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Airbus edges closer to A350 delivery target
Airbus edged closer to its full-year target of 15 A350-900 deliveries by handing over four of the type during October, bringing the total to nine.
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MRJ progresses towards first flight next week
Mitsubishi Aircraft says it has simulated various scenarios on its engineering flight simulator in preparation for the MRJ regional jet’s maiden sortie, and that results thus far have proved promising.
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Cruz to succeed Williams as British Airways chief
IAG has announced that British Airways executive chairman Keith Williams will retire in April 2016, and will be succeeded by Vueling chief Alex Cruz.
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ANALYSIS: SIA pulls Tigerair out of the jungle
Singapore Airlines (SIA) offer to de-list unit Tigerair is the final piece in the group’s ambition of building a true portfolio operation, and will end years of misery at the ill-fated low-cost carrier.
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SIA launches takeover offer for Tigerair
Singapore Airlines has made an offer to buyout shareholders of low-cost unit Tigerair, which would allow it to be further integrated into the SIA Group.
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British Antarctic Survey looks towards whole fleet modernisation
The British Antarctic Survey is in the process of updating its scientific research fleet, including the addition of an unmanned air vehicle and cockpit and sensing upgrades to its manned aircraft.
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Airbus begins flight-testing A350-1000 engine
Airbus has commenced flight-testing with the higher-thrust Rolls-Royce engine developed for the A350-1000.
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Israel approves funds for 'Air Force One' conversion
Israel's cabinet has approved a budget to purchase and adapt an "Air Force One"-style aircraft that will serve the nation's prime minister.
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No evidence for UK sabotage theory: Egyptian ministry
Egypt’s civil aviation chief insists that the country’s airports employ international security standards, and claims there is no evidence to confirm UK government suspicions that sabotage brought down the MetroJet Airbus over Sinai.
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ANALYSIS: Gulf airports fight for share of rapidly rising demand
Airport investment is in overdrive at aviation’s busiest global crossroads, as the hubs of Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways vie to keep pace with the growth of their flag-carriers, and with eachother to attract international air traffic. While Doha’s new Hamad International is about to embark on an expansion that ...
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Airbus eyes the wide game in China
Airbus expects strong demand for widebody aircraft in China, as Chinese carriers work on their fleet plans for the next five years.
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Air New Zealand signs for 15 ATR 72s
Air New Zealand has signed a firm agreement for 15 new ATR 72-600s, in a deal worth $375 million at list prices.
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USN to continue buying Boeing Super Hornets as F-35Cs arrive
The US Navy officials have reaffirmed plans to procure an additional 24 to 26 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets through fiscal 2018 year while also boosting F/A-18C life-extension rates, primarily due to delays in fielding the carrier-based Lockheed Martin F-35C.
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Emirates Academy orders $40 million of trainers
Emirates Flight Training Academy is to acquire 27 aircraft from Cirrus and Embraer in a deal valued at nearly $40 million.
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UK acts on suspicion that sabotage brought down A321
UK specialists are to carry out a security assessment of Sharm el-Sheikh airport after the government expressed concern that sabotage might have caused the destruction of a Russian-operated Airbus A321 over the Sinai peninsula.
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ANALYSIS: How improved data flow can transform MRO efficiency
Between aircraft generations, there has been an exponential increase in the volume of data automatically transmitted to the ground – be it in real time via radio or satellite data link, or through post-flight downloading at the airport gate.
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US authorises weapons upgrade for Italian Reapers
Italy is planning to arm its air force's fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 unmanned air vehicles, according to a US government export body, becoming the first country to benefit from relaxed export restrictions on the Reaper.
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Lockheed receives funding for 55 F-35s as negotiations continue
The Pentagon has awarded $635 million to Lockheed Martin to continue producing the ninth low-rate production batch of F-35s while negotiations on a final contract price continue.
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ANALYSIS: Industry pitches new uses for commercial UAVs
When David Cush was named chief executive of Virgin America, he already had two decades of experience at American Airlines. So what made him leave a well-established airline for a new carrier that had such a hard time with the regulators when starting up?
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Dynamic 767 fire linked to disconnected fuel line assembly: NTSB
A coupling assembly had become disconnected from the fuel line of a Dynamic International Airways Boeing 767-200ER that caught fire on 29 October at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport.