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Alitalia situation 'challenging' for MRO provider Atitech
Uncertainty surrounding Alitalia's future has created a situation that is "challenging" for Atitech, the MRO provider's marketing and sales director Salvatore Russo has acknowledged.
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SR Technics to grow engine overhaul capacity
SR Technics is expanding engine overhaul capacity, as it prepares for a rise in volume generated by CFM International CFM56 powerplants.
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Rising retirements and new materials pose recycling challenges
Participants in a panel on aircraft recycling at this year's Global Sustainable Aviation Summit highlighted the potential need for more decommissioning facilities to cope with rising retirements, as well as the challenge that lies in securing a second market for carbonfibre.
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NBAA: Boeing Business Jets' 'fast and furious' year to date
Boeing Business Jets has upped its sales tally for 2017 to 13, adding six since the EBACE business aviation show in May, in what new BBJ president Greg Laxton calls a “fast and furious” year to date.
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Opinion
OPINION: CR 929 could be an unwelcome widebody rival
It now has a name: the CR 929-600. Say what you will about modern branding strategy, that name certainly works better than the “Chinese-Russian long-range widebody aircraft”, as Comac and United Aircraft (UAC) had previously described the project.
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Monarch's MRO arm upbeat on future despite collapse of airline
Monarch Aircraft Engineering remains confident in its business prospects following the collapse of its sibling carrier.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The battle for control
When the National Business Aviation Association’s annual convention and exhibition opens in Las Vegas on 10 October, the main talking point within the bustling halls and conference rooms will be the looming threat of air traffic control privatisation – an issue which is creating considerable concern and consternation within US ...
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Strong second half lifts EasyJet full-year profits
UK budget carrier EasyJet is predicting a full-year pre-tax profit of £405-410 million ($530-536 million), at the higher end of its previous estimates.
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Airbus aims for first A330-800 final assembly by year-end
Airbus has embarked on production of major structures for the first A330-800, the smaller of the two members of the re-engined A330neo family.
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Low-fuel 787 had to declare Mayday repeatedly to Indian ATC
Investigators have disclosed that a diverted Air Canada Boeing 787-9's crew had to declare a Mayday four times over a low-fuel situation before being given approach clearance to Hyderabad.
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Northrop wins contract related to Japan Global Hawk
The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $130 million dollar contract for long lead work related to Tokyo's acquisition of three RQ-4 Block 30 (I) Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles.
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India expects to triple aviation market in next 15 years
New Delhi says that India has doubled the size of its aviation market in the last four years, and will look to triple it in the next 15 years.
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Virgin America flights become Alaska next April
Alaska Airlines will operate all Virgin America flights as its own from 25 April 2018, with users of Virgin's website will directed to Alaska's site from that day.
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Lockheed scores contract for fighter's laser source
The US Air Force has awarded a $26 million contract to Lockheed Martin to develop a high-powered laser source as part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s podded electric laser concept for fifth- and sixth-generation fighter jets.
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USAF teases JSTARS decision for end of October
The US Air Force could have a decision on the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) recapitalisation programme by the end of the October, the service’s secretary hinted during a 5 October event in Washington.
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Zunum launches hybrid-electric aircraft for regional market
Seeking to serve a neglected market for inexpensive, short-range air transport, Zunum Aero formally launched development of a 6-to-12-seat hybrid-electric vehicle on 5 October and promised to deliver the aircraft within five years, says company founder Ashish Kumar.
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Boeing agrees to acquire autonomy pioneer Aurora Flight Sciences
Boeing has agreed to acquire Aurora Flight Sciences as the company grapples with plotting an innovation strategy amidst fast-moving developments in composite structures, autonomous systems and electric propulsion.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Orders slow as holidays kick in
A slow month for commercial sales saw some narrowbody commitments from Le Bourget firmed up, but little other activity. North America’s fleet lead is also being eroded by Asia
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Paramount Group bolsters Dassault Mirage F1 fleet
South Africa's Paramount Group has acquired four twin-seat Dassault Mirage F1s from the French government to support aggressor training.
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Belgium casts doubts on Rafale offer
France's bid to offer the Dassault Rafale to Belgium appears increasingly doomed following comments from the latter's defence minister.