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Airbus crams A321neo deliveries into fourth quarter
Airbus is aiming to squeeze half of this year's overall deliveries of the reconfigured Airbus A321neo into its fourth-quarter output.
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SIA and Malaysia Airlines add revenue-sharing to partnership
Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines have signed a wide-ranging commercial agreement, which will include revenue sharing and expanded codeshares, building on a memorandum of understanding which was signed in June.
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A330-800 certification slips to 2020
Airbus has quietly pushed back A330-800 certification to next year, shifting the timeline for approval of the smaller A330neo variant.
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Airbus starts to feel deliveries impact from WTO dispute
Airbus expects newly-imposed import tariffs arising from its subsidies dispute with Boeing to affect a small number of deliveries this year, but is concerned that the situation will become more difficult in mid-2020.
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Airbus cuts full-year aircraft delivery forecast
Airbus has cut its commercial aircraft delivery forecast to 860 aircraft, down from the previous 880-890, as it continues to deal with production ramp-up on its single-aisle lines.
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HAECO and Air Hong Kong ink contract for A330F support
HAECO ITM has extended its inventory technical support to Air Hong Kong’s Airbus A330-300 freighter fleet.
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Lower expenses boost Shandong Airlines Q3 profit
Shandong Airlines reported a 13.1% increase in its third-quarter operating profits to CNY924 million ($131 million), driven in part by a reduction in operating expenses.
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South Korea's Air Premia commits to five Boeing 787-9s
South Korean carrier Air Premia has committed to acquiring five Boeing 787-9s, in a deal valued at $1.4 billion at list prices.
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Indonesia AirAsia names new chief executive
Indonesia AirAsia (IAA) has named Veranita Yosephine as its new chief executive.
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China Eastern's third-quarter profit up 10%
China Eastern Airlines saw its third-quarter operating profit rising by 9.7% to CNY3.24 billion ($459 million).
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USA approves $4.5bn upgrade package for 98 Japanese F-15Js
The US State Department approved a $4.5 billion package to upgrade 98 examples of Japan’s Mitsubishi F-15J Eagle air superiority fighter fleet.
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Misled ATR excursion crew shut down functioning systems
Investigators have determined that an Air Vanuatu ATR 72-500 crew misdiagnosed an engine failure as an electrical smoke problem and consequently referred to the wrong checklist, unwittingly disengaging systems which were not malfunctioning.
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Aviation in Brazil hampered by litigation, taxes, regulation
A litigious culture, high taxes and regulatory issues are the main obstructions to aviation growth in Brazil, South America’s most populous country, and one that is generally considered still severely underserved in terms of air travel.
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A220 engine checks revised after high-cycle Swiss failure
US regulators have disclosed that the most recent incident involving failure of a Swiss Airbus A220 engine occurred with a powerplant which had accumulated more than 300 cycles.
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Latin American airlines embrace equity ties with larger carriers
Leaders of Latin American carrier expressed optimism on 28 October about the increasingly common joint ventures and airline-airline equity investments, while also downplaying regional challenges as workaday hurdles.
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Lockheed Martin F-35A to be priced at $77.9m by 2022
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office agreed to a $34 billion production contract for 478 examples of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter.
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Boeing CEO denies knowing of troubling emails and defends safety culture
Boeing's chief executive told lawmakers on 29 October that he was unaware until recently of newly-disclosed instant messages in which Boeing's former chief technical pilot described concern about the function of the 737 Max's Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) and said he unknowingly lied to regulators.
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ALTA Airline Leaders Forum 2019 in pictures
This year's ALTA Airline Leaders Forum took place on 27-29 October in Brasilia.
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Aviation industry success rests on diversity: executives
The aviation industry’s competitiveness in the coming decades increasingly rests on a diverse and well-educated workforce, which includes more representation from groups that are currently largely overlooked, a panel of executives tells participants of the annual ALTA Airline Leaders Forum in Brasilia.
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Chile is most competitive in Latin American aviation: study
Chile took the top spot in a new aviation competitiveness index published by Latin American industry association ALTA and technology solutions company Amadeus.