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    Hong Kong Airlines to build flight training centre at HKIA

    2015-02-26T09:59:36Z

    ​The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) says that Hong Kong Airlines will build a flight training centre (FTC) at Hong Kong International airport (HKIA).

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    Many pilots 'medically-impaired' due to toxic cabin air

    2015-02-26T08:09:05Z

    ​The Global Cabin Air Quality Executive heard at its annual conference in London yesterday that at least 3% of airline pilots are flying with degraded physical and mental performance caused by repeated exposure to neurotoxins in the aircraft cabin air, and may become actually incapacitated during flight if their exposure ...

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    Eyes on the ground as Sentinel heads for launch

    2015-02-26T07:34:34Z

    ​With the imminent shipping of its Sentinel 2-A satellite from Germany to its launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, the European Space Agency is readying the next step in an ambitious plan to orbit a highly sophisticated constellation of Earth observation satellites for mapping and to monitor features ranging from ...

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    Narita offers landing charge rebates to boost network

    2015-02-26T07:12:26Z

    Tokyo Narita International airport is offering landing charges rebates in an attempt to attract more carriers to the airport, and expand both its international and domestic networks.

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    PICTURES: Second Bell 505 takes flight

    2015-02-26T07:08:14Z

    Bell Helicopter has performed the maiden sortie of its second 505 Jet Ranger X flight-test vehicle from its Mirabel, Canada facility.

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    Qantas keeps mum on 787 options

    2015-02-26T06:54:24Z

    ​Qantas has given no further indication of when it intends to exercise its options for Boeing 787-9s, despite the major improvement in its international business.

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    Safran ready to support A320 rate increase

    2015-02-26T06:47:40Z

    ​Airbus engine supplier Safran believes current demand for narrowbody aircraft justifies a further increase in production of the A320 family to 50 per month within a few years, even as the supply chain transitions to a new model at the same time.

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    Bombardier delays CS300 first flight

    2015-02-26T03:23:37Z

    Bombardier has pushed back the first flight of its CS300 aircraft, due to unfavorable weather conditions in Mirabel.

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    Thai Airways signs GE90 MRO deal

    2015-02-26T02:53:09Z

    ​Thai Airways has signed a 12-year MRO agreement with General Electric for maintenance, repair and overhaul of GE90-115B engines that power its 14 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

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    AirAsia X appoints new chief financial officer

    2015-02-26T01:25:49Z

    AirAsia X has appointed Cheok Huei Shian as its new chief financial officer.

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    AVALON: RAAF A330 MRTT makes strong combat debut

    2015-02-26T01:10:27Z

    As a Royal Australian Air Force Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) continues to support operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the service is placing a major emphasis on getting the type's long-delayed boom refuelling capability on-line.

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    AVALON: Northrop assessing software to boost Triton's sensor performance

    2015-02-26T00:59:05Z

    Northrop Grumman is assessing software for the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial system that could radically improve target acquisition and tracking by the aircraft's electro-optical/infrared sensors.

  • Analysis

    ANALYSIS: P&W reveals new aggressiveness in A320neo orders race

    2015-02-25T18:03:22Z

    In a little over four years, Airbus has signed firm orders for more than 3,600 A320neo-family aircraft. Forty percent of those tail numbers – representing an astounding roughly 1,450 aircraft – remain up for grabs in the competitive engine duel between CFM International and Pratt & Whitney.

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    ​Monarch engineering unit gains CAMO approval

    2015-02-25T17:12:05Z

    European regulators have certificated UK maintenance provider Monarch Aircraft Engineering as a continuing airworthiness management organisation.

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    Opinion

    ​OPINION: Walsh all set to steer IAG to next opportunities

    2015-02-25T17:00:59Z

    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

    2015-02-25T16:39:23Z

    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

    2015-02-25T16:19:38Z

    ​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

    2015-02-25T15:40:59Z

    ​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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    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Turbomeca gears up for a busy future

    2015-02-25T14:56:00Z

    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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    Surf Air takes delivery of the 1,300th PC-12 and plots expansion

    2015-02-25T14:38:45Z

    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.