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ANALYSIS: For Army tiltrotor challenge, Bell has Valor
With first flight approaching, Bell Helicopter is waging a full-on marketing blitz to support its V-280 Valor military tiltrotor
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Belfast International to gain eight new routes
Belfast International airport is to announce eight new international routes in the coming days, managing director, Graham Keddie discloses.
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Comac completes C919 ground tests as first flight looms
Comac has completed the final ground test before its C919 narrowbody can take to the skies.
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VietJet posts posts D382 profit in Q1 2017
VietJet Air posted a net profit of D381.7 billion ($16.8 million) in the first quarter of 2017.
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Wow Air confirms A321 as mystery seventh aircraft
Wow Air says it will receive three A321s as part of a plan to increase its fleet to 24 aircraft, ending the mystery surrounding the identity of the one of the seven aircraft the Icelandic carrier will receive.
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Transavia not seeking to replace Munich base
Transavia will not seek to replace its Munich base which it is closing later this year and will instead focus on its home markets of France and the Netherlands, its head of network planning Jeroen Erdman discloses.
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Airlines should not pay for increased ground-based security: A4E
Airlines should not pay for increased ground-based security: A4E
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US pre-clearance may create long-haul narrowbody gap at Stockholm
Gaining a US pre-clearance facility could pave the way for Stockholm Arlanda airport to gain new narrowbody-operated services to the USA, Swedavia's route development manager Ole Wieth Christensen believes.
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United CEO will not take chairman's role in 2018
United Airlines says its chief executive Oscar Munoz will no longer become chairman of its board in 2018, following the controversial incident in which police forcibly removed a passenger from a flight.
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Hawaiian expects A321neos will enter service in 2018
Hawaiian Airlines will likely not place new Airbus A321neos into revenue service until 2018 due to aircraft delivery delays, says chief executive Mark Dunkerley.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: WestJet joins ULCC scramble as Canada's skies evolve
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Canada's low-cost giant WestJet seems to have heeded that advice, announcing 20 April plans to launch an ultra-low-cost subsidiary late this year.
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OpinionOPINION: JMR-TD delays could slow US Army's high-speed rotorcraft effort
It has not been a great week for the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme.
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Republic projects April bankruptcy exit
A US bankruptcy judge has approved Republic Airways Holdings' bankruptcy exit plan, putting the regional airline company on track to emerge from bankruptcy protection before the end of April, Republic announces.
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Opinion
OPINION: Supersonic business jets will be industry's risk
What price speed? That – as much as technology or the lack of it – will determine if a supersonic business jet reaches the market. Several start-ups have unveiled concepts, led by Aerion, a 10-year veteran of the sector, though still to cut metal. Boom Technology and Spike Aerospace are ...
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Air France outlines 787 network plans
Air France will deploy Boeing 787s to several African destinations during the winter 2017/18 season as its Dreamliner fleet grows.
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NewsSurf Air Europe set for June launch
US members-only operator Surf Air is planning to launch European services in June, taking-on the continent's traditional airlines and on-demand charter providers with its low-cost, all-you-can-fly, subscription-based model.
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C919 readies for maiden flight in early May
Comac's C919 has made good progress with high-speed taxi tests and could make its maiden sortie in the first week of May, sources tell FlightGlobal.
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ARJ21 makes new flight tests following design optimisation
The ARJ21-700 regional jet has made new flight tests following some design optimisation of the aircraft, says Comac.
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New flaperon drift tests verify MH370 likely resting place
New modelling and analysis of drift patterns corroborate analysis from late 2016 that the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER that operated flight MH370 is most likely in a new search area.
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VietJet targets 36% increase in 2017 net profit to D3.4t
VietJet Air has set a net profit target of D3.4 trillion ($150 million) in 2017, a 36% year-on-year increase from its D2.5 trillion net profit in 2016.