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Air New Zealand FY2017 operating profit drops sharply
Air New Zealand saw its operating profit fall 34.9% to NZ$524 million for its 2017 fiscal year ended 30 June, with the Star Alliance carrier citing increased compeition.
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ANALYSIS: Malindo Air plays catch-up in Chinese gamble
In the Malaysian Aviation Commission's (MAVCOM) latest issue of traffic rights, Malindo Air's receipt of rights for 10 new routes was far in excess of rivals.
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ANALYSIS: How Lufthansa had already targeted Air Berlin routes
Even before the Air Berlin estate is divided up, Lufthansa has already nabbed some of the Oneworld carrier's prized possessions – market share on important routes to southern Europe.
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Blackhawk secures certification for King Air 350 engine upgrade
US engineering company and aftermarket specialist Blackhawk Modifications has received US supplemental type certification for its XP67A engine upgrade on the King Air 350, and is now working on similar approvals for the 350ER and -300 variants of the twin-engined turboprop.
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Mid-air collision jet had near-identical earlier incident
Senegalese investigators have detailed several occurrences involving incorrect altimeter readings on the British Aerospace 125 jet involved in a fatal mid-air collision with a Boeing 737-800.
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Airbus Helicopters delivers first H125s to Israeli police
Airbus Helicopters has delivered an initial batch of rotorcraft to the Israeli police, part of a 2015 order for six new helicopters.
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Israel tests F-35I refueling procedures
Israel has begun an evaluation campaign using its air force's fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35I "Adirs" to test locally developed systems and aerial refuelling procedures for the type.
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Global 7000 engine flame-out 'an isolated event': Bombardier
Bombardier and GE say the 15 August in-flight engine flameout on the second Global 7000 flight-test vehicle (FTV2) was “an isolated event”, and the ultra-long-range business jet remains on track for certification and service entry in 2018.
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BAe 125 altimeter flaw suspected after 737 mid-air collision
Investigators determined that a Ceiba Intercontinental Boeing 737-800 collided with a British Aerospace 125 after the executive jet failed to remain at its assigned cruise level.
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FLIGHT TEST: Cirrus Vision Jet
The Very Light Jet (VLJ) market is seemingly one that has always had a great future ahead of it.
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Sydney airport pre-tax profit up 25% to A$187m
Sydney Airport generated a pre-tax profit of A$187 milllion ($148 million) for the first six months of 2017, up 25.4% from a year earlier on continued passenger growth.
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United continues to evaluate 100-seat mainline aircraft
United Airlines continues to evaluate adding a 100-seat aircraft to its mainline fleet, less than a year after it cited the aircraft category's poor economics for the conversion of its Boeing 737-700 order to larger variants.
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Air Caraibes A350 appears to suffer tyre damage at Guadeloupe
One of Air Caraibes' Airbus A350-900s has apparently sustained tyre damage during a landing in Guadeloupe.
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Cathay Dragon signs MoU for 32 A321neos
Cathay Dragon has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire 32 Airbus A321neo aircraft, in a deal valued at HK$31.7 billion ($4.05 billion) at list prices.
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DAE concludes AWAS buy
Middle Eastern lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has completed its acquisition of lessor AWAS.
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ANALYSIS: How Boeing is approaching the future of pilotless airliners
Sometime next year Mike Sinnett, Boeing’s vice-president of product development, will enter a small, experimental aircraft and – he hopes – do nothing.
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PICTURE: EVA Air retires Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft
EVA Air has retired the Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft, after performing the type's final flight on 21 August.
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An-74 in Sao Tome excursion lost power in both engines
Ukrainian investigators have disclosed that an Antonov An-74TK-100 suffered power loss in both engines before a runway excursion in Sao Tome.
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No unplanned flight cancellations from PW1100G issues: IndiGo
IndiGo says that it has not suffered from any unplanned flight cancellations arising from its on-going issues with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines that power its Airbus A320neos.
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Global 7000 test aircraft suffers in-flight engine flameout
A Bombardier Global 7000 flight-test aircraft made an emergency landing on 15 August when the right GE Passport engine experienced an in-flight flameout, according to an incident report issued by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.