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Russia cracks down on illegal pleasure flights
Russian authorities are trying to crack down on illegal operations offering sightseeing and pleasure flights to customers unaware of the safety risks involved.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Japan country report May-July 2017
The chairman of Japan Airlines has warned that plans to expand to expand Tokyo's two international airports will not be sufficient for traffic growth in the coming years, and expressed concern about a shortage of slots.
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NewsUnited redeploying 767 fleet to address crew issues
United Airlines will shift its fleet of Boeing 767-400ER aircraft to its Newark Liberty International airport hub from October, to address continuing issues with its flight attendant groups.
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Qatar Airways recruiting for 747-8F crews
Qatar Airways has confirmed that it is to introduce Boeing 747-8 freighters to its fleet, after embarking on a recruitment drive for cockpit crew.
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USMC orders aviation safety standdown as mishaps spike
The US Marine Corps is standing down aviation units for 24h each once over the next two weeks as the community copes with a spike mishaps, including two fatal accidents within the last weeks.
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US special forces detail requirements for light attack aircraft
As the US Air Force wraps up its OA-X light attack demonstration this week, US Special Operations Command released its own solicitation for a separate special operations light attack aircraft.
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AWAS closes $242m facility for 11 aircraft
Lessor AWAS has closed a $242 million secured portfolio facility for 11 narrowbody aircraft, helping it meet its short-term financing needs.
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Lockheed denies report on F-16 tech transfer to India
A recent report claiming the US denied critical F-16 technology to the government of India is erroneous, the US Air Force and F-16 manufacturer Lockheed Martin say.
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Opinion
OPINION: Concerns set in amid the surge of liquidity
All appears well in aviation financing: liquidity is rife and bank margins the tightest in years.
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Chinese lessors face tough remarketing challenge: source
Chinese lessors under pressure to sell older jets in their portfolios in order to show trading activity are facing a tough remarketing process, a source in the market suggests.
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Inquiry probes prolonged 747-8F take-off at Narita
Japanese investigators are probing an unusually long take-off run by a Polar Air Cargo Boeing 747-8F from Tokyo last month.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: RAF Typhoons impress on Romanian air policing duty
Through a shimmering heat haze, the pilots of two sleek combat aircraft run to their jets, armed and ready beneath makeshift sun shelters on a Romanian base near the Black Sea coast. These are not the crews of the home nation's Aerostar-adapted MiG-21 Lancer interceptors, however, but of Royal Air ...
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Lion Air 737 on landing roll at time of ATR collision
Investigators have indicated that the Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER involved in a ground collision at Medan had been conducting its landing roll at the time.
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OpinionOPINION: Dreamliner break-even remains a moving target
If industry forecasts are reliable, there are about $5-6 trillion in aircraft deals available for the taking over the next 20 years, but the number that is reshaping the industry right now is a more modest $28.6 billion.
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Alitalia licences restored by Italian regulator
Italian civil aviation regulator ENAC has restored full operating licences of struggling Alitalia and its CityLiner subsidiary.
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China Southern completes share issue to American Airlines
China Southern Airlines has completed the issuance of 270.6 million Hong Kong-listed shares to American Airlines, making the US carrier an official stakeholder.
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USAF returns mothballed Raptor to fleet
The US Air Force has taken a Lockheed Martin F-22 out of storage and plans to return the Raptor to flying status by the end of this year, a USAF source has confirmed to FlightGlobal.
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A320neo offers spoiler for Spirit AeroSystems' tech roadmap
Airbus will deliver a member of the A320neo family to a customer sometime after mid-2019 equipped with the familiar row of five composite spoiler panels on each wing made by Spirit AeroSystems’ facility in Prestwick, UK, except this time something will be very different.
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MV-22 struck flight deck before fatal crash
A US Marine MV-22 struck the flight deck of an amphibious transport dock before crashing into the water and killing three USMC personnel, a US Navy safety report reveals.
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New England Patriots acquire two 767s
American football team New England Patriots has acquired two former American Airlines Boeing 767-300ERs for travel to out-of-town games, Flight Fleets Analyzer shows.