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HAECO operating profit slips 70% in 2016
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering (HAECO) recorded a HK$127 million ($16.3 million) operating profit for the year ended 31 December 2016, down nearly 70% from the previous year.
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Thai Lion Air to launch Hanoi and Nanchang services
Thai Lion Air plans to launch eight-times weekly Bangkok Don Mueang-Hanoi service on 24 March, followed by four-times weekly Bangkok Don Mueang-Nanchang service on 1 April.
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Lockheed upgrades Airborne Multi-INT Lab
Lockheed Martin has enhanced Airborne Multi-INT Lab (AML) to speed up the sensor system’s ability to turn sensor data into intelligence.
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Qatar Airways to receive first A320neo-family jet next year
Qatar Airways expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A320neo-family aircraft in 2018.
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Embraer Executive Jets performance set for 'gradual' improvement
Embraer predicts a “gradual” improvement in the performance of its executive jets division from 2017, on the back of growing economic confidence and increased profit margins, but says the sector’s recovery is being hampered by a stubbornly large inventory of used aircraft.
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Regional cargo airlines pressured by US pilot shortage
US regional air cargo carriers are likewise feeling pinched by a shortage of qualified cockpit crew – another signal that a pilot shortage is gripping industry sectors that serve as entry points for the nation's professional pilots.
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CDB Aviation orders 30 737 Max aircraft
CDB Aviation Lease Finance today announced a new order with a list price value of $3.3 billion for 30 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.
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Tecnam begins production of second test P2012
Tecnam has begun production of the second P2012 with an eye on a 2018 certification, says launch customer Cape Air.
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American granted six-month reprieve for Beijing flights
The US Department of Transportation will give American Airlines six more months to acquire “commercially viable slots” in Beijing for a new daily service from Los Angeles.
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Delta closes $620m investment in Aeromexico
Delta Air Lines has closed its tender offer for nearly a third of Group Aeromexico, investing roughly $620 million in the Mexican carrier.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why Bell had to impress with FCX concept
For all its storied history of aviation firsts, Bell Helicopter has in recent years become stuck in a rut.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Malaysia's air force operates on shoestring budget
The Royal Malaysian Air Force faces an uncertain future for its capability development plans, given the government’s budgetary limitations, constrained by slow economic growth and falling oil revenues.
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Turkish deferrals cut into 2020 fleet size
Turkish Airlines’ restructuring of its fleet capacity means it will be operating 40 fewer aircraft by 2020 than it had intended last year.
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South Korean startup KAIR orders eight A320s
New South Korean budget carrier KAIR Airlines has placed an order for eight A320ceos.
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Berlin airports disrupted again by ground-handling strike
Berlin’s Tegel and Schonefeld airports are facing another day of serious disruption as a result of industrial action by ground staff.
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PICTURE: Lucky Air receives first widebody in long-haul push
Lucky Air has received its first widebody, an Airbus A330-300, which will be used by the low-cost carrier to operate long-haul services.
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China’s J-20 set to receive indigenous engine
China is nearing the use of an indigenous powerplant for the Chengdu J-20 fighter aircraft, although mass production of key engine technologies is a challenge.
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Boeing renews Korean F-15K sustainment pact
Boeing has won a five year contract to sustain Seoul’s fleet of F-15K fighter aircraft.
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Garuda seeking interest in A320neo RFP
Garuda Indonesia is seeking letters of interest from prospective financiers, lessors and banks to finance five Airbus A320neos due for delivery in 2018.
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Citywing collapses in wake of Van Air prohibition
Isle of Man airline Citywing has collapsed, two weeks after its operator, Van Air, was banned from serving its UK route network.