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Rise in pay-to-fly pilot numbers raises ECA concerns
Despite years of protest from the pilot community, pay-to-fly schemes are becoming more common, according to the European Pilot Association. This is a practice where inexperienced but licenced pilots – who want to gain experience to become more employable - pay to act as crew on commercial or business aviation ...
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Liebherr division to build 777X folding wing-tip systems
German firm Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg is to supply crucial components for the folding wing-tip mechanism on the Boeing 777X.
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No Progress for Space Station as resupply mission fizzles
An ill-fated Russian mission to resupply the International Space Station is set to end in a high atmosphere streak of fire, with an uncontrolled re-entry expected between 5 and 7 May.
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Russia to reestablish Tu-160 supersonic bomber production line
The Russian defense ministry has confirmed that it will restart the production line for the Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-160 “Blackjack” supersonic strategic bomber.
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PICTURE: Pilatus PC-24 begins taxi runs
Pilatus has begun taxi runs of its PC-24, and says the light business jet remains on target to make its first flight in May.
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Sweden to boost operational readiness with Gripen
The Swedish government has outlined its defence priorities for the period to 2020, with new measures to include increasing the number of fully operational Saab Gripen squadrons and potentially ordering a further 10 E-model examples.
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Qatar selects Dassault Rafale for fighter requirement
Qatar has ended its long-running search for new strike aircraft with the decision to acquire 24 Dassault Rafales for the requirement.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary
Ryanair expects to carry 100 million passengers in its current financial year, and the 30-year-old Irish budget carrier seems infused with a new-found respect for its passengers. Or, as chief executive Michael O'Leary puts it: "We've moved from being cheap and nasty to cheap and cheerful."
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Restructuring Malaysia Airlines to sell long-haul jets
Malaysia Airlines is set to sell off a number of widebody aircraft as it restructures its network and fleet.
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Two Jetstar A320s grounded after foam incident
Two Jetstar A320s are being repaired after being covered in fire retardant foam at its MRO facility in Newcastle.
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IAG achieves first operating profit for initial quarter
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG expects to achieve a full-year operating profit of more than €2.2 billion ($2.4 billion), after generating a first-quarter profit for the first time.
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P&W fights US government criticisms of F-35 engine reliability
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 fighter engine that powers the Lockheed Martin F-35 is the target of two new US government reports criticising the propulsion system’s “very poor” reliability and 61 nonconformities with P&W’s own and the Department of Defense’s (DOD) quality management procedures.
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US lawmakers boost FY16 aviation funding, but long-term decline accelerates
A Congressional committee voted on 28 April to add money for the Pentagon to buy 18 more fighters and four more unmanned air systems in the next fiscal year.
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Supplier commits $100m to robotics for Airbus, Boeing ramp-ups
Spirit AeroSystems has announced a plan to invest more than $100 million in automation projects to support production rate increases across four Airbus and Boeing aircraft programmes.
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Peru accepts first locally-assembled KT-1P trainer
Peruvian company Seman has delivered its first locally-assembled example of the Korea Aerospace Industries KT-1 trainer to the Latin American nation’s air force.
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UK to bolster Nepal relief efforts with Chinooks
The UK is to bolster its commitment to the relief efforts in Nepal with the deployment of three Royal Air Force Boeing CH-47 Chinook HC3 heavy-lift helicopters.
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Training key to RAF C-130J role expansion
The Royal Air Force’s Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules transports have continued to be heavily utilised following years in Afghanistan, and have been used in a range of humanitarian roles – most recently in delivering supplies in support of the crisis following the earthquake in Nepal on 25 April.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Is airline social marketing misunderstood?
Many marketers and consultants, including us, have been talking about the benefits of social marketing for airlines. Yet, today, it seems that organic reach may soon be a thing of the past, as airlines now have to pay in order to reach fans on “social media”. So what happened? Was ...
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US clears $1.5b support deal for RAAF Super Hornets, Growlers
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has granted approval for a $1.5 billion sustainment package related to Australia’s 24 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets and future fleet of 12 EA-18G Growlers.
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ShinMaywa US-2 involved in major accident at sea
A ShinMaywa US-2 amphibious aircraft operated by the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force was involved in a major accident off the coast of the nation’s Kochi province.