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S&P upgrades outlook for Aircastle
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded its outlook on Aircastle's BB+ rating from stable to positive, putting the lessor on the path to attaining an investment-grade rating.
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Malindo operates world's first 737 Max flight
Malaysian carrier Malindo Air flew the world's first Boeing 737 Max 8 commercial flight on 22 May, operating the Kuala Lumpur to Singapore route as flight OD803.
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Cathay to cull 600 jobs in restructure
Cathay Pacific will cut around 600 jobs from its head office and restructure its cargo division under its transformation programme aimed at returning to profitability.
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SaudiGulf to negotiate Boeing long-haul jet order
Middle Eastern carrier SaudiGulf Airlines is to enter talks with Boeing to acquire up to 16 long-haul aircraft.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Saab counts down to Gripen E debut
Saab is counting down to performing the first flight of its Gripen E combat aircraft before the end of June, as it also strives to finalise a slew of potential new sales of the earlier C/D version in Europe and Africa.
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EBACE: Will Europe's emissions exemption last beyond 2021?
Business aviation operators from outside the European Union will continue to be exempted from the EU emissions trading system (ETS) for international flights to and from the trading bloc – at least until 2021, when ICAO’s new global carbon offsetting scheme for aviation is scheduled to take effect.
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EBACE: Rivals for power in the business aviation engine market
In a business aircraft market that has seen a spate of new programmes, they are the power behind the flown: the industry’s five main turbojet manufacturers have been busy of late.
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Bombardier opens first wholly-owned UK service centre
Bombardier opened its first wholly owned service centre in the UK on 18 May, with London Biggin Hill airport home to the new operation. The facility is also Bombardier's first fully owned base in Europe to offer tip-to-tail maintenance on its Global, Challenger and Learjet business jet families. It complements ...
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EASA to demand go-around risk mitigation for certification
Europe's certification authority is aiming to introduce requirements to reduce loss-of-control risks during go-around, with particular attention on the problem of somatogravic illusion.
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PICTURES: Air Baltic deploys CS300 on Moscow route
Latvia's Air Baltic has started deploying the Bombardier CS300 for flights to Moscow.
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Export version of Z-19 conducts maiden flight
The AVIC Harbin Z-19E attack helicopter has conducted its maiden flight in China's north-eastern Heilongjiang province.
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EBACE: Comlux delivers first EASA-certificated Sukhoi Business Jet
Comlux has delivered the first EASA-certificated VIP cabin completion on a Sukhoi Business Jet, and is preparing for the imminent entry into service of its largest aircraft – a VIP-configured Boeing 777-200LR that it will operate on behalf of an upmarket tour company.
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EBACE: GainJet to base new medevac operation at Stansted
Greek VIP charter operator and management company GainJet is basing a new medevac operation at London Stansted, using a Bombardier Challenger 604 registered under its Irish subsidiary’s air operator’s certificate.
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EBACE: MEBAA means business in Morocco
The Middle East Business Aviation Association is at EBACE to promote what it says is the sector’s next big event – September’s MEBAA show in Morocco – with founding and executive chairman Ali Alnaqbi promising its new location of Marrakech will attract more delegates than its 2015 precedessor in Casablanca.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why Stockholm must dig deep for defence
It is astonishing to think that at the height of the Cold War, the world’s fifth-largest air force belonged to non-aligned Sweden.
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Opinion
OPINION: Can airframers beat supply chain vulnerability?
Like a game of industrial Whac-a-Mole, Airbus and Boeing have conquered one embarrassing behaviour – long-delayed new product introductions – just as customers grow increasingly nervous about another emerging problem: supply chain breakdowns.
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London City air traffic control to transfer to remote tower
London City airport is to become the first site in the UK to have its air traffic control service transferred to a remote tower.
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Singapore Airlines to re-integrate cargo unit
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will re-integrate its SIA Cargo subsidiary as a division of the mainline carrier, in a move intended to improve its operating efficiency.
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US government to investigate Bombardier for aircraft dumping
The US Department of Commerce has launched an investigation to determine if Bombardier violated laws by receiving unfair subsidies and then selling CSeries aircraft to a US customer at artificially low prices, the department announces on 18 May.
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PICTURE: Allegiant plans unveil of first new A320
Allegiant Air has taken delivery of its first new Airbus A320 from the manufacturer, after building its A320 family fleet around used narrowbodies.