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Malindo to rebrand as Batik Malaysia in H2
Malindo Air will transition its name and branding to Batik Malaysia in the second half of this year.
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BOC Aviation orders four A320neos, two A330neos
BOC Aviation has ordered four Airbus A320neo family and two A330-900 aircraft, all of which will be leased to TAP Portugal.
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Bombardier denies offering United a shortened CS100
Bombardier offered United Airlines a less-dense configuration of its CS100 in a 2015 campaign, not a shortened variant of the 100-seat aircraft.
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Boeing files protest against USAF Compass Call acquisition
Boeing has become the second competitor to file a protest against the US Air Force’s acquisition strategy for the Compass Call recapitalisation programme, alleging L-3 Communications’ lead on the cross-deck effort will hand the award to Gulfstream’s G550.
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Air Lease sees continuing lease rate pressure
Air Lease sees continued downward pressure on aircraft lease rates, saying there is more "variability" in the market today than before.
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CSeries prices threaten 737 Max 7 'viability': Boeing
Bombardier's CSeries and its aggressive sales tactics threaten the very existence of Boeing's 737 Max 7 and the US aerospace industry, Boeing's vice-chairman Ray Conner told US trade officials last week.
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Controller halted A320 take-off from wrong intersection
Australian investigators have detailed an incident in which a Cairns air traffic controller cancelled take-off clearance for a departing Tigerair Airbus A320 after realising it had lined up on the wrong intersection.
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Sikorsky bullish on export prospects for CH-53K helicopter
Sikorsky hopes it can secure at least 200 export orders for its CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter, with Germany and Israel its clearest near-term prospects.
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INSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Commercial operating leasing market dynamics
Rob Morris, Head of Consultancy, looks at consolidation among lessors and the growth of the sector.
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Juneyao preps for long-haul; 787 due Sept 2018
Juneyao Airlines will take its first Boeing 787-9 aircraft next September, and intends to deploy the type on intercontinental routes.
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DARPA selects Boeing for unmanned XS-1 spaceplane
Just off the heels of its X-37B landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Boeing nabbed the contract to design the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s XS-1 spaceplane programme.
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ANALYSIS: Five pain points in airline tech and distribution
Flight Events and research company T2RL recently held the annual Technology & Innovation in Airline Distribution Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
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United and Washington Dulles discuss terminal improvements
Talks between United Airlines and the operator of Washington Dulles International airport on terminal improvements are "intensifying", says the airport chief.
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Aeromexico to launch five US markets under Delta JV
Aeromexico will begin service on five new US transborder routes, in the first network expansion with partner Delta Air Lines after the two carriers launched a joint venture.
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PICTURE: Delta's first A350 takes flight
Delta Air Lines' first Airbus A350-900 made its maiden sortie today, flying for 5h 37min off the coast of France.
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Longeron upgrade would keep F-15Cs flying
The release of president Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget, which continues millions of dollars in funding for ongoing upgrades to the Boeing F-15C – as well as a new service life-extension programme (SLEP) for the aircraft’s longerons – has allowed the US Air Force to officially quash rumours of ...
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Trump's budget calls for US air traffic control privatisation
President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 budget proposal calls for privatising US air traffic control starting in 2021, a move that has been advocated by the bulk of the US commercial aviation industry.
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Budget spares U-2 and A-10 from retirement
The US Air Force has no near-term plans to retire two of its most iconic aircraft: the Fairchild Republic A-10 and Lockheed Martin U-2.
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A320 and 737 engines join remit of AerFin-SR Technics partnership
AerFin and SR Technics have expanded their co-operation to cover component repairs for CFM International CFM56-5B and -7B engines.
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Turkish Airlines to add a raft of new Middle Eastern services
Turkish Airlines has disclosed plans to operate nine new seasonal routes across the Middle East this summer.