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CAAC bars eight carriers from adding flights into China
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has barred eight carriers from adding scheduled services, charters and making new route applications into China for the next few months.
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Boeing unlikely to resume passenger 767 production
Boeing is unlikely to resume production of the passenger version of the 767-300ER, even as airlines look to meet fleet needs until the possible New Mid-market Aircraft (NMA) comes on the market in the next decade.
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ACG taps Ex-Im alums for new finance team
Aviation Capital Group has hired three US Export-Import Bank alumni to lead its new aircraft financing solutions group.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Rising traffic feeds Georgia's hub ambitions
Georgia was once an important point on the historic Silk Road trade route linking China with Europe. Now the country has ambitions to develop itself once more as a transit hub – this time on the back of a burgeoning aviation market.
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Bedek launches engine-leasing unit
Israel Aerospace Industries' Bedek division has launched a new engine-leasing department.
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Bell moves closer to next civil helicopter launch
Bell’s next new civil helicopter is moving forward in early development, but remains in the pre-launch phase, says Mitch Snyder, chief executive of the Fort Worth-based manufacturer.
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Airbus launches three-month US sales tour for H160
Airbus has launched a three-month sales tour with the second prototype of the H160 as the medium-twin programme moves closer to first delivery early next year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Aircraft retirement wave poses challenges for recyclers
Aircraft recyclers are expecting a rise in retirements, after a decline in recent years as airlines held on to ageing equipment amid healthy traffic and low oil prices.
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Israeli ground forces prefer Chinook over CH-53K
Israel may be erring towards the Boeing CH-47 Chinook after the country's army said it preferred the tandem-rotor helicopter for an emerging requirement for heavy-lift rotorcraft.
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PICTURE: Emirates set to deploy revamped 777-200LR
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has shown off the new business-class cabin to be fitted on its Boeing 777-200LR fleet.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Surging economies lifting air cargo demand
Of all the signs that the global economy is recovering after a prolonged post-crisis slump – rising employment, rising business confidence and even inflation – one sure indicator of better times can be found in air freight. Indeed, 2017 was an exceptional year for air freight demand, with industry-wide freight ...
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PICTURE: Initial TAP A330neos painted
Airbus A330neo launch operator TAP Portugal's first two aircraft have been rolled out of painting at Toulouse.
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Airbus to discuss workforce impact from A380 rate cut
Airbus is preparing to meet with employee representatives this week to discuss the impact on its workforce from intended cuts to the A380 production rate.
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Tata, Boeing inaugurate Hyderabad AH-64 fuselage line
Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) and Boeing have inaugurated an assembly line in Hyderabad that will be the exclusive source of future AH-64 Apache fuselages.
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Air Nostrum picks Magnetic MRO for CRJ1000 line support
Magnetic MRO has won a contract to provide Spanish carrier Air Nostrum with line support in Copenhagen and Zagreb for three Bombardier CRJ1000 jets.
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Opinion
OPINION: F-35 cost issue is solvable, but needs fixing fast
Some time in the next several weeks or months, the Lockheed Martin F-35 programme will pass a historic milestone. The system development and demonstration phase that began 17 years ago appears poised – barring any unforeseen showstoppers – to conclude by the end of summer. The aircraft, engine, simulators and ...
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UK could pursue associate membership of EASA: May
UK prime minister Theresa May has floated the possibility of establishing associate membership with the European Aviation Safety Agency as part of the strategy to withdraw from the European Union.
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VIDEO: Qantas takes Indigenous Dreamliner home
Australian flag carrier Qantas has showed off its latest Boeing 787-9 – the airline's fourth - which features a unique Indigenous livery.
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Opinion
OPINION: 6X promises much, but Dassault needs customer patience
Dassault hopes it has finally put the nightmare of its much-delayed and now axed 5X programme behind it. By launching a replacement version of the ultra-wide business jet, chief executive Éric Trappier says it will offer something even better.
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Babcock will be first to operate H160
UK-headquartered operator Babcock has emerged as "global launch operator" for the Airbus Helicopters H160 medium-twin.