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Taipei stepping up efforts to buy new fighters
The leadership of Taiwan has recently stepped up efforts to obtain a new American fighter aircraft to urgently recapitalize its aging air force.
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PICTURE: Russia's Atran receives converted 737-800
Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 converted freighter for the operator Atran Airlines.
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Boeing in $4 billion deal for F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornets
Boeing has secured a three-year contract for 78 F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornets, with a total contract value of approximately $4 billion.
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Boeing developing service bulletin for 737 Max operators: FAA
Boeing is developing a service bulletin for 737 Max operators for the installation of new flight computer software, says the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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Pentagon orders second stealth target drone to be built
The Department of Defense ordered a second stealth aerial target demonstrator from Sierra Technical Services on 13 February.
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PICTURES: JetBlue unveils second phase of A320 cabin restyling
JetBlue Airways has placed into service the first Airbus A320 reconfigured with a new cabin interior, under the second and final phase of an ongoing cabin restyling programme that will also add more seats to the aircraft.
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Air Astana picks S7 Technics as base maintenance provider
Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana has selected Russian maintenance specialist S7 Technics to conduct C-Checks on Airbus A320-family jets and Boeing 767s.
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NAC upsizes private placement to $786 million
Nordic Aviation Capital has raised $786 million in one of the largest unsecured private placements ever for an aircraft lessor.
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SR Technics inks EASA training deal with South African academy
Swiss maintenance specialist SR Technics will assist South Africa-based Mega Aero Training Academy (MATA) to set up a technical training programme under the European Union Aviation Safety Agency's oversight.
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PICTURES: ANA receives first Japanese A380
Airbus has handed over the first A380 to All Nippon Airways, in a ceremony which also marks the last new customer delivery for the double-deck type.
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PICTURE: Airbus shows off second BelugaXL
Airbus has shown off the second high-capacity BelugaXL transport after the aircraft emerged from painting at Toulouse.
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Virgin Atlantic to make South American debut by serving Sao Paulo
Virgin Atlantic is to enter the South American market with a new route from London to Sao Paulo next year.
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Boeing makes personnel changes in wake of 737 crashes
Boeing has implemented changes among its top engineering team as it works to deal with the fallout of two recent crashes and subsequent grounding of the 737 Max 8.
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Jet Airways' fleet dwindles as grounding grows
Jet Airways has grounded another six aircraft, raising the number of grounded aircraft to at least 48 for defaults on lease payments.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 737 Max crashes fuel longstanding safety concerns
The recent Boeing 737 Max crashes have fueled several long-simmering aviation safety concerns, including those related to pilot training, cockpit technology, regulatory oversight and corporate influence.
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DOT calls for audit of 737 Max 8 certification
The US Department of Transportation has requested its inspector general to carry out an audit of the certification process of the Boeing 737 Max 8, less than a week after US regulators grounded the aircraft.
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Former Delta executive nominated to lead FAA
The White House plans to nominate former Delta Air Lines senior vice-president of flight operations Steve Dickson to lead the Federal Aviation Administration.
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PICTURES: 30 years since Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey’s first flight
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey first flew 30 years ago today on 19 March 1989.
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Air Senegal picks StandardAero for ATR engine support
StandardAero has won a contract from Air Senegal to maintain the engines of a pair of ATR 72-600 twin-turboprops.
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Helicopter firm Bristow gains extension on overdue accounts
Troubled US oil and gas specialist Bristow Group has secured from two finance providers a vital grace period giving it another month in which to file an overdue set of quarterly accounts.