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Gol and GECAS finalise 12 aircraft deal
Brazilian carrier Gol and GECAS have finalised a sale-and-leaseback and direct lease deals covering 12 Boeing 737 aircraft.
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Ukraine inquiry probes ERJ-145 overrun
Ukrainian investigators have disclosed that they are probing an overrun by an Embraer ERJ-145 at Zaporizhia.
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WTO reverses ruling against 777X tax break
The World Trade Organisation has reversed a ruling against a tax incentive for the production of the Boeing 777X in Washington state, handing a blow to the European Union in its a long-running dispute with the United States over aerospace subsidies.
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PD-14-powered MC-21 undergoes windtunnel testing
Russian analysts are to conduct windtunnel tests on models of the Irkut MC-21 fitted with the Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine.
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UTC confirms $30bn deal to buy Rockwell Collins
United Technologies (UTC) has confirmed that it has reached a deal to acquire Rockwell Collins in a $30 billion cash and shares transaction that will cement its place as one of the world’s largest aerospace suppliers.
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Perlan II sets new soaring altitude record in Argentina
American and Australian pilots in the two-seat Perlan II broke on 3 September soared to an GPS-recorded altitude of 52,172ft over southern Argentina, breaking the 11-year-old record of 50,700ft set by a different pair of pilots in the Perlan I at the same location.
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NewsVistaJet boosts balance sheet with $200 million investment
Luxury charter operator VistaJet has secured $200 million in investment from private equity firm Rhône Capital, as part of a strategy to strengthen its balance sheet in preparation for further expansion.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus readies laminar-winged A340 for test flights
Airbus intends to later this month start flight-testing an A340 that has been fitted with experimental laminar-flow wing sections under a partially EU-funded technology project with other industrial partners and research institutes.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How airlines alter tourist capacity after terror events
The terror incidents in and around Barcelona in mid-August left another of the region's destinations reeling from attacks targeted at locations popular with tourists.
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ANALYSIS: Commercial orders suffer post-Paris hangover
Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier delivered 16 of their new narrowbody aircraft in July, figures from Flight Fleets Analyzer show.
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EgyptAir freed from UK electronics ban
EgyptAir has disclosed that a ban on electronic devices on board its services to the UK has been lifted.
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Airbus to source A320 'Airspace' bins from FACC
Airbus has handed the contract to develop overhead stowage compartments for its redesigned A320 interior cabin to Austrian firm FACC.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: GAMA's half yearly shipments show modest uptick
Fixed-wing business and general aviation aircraft manufacturers made modest shipment gains over the first six months of 2017, with a 2.7% climb marking the sector’s first year-on-year increase since 2014.
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Excessive sidestick input led to Jetstar A320 tailstrike
A cadet pilot flying a Jetstar Airbus A320 applied excessive force to the aircraft’s sidestick controller on as it rotated, resulting in the aircraft’s tail striking the runway as it took off from Melbourne Tullamarine airport on 11 May 2016.
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UAC unifying civil aircraft with Irkut-Sukhoi combination
Russia's United Aircraft is to combine airframer Irkut with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft under a programme to unify civil aircraft manufacturing.
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NewsNo impact to Southwest or United ratings from Harvey: S&P
S&P Global does not foresee any impact to the ratings of Southwest Airlines or United Airlines from Hurricane Harvey.
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ANALYSIS: Ryanair chief sees airline consolidation gathering pace
European airlines, look away now: Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary expects that most will disappear over the next half-decade.
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ANALYSIS: Top 100 aerospace companies grow more profitable
Last year proved highly profitable for most of the world's biggest aerospace companies. Despite near-stagnant revenues, the industry's largest 100 businesses significantly boosted returns, with profits soaring more than 17% in dollar terms over the previous financial year, and operating margins averaging 9.3%.
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Opinion
OPINION: Supply chain consolidation looms
On the face of it, our new ranking of the world’s largest aerospace businesses shows a sector cruising along comfortably and little changed in composition from the previous 12 months. All but one of last year’s 100 highest flyers retained their status in the elite club and – while revenues ...
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OPINION: Collision highlights need to heed obvious precedents
Almost nine years to the day after Gol 1907 spiralled into the Brazilian jungle, crippled by a mid-air collision, only fortuitous geometry spared a second 737-800 a similar fate over Senegal.