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New contract helps UTAS speed up recce pod deliveries
United Technologies Aerospace Systems reconnaissance pods could be delivered for foreign customers up to a year faster under a new type of contract awarded by the US Air Force on 21 February, a company executive tells FlightGlobal.
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Aeromexico CEO expects competition on US routes will ease
The chief executive of Aeromexico expects competitive pressure on routes between Mexico and the USA will ease in 2018, a change that could provide some relief to downward pressure on yields.
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AHRLAC variant Bronco II unveiled for US light attack bid
Newly-formed Bronco Combat Systems on 21 February launched the Bronco II light attack aircraft for the US military market, leveraging the South African-designed AHRLAC platform with a US-based mission systems integrator named Fulcrum Concepts.
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Transavia could axe the worst-performing 10% of Dutch routes
Transavia could cancel the worst-performing 10% of its Dutch routes as part of a network review driven by the severity of airport slot constraints it faces in the country.
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Elbit edges closer to IMI acquisition
Elbit Systems is to buy state-owned Israel Military Industries (IMI), in a move which will make it the largest defence and aerospace company in Israel.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Qatar Airways aircraft will feed Air Italy fleet
Air Italy will lease Boeing aircraft from shareholder Qatar Airways as the relaunched Meridiana embarks on a rapid fleet expansion programme.
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ANALYSIS: UPS goes big with freighters as e-commerce booms
In the early hours of 1 February, a gleaming white-and-brown Boeing 747 touched down in Louisville, Kentucky, and taxied to a stand.
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Kosice airport braces for hit from Wizz base closure
Kosice airport is expecting its traffic figures this year to be hit by Wizz Air's decision to close its base there and cut three of its four routes from the Slovakian gateway.
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Emirates returns A380 to Houston route
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to restore Airbus A380 operations to Houston, nearly two years after opting to cut back to Boeing 777-300ERs on the route.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Prioritising work-life balance for Small Planet employees
As head of administration and human resources at Small Planet Airlines, Laura Mieceliene is seeking to help employees strike a balance between work and home life
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ANALYSIS: Electric unmanned rotorcraft make economic case for air taxi role
Airbus A3 gave employees working on Project Vahana the day off on 2 February. The team had spent the previous two days on an unmanned air systems test range in Oregon marking the first and second test flights of Alpha One, the San Francisco-based rapid innovation cell’s concept for an ...
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Qatar targets 100 aircraft fleet for prospective Indian carrier
Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker has reaffirmed the carrier's plan to launch a carrier in India, but has been coy on the details.
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Sikorsky begins final assembly of first HH-60W
Sikorsky has introduced the first HH-60W combat rescue helicopter (CRH) into final assembly ahead of a scheduled first flight by the end of this year.
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US clears RNLAF for $1.19b Apache deal
The Royal Netherlands Air Force is cleared by the US State Department to buy 28 remanufactured Boeing AH-64E helicopters worth a total of $1.19 billion, the US government announced on 20 February.
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JetBlue liquidity down in Q4 on aircraft purchases
JetBlue Airways saw its liquidity fall again during the fourth quarter, as capital expenditures for aircraft more than doubled.
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Gulfstream poised for major expansion of Appleton MRO facility
Gulfstream is to embark on a major expansion of its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Appleton International airport in Wisconsin to cater for its growing business jet fleet.
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Gripen E delivery schedule on target, says Saab boss
Saab remains on track to deliver the first series production examples of its Gripen E in the third quarter of next year, and is also hopeful of concluding delayed sales of new-build C/D-model examples during 2018.
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Russian Helicopters to produce revamped An-2 in Ulan-Ude
Russian Helicopters has reached an agreement with the country's government to launch production of a turboprop-powered update of the Antonov An-2 biplane and to establish airline operations for the aircraft.
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VIDEO: Norway tests braking parachute on F-35A
Norway has completed the first in-country test of a braking parachute on a Lockheed Martin F-35A, with the trial taking place on 16 February at Ørland air base.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Doug Parker, chief executive, American Airlines
American Airlines has changed dramatically in the past few years. From its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in 2011 to its merger with US Airways two years later, followed by the subsequent integration of the two carriers, American today is almost unrecognisable.