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Kenya seeks armed MD530 purchase
MD Helicopters could supply Kenya with 12 armed MD530 rotorcraft, under a Foreign Military Sales deal worth $253 million.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Alitalia's woes a potential ABS downside?
Turmoil at Italian flag carrier Alitalia is not a headache confined to its shareholders. A number of lessors and capital-markets investors also find themselves exposed to the airline's uncertain future.
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Kenya Airways appoints former LOT chief to top job
Kenya Airways has named Sebastian Mikosz as its new chief executive to replace Mbuvi Ngunze.
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NewsSixth aircraft joins KC-46A tanker test fleet
Boeing has bolstered its flight-test fleet for the KC-46A programme to six aircraft, as the company strives to complete a development campaign with the 767-based tanker.
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Alitalia effect on transatlantic venture unclear: Air France-KLM
Air France-KLM is waiting to see how developments at embattled Alitalia affect the North Atlantic joint venture, following the Italian carrier's filing for extraordinary administration.
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Spirit AeroSystems admits Boeing talks could fail
After nearly four years of fruitless negotiations with Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems executives are finally conceding that an agreement on pricing for billions of dollars of parts for Boeing aircraft might need a dispute resolution process.
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American plans dense 737 Max economy seating
American Airlines will configure its new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft with 172 seats, increasing density from its comparable 737-800 aircraft.
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Falcon 8X approved for London City airport
Dassault's Falcon 8X has secured approval to operate into London City airport, the final in-production Falcon to be granted permission to fly into the site.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Did the first quarter show a turn in the demand cycle?
Welcome to our second V1ewPoint of 2017. In our last issue we wrote about market uncertainty as we headed into 2017, with some of our indicators suggesting a potential turn in the demand cycle which has seen strong growth since 2010. Although we have only seen a couple of months’ ...
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AnalysisINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Where do Europe’s major LCCs compete directly?
Analysis of FlightGlobal schedules data for April covering Europe’s big low-cost carriers shows an increase in the proportion of routes where two or more of these airlines compete directly.
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Slovakia requests Bell 429 light utility purchase
Slovakia has requested a potentially $150 million rotorcraft purchase from the USA, seeking a deal for nine Bell Helicopter 429s.
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NewsPolish F-16s make Baltic air policing debut
Poland's air force has for the first time deployed its Lockheed Martin F-16s to support NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, with the service assuming lead status for the activity on 2 May.
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SR Technics tentatively signs to expand Maltese operation
SR Technics has signed a memorandum of understanding with Malta Enterprise and Malta Industrial Parks to "assess the possibility of expanding" operations in the Mediterranean island nation.
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'Weak' market dents Embraer Executive Jets
Embraer's executive jets division recorded a 44% fall in revenues for the first quarter of 2017, due to decline in shipments and a less favourable mix of aircraft types.
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NewsGulfstream boosts General Dynamics first quarter earnings
General Dynamics' aerospace division recorded a 16.5% rise in first-quarter revenues, thanks largely to strong performance from Gulfstream.
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NewsIAI targets engine support work on F-35
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) wants to use its facilities to maintain and overhaul the Pratt & Whitney F135 engines used by the Israeli air force's Lockheed Martin F-35s.
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NewsDelta joins with Blade to offer JFK to Manhattan helicopter shuttle
US carrier Delta Air Lines has teamed with helicopter charter operator Blade, to provide what is believed to be the first airline-supported rotorcraft transfer from New York JFK to downtown Manhattan.
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Israel's Meteor secures first orders for unmanned Impact 700
Israeli unmanned air vehicle manufacturer Meteor Aerospace has secured the first customers for its Impact 700 design, and is also now developing a larger version.
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Titan to acquire all-premium A318 from BA
UK charter specialist Titan Airways is to acquire one of British Airways' two Airbus A318s.
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Alitalia bridge loan in line with EU state-aid rules: government
Italy's government has approved a bridge loan of €600 million ($655 million) for the embattled flag-carrier Alitalia, as the airline prepared to enter extraordinary administration.