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OpinionOPINION: Walsh all set to steer IAG to next opportunities
While the US legacy triumvirate have been making headlines about unfair competition from the Gulf carriers, Europe's leading airline group, IAG, has become part-owned by one of them.
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VLM expands scheduled network to France and Italy
Belgian carrier VLM will open routes from Liege to the French cities of Avignon and Nice, and to Bologna and Venice in Italy.
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Delta to upgrade wi-fi on domestic aircraft
Delta Air Lines will upgrade inflight connectivity on its long-haul domestic aircraft to satellite-based wi-fi from 2016.
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Saab picks Brazil's AEL for Gripen avionics displays
Saab has tapped Brazil-based AEL System to provide wide-area and heads-up displays for Gripen NG fighters that are being purchased by the Brazilian military.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Turbomeca gears up for a busy future
Visit rotorcraft forums on the internet often enough and you would be forced to come to the conclusion that while French helicopter engine manufacturer Turbomeca may make decent enough products, its aftersales operation is lacking.
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NewsSurf Air takes delivery of the 1,300th PC-12 and plots expansion
The 1,300th Pilatus PC-12 entered service on 24 February with US members only VIP airline Surf Air. The Santa Monica-based operator is now plotting expansion to cater for the booming demand for its all-you-can-fly, single-engined turboprop-based scheduled service.
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AVALON: Toll to establish AgustaWestland training centre
Australian transportation group Toll will build and operate the country’s first AgustaWestland-authorised training centre, as part of its 10-year aeromedical contract with the New South Wales (NSW) government.
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NewsLockheed advances credentials of AESA-based Crowsnest bid
Lockheed Martin UK has rebuffed claims of costliness and over-complexity levelled at its bid for the UK’s Crowsnest requirement by Thales UK, its rival for the £500 million contest, which is now entering its final stages.
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NewsMH370 hunt covers 40% of search area
Search teams hunting the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER have covered 40% of the priority area drawn up by investigators.
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AVALON: Bond Helicopters Australia receives two S-92s
Bond Helicopters Australia has taken delivery of two new Sikorsky S-92s as part of a four-helicopter deal.
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SyberJet SJ30i first flight slips to fourth quarter
SyberJet Aircraft has pushed back first flight of its SJ30i to the end of the year following its decision to bring the electronic engineering work to incorporate the light business jet’s redesigned cockpit, in house.
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Flying Colours completes first VIP S-92
Canadian maintenance, repair and overhaul company Flying Colours has completed its first VIP refurbishment of a Sikorsky S-92, marking its first foray into the large/heavy-twin helicopter completions business.
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Thai AirAsia to launch Bangkok-Buriram service in April
Thai AirAsia plans to launch a daily Bangkok Don Mueang-Buriram service on 2 April.
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Australia and New Zealand lift R44 groundings
Austraila’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority and the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand have both lifted emergency airworthiness directives that temporarily grounded Robinson R44s fitted with certain main rotor blades.
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AVALON: RAAF upbeat on Wedgetail reliability
The Royal Australian Air Force says recent operational experience operating the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft has established the platform's effectiveness.
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AVALON: Australia's Monash University prints full-sized APU
Australia's Monash University has produced a full-sized auxiliary power unit using 3D printing, and intends to test individual components in a real engine.
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Bombardier schedules CS300 first flight for 26 February
Bombardier has scheduled first flight for the CS300 for 26 February, pending optimal weather conditions.
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NewsWing kit gives JDAM triple the range, Australian air force shows
The Royal Australian Air Force has demonstrated a wing kit for the Boeing joint direct attack munition (JDAM) that tripled the effective range of the weapon when launched from a n F/A-18 Hornet.
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NewsHammerHead UAV prototype makes maiden flight
Piaggio Aerospace has announced that a prototype of its P.1HH HammerHead unmanned air vehicle has carried out its maiden flight.
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Austrian names head for reorganised Tyrolean MRO unit
Austrian Airlines has appointed Lufthansa Technik Philippines executive Bernd Meyer as managing director of its turboprop maintenance subsidiary in Innsbruck.