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BOC Aviation adds order for 17 A320neo family jets
BOC Aviation appears to have assumed an order for 17 additional Airbus A320neos and A321neos from an airline customer under a pre-delivery financing arrangement.
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Alitalia dropped from expanded Delta-Air France pact
Alitalia is out of the expanded joint venture between Delta Air Lines and its partners Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic Airways.
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DOD opposes removing Turkey from F-35 programme, citing supply chain disruption
In a letter sent to US Representative Mac Thornberry, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis acknowledged concerns about the Turkish government, while opposing US lawmakers’ efforts to remove the country from the F-35 Lightning II programme, saying the loss of the nation from the ...
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NewsPICTURE: Gulfstream G500 secures US type certification
Gulfstream has secured Federal Aviation Administration type certification for the G500, and is preparing the super-large-cabin, long-range business jet for service entry in the fourth quarter.
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JetBlue cost cuts hit New York headquarters
JetBlue Airways is reshuffling staff at its New York headquarters as part of a larger effort to reign in costs across the carrier.
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Opinion
OPINION: Eye-catching figures belie nuances of Farnborough deals
After last year's intolerable heat in Paris and Farnborough 2016's rainy deluge, the forecast for this year's major air show was sunny skies and mild temperatures – and for the most part the weather held up. The deal announcements, meanwhile, reflected the weather – the OEMs shone a bright light ...
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PICTURES: Airliners head this year’s Farnborough aerial displays
Airliners dominated the flying display during the trade days at this year’s Farnborough, with several aircraft making their show debut and one exhibiting in a new branding.
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FARNBOROUGH: Rolls-Royce secures Trent 7000 certification
Rolls-Royce's Trent 7000 has been certificated by the European Aviation Safety Agency.
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PICTURES: Air Baltic receives first Airbus A220-branded jet
Latvian carrier Air Baltic officially received its first Airbus A220-branded jet today, as the aircraft arrived in Riga.
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VIDEO: Second flight-test MC-21 flown to Moscow
Russian airframer Irkut has flown the second flight-test MC-21-300 to the Gromov institute at Moscow’s Zhukovsky airfield.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus shrugs off customers' invisibility
Airbus ended the Farnborough air show with its firm orderbook for the year containing 69 aircraft attributed to unidentified customers.
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AirAsia X eyes major developments after upsizing A330neo order
Fresh from signing an order for 34 additional A330-900s, AirAsia X co-chief executive Tony Fernandes has signalled major growth plans ahead for the Malaysian long-haul, low-cost carrier and its affiliates.
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JCAB raps Nippon Cargo over maintenance lapses
The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau has ordered Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to improve a number of its maintenance and record keeping practices, after discovering discrepancies in its records in June that led to the grounding of its fleet.
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Hainan Airlines’ stock falls as trading halt lifted
Hainan Airlines shares are trading around 10% down on the last closing price after a six-month trading halt was lifted on 20 July.
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Delta and WestJet finalise planned joint venture
Delta Air Lines and WestJet have finalised a joint venture agreement, as they move towards closer cooperation between Canada and the USA.
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FARNBOROUGH: Lessors want OEMs to focus on existing products
Chiefs from two leading lessors have urged aircraft manufacturers to put their emphasis on their existing products rather than dilute their focus with the development of all-new aircraft.
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FARNBOROUGH: New directors join Dema in board shake-up
Italian aerostructures specialist Dema has undergone a board shake-up following the purchase of an 85% stake in the firm by London investment house Bybrook Capital. Founder Vincenzo Starace, who now holds 24% of the capital, continues as chief executive, and becomes deputy chairman, with former senior Leonardo executive Fabrizio Giulianini ...
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Safran tests developmental hybrid-electric propulsion system
Safran has completed a first ground test of a hybrid-electric propulsion system designed for urban mobility vertical take-off and landing applications.
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Analysis
FARNBOROUGH: Busy show for deals – but firm business dips
Total firm-order, tentative-commitment and option announcements during the Farnborough air show, at nearly 1,500, outstripped any major air show since Paris 2013, though the number of new firm orders are lower than last year.
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FARNBOROUGH: BA to take three more 777-300ERs on lease
British Airways has concluded an operating lease deal with an undisclosed lessor for three Boeing 777-300ERs.