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Cathay Pacific investigating A330 emergency diversion
Cathay Pacific is investigating an engine issue that forced the crew of one of its Airbus A330s to make an emergency landing at Denpasar's Ngurah Rai International airport on 24 September.
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Boeing evaluating out-of-autoclave composites
Boeing’s next innovation in composites could render autoclaves obsolete, says Boeing chairman Jim McNerney.
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Wizz signs another deal with CDB Leasing
Central European low-cost carrier Wizz Air has signed a further lease agreement with China's CDB Leasing – this time for six Airbus A321s that will begin delivering later this year.
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Delta plans Raleigh-Paris service and adds capacity to Tel Aviv
Delta Air Lines is bolstering its international network from the US East Coast next year by launching a new service from Raleigh to Paris and adding more flights between New York and Tel Aviv.
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P&W expects influx of F119 overhauls as Raptor unsheathes talons
Pratt & Whitney could soon be prying open boxes of Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor engine tooling to support depot overhaul of the thrust-vectoring, supercruise F119 due to increased operational use.
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ANALYSIS: Marenco adds Swiss precision to helicopter market
Martin Stucki, the boss of start-up Marenco Swisshelicopter, is not like other chief executives, but then the manufacturer is also markedly different to most others in the sector.
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Two become one in African aviation show merger
Two established African aviation events are combining into a single show targeted at the business and commercial aviation communities.
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BBA snaps up Landmark Aviation in $2.1 billion deal
BBA Aviation, the UK owner of the Signature Flight Support fixed base operator (FBO) chain, is seeking shareholder approval to acquire Landmark Aviation from the Carlyle Group for around $2.1 billion.
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Scorpion will not be proposed for USAF T-X competition
Textron AirLand’s Scorpion in its current form has been ruled out as a competitor for the US Air Force’s T-X next-generation trainer programme to replace the Northrop T-38, according to the joint venture’s president Bill Anderson.
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Brandenburg chief warns of further troubles ahead
Berlin's airport operator expects to encounter further obstacles as it works to complete the troubled Brandenburg hub, after construction work had to be suspended due to excessive loads in the main terminal's roof structure.
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Liebherr wins further 777X systems package
Boeing has contracted Swiss-headquartered engineering group Liebherr to provide additional equipment for the high-lift system on the in-development 777X.
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Trent XWB-97 arrives at Airbus for flight testing
Airbus has taken delivery of the first Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engine for the in-development A350-1000.
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Bidders hone offers as Canada extends search and rescue deadline
The two confirmed bidders for Canada's long-running fixed-wing search and rescue requirement (FWSAR) are using the latest in a long line of delays to the process to hone their offers.
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Boeing to open 737 completion centre in China
Boeing will open its first foreign completion and delivery centre in China, broaden collaboration with supplier and potential rival AVIC and launch an initiative to develop biofuel from Chinese agricultural waste.
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Navy interest in Scorpion Jet as Textron seeks USAF certification
Textron AirLand is courting the US Navy in its quest for a Scorpion Jet launch customer, with the seafaring service exploring ways to keep its Boeing F/A-18 pilots mission-ready without having to put all too many extra flight hours on its war-fatigued fighters.
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Perlan II mission reaches for new heights after first flight
The Airbus Perlan Mission II is a major step closer to the goal of sustained, piloted flight at 90,000ft following the successful first flight of the Perlan 2 experimental glider.
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Chinese state company commits to 300 Boeing orders
A holding company of China’s Civil Aviation Administration has signed an agreement committing to purchase 300 Boeing aircraft in a deal worth $38 billion at list prices, Boeing announces.
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ANALYSIS: Airbus deepens role in Aerion supersonic project
Aerion's planned production system for its AS2 supersonic business jet is evolving as Airbus's role in the programme begins to deepen.
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Undisclosed African nation buys two C-27Js
Alenia Aermacchi has bolstered its backlog for the C-27J medium transport with an order for two examples from an undisclosed African nation.
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Lockheed unveils Norway’s first F-35A as fighter project expands
Lockheed Martin has unveiled Norway’s first F-35A, marking the start of a 10-year endeavour by the Royal Norwegian Air Force to phase out the Lockheed F-16 and achieve full operating capability with its stealthy, multirole replacement, by 2025.