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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.
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PICTURES: Saab's GlobalEye makes flight debut
Saab's GlobalEye swing-role surveillance aircraft completed a 1h 46min debut flight from Linköping in Sweden on 14 March, less than three weeks after its formal unveiling.
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Paid content
INSIGHT FROM AEROFLOT: Hollywood-themed promotions give Bonus a boost
Many airlines offer loyalty programmes to their passengers. However, most of them are about bonus miles redeemable for cheaper flights or rewards from partners, such as hotel groups. Aeroflot claims to have taken its Bonus programme to a new level, thanks to a tie-in with two Walt Disney Hollywood blockbusters.
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PICTURES: SkyWest receives first 70-seat E175-SC
No one would blame you for thinking SkyWest Airlines' newest regional jet is a run-of-the-mill Embraer 175.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Patty Wagstaff, member of US Aerobatic team and founder of Aerobatic School
Patty Wagstaff, six-time member of the US Aerobatic team and founder of Patty Wagstaff Aerobatic School in St Augustine, Florida
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Pacific Aerospace launches Super-Pac XL single-engined turboprop
New Zealand’s Pacific Aerospace has launched a new variant of its P-750 XSTOL single-engined turboprop, featuring more power, range, and a faster rate of climb.
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Qatar ups order for NH90 helicopters as it firms 2014 deal
Qatar has finally firmed a long-held tentative deal for NH Industries (NHI) NH90 helicopters, to be split between the naval and troop transport variants.
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UKEF supports Korean CSeries delivery
UK Export Finance and Export Development Canada have backed the financing of two Bombardier CSeries deliveries to Korean Air.
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BOC Aviation's operating profit up 16% to $551m
BOC Aviation's 2017 operating profit rose 16.3% to $551 million, on the back of a record 74 aircraft deliveries.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How business aviation boosts Europe's economy
Critics may decry it as a perk for a wealthy elite, but business aviation is a bulwark of Europe's economy, supporting 374,000 jobs and contributing €32 billion ($40 billion), or just under 0.2% of the total value of goods and services produced in the region each year. That is according ...
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Investigators detail Paris A320 incursion on departing A330
Investigators have disclosed that an Aeroflot Airbus A320 crossed a hold-short line at Paris Charles de Gaulle while an Airbus A330-300 had been conducting its departure from the same runway.
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Aeroflot to resume Cairo flights after security overhaul
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot is to restore services to the Egyptian capital Cairo, more than two years after the suspension of flights over security concerns.
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Cathay's operating loss nearly triples in 2017
The Cathay Pacific Group's 2017 operating loss ballooned to HK$1.45 billion ($185 million), as overcapacity and intense competition continued to put pressure on yields.
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AG600 to fly from water in second half of 2018
The Avic AG600 amphibian has conducted three successful test flights from land, and is gearing up for flight tests from the water.
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USAF likely to issue B-52 engine replacement request for proposals in early 2019
The US Air Force is likely to issue a request for proposal for its Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bomber engine replacement programme close to the first quarter of 2019, according to an Air Force document released on 13 March.
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Kitty Hawk unveils Cora aircraft for eVTOL air taxi market
A privately funded company backed by a Google co-founder has revealed details of an eight-year-old project to develop an electric air taxi named Cora that has moved to New Zealand for flight testing and early commercial operations.
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USAF considers accelerated light-attack aircraft buy in 2019
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson may ask Congress to reallocate funds to the light-attack aircraft programme this year, a move which would accelerate the department’s purchase of the aircraft by one year to 2019.
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Keeping E190s remains an option for JetBlue: CFO
Thought JetBlue Airways continues evaluating a potential replacement for its Embraer 190s, a top executive stresses that the airline could ultimately decide to keep the aircraft.
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United expanding cabin segmentation to international markets
United Airlines will continue to expand its cabin segmentation initiatives, with no frills fares expanding to Latin America and Europe later this year.
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JetBlue stands by A321LR amid talk of new Boeing model
The chief executive of JetBlue Airways is not ready to discuss interest in Boeing's proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA), saying instead that the Airbus A321LR would be the ideal aircraft for a potential transatlantic expansion.