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PICTURES: Air Senegal A330neo pays visit to future home
Air Senegal’s first Airbus A330-900 has returned to Toulouse following a brief stopover in the African state ahead of the aircraft’s delivery.
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Qantas must show consumer benefits of Alliance takeover: chief
Qantas must convince Australian regulators of the consumer benefits that would accrue from its planned takeover of Alliance Airlines if it is to be successful, chief executive Alan Joyce has acknowledged.
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RAM hints at fleet expansion involving over 50 aircraft
Royal Air Maroc has signalled that it is preparing for an extensive fleet expansion possibly involving upwards of 50 aircraft.
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Qatar to hold discussions over Oneworld grievances
Qatar Airways is to hold discussions with Oneworld over its grievances with the alliance, but has yet to advance its threat to withdraw from the group.
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RETROSPECTIVE: The day Boeing’s 747 took to the sky
The year 1969 marked a golden age for the post-war aerospace industry, in which Flight International was one of the leading communicators, for those 12 months witnessed three key events that were genuine landmarks in the evolution of flight – the maiden sorties of the Boeing 747 and Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde, ...
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Air France adds own name to Hop unit's branding
Air France HOP is the tweaked brand name under which the French flag carrier will henceforth operate regional flights.
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Opinion
OPINION: How Boeing's jumbo bet paid off
Half a century ago this month, the cheers went up across Everett as the first Boeing 747 took to the air. Those celebrations were recognising not only the impressive engineering feat, but a commercial one too.
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Emirates and China Southern enter codeshare pact
Emirates Airline and China Southern Airlines signed a memorandum of understanding to begin codesharing on 18 routes in China, the Middle East and Africa.
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Virgin Australia concerned by Qantas move on Alliance Airlines
Virgin Australia has raised concerns that Qantas’s acquisition of a 19.9% stake in Alliance Airlines and its desire to take control of the independent carrier could impact competition in the Australian market.
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Malindo gets slot blocked from adding more KL-Singapore flights
Malindo Air's chief executive believes that Changi Airport Group is protecting Singaporean carriers by blocking Malaysian carriers seeking additional slots to operate more Kuala Lumpur-Singapore flights.
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Garuda Indonesia considering switch to 737 Max 10
Garuda Indonesia is considering a switch of part of its order for Boeing 737 Max 8s to the larger Max 10 variant.
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Azul adds two Avianca Brazil A320neos
Azul has taken two Airbus A320neo aircraft previously operated by bankrupt Avianca Brazil.
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Qantas takes 19.9% stake in Alliance Airlines, eyes control
Qantas has signalled that it intends to take a majority stake Alliance Airlines, having acquired a 19.9% stake in the Brisbane-headquartered operator.
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Northrop Grumman sales rise, helped by B-21 development work
Northrop Grumman’s revenue grew 16 percent to $30.1 billion, partly helped by orders from the US Department of Defense for additional unmanned air vehicles, fighter aircraft and B-21 development work.
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Canada’s TSB urges safety improvements at Toronto Pearson
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) made several recommendations after an investigation pointed to similarities in 27 runway incursions that occurred at Toronto Pearson International airport between June 2012 and November 2017.
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Boeing buys time with 2020 NMA launch timeline
Aerospace observers view Boeing's latest new-aircraft decision timeline as another delay to an already lengthy process and reflective of the project's complexity.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Non-airline forays cloud Allegiant's 2018 results
Allegiant Air has reported profitable earnings and operational milestones as it transitions to an all Airbus fleet, but the company is shifting its focus from the airline growth to its non-core airline business ventures.
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United expects first premium-heavy 767 in February
United Airlines expects its first Boeing 767-300ER with an expanded business class cabin in February.
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SkyWest orders nine E175s for service with Delta
US regional airline company SkyWest Inc has placed a firm order for nine Embraer 175 regional jets, which SkyWest Airlines will operate under contract for Delta Air Lines.
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VIDEO: SB-1 Defiant starts ground run tests ahead of first flight
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant compound helicopter completed its initial ground run and is being ground tested before its first flight which is anticipated for early 2019.