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Thailand orders eight additional T-50TH trainers
Updated: Corrected to reflect that while cabinet has confirmed acquisition, formal contract signing has yet to occur.
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Lion Group MRO arm gains FAA certification for 737 repairs
Lion Air Group's MRO unit, Batam Aero Technic (BAT), has been certified by the US Federal Aviation Administration as a Part 145 repair station for the Boeing 737.
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ANALYSIS: IndiGo plans long-haul play with Air India acquisition
Air India could cease to exist in the near future should the Indian government go through with plans to privatise the loss-making carrier. So far, low-cost carrier IndiGo has been the most vocal about its interest in Air India.
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USAF calls for drone defences after F-22 overflight
Small unmanned aerial vehicles can buzz past the US Air Force’s stealthiest jets sitting at domestic bases and the service’s head of Air Combat Command has no way to deal with them.
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Embraer reports decline in half-year business jet shipments
Continued weakness in the global business aircraft market resulted in a 20% decline in Embraer’s business jet output for the first half of 2017.
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Air Canada A320 nearly lands on San Francisco taxiway
An Air Canada Airbus A320 came close to landing on a busy taxiway at San Francisco International airport the evening of 7 July, the Federal Aviation Administration confirms.
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Falconet outlines fuel savings from flight optimisation software
Finnish flight optimisation specialist Falconet has developed a software tool for pilots to reduce fuel consumption during the climb and cruise phases.
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Lower buys raises overall F-35 acquisition costs by 7%
Lower procurement rates for the Lockheed Martin F-35 have dashed the programme’s positive gains, raising acquisition costs by almost 7% this year.
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Air Transat to take A321LRs to replace A310s
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat is to lease 10 long-range Airbus A321LRs from AerCap.
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Production-conforming Epic E1000 set for year-end debut
Epic Aircraft is planning to fly the first production-conforming E1000 test aircraft later this year, as structural testing on the single-engined turboprop nears completion at the airframer’s Bend, Oregon base.
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Leslie Thng appointed as new Vistara chief
Leslie Thng will succeed Yeoh Phee Teik as the chief executive of Vistara in October.
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USMC KC-130 crashes in Mississippi
A US Marine Corps Lockheed Martin KC-130 aircraft has crashed in the US state of Mississippi.
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Intrepid to repay $120m notes after closing A330s financing
Intrepid Aviation is set to repay its $120 million 8.25% senior unsecured notes after securing a portfolio financing on three Airbus A330-300s leased to Turkish Airlines.
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Virgin Australia seeks Samoa rights
Virgin Australia has signaled that it will mount its own services to Samoa following the end of its Virgin Samoa joint venture with the Samoan government in November.
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US, EU aviation insiders fret about future of open skies
US and European aviation players warn that protectionism could cloud the future of open-skies deals, as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first US open-skies agreement.
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Pentagon awards interim F-35 contract
The US government has awarded a $4.49 billion interim contract for Lockheed Martin to build 91 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, the Pentagon announced last week.
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PC-21 approaching first flight for France
Pilatus appears to be nearing the first flight of a PC-21 turboprop trainer for the French air force, with its lead example having commenced engine runs late last month.
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INSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Airline Capacity Breakdown
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INSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Where is the middle of the market?
Chris Seymour, Head of Market Analysis, considers the issues around a new twin isle family to serve the middle of the market.
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Tejas nears missile test after I-Derby integration
Rafael has completed the integration of its I-Derby beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile on India’s Aeronautical Development Agency Tejas light combat aircraft, with a first test firing scheduled for the end of this year.