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Waves poised for August air taxi launch
UK start-up Waves Technologies is preparing to launch a per-seat, on-demand air taxi service in August connecting the Channel Islands of Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey. The offering is designed to plug the gap in the market for high-quality, flexible transport between the islands, which Wave says are currently poorly ...
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Opinion
OPINION: Surprising spate of Paris orders gives hope for the market
Despite worries about a quiet air show and ongoing challenges for the airframers, a spate of orders, including for the 737 Max 10, suggests that there is still plenty of life in the market
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Emirates optimistic as demand recovers after US travel bans
Disruption caused by the recent US travel restrictions had the most damaging impact on Emirates' business since 9/11, the airline's president Tim Clark has disclosed, but demand is slowly recovering now.
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AirAsia X A330 returns to Perth after apparent engine failure
An AirAsia X Airbus A330-300 was forced to return to Perth around one hour into a flight to Kuala Lumpur on 25 June after what appears to have been a major engine failure.
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PARIS: Emirates and Qatar chiefs hopeful of laptop ban progress
Chief executives from two of the major Gulf carriers are in dialogue with US security departments about the personal electronic device (PED) cabin ban and are cautiously optimistic that there will be some positive progress soon.
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Delta and Korean Air sign joint venture pact
Delta Air Lines and Korean Air have signed a much-anticipated joint venture agreement, beginning the process of coordinating services across the Pacific.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: What to make of Qatar's proposed American investment
Qatar Airways surprised many with the disclosure that it plans to make an unsolicited investment of up to 10% in American Airlines.
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Alitalia to open data room for potential buyers
"Eligible parties" that submitted bids to buy a stake in Alitalia are to be sent procedure letters on 26 June.
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Aircraft private placements attracting Asian capital: KBRA
Privately placed aircraft debt is starting to attract more Asian-based capital, Kroll Bond Rating Agency has observed.
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DVB's new head of aviation to take over in August
DVB's head of aviation finance for the Americas, Eelco van de Stadt, is to take over as the German bank's global head of aviation on 1 August, FlightGlobal understands.
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Opinion
OPINION: Air-show orders dazzle but delivery figures truly count
For a sector at the cutting edge of technology, aviation has a fairly crude annual measure by which performance is judged.
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Fiji Airways tentatively signs for 737 Max simulator
Fiji Airways has signed a letter of intent with CAE to order a full-motion Boeing 737 Max simulator.
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PARIS: Scorpion tests 20mm cannon ahead of OA-X
Textron is demonstrating a 20mm cannon on its Scorpion twin-jet ahead of the US Air Force’s light attack OA-X experiment later this summer.
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Gulfstream flies fourth G600
The Gulfstream G600 business jet took another step towards certification on 21 June, when the airframer’s fourth aircraft joined the flight test campaign.
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Qatar makes unsolicited offer for stake in American
American Airlines has received a notice that Qatar Airways plans to acquire a 10% stake in the US legacy carrier, in what appears to be an unsought investment.
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PARIS: Thales makes advances in military UAVs
Thales has been an understated yet significant player in the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) market for some time now, but is making a number of advances in the military UAV domain, as well as exploring new technologies related to the growing operation of this type of system.
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PARIS: Initial reception largely positive to Boeing's NMA
Boeing's plans for its clean-sheet New Midsize Airplane design have received a generally positive response from potential customers at this year's Paris air show.
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PARIS: EMSA to take Skeldar unmanned helicopter
The Skeldar unmanned helicopter will be provided to the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) under a new services deal, marking the second sale of the system since manufacturer UMS Skeldar was formed in 2015.
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PARIS: China's Ruili signs for 20 737 Max jets
Chinese carrier Ruili Airlines has tentatively signed for 20 Boeing 737 Max jets.
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PARIS: Horizon demonstrates FlyingFish for monitoring satellite phone signals
Horizon Technologies is promoting its FlyingFish airborne satellite monitoring system for monitoring of satellite phone signals for humanitarian, search and rescue and law enforcement/anti-terrorism purposes. FlyingFish can be used to turn a wide range of aircraft into signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection platforms.