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South Korean delegation presses for F-35 MRO&U contracts
A member of a South Korean governmental delegation pressed the US Department of Defense to grant maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade contracts for the F-35A Lighting II to Korean companies during a speech at a rollout ceremony for the jet fighter in Fort Worth, Texas on 28 March.
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Double defence delivery milestone for Airbus Helicopters UK
Airbus Helicopters UK will mark a series of milestones this month, with the first and last deliveries for two key defence contracts.
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RAF Tornados ready to deploy BriteCloud decoys
Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR4 crews flying missions over Iraq and Syria are poised to benefit from a defensive update developed by Leonardo and recently approved for operational use by the UK Ministry of Defence.
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Great Lakes lays off staff and puts aircraft up for sale
Great Lakes Airlines has started laying off staff and is seeking to sell assets including Beechcraft and Embraer turboprops, moves that follow the company’s decision to halt operations several days ago.
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Laudamotion to launch Tegel base amid intensifying competition
Laudamotion will open a new base and operate 17 routes from Berlin Tegel this summer as part of its co-operation with new investor Ryanair.
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AerCap upsizes revolver
AerCap has completed the upsizing and extension of its $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility.
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ANALYSIS: Boeing 787-10 technical description and cutaway
Boeing has closed the 15-year-long development phase of the 787 family of aircraft with the delivery of the third and – for at least another decade – final major variant of the Dreamliner to launch customer Singapore Airlines.
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Enter Air sets up in-house maintenance arm
Polish charter carrier Enter Air is establishing a new maintenance subsidiary for its fleet, which will be known as Enter Air Services.
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ANALYSIS: Piaggio's marketing offensive bolsters Avanti Evo's prospects
It's been a tough decade for Piaggio and the P180 Avanti. Deliveries of the iconic twin-pusher – which emerged in the late 1980s and is now on its third iteration, the Evo – have fallen from their market peak of 30 aircraft in 2008 to only two in 2017, due ...
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Aegean signs for 30 A320neo-family jets
Aegean Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of 20 Airbus A320neos and 10 A321neos.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Asia-Pacific ultra-long-range flights
The historic ultra-long-range service launched by Qantas this week, which is the first regular nonstop connection between Australia and the UK, is one of the longest air routes currently in operation.
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PICTURES: SIA invests $350m in new cabin products for 787-10s
Singapore Airlines says it is investing $350 million on an initial 20 Boeing 787-10s, which to be equipped with the new regional cabin products, to be used on flights of up to eight hours.
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Qantas chief defends premium pricing on Perth-London route
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce believes the airline can go on charging more than its rivals for its new 17h Perth to London Heathrow service because premium passengers in particular will pay to avoid a stop.
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Qantas promises 'new level of service' on ultra-long-haul routes
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says the new ultra-long-range aircraft he expects to be flying from Australia's big east-coast cities to London by 2022 will "take passenger experience to the next level".
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El Al attempts to block Air India's trans-Saudi route
El Al is trying to force the rescindment of Air India's permit to operate its new Delhi-Tel Aviv service on short routes unavailable to the Israeli flag-carrier.
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SIA to introduce regional A350-900 later in 2018
Singapore Airlines has will introduce a regional variant of the Airbus A350-900 later this year that will complement its Boeing 787-10s.
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JF-17 to get Chinese-developed AESA radar
The Chengdu/Pakistan Aernautical Complex JF-17 fighter is to get an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, which is expected to boost its export prospects.
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Air China Group to add 170 jets through to 2020
Air China Group is scheduled to add 170 jets to its fleet over the next three years.
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US auditor gives backstory of software reform on F-22, F-35
A new government audit explains for the first time how the Lockheed Martin F-22 quietly launched a movement within the Pentagon four years ago to fix a broken process for developing software for complex weapon systems.
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VietJet signs GECAS, Safran deals during state visit
Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air has entered into a sale-and-leaseback deal with GECAS covering five Airbus A321neos, as well as a support deal with Safran for aircraft engines.