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Piedmont extends landing-gear MRO to E-Jets after Republic deal
Republic Airways Holdings has contracted Piedmont Aviation Component Services to overhaul the landing gear of its Embraer 175 fleet.
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PICTURES: A400M and Breitling Jets fly in formation
The Airbus A400M and the Breitling Jet Team joined forces yesterday for a formation flight in the south-west of France not far from the airframer's Toulouse headquarters. The result is these stunning images of prototype aircraft Grizzly 6 (F-WWMZ) alongside the aerobatic team.
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ROUTES: Clark calls for intelligence sharing after MH17
Emirates boss Sir Tim Clark is urging his competitors to be more transparent in sharing information after the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to ensure such a tragedy is never repeated.
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Airbus and Boeing trade punches over A330neo
Airbus and its rival Boeing offered customarily divergent takes on the prospects for the A330neo during the ISTAT Europe conference in Istanbul today.
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Joint venture to launch Europe's first Piaggio Avanti fractional programme
German charter operator AirGo Flugservices and fractional ownership consultancy Fractional Jet Europe (FJE) have joined forces to offer Europe’s first Piaggio P180 Avanti-based fractional ownership programme under the brand name Route 1 Aviation.
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Airbus sets date for A320neo maiden flight
Airbus is to conduct the maiden flight of its re-engined A320neo jet on 25 September.
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Israel studies armed UAS claims from Iran
Israel has not yet verified claims that Hezbollah militants in Lebanon used an armed unmanned air system to attack a target with a missile.
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Israel blocks UAS sales to Ukraine
Israel's foreign ministry is blocking the sale of unmanned air systems to Ukraine, in a bid to avoid any negative impact on its relationship with Russia.
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ANALYSIS: Transatlantic capacity reaches new peak
As transatlantic capacity flies towards a new peak, the market’s newest arrival has unveiled plans to bolster its operations across the pond.
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ROUTES: Emirates could order 60 more A380s if Neo backed
Emirates would sign up for another 60-70 A380s if Airbus is prepared to develop an enhanced “A380neo” derivative. That was the public pledge made by the Gulf mega-carrier’s president Sir Tim Clark at World Routes in Chicago.
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ROUTES: Smooth start for new Guarulhos terminal
Brazil's Sao Paulo Guarulhos is pointing to a smooth introduction of it new Terminal 3 as it continues to look at ways to improve capacity at the airport.
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ROUTES: Bahrain poised for expansion as Gulf Air recovers
Bahrain International Airport expects to complete the detail design of its new Terminal by the end of the year as it targets an opening by 2020. Buoyed by a recovering Gulf Air, the airport is completing its expansion plans which will also incorporate a general aviation terminal and maintenance, repair ...
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Gatwick eyes point-to-point routes for long-haul growth
Gatwick airport is banking on airlines moving toward more point-to-point long-haul traffic in the London gateway’s aim to grow its intercontinental network.
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ROUTES: Self-service booths slash Chicago immigration queues
Chicago’s airports are reaping the rewards from pioneering automatic immigration technology in the USA, which has significantly shortened the processing time for arriving international passengers.
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Ethiopian orders up to 35 737 Max 8s
Ethiopian Airlines has ordered up to 35 Boeing 737 Max 8s, as part of its plan to become a leading airline in Africa.
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ROUTES: Chicago aims to tap more emerging markets
Chicago is targeting new services from Asia-Pacific and Latin American airports as it takes centre stage as host of this year’s World Routes and very happy about the breadth of international delegates attending the event.
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ROUTES: Event grows 10% as it marks 20 years
As World Routes marks its 20th anniversary, the global networking event is set for double-digit growth in 2014 as it touches down in the USA for the second consecutive year.
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Boeing C-17 lands in Liberia opening US military anti-Ebola airlift
A Boeing C-17 Globemaster landed in Monrovia, Liberia, on 19 September, carrying the first of 3,000 US military personnel that will deploy to West Africa in an effort to stem the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.
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FLYERS OF SCOTLAND: Scotland's top 10 contributions to aviation
Following the Scottish vote on independence on 18 September, Flightglobal celebrates 10 contributions the nation has made to the world of aviation.
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NATO report highlights UAV limitations
NATO’s Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC) has released a study into the vulnerabilities that the alliance's in-use unmanned air vehicles have, claiming that the nature of UAV operations to date may have limited their development.