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Flight Ascend Consultancy raises questions on MoM
Flight Ascend Consultancy believes there are still numerous unanswered questions surrounding Boeing's proposed middle-of-the-market (MoM) development, despite growing airline enthusiasm for the project.
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Israel continues talks over additional F-15s
Negotiations about a possible follow-on purchase of advanced Boeing F-15s for the Israeli air force are continuing, as the nation’s cabinet seeks a possible alternative to acquiring additional Lockheed Martin F-35s.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Delta gets creative with investment grade rating
Delta Air Lines put its investment grade ratings to work for the first time on 9 March, issuing $2 billion in unsecured bonds at a 3.3% blended interest rate.
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Royal Navy Lynx HMA8 fleet bows out of service
A final flypast of four Royal Navy Westland Lynx HMA8 helicopters from 815 Naval Air Squadron, based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, will take place on 17 March, before the type is officially decommissioned on 23 March.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: IAG's Level goes head-to-head with Norwegian
IAG has signalled that it is aiming to compete head-on with low-cost operator Norwegian with its newly-unveiled budget carrier Level.
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IAG brands new long-haul A330 budget carrier 'Level'
IAG's new long-haul low-cost airline operation is to be branded 'Level', and its initial route network will comprise four destinations in North and Latin America.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why size matters for '797X' project
It has an authority to offer from Boeing, public endorsements from influential airlines and lessors and finally, it seems, a name: the 797X.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Yield woes belie profitable 2016 for Europe's carriers
Europe’s airlines were largely profitable on an operating level in 2016, as low fuel prices and a strong focus on cost-cutting helped them to eke out profits, despite a tough yield environment.
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Air Vallee gear-up landing traced to incorrect maintenance
Italian investigators have disclosed that incorrect maintenance was conducted on an Air Vallee Fokker 50’s nose-gear the day before the aircraft was forced to land with its nose-gear retracted.
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BOC Aviation orders two more A320ceos
BOC Aviation has ordered two additional Airbus A320ceos that will be delivered by the end of 2017.
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Boeing secures $3.4 billion deal for 268 AH-64Es
Boeing has secured a five-year, $3.4 deal to provide 268 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the US Army and an international customer.
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PICTURE: Rex Saab 340 lands safely after losing propeller
A Regional Express Saab 340B has landed safely at Sydney airport after its right-hand propeller appears to have detached whilst operating a flight from Albury.
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Avolon upsizes revolver with Scotiabank and KDB
Avolon has again upsized one of its revolving warehouse facilities by $125 million with the addition of Scotiabank and Korea Development Bank to the syndication.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: No broken coins for Cathay Tai-Pan
In James Clavell’s novels about Hong Kong, the Tai-Pans of Noble House are obligated to honour any wish, however unreasonable, of he who produces one of four special broken coins.
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Barclays arranging $3.5bn United facility
United Airlines has engaged Barclays Capital as lead arranger on its planned $3.5 billion credit facilities, sources indicate.
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French authority joins UK in Airbus fraud probe
French financial judicial institution Parquet National Financier has joined the probe into alleged fraud at Airbus previously opened by UK authorities.
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Bomber passes two preliminary design reviews
The US Air Force’s B-21 bomber passed an additional preliminary design review, service’s military deputy for the assistant secretary of the air force for acquisition says this week.
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Southwest unveils first 737 Max routes
Southwest Airlines has unveiled its first Boeing 737 Max routes, as it prepares to take delivery of the re-engined jet that it was launch customer of.
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Trump's skinny budget proposes fat defence spending
President Donald Trump is hailing his 2018 budget brief as a boost to national defense, but conservative hawks are skeptical his proposed increase to the US Defense Department is sufficient to rebuilt the military.
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Spirit ‘pledges’ 2017 deliveries to bank market
Spirit Airlines has “pledged” all of its 2017 deliveries to the commercial bank market for financing, says chief financial officer Ted Christie.