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GAO denies Boeing and Bombardier’s Compass Call protest
The Government Accountability Office denied both Boeing and Bombardier’s protests against the US Air Force’s acquisition strategy for the EC-130H Compass Call cross-deck effort, the agency announced last week.
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Spirit to equip fleet with wi-fi
Spirit Airlines is close to signing a deal to equip its entire Airbus A320 family fleet with wi-fi, in a move that departs from the airline's long-held strategy of eschewing amenities on board.
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China Airlines remarkets 747-400s
China Airlines has appointed AMS Aircraft Services and EastMerchant Capital to remarket two Boeing 747-400s (MSNs 29031 and 29219).
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Alaska could maintain mixed Airbus and Boeing fleet
Alaska Airlines could continue to operate a mixed fleet of Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 family aircraft indefinitely, says chief executive Brad Tilden.
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Stonebriar relaunches aviation platform to cover commercial jets
Stonebriar Commercial Finance has relaunched its aviation investment arm as SCF Aviation Capital to include both commercial and business aviation.
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Neeleman refutes reports of new airline venture
JetBlue Airways and Azul founder David Neeleman has denied reports that he plans to start a new US airline, saying he has his "hands full" in Brazil.
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Qantas conducts executive leadership reshuffle
The Qantas Group has reshuffled of its executive leadership team, effective November.
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Houston airports closed following tropical storm Harvey
The US Federal Aviation Administration has closed both Houston Intercontinental and Houston Hobby airports through at least 28 August, following heavy rains from tropical storm Harvey.
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GE reveals major achievements in hybrid electric propulsion
GE Aviation has broken a two-year silence on a major research project in hybrid electric propulsion with a new white paper that discloses several major advances demonstrated in two experiments since 2015 and that confirms the company is in talks with several potential aircraft makers about using the new technology.
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ANALYSIS: Effort to overhaul US ATC faces looming deadline
Earlier this year the US airline industry appeared poised to succeed in its years-long quest to strip air traffic control (ATC) from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Technodinamika eyes AJW to partner on Russian CFM56 support
Rostec division Technodinamika aims to collaborate with UK parts specialist AJW Group in order to support CFM International CFM56 powerplants in Russia.
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PICTURES: Bell targets military market with 525 helicopter
Bell Helicopter is pitching the in-development 525 Relentless to military customers as a 20-passenger troop transport or search and rescue (SAR) platform.
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Italian authority probes Alitalia A320 tail-strike
Italian investigators have opened an inquiry after an Alitalia Airbus A320 suffered a tail-strike on departure from Milan Malpensa.
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MH17 inquiry receives additional Russian radar data
Criminal investigators probing the destruction of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have received additional radar information from Russian authorities.
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New Delhi RFIs call for 234 new naval helicopters
New Delhi has issued a new request for information for 111 naval utility helicopters (NUH) and 123 naval multi-role helicopters (NMRH).
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Qantas to upgrade 12 A380s, emphasis on premium seats
Updated with response from Qantas that it has yet to decide where A380 upgrade will take place.
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Qantas calls on Airbus, Boeing to break tyranny of distance
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has challenged Airbus and Boeing to provide aircraft with superior economics over extreme ranges.
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Qantas full-year profit down 8.5% to A$1.4 billion
Qantas has posted an underlying profit before tax of A$1.4 billion ($1.1 billion) for its 2017 financial year ended 30 June, down 8.5% from a year earlier, but still the second highest result in the carrier's history.
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Spirit to add six routes in November
Spirit Airlines will launch six new routes on 9 November.
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Northrop growing Global Hawk for MDA laser aircraft
Northrop Grumman plans to modernise its Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle in order to meet the requirements for the US Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) proposed high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) effort, a programme that would stretch the RQ-4 beyond its current capabilities.