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Qatar offers capacity to IAG as BA 787s undergo checks
Qatar Airways has offered to provide capacity to British Airways as the UK carrier deals with scheduling disruption caused by engine maintenance on Boeing 787s.
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Norwegian rejects two IAG takeover offers
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has rejected two proposals from British Airways parent IAG to acquire the entire share capital of the company.
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ANALYSIS: What do Trent troubles mean for Rolls-Royce?
What starts as a trickle can end up a torrent: when, in 2016, Rolls-Royce first announced a durability issue with blades in the Trent 1000's intermediate-pressure turbine (IPT), there was no indication that the modification programme would grow in scope and complexity, causing significant disruption for some Boeing 787 operators.
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AirAsia X contracts Safran for landing gear MRO
AirAsia X has signed a seven-year contract with Safran Landing Systems Singapore to overhaul and repair 24 sets of Airbus A330 landing gear.
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PICTURE: China Southern takes delivery of first 787-9
China Southern Airlines' first Boeing 787-9 has been delivered to its Guangzhou headquarters, joining a fleet of 10 787-8s.
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ANALYSIS: Boeing sees KC-46A saga nearing final chapter
Seven unfinished 767-2Cs are lined up on a remote taxiway outside Boeing’s final assembly centre in Everett, Washington. They are held in storage to await modification into a KC-46A Pegasus tanker. About 40mi south, several more completed KC-46As also sit in storage on another remote ramp adjacent to Boeing’s modification ...
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USAF selects three bases to station the future B-21 fleet
The US Air Force plans to station its future Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider fleet at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas; Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota; and Whiteman AFB, Missouri starting in the mid-2020s.
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NTSB finds fatigue cracking on Southwest CFM56-7B failed blade
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirms it found an area of cracking and metal fatigue on the CFM International CFM56-7B fan blade that failed during a Southwest Airlines flight on 17 April.
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Autonomous refueling considered for KC-46A upgrade plan
Although the delivery of the first KC-46A Pegasus is still months away, Boeing is about to launch a follow-on development programme, with potential upgrades including autonomous refueling, improved survivability and new communications systems, says the company’s programme manager.
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Southwest unveils California points for Hawaii service
Southwest Airlines will launch Hawaii service from four airports in California, as it also confirms plans to move ahead with inter-island service.
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Bombardier to close Downsview and move Global work to Pearson
Bombardier has reached agreements to sell its assembly site at Downsview near Toronto and to open a new Global business jet assembly site at Toronto Pearson International airport.
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PICTURE: First Cathay Pacific A350-1000 takes to the air
The first of 20 A350-1000s for Cathay Pacific has completed its initial test flight from Airbus's Toulouse plant.
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BAE becomes partner in Prismatic's UAV programme
BAE Systems will invest in UK technology firm Prismatic's development of a solar-powered high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned air vehicle.
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AerCap launches $200m share-repurchase programme
AerCap has announced a new $200 million share-repurchase programme which will run through September
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Wizz chief foresees 'orderly' Brexit
A recent meeting with UK prime minister Theresa May has left Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi more hopeful that there will be an "orderly" Brexit.
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American orders 15 E175s and 15 CRJ900s
American Airlines has ordered 15 Bombardier CRJ900s and 15 Embraer 175 regional jets, deals with a combined list-price value of roughly $1.4 billion.
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Engine production drives first-quarter revenue growth at MTU
MTU’s adjusted EBIT grew nearly 11% to €175 million ($210 million) during the first quarter – on the back of a 4.6% rise in revenue to €1.02 billion.
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NewsInsitu launches ScanEagle3 without ITAR restrictions
Boeing-owned Insitu used the annual AUVSI gathering to unveil its ScanEagle3 unmanned air vehicle.
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ANALYSIS: Asia's aircraft carrier renaissance
November will mark the sixth anniversary of China's first fixed-wing flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier Liaoning. Conducted with Shenyang J-15s – a clone of the Sukhoi Su-33 – the development was greeted with much pride in China.
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Heathrow operator ridicules Arora 'Terminal 6' proposal
London Heathrow's operator is scorning a proposed expansion, including a 50 million-passenger Terminal 6, put forward by specialist property development firm Arora Group.