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Avolon prices $3 billion private placement for CIT acquisition
Avolon has disclosed the pricing of a $3 billion private placement today.
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PICTURE: Japan Air Commuter receives first ATR
Japan Air Commuter has taken delivery of its first ATR 42-600.
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Asia-Pacific carriers prominent in Rolls bribery allegations
High-profile Asia-Pacific airlines feature prominently in the UK Serious Fraud Office's list of allegations against engine maker Rolls-Royce.
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NewsAirbus offers C295 tanker fit after H225M test success
Airbus Defence & Space has begun offering its C295W transport with an in-flight refuelling system modification, after completing a fresh series of trials with a medium rotorcraft.
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NewsPolish firm updates Mi-24 for Senegal
Poland’s Lodz-based WZL-1 has completed the modernisation of a Mil Mi-24V attack helicopter for the Senegal air force. The secondhand rotorcraft is understood to have been acquired from a former Soviet-era operator.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Lasers and scanners illuminate F-35 ramp up
When comes to its production, the F-35 is to the F-16 as digital is to analogue
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Opinion
OPINION: Two heads are better than one for take-off checks
Twenty-first century cockpits have a cancer and, so far, there is no cure. Performance calculation and data-entry errors are unpredictable, liable to arise under certain conditions, taking many forms, with differing origins, and they hide, sometimes undetected, in the mathematical complexity of preparation for flight.
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EasyJet reviewing take-off data procedure: inquiry
EasyJet is reviewing its cockpit procedures in the wake of a series of recent incidents involving take-off data errors, after investigators highlighted recommendations for independent calculation.
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OPINION: Sales are not the only metric of success
As Leonardo chief executive Mauro Moretti notes, the bulk of the company’s core defence and helicopter activities are concentrated in its “twin-pillar” domestic markets of Italy and the UK.
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CTT to supply 777X humidification system
Swedish cabin-environment specialist CTT Systems is to supply the humidity control equipment for the Boeing 777X programme.
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GMF and FL Technics to explore MRO cooperation
Garuda Indonesia MRO unit GMF AeroAsia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FL Technics' Indonesian unit, PT Avia Technics Dirgantara, to explore the cooperation in the aircraft maintenance sector.
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NewsTrump seen as ally in effort to corporatise ATC
Supporters of an effort to corporatise US air traffic control (ATC) may have an ally in president-elect Donald Trump, says the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
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Amedeo adds two A380s to public vehicle
Amedeo Air Four Plus will acquire two Airbus A380s to be leased to Etihad Airways.
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B-2 bomber hits Islamic State sites in Libya
Two US Air Force B-2 Spirit bombers killed at least 80 ISIL fighters over Libya 19 January, marking only the fifth operation for the stealth aircraft and its first mission since 2011.
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AVi8 targets $1.3 billion portfolio
Recently launched lessor AVi8 Air Capital has identified a $1.3 billion portfolio, its executive chairman Ray Sisson told FlightGlobal on the sidelines of the Global Airfinance conference in Dublin.
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Safran deal set to aid Zodiac cabin business recovery
France's Safran expects to achieve synergies amounting at least €200 million ($213 million) as part of its planned acquisition of aircraft systems and interiors specialist Zodiac Aerospace.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asian airlines and the allure of long-haul, low-cost
The long-haul low-cost model has its share of doubters, but it also has a distinct allure that draws airlines into contemplating such offshoots.
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LATAM Brazil finds bullet lodged in 767 wing
Brazilian authorities are investigating after a bullet was discovered lodged in the left wing of a LATAM Airlines Brazil Boeing 767-300ER.
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Rolls-Royce studies two new stall fixes for V-22 engines
Rolls-Royce is exploring two new avenues for reducing the susceptibility of Bell Boeing V-22 engines to in-flight stall and surge events.
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F-35B arrives in Japan
US Marine Corps F-35B fighters made their inaugural trip to Air Station Iwakuni, Japan on 18 January, where the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 will begin its permanent basing.