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Jet Airways finalises follow-on order for 75 737 Max aircraft
Indian carrier Jet Airways has finalised a deal to purchase an additional 75 Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
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Trump unveils tariff plan on Chinese aircraft imports
Aircraft, jet engines and helicopters made in China are among 1,300 product categories that will face a 25% tariff if imported into the USA, the Trump Administration proposed on 3 April.
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FIDAE: Viking nears CL-415 EAF start, CL-515 launch decision
As the Chilean government emerges as a potential customer, Calgary-based Viking Air has moved within months of inducting the first of 11 CL-415 Enhanced Aerial Firefighter (EAF) airframes into modification, says executive vice-president of sales and marketing Rob Mauracher.
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UPDATED: Airbus to resume Pratt-powered A320neo deliveries in April
Update: On 4 April Airbus corrected previous information given to FlightGlobal. The company now says deliveries of PW-powered A320neos will resume in April, as the company's CEO Tom Enders said in February.
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Half of European flights hit by capacity-management glitch
Pan-European air navigation authority Eurocontrol expects normal network management operations to resume late on 3 April, after a failure of the crucial Enhanced Tactical Flow Management System.
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Embraer delivers first Phenom 300E
Embraer has delivered the first Phenom 300E, to South African businessman and long-time customer John McCormick. The handover of aircraft serial number 448 came just over five months after the launch of the upgraded business jet – the second iteration of the nine-year-old Phenom 300 – which secured Brazilian, European ...
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Air Lease signs for eight more 737 Max 8s
Air Lease has firmed up an order for eight additional Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, valued at almost $939 million at list prices.
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Netherlands outlines 10-year defence spending plan
The Netherlands has unveiled a new long-term defence plan, which includes additional funding to boost operational readiness.
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EASA proposes to reinforce flight-recorder resilience
European safety regulators have detailed certification proposals to improve the protection of information from flight recorders.
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ARJ21 completes crosswind validation testing in Iceland
The Comac ARJ21 regional jet has completed crosswind validation testing in Iceland that is aimed at widening its operational scope.
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Allegiant plans five new routes this June
Allegiant Air will launch one new year-round and four seasonal routes this June.
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Somon Air forced to cut Russian services in permits row
Tajikistan's Somon Air has suspended a number of Russian routes in a deepening political spat between the two sides.
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HAL hits new milestones as revenue up 2.2% to over Rs180bn
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) generated revenue of more than Rs180 billion in the financial year ended 31 March 2018, up 2.2% year-on-year.
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Boeing awarded contract to deliver 28 Super Hornets to Kuwait
Boeing was awarded a contract worth up to $1.17 billion to produce and deliver 22 F/A-18E and 6 F/A-18F Super Hornets for the government of Kuwait by 2022, the US Defence Department announced on 30 March.
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Spirit buys 14 A319s from AerCap
Spirit Airlines has agreed to purchase all 14 Airbus A319s that it leases from AerCap by June, bringing the majority of its A319 fleet on property.
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Avianca to launch Munich service on 16 November
Avianca will begin nonstop service from Bogota to Munich on 16 November, FlightGlobal schedules data show.
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SMBC secures $1 billion from shareholders
SMBC Aviation Capital has finalised a capital infusion of $1 billion from its shareholders based on an agreement first announced in November last year.
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UK C-130J tapped as next Fat Albert aircraft for Blue Angels
A used Royal Air Force C-130J could soon be supporting the US Navy’s Blue Angels fighter demonstration team as a long-term replacement for the team’s famous “Fat Albert”.
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US Navy remotely lands F/A-18 Super Hornet on carrier deck
Naval officers aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln demonstrated for the first time the ability to remotely take control of an aircraft and land it on an aircraft carrier’s deck.
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Five US airlines tentatively secure new Havana frequencies
The US Department of Transportation has tentatively awarded five airlines additional frequencies to serve Havana, following a proceeding to hand out the rights that were given up by four US carriers.