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Carriers protest as EASA orders faster A320 pitot retrofit
European safety regulators have halved the compliance period for replacing pitot tubes on Airbus A320-family jets, after rejecting complaints about the shorter deadline.
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PICTURE: SIA A330 suffers nose landing gear collapse at Changi
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A330-300 suffered a nose landing gear collapse on 11 October, while the aircraft was parked at Changi International airport.
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American sees better unit costs and fuel expenses in Q3
American Airlines has updated its third quarter guidance, forecasting slightly better unit cost and fuel expenses than before.
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ANALYSIS: Africa's aviation market remains on the fringes
A common theme across the African air transport sector over the past two decades has been calls to unlock the continent's growth potential through opening up its skies.
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New United chief Munoz ready to ‘act’
United Airlines new chief Oscar Munoz will act soon to address some of the issues that he is hearing about from employees and customers, says the carrier’s chief revenue officer Jim Compton.
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KEEP IT TIGHT: 10 flight display teams of note
With the South Korea air force “Black Eagles” display team featuring on the cover of this week’s Flight International, what better excuse to celebrate – somewhat at random and in no particular order – 10 military flight display teams that may be coming to an air show near you.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Orbital ATK still looks like marriage made in heaven
Back in April 2014, when Orbital Sciences and ATK announced plans for an all-stock merger, the move looked like the proverbial marriage made in heaven – or at least a tie-up destined for the stars.
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PICTURES: Frontier welcomes first A321
Denver-based Frontier Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321.
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ANALYSIS: Korean Air eyes MRO opportunities
Korean Air’s Tech Center lies west of runway 16L at Busan’s Gimhae International airport. A sprawling array of hangars, warehouses, and production facilities, it is home to the flag-carrier’s low-profile aerospace division, KAL-ASD. It is here where the company performs the majority of its MRO work, and where it also ...
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Japan to introduce new UAV regulations
The Japanese government is to begin enforcing new regulations surrounding the use of unmanned air vehicles in national airspace in December, with its action having been prompted by a threat to its prime minister last April.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: A Chinese white knight for CSeries?
Having been snubbed by Airbus, Bombardier all but certainly sees an urgent need to accelerate talks with other potential investors, including Comac, about its CSeries programme.
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Opinion
OPINION: Are Bombardier's woes getting serious?
Until the late hours of 6 October, matters seemed relatively under control in Montreal, where a new leadership team at cash-strapped Bombardier seemed to have opened some financial breathing space.
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AVIC announces CNY20 billion general aviation base
Avic plans to develop a CNY20 billion ($3.2 billion) general aviation base in the country’s central Hubei province.
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KAI conducts maiden flight of KT-100 ab initio trainer
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has conducted the first flight of its KT-100 aircraft, the ab initio trainer variant of the KC-100 Naraon light aircraft.
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Comac signs finance deal with China Exim Bank
Comac has signed a financing framework agreement with the China Exim Bank.
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Virgin Galactic’s new SpaceShipTwo approaching maiden flight
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Construction of Virgin Galactic’s second SpaceShipTwo is progressing quickly but cautiously with technicians fitting the main oxidiser tank into the suborbital spaceplane in preparation for its maiden flight, which is expected “soon”.
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Southwest to harmonise maintenance systems
Southwest Airlines plans to fold its maintenance systems into one to improve operational reliability.
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Blue Origin waiting on New Shepard tests before selling tickets
Space tourists could be waiting up to two years to purchase tickets to ride Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital space capsule, with the company saying it wants to get much further through flight testing before offering its zero-gravity experience.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: PMA demand to surge with new aircraft deliveries
Thousands of new aircraft deliveries appear set to drive a worldwide surge in demand for PMA parts, which today play a relatively small but critical role in the market.
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Lockheed reaffirms F-35 production target despite supplier statement
Lockheed Martin has re-affirmed the full-rate production goal for the F-35 programme remains 17 aircraft per month, despite a supplier’s statement on 7 October that it is significantly less.