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Air China to launch Beijing-Johannesburg service
Air China plans to launch a Beijing-Johannesburg service on 29 October.
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BA signs 787 component service deal with Boeing
Boeing has signed an agreement with British Airways to provide component services for the carrier's fleet of Boeing 787s for 12 years, the manufacturer announces on 10 August.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Interjet eyes new network growth from 2016
Mexican carrier Interjet expects to substantially grow its US network when a new bilateral air services agreement takes effect in 2016, and is also planning to expand further in Latin America.
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United to launch new ground handling service
United Airlines will launch its new United Ground Express ground handling service at select domestic airports this autumn.
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Azul begins United sales in first stage of tie-up
Brazil's Azul has started selling airfares to 35 destinations served by United Airlines through an interline agreement, taking the first step in a partnership that the two airlines first announced in June.
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ERA joins call for more European UAV regulation
The UK-based European Regions Airlines Association has claimed that the safety of European airspace is threatened by the growing use of unmanned air vehicles, and has subsequently called for more regulation and control over their use.
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First USAF F-16s arrive in Turkey after basing agreement
The US Air Force has moved six Lockheed Martin F-16s and 300 personnel to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey following the country’s recent decision to host US warplanes as part of Operation Inherent Resolve.
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AJW to manage NordStar's CFM56 overhauls
NordStar has contracted UK parts specialist AJW Aviation to manage shop visits for the engines powering the Russian carrier's Boeing 737-800 fleet.
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Jordan to acquire nine PC-9M trainers
Jordan has ordered nine Pilatus PC-9Ms to meet its future basic and advanced training requirements, the Swiss manufacturer has announced.
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Israeli air force looks for lift from CH-53K
The Israeli air force has formalised an operational requirement for Sikorsky's CH-53K heavy transport helicopter, with the type listed as a "very high priority" item for the service.
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London Heathrow to test steeper glidepaths
London Heathrow is to conduct trials with slightly steeper glidepaths from mid-September, raising the approach angle from 3° to 3.2°.
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Ryanair to withdraw from Finland for winter
Ryanair is to close its Lappeenranta-Milan route in October and as a result will operate no services to Finland this winter.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why the F-35B's IOC milestone matters
Sometimes a purely symbolic achievement actually means something.
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Highly-unstable approach preceded fatal Phenom crash
Investigators have determined that an Embraer Phenom 300 landed long and overran the runway at Blackbushe after an unstable high-speed approach which had involved a conflict with a microlight.
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Boeing teams with ANA for 787 EIS support
All Nippon Airways will partner with Boeing’s 787 GoldCare programme to support new 787 customers with entry into service.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Will Qatar come for IndiGo?
India’s aviation industry was buzzing with anticipation after media reports last week said the country’s largest low-cost carrier IndiGo was in talks to sell a stake to Gulf giant Qatar Airways.
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Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop make JSTARS cut
The US Air Force has picked Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to carry its infant Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Recapitalization programme forward, sidelining an unnamed fourth bidder.
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Silicon Valley launches itself into space
With Airbus cozying up to Silicon Valley and Facebook unveiling a high-altitude UAV designed to take the internet to where no wire has gone before, Flightglobal surveys the aerospace ambitions of tech world titans.
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US lawmaker's death spurs improved aviation ELT push
The crash of a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 charter aircraft in Alaska five years ago on 9 August is remembered mainly for causing the death of US Senator Ted Stevens.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The size and shape of the world airliner fleet revealed in our census
Airlines, it seems, cannot get enough of Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies. With the latest re-engined versions of the A320 family and the 737 due to enter service in the next two years, and both manufacturers sitting on hundreds of orders, deliveries of their existing single-aisle types have continued to mount ...