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Sims succeeds Saretsky as chief of WestJet
Former WestJet executive vice-president of commercial Ed Sims has succeeded Gregg Saretsky as president and chief executive of the Calgary-based airline, effective immediately.
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Brexit throws Anglo-French FCAS programme into doubt
A three-year-old Anglo-French bid to define the future of unmanned combat aircraft looks to be falling foul of Brexit, as “political and budgetary uncertainty” in London have left the launch of a demonstrator programme in doubt.
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GE renames ATP engine 'Catalyst' as test plan heats up
GE Aviation's Czech-built Advanced Turboprop (ATP) engine has been rebranded Catalyst, as the manufacturer readies the new design for critical certification tests relating to ice crystal icing this summer.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Contacts are key to Luxaviation's broker desk head
Chris Watson is head of Luxaviation Group’s broker desk – the company-wide charter sales office dedicated to serving brokers and providing customers with access to the Luxaviation's 250-strong charter fleet.
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Singapore defends move to raise charges at Changi
Singapore’s transport ministry has defended Changi Airport Group’s (CAG) move to raise aeronautical charges for its expansion, explaining that the Changi East project is “akin to constructing a second airport”.
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Vistara set to place new aircraft orders this year
Vistara will place orders for new narrowbody and widebody aircraft by the end of 2018 as it plots a new aggressive growth phase.
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Czech carrier banned after treacherous L-410 landing
UK investigators have determined that the crew of a Let L-410 opted to land at the Isle of Man in a crosswind double the maximum demonstrated certification level.
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Chinese airports see strong growth in passenger numbers
Chinese airports saw strong growth last year, handling a combined 1.15 billion passengers, up 12.9% from 2016.
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U.S. Navy vexed by lack of access to F-35 logistics coding
The U.S. Navy remains frustrated by its inability to connect the F-35’s logistics software with the other logistics software programs it uses.
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F-35 development and support to cost $1 billion annually
The Joint Program Office (JPO) estimates that continued development of the F-35 to deal with evolving threats and changing warfighting environments will cost the U.S. government more than $1 billion a year between 2018 and 2024.
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Virgin Atlantic unbundles economy fares
Virgin Atlantic will offer three categories of economy ticket as it embraces the trend of unbundling fares in a competitive transatlantic long-haul environment.
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MRO sector backs bill aimed at easing aviation mechanic shortage
Several US lawmakers have introduced legislation that could provide $25 million in funding to help head off a potentially serious shortage of qualified aviation technicians.
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Virgin cancels long-dormant A380 order
Virgin Atlantic has finally cancelled its order for six Airbus A380s, the airframer's latest backlog data shows.
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Blockade to impose 'very large' loss on Qatar Airways: chief
Qatar Airways is set to report a "very large loss" for its financial year ending later this month, group chief executive Akbar Al Baker confirmed today.
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NewsAirbus to slash A400M assembly rate
Airbus is to dramatically slow its final assembly rate for the A400M tactical transport from a high of 19 achieved in 2017 to only eight per year from 2020.
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EU will aim to avoid 'absurd' flight disruption after Brexit
The European Union will seek to avoid the "particularly absurd" prospect of flights between the continental bloc and the UK being disrupted as a result of Brexit, European Council president Donald Tusk says.
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United 777 lost cowling due to fan blade 'separation': NTSB
Separation of an engine fan blade caused a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 enroute to Honolulu to lose its engine cowling on 13 February, according to a preliminary report released 5 March by the US National Transportation Safety Board.
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A380 and A400M rate cuts affect up to 3,700 staff
Airbus estimates that its proposed reduction in A380 and A400M production rates will affect up to 3,700 personnel across its four home nations.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airbus Helicopters takes twin-track approach to urban air mobility
A strategic partnership between Airbus Helicopters and on-demand rotorcraft provider Fly Blade announced on 28 February in Las Vegas marks a new high in the rapid ascent of the urban air mobility market.
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Omni Air to set new high for first officer pay: union
A small US charter carrier called Omni Air International may have set a new high-water mark for pilot pay, agreeing to a contract that will make its first-year first officers the highest-paid in the US industry, according to its pilots' union.