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EASA grounds H225 fleet due to gearbox concerns
European safety regulators have grounded the region’s fleets of Airbus Helicopters H225 and AS332 L2 rotorcraft after evidence emerged of a potentially catastrophic gearbox fault afflicting both types.
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JAGM beats Hellfire capability in early live-fire test
The US Army has proven in a recent live-fire test that a MQ-1 Gray Eagle with a Lockheed Martin joint air to ground missile (JAGM) can beat the capability offered today by the AGM-114 Hellfire against moving targets.
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IATA: LATAM's Brazilian unit sees recovery once govt stabilises
LATAM Airlines Brazil is significantly cutting capacity in its economically troubled home country, but is optimistic that corporate travel could recover quickly once the government stabilises.
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Lockheed flies first T-50A in hunt for USAF trainer bid
Lockheed Martin staged the first flight of an updated version of the T-50 trainer co-developed with Korean Aerospace Industries to compete for the US Air Force T-X contract on 2 June in Sacheon, South Korea, the company says.
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IATA: Airline profits outperforming sluggish economic growth
While record profits in a low-growth economy suggest airlines have gone some way to successfully decoupling their financial fortunes from economic growth, the IATA believes fragility of the latter remains the biggest to derailing the industry's strong profit run.
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IATA: SkyTeam sees less potential utility to Virgin Atlantic
A membership in SkyTeam may be less beneficial to Virgin Atlantic Airways, following its network shift to serve more London-bound transatlantic passengers.
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Transavia starts German domestic flights
Air France-KLM budget subsidiary Transavia has launched a German domestic route as part of a network expansion at the carrier's new base in Munich, its first outside France and the Netherlands.
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ILA: Emirates returns to ILA as tensions rise between Lufthansa and Gulf carriers
Emirates has returned to ILA with its Airbus A380, as tensions continue between Lufthansa and Gulf carriers over access to slots at German airports.
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IATA: Air Baltic set for CSeries delivery by October
Air Baltic chief executive Martin Gauss expects the carrier’s first Bombardier CSeries order will be delivered either in September or October.
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IATA: Aer Lingus mulls Boeing phase out
Aer Lingus is looking at potentially replacing its fleet of Boeing 757s with between four and eight of the long range variant of the Airbus A321 for transatlantic operations, chief executive Stephen Kavanagh discloses.
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Prototype Hammerhead UAV crashes off Sicily
A prototype of Piaggio Aero's P.1HH Hammerhead unmanned air vehicle crashed into the sea near Sicily during a test flight on 31 May.
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ILA: Airbus D&S establishes new sensor subsidiary
Airbus Defence & Space yesterday said at the show that it is establishing a new sensor and electronics division that will help promote this technology to a wider market.
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Embraer, AVIC shutter Harbin joint venture
Embraer and AVIC will phase out their joint venture in Harbin after 13 years of operations.
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IATA: Embraer targets Farnborough debut for E2
As the new E-Jet E2 prototype builds its flight-test hours, Embraer is hopeful that it will be able to confirm its attendance at July’s Farnborough air show by the end of this month.
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IATA: Leahy eyes early call on 'A350-2000' decision
Airbus sales chief John Leahy would like Airbus to decide “sooner rather than later” whether to go ahead with its proposed A350-1000 stretch, dubbed the “-2000”, to start securing orders in what could be a relatively small market.
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PICTURE: AirAsia X takes final two A330s before neo arrival
AirAsia X has taken delivery of two Airbus A330-300s, the final two aircraft it will add to its fleet, before its A330-900neos arrive in 2018.
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IATA: Asian airlines put Chinese financial wobble behind them
After the early headlines scares round the Chinese economy and financial markets, the country's air travel market and across the Asia-Pacific in general is producing a robust performance for airlines in the region.
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Ameco Beijing gains approval for 787-9 maintenance
Ameco Beijing has received approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to conduct maintenance on the Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
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IATA: Hawaiian optimistic on new Haneda flight
Hawaiian Airlines is confident about the success of its newly won nighttime frequency at Tokyo Haneda International airport, seeing robust demand in the market.
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IATA: Copa to take first 737 Max in second half of 2018
Panama's Copa Airlines is expecting its first Boeing 737 Max delivery in the second half of 2018.