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Boeing and Embraer agree on terms for planned tie-up
Boeing and Embraer have agreed the terms of their planned joint venture under which the US manufacturer is set to take control of Embraer’s commercial aircraft activities in 2019.
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Wizz Air UK taking Luton-based fleet to 11 next year
Wizz Air is to expand its UK operation with another pair of Airbus A321s next year, supporting a network expansion from London Luton.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How airline stories developed in 2018
While wider political tensions dominated much of the agenda and continue to cause potential headaches for airlines, it was the return of a familiar problem in the shape of rising fuel prices that did the most to knock airlines from their high-profit altitude during 2018.
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Peach to start integrating Vanilla Air network from May
Peach will start integrating the network of merger target Vanilla Air in May, with the latter’s operations set to end on 26 October 2019.
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Narita lays out plan to nearly double slot capacity
Tokyo Narita International Airport is making long-term plans to increase its slot capacity, as it eyes opportunities enabled by longer-range narrowbody types.
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Perth airport to sue Qantas over unpaid airport fees
Perth airport has launched court action against the Qantas group over around A$11.3 million ($8.1 million) it owes in unpaid aeronautical charges.
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Boeing eyes the long game with new China facility
Boeing delivered its first aircraft outside of the US for the first time on 15 December, with a 737 Max 8 to Air China from its newly opened completion and delivery centre in Zhoushan, as trade tension between US and China simmers on.
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VIDEO: JF-17 breaks cover at Myanmar air force party
The Chengdu/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex JF-17 Thunder has appeared at a celebration to mark the 71st anniversary of Myanmar’s air force.
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UK to detail airspace modernisation strategy
UK authorities are set to unveil plans to overhaul the country’s airspace through a modernisation programme intended to take advantage of air traffic management technology.
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PICTURES: Emirates adorns A380 with montage of Real Madrid team
Emirates has unveiled an Airbus A380 adorned with a special livery in recognition of the airline’s sponsorship of Real Madrid football club.
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PICTURES: First WestJet Boeing 787-9 breaks cover
The first of 10 Boeing 787-9s for WestJet has emerged from painting, ahead of deliveries commencing early next year.
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PICTURES: Boeing delivers first China-completed 737 Max
Boeing marked a key milestone in its relationship with China’s aviation industry today, delivering the first aircraft from its 737 completion and delivery centre in Zhoushan.
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USAF aims to save fuel with new data collection effort
The US Air Force is aiming to improve how efficiently it uses its fuel by collecting data on consumption across all of its fleet.
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Delta sees more international opportunity in 2019
Delta Air Lines is focusing on international opportunities in 2019, as it heeds economic forecasts of a potential slowdown at home.
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Canadian investigators urge regulators to address aircraft icing
Canada's aviation safety agency is urging regulators to address icing-related risks that may have contributed to the deadly crash of an ATR turboprop in northern Canada one year ago.
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2018 IN REVIEW: Horizon Q400 theft focuses minds
The August theft of a Q400 from Seattle-Tacoma airport turns attention to mental health
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FREE DOWNLOAD: Airline Business 2018-2019 digital special edition
This year’s Flight Airline Business digital special edition, sponsored by CFM, highlights 2018’s biggest stories, interviews and rankings. It also looks ahead at what’s in store for 2019.
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Azul says not in talks to buy Avianca Brazil
Azul says it is not engaged in talks to make a bid for Avianca Brazil, following a Brazilian newspaper report that said the airline was studying a potential offer for its financially troubled competitor.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: BOAC captain who had great success racing sportscars
Hugh Dibley joined BOAC during its heyday in the 1950s and enjoyed a colourful life balancing his career as an airline pilot along while also being a very successful amateur racing driver