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Israel keeps quiet over F-35I's combat debut
Israel’s Lockheed Martin F-35I "Adir" is reported to have made its combat debut during strikes conducted against Syrian air defence systems last month. The action was mounted following a border clash that culminated in an Israeli air force Lockheed F-16 being shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
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Opinion
OPINION: 737 will be a hard act to follow
When the first A320 was handed over three decades ago this month, few – Airbus included – would have put odds on deliveries reaching 1,000 aircraft, let alone the 8,000-mark recently passed.
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SmartLynx A320 engines shut down after touch-and-go impact
Estonian investigators have indicated that both engines on a SmartLynx Airbus A320 shut down as it conducted an emergency approach after suffering damage during a touch-and-go exercise.
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Altimeter oversight caused Nauru 737 to go below safe altitude
Nauru Airlines has enhanced pilot training in a range of navigation and approach areas after a serious incident involving a Boeing 737-300 that flew below the minimum descent altitude on a night approach to Kosrae on 12 June 2015.
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Hainan Airlines to begin Dublin, Edinburgh flights
Hainan Airlines plans to begin Dublin and Edinburgh flights on 12 June with Airbus A330s.
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Kratos’ Mako drone approved for sale to foreign militaries
Drone manufacturer Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced on 13 March that the US State Department approved sale of its Mako UTAP-22 unmanned aerial drone to undisclosed countries in Europe and Asia Pacific.
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Avinco mandated to remarket four A340s
Asset manager Avinco has been mandated to remarket four Airbus A340s by their owners, the identity of which it has not disclosed.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why European airline groups want standardised fleets
SAS's negotiations with Airbus about an order for further A320neos to replace Boeing 737s – disclosed by the Scandinavian group last month – is the latest step in its efforts to standardise its fleet.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Providing tailored training for low-cost carriers
Pedro Sors is the president of Avenger Flight Group, a Texas-based commercial aviation simulation and training provider
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Precious metal spills from An-12 after load shift on take-off
Russian investigators believe a load shift and detached door caused an Antonov An-12 freighter to lose some of its cargo of precious metals during take-off from Yakutsk.
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Crews seldom train for take-off performance errors: inquiry
Dutch investigators probing a serious Boeing 737-800 take-off incident at Groningen have noted that pilots are seldom exposed to performance-related events during simulator training.
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Cathay to start boosting 777 economy seating density
Cathay Pacific will start increasing the number of economy seats in its Boeing 777-300s and 777-300ERs next month.
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Lufthansa achieves record full-year profit
Lufthansa posted a 70% improvement in adjusted full-year EBIT to reach €2.97 billion ($3.68 billion) for 2017 after revenues were lifted by its acquisition of Air Berlin as well as gains from new pilot labour deals..
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Vanilla Air to suspend Tokyo-Osaka service
Vanilla Air will suspend its twice-daily Tokyo Narita-Osaka Kansai service on 16 June.
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Emirates cabin crew member injured in fall from 777
Ugandan authorities have confirmed that a flight attendant has been injured after falling from a parked Emirates aircraft at Entebbe.
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Tokyo Narita cleared to extend hours, build new runway
Tokyo Narita International airport has been given the green light to extend its operating hours as well as to build a third runway.
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R44, 737 separation event nearly 'severe': ATSB
The Australian Air Transport Bureau has issued its final report on a lost of separation assurance involving a Robinson R44 helicopter and a Boeing 737-800 at Canberra Airport on 2 June 2017.
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United pilots union opposes more large jets at regional partners
Pilots at United Airlines are striking back at the carrier's push to add more large regional jets at its partners, arguing that growth targets can be met within existing limits.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Financiers remain upbeat despite concern about cycle
"If it's good, it's going to get bad," said Pam Hendry, an industry adviser, moderating a finance panel discussion at an aviation conference in San Diego earlier this month.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: WestJet CEO switch reflects company in flux
The abrupt and unexpected departure last week of WestJet chief executive Gregg Saretsky reflects increasingly contentious relations with newly-unionised pilots and other challenges posed by a broad business transformation, say financial analysts.