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Airbus begins hiring Mobile-based A220 production workers
Airbus has started hiring factory workers at its planned Alabama A220 assembly site in advance of a goal to begin A220 production there later this year.
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PICTURE: Boeing unveils trussed wing capable of jet speeds
Boeing has made design tweaks that allow its in-development truss-braced wing to operate at typical jet cruise speeds, a development that could bring significant fuel savings to tomorrow’s commercial aircraft.
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Airbus removes 10 A380s from order backlog
Airbus has removed orders for 10 A380s which had previously been allocated to an undisclosed customer.
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Airbus confirms MEA order for A330-900s
Airbus has confirmed Lebanese flag-carrier Middle East Airlines as a customer for four A330-900s.
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Cirrus certificates second-generation Vision Jet
Cirrus Aircraft has secured US certification for the second-generation version of its Vision Jet and is poised to deliver the first example of the single-engined personal aircraft in mid-January.
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Airbus adds nearly 400 orders in final weeks of 2018
Airbus’s order rush in December centred heavily on single-aisle activity, with two undisclosed orders alone accounting for 147 A320neo-family aircraft.
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Late Airbus surge takes full-year net orders to 747
Airbus took net orders for 747 aircraft last year, managing to double the net figure of 380 it had achieved by the end of November.
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PICTURES: Air Dolomiti unveils new livery on E195
Italian regional carrier Air Dolomiti has unveiled a new livery that more closely aligns its branding with that of its parent company.
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Piaggio Aerospace administrator begins task of finding buyer
Piaggio Aerospace's administrator has returned after a two-week holiday shutdown to begin the task of seeking a buyer for the business, stressing that the Avanti Evo orderbook is open and the P1HH HammerHead unmanned surveillance aircraft remains an ongoing programme.
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Delta to take 50 A220-300s in upgauged order
Delta Air Lines has ordered 15 Airbus A220-300 aircraft, and converted orders for 35 A220-100s to the larger variant.
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GlobeAir grows fleet with former Wijet Mustangs
Austrian charter company GlobeAir has acquired four of the 11 Cessna Citation Mustangs previously operated by Wijet,and is in negotiations to acquire the remaining examples.
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Rolls-Royce aims to break speed record with electric single-seater
Rolls-Royce intends to set a speed record for all-electric aircraft of at least 260kt (481km/h) with an electrified version of the Nemesis NXT racing aircraft, which the engine maker is building with UK partners.
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Bamboo Airways nears launch with Vietnam AOC approval
Vietnamese start-up Bamboo Airways is moving closer to its long-delayed a launch, after the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) granted the carrier an air operator certificate.
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China Eastern parent takes 7% stake in Juneyao Airlines
Juneyao Airlines has completed the transfer of a 7% stake to China Eastern Airlines' parent company, China Eastern Air Holding.
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Sita calls on aviation industry to invest more in cybersecurity
Sita has called on the air transport industry to do more to combat the growing risk of cybersecurity threats.
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EasyJet seals A319 deal with engine lessor Willis
UK budget carrier EasyJet has entered a sale-and-leaseback covering 10 Airbus A319s with powerplant leasing specialist Willis Lease Finance.
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Canberra confirms sale of 25 Hornets to Canada at A$95 million
Australia’s Department of Defence (DoD) has confirmed a deal to sell Canada up to 25 surplus Boeing F/A-18 A/B “Classic” Hornet fighters.
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Dassault Falcon deliveries fall, but orders climb
Deliveries of Falcon business jets slid in 2018 to 41 units, compared with 49 the previous year, but Dassault says the output was in line with its forecast for the period.
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Boeing just misses goal with 806 aircraft deliveries in 2018
Boeing continues to shatter its own commercial aircraft production records, delivering 806 airliners in 2018 as it feverishly boosted 737 production rates while sidestepping ongoing supply chain shortages.
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Heathrow departures suspended amid drone alert
Take-offs have been suspended at London Heathrow airport following reports of a drone activity in the airport’s vicinity.