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HAECO Americas extends Alaska airframe maintenance
HAECO Americas has extended its airframe maintenance contract with Alaska Airlines, covering Boeing 737NG aircraft through 2020.
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Two explosions hit Brussels airport: operator
Brussels airport has suffered two explosions, the nature of which have yet to be determined.
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Asia customers like range but flexibility crucial: Boeing
Boeing is not seeing its Asia-Pacific customers focus more on sheer aircraft range, despite recent moves to establish long-haul routes.
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HAECO Americas gains CAAC certification for 757 MRO work
HAECO Americas’ airframe services business has received certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to perform A, B and C-checks on Chinese registered Boeing 757 aircraft.
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Lockheed readies communications upgrade for U-2S fleet
In the tit-for-tat battle between US Air Force high-altitude surveillance platforms, Lockheed Martin plans to upgrade the U-2S a new capability that will not be easily matched by its designated unmanned successor.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Kaz Kicinski - Interim site manager, Gardner Aerospace
After two years in retirement, Kaz Kacinski returned to Gardner Aerospace as interim site manager of the company's Tczew site in Poland.
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Rolls-Royce and El Al sign 787 Trent 1000 service deal
Rolls-Royce will service and provide support for the Trent 1000 engines that will power El Al’s incoming fleet of Boeing 787s, the carrier announces in a 21 March media release.
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NewsLebanon and Kenya to receive Bell Huey IIs
Lebanon and Kenya will become the latest nations to procure zero-timed Bell UH-1H-based Huey II helicopters through the US Army.
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Aeromexico files for more US routes
Aeromexico has applied to begin service on four US routes, and is requesting for approval to display partner Delta Air Lines' code on them.
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TAM to take fourth A350 in new LATAM livery
TAM's fourth Airbus A350 will be delivered in the airline's parent LATAM Airlines Group's new livery, although the aircraft might not necessarily be the first aircraft of the group to bear the new colours.
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NewsGE maintains GEnx-1B performance despite new mod
A new modification for the most advanced version of the GEnx-1B engine alters one of the fuel-saving features added to the Boeing 787 propulsion system.
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NewsUS Navy purchases CAEW-based Gulfstream 550 for range support
The US Navy has ordered a single Gulfstream G550 business jet based on the special-mission Israeli airborne early warning type for adaptation into a long-range, high-speed test range support aircraft.
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Interview
FLIGHT INTERVIEW: Safran's Philippe Petitcolin
Safran is easily Europe’s most diversified aerospace company, with a range of businesses covering airliner, helicopter and space rocket engines to security detection systems, and landing gear to unmanned air vehicles. However a year into the top job, chief executive Philippe Petitcolin is keen to slim down the partially state-owned ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can China and Russia threaten the single-aisle duopoly?
This year is a significant one for the mainline jet sector: during 2016, not one but two all-new 150-seat airliners powered by next-generation engines will stake their claim for a slice of a market that for two decades has been the preserve of Airbus and Boeing.
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NewsFIDAE: KC-390 regains flight-test momentum
Four months after the Embraer KC-390’s first flight in February 2015, Embraer finally acknowledged the aircraft had still not attempted a second flight. It seemed a worrying development, not unlike the nine-month pause that followed shortly after first flight of the Bombardier CRJ-1000 regional jet in 2009, as Embraer’s rival ...
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NewsFlight Design confident of second quarter revival
German light aircraft manufacturer Flight Design is hoping to emerge from administration in the second quarter, following “productive talks” with potential investors.
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GE Aviation closes in on Passport certification
Engine manufacturer GE Aviation is in the “final throes” of the certification effort for its new Passport engine to power the Bombardier Global 7000/8000 ultra-long-range business jets.
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Skyüber readies for second phase of expansion
European online ride-sharing platform Skyüber is gearing up to launch the second phase of its development plan, which will include expanding its reach throughout the continent.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Europe's mixed approach to onboard connectivity
Recent developments suggest that European airline interest in onboard connectivity for short-haul aircraft has reached a tipping point, though how and when this will translate into action remains to be seen.
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Opinion
OPINION: Goodbye Finmeccanica, hello Leonardo
Arrivederci Finmeccanica. Buongiorno Leonardo. Not long after the Italian group announced it was consolidating its businesses around a single corporate identity, it has revealed that new identity – a surprising choice, inspired by the country’s greatest genius.