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Spring Airlines sees strong profit, revenue growth
Chinese low-cost carrier Spring Airlines saw first-half profits increase 16.8% to CNY1.1 billion ($154 million).
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Hainan Airlines first half profit down 8% as costs grow
Hainan Airlines' net profit declined 8.2% to CNY503 million ($70 million) in the first half of 2019, as costs grew faster than revenues.
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India DGCA keeps close eye on PW1100G performance
About 40% of India’s domestic capacity is operated by Airbus A320neo-family aircraft with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines, and India’s civil aviation authorities believe it would be a “knee-jerk reaction” to completely shut operations should performance issues arise.
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Tiger, Apache, Zulu square off for Australian deal
Airbus Helicopters and Boeing have highlighted their pitches for Canberra’s planned acquisition of up to 29 armed reconnaissance helicopters.
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Quebec court approves Transat takeover
Air Canada’s plan to purchase tourism provider Transat AT cleared its first regulatory hurdle by gaining approval from Quebec’s superior court.
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Russian-built MC-21 composites undergo testing
Testing of domestically produced composites for the Irkut MC-21 is under way in Russia.
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Spanish pilot union calls five-day Ryanair strike
Ryanair is facing intensified industrial action in Spain as the SEPLA pilot union has announced strike dates for 19, 20, 22, 27 and 29 September.
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MAKS: Azimuth to lease another pair of Superjets
Russian operator Azimuth has agreed a further lease deal with state lessor GTLK under which the carrier will acquire two more Sukhoi Superjet 100s.
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MAKS: United Aircraft outlines 20-year single-aisle demand
United Aircraft has put forward a 20-year forecast predicting demand for 20,500 single-aisle aircraft with a capacity of 166-200 seats, including 630 in Russia.
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MAKS: Polar Airlines seeks to be Il-114-300 launch operator
Siberian operator Polar Airlines has provisionally signed to acquire three Ilyushin Il-114-300 turboprops, for delivery starting in 2023.
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MAKS: Yakutia signs to lease more Superjets
Russian carrier Yakutia has signed a preliminary pact to acquire additional Sukhoi Superjet 100s as part of a fleet modernisation.
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Fire-damaged Air China A330 moved to remote stand
Images circulating on social media indicate that the Air China Airbus A330-300 badly damaged during a ground fire at Beijing Capital airport has been moved to a remote stand and de-identified.
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Passenger demand keeps Air China’s first half profit up
Air China’s operating profit rose 1.5% to CNY6.7 billion ($935 million) in the first half of 2019 as significant losses in the cargo segment dampened stonger healthy passenger demand.
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PICTURE: Second five-blade H145 prototype on maiden test flight
The second prototype of Airbus Helicopters’ five-bladed H145 variant embarked on its first test flight, as it makes progress in achieving type certification early next year.
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MAKS: Irkut shows off MC-21 interior in video
Russian airframer Irkut has shown off the cabin of its MC-21-300 during the MAKS Moscow air show.
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Depreciation costs drag AirAsia Q2 profit down 53%
Sharply higher depreciation resulting from its recent sale-and-leaseback activity saw AirAsia Group report a 53% slide in operating profit to MYR207 million ($49 million) for the second quarter.
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MAKS: Yakutia among three carriers to sign for MC-21
Russian operator Yakutia has signed a tentative agreement to acquire five Irkut MC-21-300s, with two other carriers also reaching preliminary deals for the twinjet type.
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MAKS: Russian Helicopters in deals for Mi-8AMT, VRT500
Russian Helicopters has announced deals for 10 Mil Mi-8AMT and five VRT500 rotorcraft.
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Cathay defends firings, renews Air China pact
Cathay Pacific is “duty-bound” to comply with regulations from the countries it operates from, including having to submit the names of personnel lists for China-bound flights.
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MAKS: China & Iran show tactical UAV concepts
In their national pavilions at the MAKS air show Chinese and Iranian aircraft developers showed subscale models of new tactical unmanned air vehicles (UAV) concepts.