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China's J-20 reaches service milestone
The Chengdu J-20 fighter has entered service with the Chinese air force, as reports of emerge of progress with indigenous engines.
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Monarch collapse spurs huge repatriation effort
Collapse of the UK's Monarch Airlines has spurred the government to arrange a huge repatriation effort to deal with up to 110,000 passengers abroad.
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AerCap facing greatest fleet exposure to Monarch collapse
Monarch Airlines’ entry into administration has AerCap and 14 other lessors likely seeking new homes for aircraft.
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Monarch Airlines enters administration, grounds all flights
Monarch Airlines has entered administration and all flights have been cancelled with immediate effect.
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Air France A380 in emergency diversion after engine parts detach
An Air France Airbus A380 was forced to divert to Goose Bay, Canada, earlier today while en route to Los Angeles after suffering a serious engine-failure event.
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Navy trainers resume flying with oxygen monitoring upgrades
Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR) has installed instruments on its T-45 Goshawk trainers that measure oxygen and pressure, but its pilots are still struggling with the same type of physiological episodes that grounded the fleet last spring.
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Southwest bids farewell to 737 Classics
Southwest Airlines will operate its remaining Boeing 737 Classics on their last flights today, as it prepares to deploy the 737 Max on revenue service on 1 October.
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First A330neo transferred to flight-test division
Airbus appears set to miss the expected September window for its maiden A330neo flight, but the first aircraft has been transferred to the flight-test division.
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Boeing’s NMA could be 'a bit late' to market: Walsh
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh is lukewarm to the prospect of Boeing’s proposed all-new middle-of-the-market aircraft, which he believes is coming late to market given the availability of Airbus’s A321LR variant of the A32neo family.
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Boeing sells 58 737 Max aircraft to undisclosed customer
Boeing has announced a new order for 58 737 Max aircraft to an unidentified customer.
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WTO panel to review Brazil's complaints against Bombardier
A World Trade Organisation panel will look into Brazil's complaints that Bombardier has received more than $3 billion in subsidies, says Bombardier's rival Embraer.
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Opinion
OPINION: EasyJet's electric vision faces steep challenges
Los Angeles-based start-up Wright Electric has a dream that within 20 years every short-haul service in the world will be flown by battery-powered aircraft.
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PICTURE: Afghan air force welcomes first Black Hawks
A lead cadre of Afghan air force pilots is poised to commence training on the service's first two Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk utility helicopters, following their delivery on 18 September.
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EasyJet to roll out drone inspections from 2018
London Gatwick airport could in 2018 see a flurry of drone activity, with both the facility's operator and budget carrier EasyJet looking to employ unmanned air vehicles for inspection tasks.
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UAC and Comac christen widebody family as CR 929
Russia's United Aircraft has revealed that the new widebody aircraft it will make in conjunction with China's Comac will be called the CR 929 and feature three variants.
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OPINION: Trade ruling poses big questions for CSeries
Despite enjoying the longest bull market run in aviation history, Bombardier’s commercial aircraft division was in a weak position when the day started on 26 September. A cash-critical production ramp-up for the CSeries was plagued by delays, while Bombardier’s sales staff still had not proved – nearly a decade after ...
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ANALYSIS: Do appraisals drive aircraft asset-backed securities?
Aircraft securitisation has made a comeback over recent years as a means for funding aircraft sales and raising capital, with 28 deals closing since 2013, when the first post-financial-crisis asset-backed securities were issued.
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PICTURE: American takes delivery of first 737 Max
American Airlines has taken delivery of its first 737 Max 8, ahead of plans to debut the type in November.
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Leonardo flies first upgraded Brazilian Super Lynx
Leonardo Helicopters has performed the maiden sortie of the first of eight upgraded Super Lynx Mk21A rotorcraft for the Brazilian navy.
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Amadeus confirms 'network issue' as flights delayed
Technology provider Amadeus has acknowledged "disruption to some of our systems" following a "network issue" earlier today.