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Airbus expects more A350 training demand at Singapore facility
The Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC) in Singapore is expecting more training to be conducted on its Airbus A350 platforms, as the Asia Pacific region prepares to take more deliveries of the type in the near future.
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Bishkek 747 crash probe obtains cockpit-voice information
Russian investigators have extracted conversation data from the cockpit-voice recorder recovered from a crashed Boeing 747-400F in Bishkek.
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Hogan to leave Etihad in second half 2017
Etihad Aviation Group president and chief executive James Hogan will step down from the company during the second half of the year, as it continues a major strategic review.
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AirAsia, AirAsia X seek distance from R-R bribery allegations
AirAsia and AirAsia X have sought to distance themselves from allegations that their directors sought to gain advantage from an engine maintenance deal with Rolls-Royce.
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Latest revisions bring MRJ back to preliminary design work
Mitsubishi Aircraft says the need to relocate components in the MRJ regional jet's avionics bay and reroute electrical wiring harnesses are the main reasons for the pushback of the programme by two years.
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US State Department approves $1.8 billion in arms deals
The US State Department has inked $1.8 billion in arms deals for the UK, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Kenya this week, including air-to-air missiles and threat detection systems.
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AerCap prices $600 million unsecured notes
AerCap has priced its $600 million five-year unsecured notes, after launching the deal today.
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Super Hornet could compete with Lockheed F-35
When Donald Trump suggested earlier this month that he would compete a “comparable Super Hornet” to the F-35, Boeing cheered while many in Washington’s defense community balked at the idea.
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BAE develops digital HUD replacement for F-22
BAE Systems will develop a digital replacement for the cathode ray tube-based Lockheed Martin F-22 head-up display (HUD).
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Hero 30 on target for June live-fire test
Raytheon and Uvision plan to perform a live demonstration of their jointly developed Hero 30 loitering weapon system, with the activity likely to be conducted in the USA during June.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Israel wings it on F-35
Israel may not be a full partner on the F-35 programme, but it has grand ambitions for influencing the fighter's capabilities
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Most A350 and 787 engine maintenance contracts in APAC still for the taking
The majority of customers of the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 in Asia-Pacific have still to announce an engine maintenance provider, with around half the total in-service and on-order aircraft of both types up for grabs. Access your analysis here.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Finnair chief executive Pekka Vauramo
While Finnish mythologists might point out that the god of the sky, Ukko, is also the god of thunder, Finnair’s tempestuous passage of late is rooted less in folklore than harsh economic reality.
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NewsUnited eyeing 767 replacement in fleet review
United Airlines is evaluating options for a replacement of its Boeing 767 fleet, as part of its on-going widebody fleet review.
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NewsBliss Jet slips transatlantic service launch to second quarter
US start-up business jet operator Bliss Jet has pushed back the launch of scheduled transatlantic service from January to the second quarter of 2017 to give it more time to “tie up loose ends”.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: What does CORSIA mean for the industry?
Flight Ascend Consultancy senior consultant Richard Evans and Judith Schröter, business director, carbon market analytics at ICIS – the world’s largest petrochemical market information provider discuss the new CORSIA carbon offset scheme from ICAO
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Mitsubishi delays MRJ deliveries by two years
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has confirmed a two-year delay to the MRJ regional jet programme, the fifth time its schedule has been pushed back since launching in 2008.
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ATR 42 in line for performance improvement package
ATR is planning a performance improvement package for the ATR 42 to increase its capability of operating from small, remote airfields.
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Crashed 747's flight recorders badly damaged
Both flight recorders from the crashed Boeing 747-400F in Bishkek suffered substantial damage, but investigators have started to retrieve data about the accident.
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Aviation Capital Group raises $1 billion in unsecured notes
Aviation Capital Group has closed its largest senior unsecured offering today.