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Embraer shows E2 off to Latin American execs
Embraer demoed its E190-E2 for Latin American carriers and media ahead of a regional aviation summit in Panama in hopes of landing more orders from the region.
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Embraer touts E2 costs in effort to land US orders
Embraer is doubling down on the cost savings of the E-Jet-E2 family compared to the competing Airbus A220 models in an effort to bring the latest iteration of its 100-seat aircraft to the US market.
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Brazilian election 'important step' for Boeing-Embraer deal
The presidential election in Brazil today is an "important step" for the proposed commercial aircraft joint venture between Boeing and Embraer.
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ALTA calls for greater say in airport projects
Latin American airlines are pressing for greater involvement in shaping the future of the region's airports, as infrastructure congestion and operating costs remain a perennial concern for carriers.
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PICTURE: Air Arabia unveils new livery on Airbus fleet
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia has unveiled an updated livery to mark 15 years of operations.
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Cubana resumes domestic flights
Cubana has announced that it will gradually resume certain domestic operations starting on 28 October after being grounded for more than five months.
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European aerospace firms lament Belgium’s F-35 purchase decision
European aerospace manufacturers Airbus and Dassault Aviation publicly lamented a decision by the government of Belgium to purchase the Lockheed Martin F-35A as a replacement for the country’s fleet of F-16s.
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Ascend: Latin American airline fleet to more than double by 2037
FlightGlobal’s latest long-term delivery forecast expects the Latin American fleet to more than double over the next 20 years to almost 4,500 aircraft, writes Flight Ascend Consultancy’s head of market analysis Chris Seymour
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Airbus near final agreement on Mobile A220 line
Airbus is ready to dot the Is and cross the Ts on an agreement with local authorities to build a new final assembly line for the A220 in Mobile, Alabama.
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Apollo brings to market its second ABS of 2018
Apollo Aviation will raise $613 million with its second asset-backed securitisation of this year, to fund the purchase of 35 aircraft.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Matthew Pritchard, general manager and site director, Ontic
Matthew Pritchard is general manager and site director for aftermarket support company Ontic with responsibility for spearheading the company's UK and Singapore business units
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Comac marches forward with ARJ21 and C919
With the establishment of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) in May 2008, China declared its intention to become a world player in aircraft manufacturing.
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Comair to shift MRO work away from SAA Technical
South African carrier Comair has disclosed plans to move maintenance work overseas, citing "problems" with provider SAA Technical.
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Opinion
OPINION: Aerospace industry should welcome Chinese investment
President Trump may portray China as the enemy in his drive to create American jobs for American workers, but (whisper it within earshot of the Oval Office), many hundreds of US citizens – in heartland states such as Minnesota, Texas and Wisconsin – are grateful to Chinese employers for their ...
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Opinion
OPINION: Boeing investment in UK is needed as Brexit looms
For Boeing, the official opening of its new UK parts manufacturing factory probably fell on the wrong date – coming, as it did, less than a week after London was revealed to be in the market for $3.5 billion-worth of new Chinook helicopters.
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Delta takes North America's first A220
Delta Air Lines took delivery of the first Airbus A220 for a North American carrier today, ending a bumpy road to the aircraft's delivery.
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Rolls-Royce to miss full-year large-engine delivery target by 50
Rolls-Royce has acknowledged that it expects to deliver fewer Trent 7000 engines in the fourth quarter than originally planned.
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Belgium lines up Predator acquisition
Alongside its plans to acquire Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters, Belgium is also in negotiations to purchase a pair of medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicles.
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Qatar traffic recovering after blockade ended growth trajectory
Qatar Airways suffered a near-9% decline in passenger numbers during its last financial year, as the airspace blockade took a toll on traffic flow over its Doha hub – but group chief executive Akbar Al Baker says year-on-year traffic is now averaging double-digit growth.
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Arcing observed before Icelandair 757 windshield incident
Investigators have disclosed that electrical arcing was observed in the cockpit of an Icelandair Boeing 757-200 it diverted to the Canadian air force base at Bagotville with a badly damaged windscreen.