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NewsAsian aviation show ABACE cancelled over coronavirus concerns
Asia’s largest dedicated business aviation show, ABACE, has been cancelled amid fears surrounding coronavirus.
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NewsBoeing marketing head downplays suitability of ‘787-3’ for mid market
Boeing’s head of marketing has downplayed the suitability of developing a modified 787 for the mid-market niche, comments following speculation Boeing could do just that. “That’s a tough thing to do, and that’s why, at the end of the day, our customers put the [787-3] on hold, and they went ...
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NewsUS Navy accepts first CMV-22B tiltrotor
A first of 48 Bell Boeing CMV-22B carrier onboard delivery aircraft has been handed over to the US Navy, with the rotorcraft accepted in Amarillo, Texas, on 7 February.
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NewsUtair 737 hit snow bank on approach to Usinsk
Russian investigators have disclosed that the Utair Boeing 737-500 involved in a landing accident at Usinsk struck a snow bank with its main undercarriage just before touching down. The aircraft hit the bank, sustaining damage, about 15m before reaching runway 13 as it arrived following a service from Moscow Vnukovo ...
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NewsAirbus evaluates coronavirus production impact as Tianjin stays shut
Output from Airbus’s Chinese narrowbody assembly line in Tianjin remains suspended amid the coronavirus outbreak, as the manufacturer evaluates the situation and potential impact on other production sites. Speaking at the Singapore air show, senior vice-president for marketing, Francois Caudron said Airbus “froze production in Tianjin” over the Chinese new ...
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NewsFedEx takes first 767 at higher production rate
Cargo operator receives initial aircraft produced at three-aircraft per month level
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NewsFarnborough hosts Airline Leaders Summit
The Farnborough International Air Show and FlightGlobal are teaming up for the 2020 edition of the biennial event to host the Airline Leaders Summit, which will take place on the morning of 20 July, the opening day of the show. This exclusive, invitation-only event will feature a panel of airline ...
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NewsJapanese start-up Zipair indicates plans for transpacific flights
Japanese start-up Zipair is positioning itself as a mid- to long-haul carrier and has plans for transpacific flights.
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NewsLessor BBAM orders trio of Boeing Converted Freighters
Aircraft lessor BBAM has ordered three 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters, the US airframer has disclosed.
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NewsRegional aircraft lessor NAC picks former ATR chief for CEO role
Former ATR chief Patrick de Castelbajac is set to head Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) from the second half of 2020 as Soren Overgaard leaves the role.
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NewsTUI extends 737 Max replacement to full year
Leisure operator TUI has opted to obtain replacement capacity for its Boeing 737 Max fleet for the entire current financial year. The company is expecting the costs for the prolonged grounding to reach €220-245 million for 2019-20, a slightly narrower range than it had predicted during 2018-19 full-year results in ...
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NewsBlackshape outlines trainer ambitions with Singapore debut
Italy’s Blackshape may be small but it is already making waves with its Gabriel and ISP light aircraft, which are making their Singapore air show debuts on the static display.
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NewsThailand shows off upgraded F-5TH fighters
A modernised version of the venerable Northrop F-5 has made its debut at this year’s Singapore show, with the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) displaying a pair of aircraft upgraded to the new TH standard. The F-5TH was commissioned into Thai service in late 2019 and are operated by the ...
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NewsPNG unveiled as launch customer for STOL variant of ATR 42-600
PNG Air has become a launch customer for the short take-off and landing version of the ATR 42-600. The Papua New Guinean airline will use ATR 42-600S twin-turboprops to replace part of its De Havilland Canada Q100 turboprop fleet. Source: BillyPix Stefano Bortoli, CEO of ATR and Paul ...
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NewsAirbus studies blended-wing airliner designs to slash fuel burn
The company test flew a sub-scale blended-wing model aircraft in central France for the first time in June 2019 to improve its knowledge of the advanced fly-by-wire technology that would be needed to control such aircraft, it says at the Singapore air show on 11 February.
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NewsJ-10A makes its Singapore debut
The Chengdu J-10A is making its debut appearance in Singapore’s skies at this year’s show, as part of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s (PLAAF’s) August 1st display team. The fighter’s appearance is especially notable given Singapore’s ban on travellers who have been to China within the last 14 days. ...
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NewsST Engineering inks nacelle maintenance deal with Qantas
ST Engineering’s aerospace unit has signed a five-year nacelle maintenance contract with Qantas covering the carrier’s 75 Boeing 737-800 and 28 Airbus A330 fleets. Separately, ST Engineering announced that its Middle River Aerostructure Systems facility in the USA will, from this year, have nacelle component maintenance service capabilities. “Through such ...
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NewsUMS Skeldar eyes regional opportunities, but ship integration a challenge
UMS Skeldar is in discussions with Asia-Pacific navies to sell its V-200 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle, but the market is still developing, and integrating such a system onto a warship remains complicated. David Willems, vice-president of business development, says that navies see the value of an ...
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NewsUSAF trials pre-positioning war materiel across Pacific region
Caught between a growing US government fiscal deficit and an expanding military threat from China, the US Pacific Air Forces is looking for inexpensive ways to pre-position war materiel on islands across the Pacific Ocean.
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NewsMitsubishi Aircraft insists SpaceJet will be worth the wait
Mitsubishi Aircraft arrives at Singapore unfazed by fresh SpaceJet development delays, with an M100 cabin mockup taking center stage at its booth and talk of developing a larger “M200”.