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Spirit sheds A320neo deliveries in 2018 after engine issues
Spirit Airlines will no longer take any Airbus A320neos in 2018, becoming the latest airline to adjust its deliveries after widely-reported problems with the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engine.
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ANALYSIS: How LightningStrike is challenging convention
A year after taking on one of the US Defense Advanced Projects Agency’s (DARPA) more challenging assignments, Aurora Flight Sciences has frozen the design of the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) X-plane, which is now designated as the XV-24A LightningStrike.
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'No opportunity' in A330neo: SMBC chief
Lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has ruled out interest in the Airbus A330neo, instead focusing its energies on securing more sale-and-leaseback deals for the A350.
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C919 ground runs test new reverser design
High-speed ground runs with the Comac C919 mark the first full-scale operational tests of a new thrust-reverser design.
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ANA reaffirms ambitious 2020 profit target
All Nippon Airlines parent ANA Holdings has reiterated its commitment to achieving a full year operating profit of Y200 billion ($1.8 billion) in its 2020 fiscal year.
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Boeing petition accuses Bombardier of dumping jets
Boeing has filed a legal petition in the United States accusing Bombardier of dumping Cseries aircraft, alleging that the Canadian firm has sold the jet at major loss to build market share.
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JTSB report details serious landing incident at Naha
The Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) has issued several recommendations following a serious incident involving a military helicopter and two Boeing 737 aircraft at Naha, Okinawa.
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Mitsubishi banks on 'foreign experts' for MRJ development
Mitsubishi Aircraft is tapping foreign expertise to move its five-times delayed MRJ regional jet programme forward.
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United settles with passenger who was dragged off flight
United Airlines has reached an amicable settlement for an undisclosed amount with the passenger who was dragged off a flight by law enforcement officers.
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American orders four more E175s
American Airlines has ordered an additional four Embraer 175s, with deliveries to begin in the fourth quarter of this year.
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American pushes out A350s to 2020
American Airlines has again deferred deliveries of its Airbus A350-900s, and will now take the first one in late 2020 instead of 2018.
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Air Canada expands maintenance partnership with LHT
Air Canada has contracted Lufthansa Technik to support components for its on-order Boeing 737 Max fleet and extended an engine maintenance deal for the carrier's Airbus A320-family jets.
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Airbus cools on A330 production rate rise
Airbus indicates it is not committing to increase the rate of A330 production this year, although it maintains that such a shift would not be difficult.
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Airbus positive over A380 second-hand market
Airbus remains positive that a viable second-hand market for the Airbus A380 will be created, Cathal Kyle, head of customer finance Europe and Asia told delegates at the Doric Aviation Investors’ Day in Frankfurt on 25 April.
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NewsGripen tops shortlist for Bulgarian fighter deal
Bulgaria's government has announced the Saab Gripen C/D as the preferred candidate in the country’s new combat aircraft competition.
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United outlines policy changes following forced removal
United Airlines plans to make at least 10 passenger service policy changes following the forced removal of a passenger from a flight earlier in April.
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Bedek secures launch customer for 777 freighter conversion
Israel Aerospace Industries' Bedek group has secured a launch customer for its Boeing 777 freighter conversion line.
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Transition effects bring down Airbus's first-quarter profits
Airbus's first-quarter earnings from the commercial aircraft division were down by 31% to €281 million, as the airframer continues the transition to a new aircraft mix.
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SIA changes takeoff procedure after 777-300 tail strike
Singapore Airlines has called on its Boeing pilots to use higher thrust and rotation speed for take-off in gusty wind and crosswind conditions, following a 777-300 tailstrike incident at Melbourne airport on 9 October 2016.
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Qantas to adjust long-haul network with advent of Perth-London
Qantas Airways will drop its daily Melbourne-Dubai-London route in March 2018 when it launches daily Melbourne-Perth-London service.