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PICTURES: A330 emerges in Air Serbia colours
Air Serbia has shown off the first Airbus A330 to be painted in the Balkan carrier’s colours, ahead of its initiation of long-haul services.
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Vueling to operate Amsterdam-Naples route
Vueling will compete against Transavia and EasyJet with a service from Naples to Amsterdam beginning this month.
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ANALYSIS: Lufthansa tackles reshaped German market
Germany's air travel market is being reshaped as Lufthansa restructures its business with the build-up of low-cost unit Eurowings while EasyJet, Ryanair and other budget sector carriers expand their presence in the country.
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AERO: Honda Aircraft hands over first European-owned HondaJet
Honda Aircraft formally delivered the first European-owned HA-420 HondaJet at the Aero Friedrichshafen show – to its German distributor Rheinland Air Service (RAS).
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AERO: Piper prepares M500 debutante for European approval
Piper Aircraft's M500 made its regional debut at the Aero Friedrichshafen show, and the US airframer is now eager to secure long-awaited European Aviation Safety Agency validation for the single-engined turboprop, and begin deliveries across the continent.
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AERO: Daher introduces TBM 930 as deliveries take off
Aero Friedrichshafen marked the first European outing for Daher’s TBM 930 single-engined turboprop, following its roll-out in Tarbes, southwest France, on 5 April.
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Flydubai crash: Stabiliser shift commanded from yoke trim switch
Russian investigators have revealed that substantial nose-down trim on the crashed Flydubai Boeing 737-800 was applied through the manual trim switches on the pilot’s control column.
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AERO: Vision SF50 nears certification as orders soar
Work on Cirrus Aircraft's Vision SF50 is approaching the finishing line, with certification and service entry of the only in-development US Part 23 single-engined personal jet set for the second and third quarters of this year, respectively.
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A320 collision heightens UAV safety concerns
Fresh concerns over the potential danger of operating unmanned air vehicles in the vicinity of manned aircraft have been sparked by the collision of a British Airways Airbus A320 with a UAV at London Heathrow on 17 April.
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ANALYSIS: Mueller’s short, momentous reign at Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines chief executive Christoph Mueller has presided over major changes in the last 12 months, but it is far from clear that the airline will not regress to its old, loss-making ways.
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USAF basing revised bomber count on 'minimum' of 100 B-21s
US Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) expects to complete an analysis of its bomber force numbers by the end of this year calendar year, and says that number will be based around a “minimum” operational requirement for 100 Northrop Grumman B-21s.
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Congressional panel questions USAF's JSTARS radar plan
Members of Congress have cautioned the US Air Force against “pursuing multiple radar technologies concurrently” as it explores options for replacing the Northrop Grumman E-8C “JSTARS” surveillance, battle management and command and control platform.
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Textron braces for V-22 production cut after 2018
Textron is already bracing for further production rate cuts for the Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor as the programme enters a proposed third multi-year contract period in 2018.
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Lufthansa Technik bags CF34 maintenance deal from Austrian
Austrian Airlines has contracted Lufthansa Technik's Aero Alzey regional engine overhaul shop to service General Electric CF34-10E turbofans powering Embraer 195 regional jets.
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SR Technics wins follow-up CFM56 service deal from Airblue
Pakistani carrier Airblue has extended its engine maintenance partnership with SR Technics until 2022.
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Bell targets fourth quarter for first 505 delivery
Scott Donnelly, chief executive of Bell Helicopter parent Textron, indicates the rotorcraft manufacturer will shortly begin to convert letters of intent (LoI) for the 505 Jet Ranger X light single to firm orders.
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US lawmakers want cost data for building 194 more F-22s
The US House Armed Services subcommittee on tactical air and land forces wants to know how much it would cost to resume production of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter and it is even willing to consider export options and foreign partnerships as an offset.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Flybe chief executive Saad Hammad
Borrowing from a famous line coined by French philosopher and wit Voltaire, Saad Hammad says that if Flybe didn't exist it would be necessary to invent it.
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Bell speeds 525 prototype to 200kt
Bell Helicopter has now taken its developmental 525 super-medium twin to a speed of above 200kt (370km/h) as it prepares for the arrival of the programme’s third flight-test vehicle.
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Israeli companies hoping to increase sales to Singapore
The defence relationship between Singapore and Israel has been highlighted during a visit by the city-state's prime minister Lee Hsien Loong to Israel this week.