Singapore Technologies Engineering has disclosed that its aerospace arm will inject $19.5 million to support the group's leasing business.
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Why bigger is better for aerospace companies
Flight International’s latest report on the biggest companies in aerospace underscores a powerful reality about the industry: the big are getting bigger. In revenue terms, number-one-ranked Boeing has broken through the $100 billion ceiling, and billion-dollar-plus firms now make up two-thirds of the Top 100. Organic growth is broadly real, but only part of the story, because what is really driving this up-sizing are mergers and acquisitions.
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NewsWidebody doubts stall Emirates' Airbus and Boeing negotiations
Uncertainty over the status of key widebody programmes is preventing Emirates from revamping its orders with Airbus and Boeing, says president Tim Clark.
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NewsField shrinks further for Canada fighter contest
Canada's options for a new fighter have narrowed to three, with the formal withdrawal of the Eurofighter Typhoon from the competition.
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Czech Republic picks Bell for Mi-24 replacement
The Czech Republic intends to acquire a dozen aircraft from Bell – eight transports and four attack helicopters – as part of a fleet modernisation worth Kc14.5 billion ($0.6 billion).
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Air Canada steps in as Brussels drops Toronto for Montreal
Star Alliance carrier Brussels Airlines is to open a new transatlantic service to the Canadian city of Montreal next year, but will axe its link to Toronto.
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Low-cost carrier Volotea to aid hybrid aircraft design
Spanish carrier Volotea is to co-operate in the development of a hybrid electric aircraft for regional transport, a project which will involve newly-established specialist Dante Aeronautical.
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NewsSerious Norwegian 787 Trent failure traced to blade fracture
Italian investigators believe blade fracture originating in the intermediate pressure turbine triggered the serious engine failure involving a Norwegian Boeing 787-8 departing Rome Fiumicino on 10 August.
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NewsLockheed outlines F-35 production plan for Poland
Poland could receive its first four F-35As in 2024 as part of Lockheed Martin's 16th production lot, according to Greg Ulmer, the company's vice-president and general manager for the programme.
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Cathay appoints new chairman as Slosar retires
Cathay Pacific has appointed Swire Group veteran Patrick Healy as its new chairman, following the retirement of incumbent chairman John Slosar.
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Nordica division to expand with more SAS CRJ900s
Estonian operator Nordica's Regional Jet division is to expand its fleet with five more Bombardier CRJ900s next year.
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Aeroflot A330 damaged in ground mishap with 777
One of Aeroflot's Airbus A330-300s appears to have suffered substantial wing damage during a ground incident involving a Royal Flight Boeing 777-300ER.
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PICTURE: Yakutia unveils commemorative Superjet 100
Russian carrier Yakutia has taken delivery of another Sukhoi Superjet 100, painted in a ceremonial colour scheme.
