All news – Page 1129
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Higher costs drag on China Eastern first half profit
China Eastern Airlines’s first half operating profit dived 5% to CNY5.16 billion ($712 million) on the back of increasing expenses.
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Philippines AirAsia appoints Castillo as new chairman
Philippines AirAsia appointed Joseph Omar Castillo as its new chairman on 1 September.
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Panel extends inquiry into FAA's 737 Max certification
An international panel of safety technicians will take additional time in its review of how the US Federal Aviation Administration certified Boeing 737 Max aircraft that have been grounded since March, including how the agency allowed the airframer to oversee parts of its own certification.
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United extends 737 Max cancellations until mid-December
United Airlines has pushed the scheduled return of Boeing 737 Max flights out another six weeks until 19 December, axing thousands more flights in the process.
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Opinion
Taiwan deters the “abyss” with F-16V buy
Beijing’s reaction to the US government’s plan to sell 66 Lockheed Martin F-16Vs to Taiwan was as rapid as it was predictable.
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Analysis
Airline start-ups outweigh failures over summer months
After a challenging first few months of the year in which a number of high-profile carriers were forced to suspend operations amid mounting financial problems, the summer months have largely proved a stable period in which more attention has focused on start-up projects.
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Saab's third GlobalEye makes flight debut in video
Saab on 30 August performed the debut flight with its last of three GlobalEye surveillance aircraft on order for launch customer the United Arab Emirates air force.
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Ryanair names new chief as O'Leary steps up to group-level role
Ryanair veteran Eddie Wilson is to replace Michael O'Leary as chief executive of the group's main airline, effective 1 September.
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China Eastern and China Southern replicate Air China ARJ21 order
China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines has joined flag carrier Air China in placing an order for Comac ARJ21-700 aircraft.
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Air China orders 35 domestically-built ARJ21s
Air China is ordering 35 of the Chinese-built Comac ARJ21-700 twinjet, under a deal it values at $1.33 billion.
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Indian start-up Star Air to expand ERJ-145 fleet
Indian regional carrier Star Air is intending to bring in another three Embraer ERJ-145 jets over the next few months.
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Tu-134 to serve as Platov emergencies simulator
Rostov-on-Don's Platov airport has taken delivery of a Tupolev Tu-134A which will serve as a simulator for emergency rescue and ground-handling services.
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Police prepare to counter Heathrow drone disruption
London's Metropolitan Police has vowed to "do everything in its power to prevent and stop" any attempt to disrupt operations at Heathrow, after reports that climate-change activists planned to fly drones within the UK airport's restricted airspace on 13 September.
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Aeroflot Group sees 'stabilisation' in second-quarter figures
Aeroflot Group managed to keep its second-quarter operating profit flat at Rb20.5 billion ($309 million) under international accounting standards.
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Clermont acquires Eviation Aircraft
Singapore investment group Clermont has completed its acquisition of Eviation Aircraft, developer of the Alice all-electric business and commuter aircraft, as it pledges to turn the Israeli company’s “vision of electric flight into a commercial reality”.
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AirAsia Group orders more A330neos and A321XLRs
Long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X is ordering another 12 Airbus A330-900s, adding to the 66 already booked by the airline.
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SAS not obliged to compensate over pilots' strike
Sweden's consumer disputes board has ruled that the April-May pilot strike at Scandinavian operator SAS does not oblige the carrier to pay compensation to passengers.
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Taxiing 737 twice returned to gate after fuel spills
Pilots of a Sunwing Airlines Boeing 737-800 twice returned to the gate to deal with fuel spills during taxiing ahead of a service from Portugal's Faro airport.
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Braathens Regional puts RJ fleet up for sale
Scandinavian operator Braathens Regional Airlines is to put its entire BAE Systems Avro RJ fleet up for sale ahead of a replacement programme.
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Uncommanded pitch affects Air Inuit 737-200 in cruise
Investigators have disclosed that a Boeing 737-200 experienced two instances of uncontrolled pitch while in cruise during a domestic Canadian service.