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Battle to buy AWAS pits DAE against Macquarie-Ping An: sources
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise and Macquarie AirFinance-Ping An Leasing are the shortlisted final bidders for lessor AWAS, FlightGlobal understands.
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Delta chief calls overbooking 'valid' practice
Delta Air Lines chief executive Ed Bastian says overbooking flights is a "valid industry process" that allows it to generate higher financial returns than other carriers.
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Details of Air Canada JOLCO financing emerge
Details of Air Canada’s first two JOLCO financings have been disclosed by advisory firm SkyWorks.
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OpinionOPINION: Alitalia's management will be judged on implementation
Bloomberg's 24 March report that the Italian government was consdering emergency financing for Alitalia to aid the flag carrier's latest rescue plan was hardly a surprise.
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Alaska adds new Love Field flights, assumes some Virgin routes
Alaska Air Group announces a major shakeup of its operations at Dallas Love Field, unveiling new routes and a plan to replace much of subsidiary Virgin America's flying with regional aircraft operated by SkyWest Airlines.
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Spirit parked A320neos due to known engine problem
Spirit Airlines has parked three Airbus A320neos due to a known, fleet-wide problem with a carbon air-seal within the PW1100G geared turbofan engines, Pratt & Whitney tells FlightGlobal.
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Cathay appoints new chief as part of broad management shake-up
Cathay Pacific chief operating officer Rupert Hogg will take over as chief executive from 1 May, replacing Ivan Chu.
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United promises 'thorough review' of policy for oversold flights
United Airlines has committed to a review of its crew management and oversold-cabin policies following an incident in which a passenger was forcibly removed from a flight.
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CAAC clears Lufthansa Technik for ACJ319 MRO work
Lufthansa Technik has obtained Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) approval to operate as a maintenance station for the Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319 aircraft.
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Cathay to replace or upgrade poor quality A350 business seats
Cathay Pacific will replace all the business class seats on some of its Airbus A350s and undertake extensive modifications on others, due to "seat and surface finishing defects."
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Republic edges towards bankruptcy exit as judge settles ERJ feud
A US judge has settled a bankruptcy dispute between Republic Airways Holdings and aircraft lessor Residco, a move that brings Republic one step closer to exiting bankruptcy protection.
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News737 Max 9 first flight set for Thursday
Boeing has scheduled the first flight of the 737 Max 9 for 13 April in Renton, Washington.
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NewsEDA pushes for more action on tanker capacity
European Defence Agency (EDA) officials have urged the organisation's partner nations to take further steps to optimise their delivery of air-to-air refuelling (AAR) operations.
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NewsPICTURE: Eurofighter delivers 500th Typhoon
Eurofighter has delivered to the Italian air force its 500th Typhoon, 14 years after it handed over the first example to the UK Royal Air Force.
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Azul finally goes public
Brazil's Azul will list today, following several attempts at going public in recent years while facing a weak Brazil economy.
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NewsLeonardo's AW139M targets Czech opportunity
As the Czech Republic draws closer to releasing a request for proposals (RFP) for a new fleet of multirole rotorcraft, Leonardo says its AW139M is fully compliant with the nation's technical, performance and cost requirements.
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ANALYSIS: Airlander exits ready to fly and find customers
Eight months after crashing on her second test flight and being spirited indoors for repairs, the Airlander prototype re-emerged from her Cardington airfield hangar on the evening of 7 April, with Hybrid Air Vehicles looking to resume flight testing within days. Staff have spent their time since the 24 August ...
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NewsAirbus Helicopters may expand HForce to include two new types
Airbus Helicopters is considering expanding its HForce generic weapons system concept to include an additional two rotorcraft types.
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NewsDutch to replace Royal transport with 737 BBJ
The Dutch transport minister has announced the purchase of a Boeing 737 business jet to replace an aged Fokker 70 that is currently used to transport members of the nation's Royal family and government officials.
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ANALYSIS: Cruz marks year at BA by going on the offensive
British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz marked his first year in charge of the Oneworld carrier by launching a marketing push for a £400 million ($500 million) investment programme under which it is upgrading its premium product offering.