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USAF criticises Boeing on new KC-46 delay concerns
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson heavily criticized Boeing for what she believes will be further delivery delays of KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on 20 March.
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Jetlines cancels June launch
Canadian startup Jetlines has shelved plans to begin flights in June due to regulatory delays and aircraft acquisition struggles, a development that leaves WestJet's Swoop in position to become the country's first ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC).
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Opinion
OPINION: Funding costs suggest Avolon would benefit if HNA exited
Avolon seems mostly to have insulated itself against shareholder HNA Group, which is dealing with liquidity issues after a global spending spree over the past couple of years. But the lessor's cost of capital is rising rather than falling.
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Opinion
OPINION: Gloves are off in mid-market battle
The fight is getting ugly between the airframe heavyweights, as they battle it out with increasing intensity in what is dubbed the "middle of the market".
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Norwegian plans $168m private placement
Norwegian has disclosed its plan to issue a NKr1.3 billion ($168 million) private placement of new shares in order to strengthen its "capital buffer against currency fluctuations and unstable markets".
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'No big technology push' required for NMA: Boeing
Boeing intends to employ "proven and understood" technologies, rather than radical new ones, on its proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA).
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Interview
INTERVIEW: A driving force in engineering at Honeywell Aerospace
Anne Lillywhite developed a passion for technology from a young age, so a career in engineering beckoned. After a spell in telecommunications, she moved into aviation and is now director of engineering for Honeywell's European aerospace engineering division, specialising in cockpit and navigation systems.
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United reviewing pet travel following incidents
United Airlines is reviewing its policies for pet travel in aircraft cargo holds following a series of incidents in recent days.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Are US airlines at their next scope crossroads?
US airlines have had limits on the number and size of regional jets in their feeder fleets almost since the day Comair introduced the Bombardier CRJ100 in June 1993.
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Boeing drops objections to UTAS-Collins merger
Boeing has dropped its objections to a proposed merger of United Technologies Aerospace Systems and Rockwell Collins after completing long-term agreements on cost reductions with its suppliers.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How Boeing's NMA could shake up the market
The question on everyone's lips at each aerospace gathering these days usually revolves around a simple three-letter acronym – NMA – and what Boeing is going to do about it.
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Lufthansa Technik profit lags sales growth in 2017
Lufthansa Technik last year grew revenue 5% to €5.4 billion ($6.7 billion) – a record level – but the German MRO provider's adjusted EBIT improved only 1%, to €415 million.
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ANA declines comment on possible Peach, Vanilla merger
The parent company of All Nippon Airways, ANA Holdings (ANA HD), has declined to comment on reports of a pending merger between low-cost operators Peach and Vanilla Air.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: US Air Force pushes Global Hawk upgrades on 20th anniversary
If an aircraft's first flight is successful, the only excitement is on the ground and never in the air. So it was on 28 February 1998, with the first take-off of the Ryan Aeronautical Global Hawk – a futuristic-looking demonstrator described by three key adjectives: unmanned, jet-powered and high-altitude.
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Ryanair to acquire 75% of Laudamotion
Ryanair has agreed to acquire 75% of Laudamotion for €50 million ($62 million).
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RAAF P-8As achieve IOC five months ahead of schedule
The Royal Australian Air Force's Boeing P-8A Poseidon fleet has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC).
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Thai Technical hopes to win 20% of regional MRO work
Thai Airways’ MRO arm, Thai Technical, says that it hopes to incorporate its U-Tapao-based joint venture MRO with Airbus by the first quarter of 2020, for launch in 2022.
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Lockheed completes sixth successful LRASM test firing
Lockheed Martin announced on 19 March that a production-version of its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM, had another successful test firing after it hit a stack of shipping containers aboard a boat on the Pacific Ocean.
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Bombardier sends CS300 to New York for demonstrations
Bombardier appears to be demonstrating a CS300 to JetBlue Airways, which has been moving closer to completing a fleet review that could include a new aircraft order.
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Problems emerge in Leonardo's aerostructures business
Leonardo's bottom line was hit by poor "industrial performance" at its aerostructures unit last year, the Italian company has reported.