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R-R signs up Air Canada for Trent 700 support
Rolls-Royce has signed the first Trent 700 engine operator under its hours-based TotalCare Flex support programme.
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India moves towards broad adoption of ASRAAM
MBDA’s Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) appears set for integration on several Indian combat aircraft.
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Boeing awarded nearly $1bn for more A-10 wing replacements
The US Air Force (USAF) awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $999 billion for 27 wing replacements for the service’s Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, with the option to order 85 more sets over the contract’s 11-year period.
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Volocopter unveils VoloCity eVTOL air taxi
German urban air mobility (UAM) developer Volocopter has unveiled its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to enter series production.
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NewsBye Aerospace sells 24 eFlyer electric aircraft to Qantum Air
Bye Aerospace has secured a purchase agreement from US start-up air taxi operator Quantum Air for 22 four-seat eFlyer 4 electric aircraft, as well as two examples of its two-seat eFlyer 2. Quantum will also acquire two of its “future advanced aircraft”, details of which have not yet been released.
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Field-landing Ural A321 to be cut up and removed
Ural Airlines has disclosed that the Airbus A321 which came down in a cornfield after a take-off incident at Moscow Zhukovsky will be cut up for scrap.
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Incursion probe underlines Gatwick runway check pressure
UK investigators have warned that the intensity of single-runway operations at London Gatwick, arising from pressure to meet capacity targets, threatens the hub's ability to conduct runway inspections safely and effectively.
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AnalysisRyanair's industrial relations stuck in holding pattern
Ryanair’s combative chief executive Michael O’Leary is not a man prone to understatement. But when he was quoted as saying that cutting off his own hands was preferable to recognising trade unions, his point was clear. Keeping organised labour out of his aircraft has been a key feature of Ryanair’s low-cost business model that, over the course of three-and-a-half decades, has powered its ascent from regional player with one 15-seat turboprop to Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers.
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Russia discusses restoration of disputed Abkhazia's airport
Russian authorities are discussing the restoration of air services to the disputed territory of Abkhazia, a region in the northwestern extremity of Georgia.
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Garuda discloses LOI for A330-800s
Garuda Indonesia signed a letter of intent to acquire four Airbus A330-800s in June in a deal that went unannounced.
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Wizz becomes latest carrier to enter London Southend
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is to venture into London Southend operations with three routes to Romania and Lithuania.
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Pobeda 737 suffers damage from go-around tail-strike
One of Russian budget carrier Pobeda's Boeing 737-800s has suffered damage during a tail-strike following a service to Gyumri in Armenia.
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PodcastPODCAST: Airline Business on strikes, Cathay, Trump, diversity
The new edition of the Airline Business Podcast is now available.
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Ryanair discusses Armenian routes after Georgia entry
Ryanair is discussing possible entry to the Armenian market next year, as the budget carrier unveiled its first services to Georgia.
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Crew lapses, rain cited in 2018 Taiwan ATR excursion
A runway excursion involving a Mandarin Airlines ATR 72-600 in Taiwan on 22 August 2018 was due largely to the flight crew’s non-compliance with operating procedures.
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Air NZ blames fuel, engine issues as profit falls 31%
Air New Zealand has cited higher fuel costs, the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine issues, and a lower demand environment in the second half as drivers of a 31% fall in its underlying earnings to NZ$374 million ($239 million) for the year ended 30 June.
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BAE Systems wins work to upgrade F-35’s EW suite
Lockheed Martin has awarded BAE Systems a contract to upgrade the electronic warfare (EW) suite it provides for the F-35 fighter.
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Qantas to dial back Hong Kong capacity
Qantas will downgauge some of its Hong Kong services over coming months in response to lower demand linked to the recent anti-China protests in the city.
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Qantas upbeat despite full-year profit drop
Qantas will focus on matching capacity to mixed demand conditions across its major markets after revealing a 17% fall in full-year underlying profit before tax to A$1.3 billion ($881 million).
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Cathay says August protests to dent revenue
Cathay Pacific has warned that its August revenue figures could take a hit, thanks to ongoing anti-government protests that culminated in two consecutive airport closures.