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Qatar to add three US destinations amidst subsidies row
Qatar Airways will begin service to three US cities in 2016, expanding its network even as it faces pushback from mainline US carriers.
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ARJ21 production certificate application gets underway
The approval process for the production licence of the ARJ21-700 regional jet has just been kick-started, more than four months after the type received certification.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Middle East carriers slurp Vietnam Airlines' pho
Vietnam experienced strong growth in visitor arrivals from Western Europe in 2014, but this correlated with heavy capacity growth to Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi in recent years by the big three Middle Eastern carriers.
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NewsAUVSI: Regulators play catch up on unmanned integration
Regulators have been discussing the integration of unmanned air vehicles into national and international airspaces for some time now, but a real push is currently being made to speed up the process to avoid the technology out-growing the regulatory framework.
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AUVSI: Robotic arms provide helping hands for medics
Pennsylvania’s RE2 is primarily known for its work on robotic arms and other manipulation technologies, although it recent years it has also branched out into the medical services market.
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Saab downbeat about unmanned market potential
After years of investment in unmanned systems technologies and its ongoing involvement in Europe’s Dassault-led Neuron combat demonstrator, Saab remains unsure of the sector’s near-term military potential.
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PwC incorporates maintenance log text into predictive analytics
All too often, notes written by mechanics in aircraft log books do little to help carriers predict and avoid future delays and cancellations.
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Panasonic live TV and wi-fi to debut on ANA's 787-9
With Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) on 5 May to launch international services with its newly arrived Boeing 787-9s, passengers will be able to benefit from the latest Panasonic in-flight entertainment and connectivity system.
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NewsHeavy metal heroes: the world's seven biggest air force bomber fleets
The Cold War days of nuclear-armed big bombers patrolling on a hair trigger are (hopefully) long behind us, but long-range strike capability remains an air power priority
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Atlantic steps up to A320 but also studies smaller type
Atlantic Airways has agreed to acquire an Airbus A320 next year, a step up in capacity from its A319 fleet.
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OpinionOPINION: Can we all learn to love Ryanair?
Is Michael O’Leary a sinner come to repentance? For years, Ryanair seemed to delight in being vile to customers. Cheap fares, an extensive network, modern (if frill-free) aircraft and punctual service kept punters rolling in. But few would have professed any kind of warm feelings to Europe’s biggest short-haul airline.
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GECAS and Gol sign sale and leaseback for four 737s
GECAS has signed a sale and leaseback deal with Gol-parent VRG Linhas Aéreas for four Boeing 737-800s.
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NewsBlue Origin suborbital dream off the ground with maiden flight
US rocket developer Blue Origin yesterday took a major step toward entering the commercial suborbital flight market with the first test flight of its New Shepard capsule and BE-3 launcher.
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NewsAirbus give E-Fan electric project a jolt with factory in Pau
Airbus’s vision of an electric flight future is starting to shape up, with plans to build a final assembly line for its E-Fan light aircraft range in Pau, southeastern France.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Could domestic widebodies make a comeback in the USA?
The announcement by United Airlines that it will bring back regular domestic widebody service in the coming years is the latest step in the on-going shift to larger gauge aircraft across the US industry.
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AWAS steps in with Kenya Airways 787 financing
African operator Kenya Airways has mandated financing of its final three Boeing 787 deliveries to AWAS through a sale-and-leaseback transaction.
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Norwegian plans to wet-lease out A320neos
Norwegian intends to wet-lease out the Airbus A320neos it receives next year and is "highly likely" to do the same with those delivered in 2017, the airline's head of investor relations has disclosed.
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NewsBudget crunch hits Russia's space programme (update)
Russia’s space programme has had a bad recent run, with an unmanned International Space Station (ISS) resupply ship left spinning out of control, the failure of an experimental military launcher and the apparent cancellation of a super-heavy-lift rocket programme owing to swingeing budget cuts.
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NewsFAA orders new 787 electrical fix to prevent power failure
All Boeing 787 operators will be required to periodically deactivate the electrical system to avoid a problem with a newly-discovered software bug that could cause the aircraft to lose alternating current (AC) power, the US Federal Aviation Administration says in a new airworthiness directive.
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Bristow still unable to confirm date of AW189 SAR debut
Bristow Helicopter is now a month in to its £1.6 billion ($2.5 billion) contract to take over the UK’s search and rescue service from the military, but it is still unable to say when the AgustaWestland AW189 will be utilised for the work.