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Interview
INTERVIEW: Sally Jones scales up as Luxaviation CFO
Sally Jones is chief financial officer for business aviation services provider, and the world's largest aircraft charter and management company Luxaviation
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FLY Leasing raises $332 million of debt
FLY Leasing has closed a new $332 million secured debt facility with new lenders.
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Crew caution advised over latent CPDLC message risk
Cockpit representatives are urging caution from crews when receiving controller-pilot datalink clearances, particularly altitude changes, after incidents in which delayed messages were transmitted to the wrong flight.
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Vietnam market 'over stimulated': Jetstar Pacific
Vietnamese low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific says domestic passenger growth has slowed in 2017, to a rate of 14-15% compared with 30% per annum previously.
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Bulgarian authority probes in-flight parts loss on ATR 72
Bulgarian authorities have disclosed that they are probing the in-flight loss of parts from an Air Serbia ATR 72-200 in the vicinity of Sofia.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Fifty years since the iconic Concorde's roll-out
Half a century ago this week, a dart-like airliner that promised to revolutionise the air-transport industry broke cover in Toulouse.
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New deal to further raise UK-China flight capacity
China and the UK have signed a deal to boost the number of flights permitted between the two countries by 50% to 150 per week.
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SpiceJet concludes seaplane trials
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has concluded trials for possible services with the Quest Kodiak aircraft equipped as a seaplane.
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Air NZ wet-leases Hi Fly aircraft to cover 787 maintenance
Air New Zealand is wet-leasing an Airbus A330 and an A340 from Portuguese carrier Hi Fly to cover a shortfall in capacity caused by unexpected maintenance on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines that power its Boeing 787-9 fleet.
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Qatar formalises deal for 24 Eurofighters
Qatar has entered a deal to obtain 24 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters just days after confirming an order for 12 additional Dassault Rafales.
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HNA Capital’s Bohai stake mostly pledged for loans
HNA Capital has pledged almost all of its 34.6% stake in Avolon’s parent company Bohai Capital to a series of Chinese securities companies, amid the HNA Group’s push for additional liquidity.
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PICTURES: Qatar A321 substantially damaged in fire
A Qatar Airways Airbus A321 suffered substantial damage in a fire that occurred when it was maintenance at Doha's Hamad International airport on 8 December.
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American and JetBlue seek extra Havana flights
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are seeking additional Havana frequencies, while Delta Air Lines plans to return six weekly frequencies as it cuts service to the Cuban capital from New York.
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Northrop Grumman targets later phase of Next Gen Jammer
With Raytheon’s lock on the first increment of the US Navy’s Next Generation Jammer, a mid-band frequency jammer, Northrop Grumman is seeking the low- and high-band jamming pod awards.
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Pilatus PC-24 secures US and European type certification
Pilatus has received European and US type certification for its PC-24 business jet, and is preparing to hand over the first aircraft to New Hampshire-based launch customer PlaneSense.
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Damaged F-22 makes comeback after six-year repair job
A Lockheed Martin F-22 grounded since a trainee pilot’s error led to a crash landing in May 2012 could be ready to return to service next March after a nearly six-year-long repair job, according to a new US Air force document.
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Opinion
OPINION: Travel disruptors are airline investment opportunity
Japan Airlines flight JL001, operated with a Boeing 777, needs roughly 12h to fly about 4,500nm (8,330km) from Tokyo to San Francisco. A Mach 2.2 airliner could cover the same distance in about 5.5h, or around the time it takes a subsonic airliner to fly across the USA.
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FESTIVE QUIZ: Can you outsmart Uncle Roger?
The festive season, yet again, inspires a little verse. The skies are dark, the snow is deep, it couldn’t be much worse! But no, fear not! ‘Tis end of year, not really end of days – and through the gloom a beacon shines, to guide us through the haze. Red ...
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Opinion
OPINION: CSeries deal presents wider opportunity
Aside from the obvious benefit for the health of the programme and for the wider company, Airbus's planned acquisition of a majority stake in the Bombardier CSeries could present another opportunity.
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Malaysia Airlines sees small RASK rise in Q3
Malaysia Airlines disclosed that its RASK rose 2% year-on-year during the quarter ended 30 September, despite strong competition and adverse currency movements.