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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why and how badly is liberalisation stalled?
Eight years since the US-EU open-skies agreement ushered in what was heralded as a new era in liberalisation, the rhetoric has changed – and perhaps the reality has too.
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ANALYSIS: India MRO players make the best of a tough hand
Despite booming air travel, skilled workers, and low labour costs, India has yet to become an MRO powerhouse, but two local MRO leaders are bullish about the future.
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BAE, TAE win Australian F-35 MRO work
Australia has awarded BAE Systems Australia and Tasman Aviaton Enterprises (TAE) with MRO and upgrade work for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.
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A330 grounding to help cashflow situation: Skymark
Skymark Airlines grounded its Airbus A330-300 fleet to help strengthen its operating cashflow since entering bankruptcy protection on 28 January.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: No magic potion for AirAsia X's ills
Big changes appear to be underway for Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X (AAX), following the abrupt departure of chief executive Azran Rami-Osman in late-January.
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Bristow weighs up substantial fleet order
Bristow Group is considering placing an “airline-like” order for a substantial number of new helicopters as the global rotorcraft operator uses the current downturn in the oil and gas support sector to reshape its buying patterns.
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Russian company patents lightweight GA ejection seat
NPP Zvezda, a Russian company well known for aviation and space life support systems in its homeland, has patented a lightweight ejection seat for general aviation aircraft.
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Germany calls a halt to NH90 flights over safety fears
Germany has slapped a self-imposed temporary grounding order on its army’s fleet of NH Industries NH90 helicopters following the discovery of a “design flaw” with the aircraft’s electrical system.
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Start-up Jetlines reveals route ambitions
Prospective Canadian start-up Jetlines anticipates developing a broad network anchored by flights from three primary cities: Vancouver, Winnipeg and Hamilton, the company announces in a tweet on 8 February.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How social media is redefining crisis communications
Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel, as Mark Twain once said.
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American exercises options for 24 CRJ900s
American Airlines has exercised options for 24 Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen aircraft with deliveries beginning this November.
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IAI unveils Global 5000-based MPA
Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled a maritime patrol development of the Bombardier Global 5000 business jet, dubbed the ELI-3360.
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Opinion
OPINION: Is big spending coming back for the US military?
On the surface, the US military’s half-trillion dollar budget request for fiscal year 2016, unveiled on 2 February, feels quite profligate compared with recent, sequestration-constrained years.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: India's fighters battle for relevance
Aero India provides a unique opportunity for a close look at the eclectic mix of Russian, American and European platforms operated by India’s air force. A keen observer will look beyond the cold war era aircraft on show, to notice the transformation from what was once a tactical air force, ...
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Ajay Singh readies to take reins at SpiceJet
SpiceJet founder and incoming director Ajay Singh says the takeover process for the ailing carrier should be completed in the next 10 days.
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Second naval Tejas prototype conducts maiden flight
The second prototype of the naval variant of the Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has conducted its maiden flight.
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US army seeks upgrades for Hellfire missile guidance system
The US army has called on industry to propose replacements for its Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles, relaunching a programme that has been in the works for over a decade without identifying a suitable upgrade for the missile’s guidance system.
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Northrop to design clean-sheet T-X trainer for USAF
Northrop Grumman has opted to design a brand new aircraft for the US Air Force’s T-X trainer programme rather than a modified version of the BAE Systems Hawk it had planned to pitch.
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VIDEO: 'Smooth' sortie opens Falcon 8X test campaign
Dassault Aviation has kicked off the flight test campaign for its Falcon 8X ultra-long-range business jet less than nine months after unveiling the 19-seater at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Geneva.
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Polish regional carrier EuroLOT to halt operations
Polish regional carrier EuroLOT is suspending operations from the beginning of April.