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Aero Maintenance eyes Latin America with ANAC certification
Precision Electronics, a division of US MRO provider Aero Maintenance Group, has received certification from Brazil’s civil aviation authority ANAC, opening the door for expansion south of the US border, the company announces.
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Opinion
OPINION: Time for Boeing to control 787 costs
Boeing has spent a lot of money on the 787 programme. How long will it take to make a profit on the project, and do investors care if accounting rules allow it to declare a unit profit now?
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UAC prepares for work on joint long-haul project
United Aircraft has affirmed that it intends to begin work on a joint long-haul aircraft with China, following the opening of a new design centre.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Qatar and IAG romance moves up a gear
Qatar Airways' decision to acquire almost 10% of IAG finally cements a long-running courtship between the two.
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Top 10 Russian and Soviet types in airline service
Recent reports from Russia – quickly denied – that Lufthansa was among a group of blue-chip foreign carriers casting a serious eye over the in-development Irkut MC-21 narrowbody prompted us to research the 10 most popular in-service Russian and Soviet commercial types. Here is the list, according to Flightglobal’s Ascend ...
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Denmark's ES-air plans March debut
Danish start-up carrier ES-air will begin operations on 2 March with a domestic service between Esbjerg and Copenhagen.
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ANA Holdings approves firm order for 15 jets
ANA Holdings’ board has approved a firm order for 15 Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
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China Eastern to launch Changzhou-Taipei service
China Eastern Airlines will launch a Changzhou-Taipei Taoyuan service on 1 February.
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Huaxia Financial Leasing signs LOI for 20 C919s
Huaxia Financial Leasing has inked a letter of intent with Comac for 20 C919 narrowbodies.
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Cessna rolls out first production Latitude
With certification still expected in the second quarter, Cessna rolled the first Citation Latitude built to be delivered to a customer off the production line in Wichita, Kansas.
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Airbus military aircraft head quits over A400M delays
Airbus has acted to stem the instability affecting its A400M tactical transport programme, with the head of the company’s Military Aircraft division having resigned with immediate effect.
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Army plans to modernise helicopters in peril
The US Army has a tight and relatively inflexible plan to modernise existing rotorcraft and eventually achieve a future vertical lift aircraft within the budget it has.
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Ukrainian armed forces destroy separatist aircraft
The Ukrainian ministry of defence has claimed that it managed to destroy a number of aircraft held by Russian-backed separatists during two days of fighting in January.
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GE gears up for engine tests of GE9X parts
GE Aviation will shortly begin running a test engine equipped with a number of advanced-technology components that will feature on the GE9X powerplant destined for the Boeing 777X.
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France looks to deter UAV flights over nuclear sites
The French government and its National Research Agency (ANR) are looking for technology that would be used to prevent unmanned air vehicles flying over nuclear facilities, bids for which need to be submitted by 2 February.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Offshore helicopter safety programme advances rapidly
Advances in safety thinking about offshore oil support helicopter operations are rapidly being consolidated into practical measures, according to the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
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Gulfstream to boost mid-cabin jet production
Gulfstream plans to boost production of green mid-cabin aircraft by nearly one-third this year, says Phebe Novakovic, chairman and chief executive of parent General Dynamics.
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Loss of MH370 formally declared an accident
Malaysia’s government has formally declared the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 as an accident, with the loss of all 239 passengers and crew.
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Qantas to donate first 747-400 to museum
Qantas will donate its first Boeing 747-400 to Australia’s Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS), which will open it for public display at Illawarra Regional airport, just out of Sydney.
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Ukraine gives approval for An-70 production start
The Ukrainian defence ministry has given its approval for Antonov’s An-70 tactical transport to enter series production for the nation’s air force, 20 years after the company’s first prototype took to the air. Confirmation of the move came during an event at Antonov’s facilities on 22 January, and followed a ...