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Former British Airways Chinook helicopters could make UK comeback
Civil-registered Chinook helicopters formerly owned by British Airways could make a surprise return to UK operations after Bristow Group announced a $560 million merger with tandem-rotor stalwart Columbia Helicopters.
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Samad's e-Starling enters preliminary design phase
UK start-up Samad Aerospace has entered the preliminary design review phase on its e-Starling hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, and has set out an ambitious plan to bring the six-seater to market by 2022, with a the 10-seat Starling Jet to follow two years later.
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Arkia chief: A321LR first single-aisle to beat 757-300 economics
Israeli carrier Arkia had considered the Bombardier CSeries, with a view to acquiring 10 aircraft, before being convinced to look at the single-aisle Airbus.
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Airbus indicates A321XLR would have over 100t MTOW
Airbus is looking at taking the maximum take-off weight of the A321neo above 100t in order to extend the range of the type beyond that of the new A321LR.
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Binter to take its first E195-E2 in second half of 2019
Binter Canarias is scheduled receive its first example of the under-development Embraer 195-E2 during the second half 2019, making the Spanish carrier the type's initial European operator.
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Arkia opts for 220-seat layout with first delivered A321LR
Israeli carrier Arkia is configuring its long-range Airbus A321LR with 220 seats, giving the airline around a 3,300nm range with the twinjet type.
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GMF and AFI KLM E&M eye joint bids and subcontracting
Subcontracting and joint bids are being studied as part of the recently announced co-operation between Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance and GMF AeroAsia.
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PICTURES: Flynas receives first A320neo
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Flynas has taken delivery of its first of 80 A320neo family aircraft. Deliveries of CFM International Leap-1A-powered twinjets are due to run until 2026.
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Allegiant to launch nine routes from Sarasota
Allegiant Air will add nine routes from Sarasota in Florida next year, and launch nonstop service between Louisville and New Orleans.
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ATR woos China with demonstration tour
ATR has completed a demonstration tour of its ATR 42-600 in several Chinese cities, as it attempts to re-enter the promising China market.
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VietJet plans massive capacity boost for 'affiliates'
Vietnam low-cost carrier plans to deploy the lion’s share of incoming aircraft to what it describes as affiliates from 2019 to 2023.
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VietJet operating profit up 13% in first nine months of 2018
Vietnam low-cost carrier VietJet Air generated an operating profit of D2.5 trillion ($107 million) for the first nine months of 2018, up 13% from a year earlier.
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AirAsia's ground handling unit opens control centre at KLIA2
AirAsia's ground handling joint venture, Ground Team Red (GTR), has opened a new dedicated facility at Kuala Lumpur International airport's KLIA2 terminal.
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USAF Reserve and Air National Guard F-16s to be upgraded with anti-jam GPS
The US Air Force awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to upgrade US Air National Guard and US Air Force Reserve F-16 aircraft with anti-jam GPS receivers.
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ATSG expands 767 fleet with $845m purchase of Omni Air
US air cargo company Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has closed its $845 million purchase of Omni Air International, a charter carrier that operates a fleet of Boeing widebodies.
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American drops new Philadelphia-Mexico City route
American Airlines will end service between Philadelphia and Mexico City in January, its latest in a series of quick exits from recently added markets.
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F3-R-standard Rafale gains French approval
Dassault has achieved French military qualification for the F3-R-standard variant of the Rafale combat aircraft.
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MBDA kicks off MICA NG missile development
MBDA has been awarded a contract from the French DGA defence procurement body to develop a next-generation version of its MICA air-to-air missile.
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First sales success for military variant of AW169 helicopter
Leonardo Helicopters has finally secured a launch customer for the military variant of the AW169 medium-twin, with a deal for 22 examples from Italy's Guardia di Finanza police agency.