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NewsPeru to acquire five Super Seasprites through Canadian programme
The Peruvian navy is to acquire five Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters through the Canadian government, four of which will be upgraded with an integrated mission system and one lined up for overhaul.
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Virgin to train MPL students for widebody fleet
Virgin Atlantic has announced its first ab initio pilot-training programme aimed at attracting young cadets into a commercial airline career.
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ANALYSIS: US airlines bringing home MRO work
After years of sending nearly all their widebodies overseas for MRO work, US airlines are increasingly having aircraft serviced stateside.
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NewsPICTURE: Fuzhou Airlines launches operations
Fuzhou Airlines launched operations with a commercial flight between Fuzhou and Beijing on 30 October.
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Australia extends lease for two IAI Herons
Australia will continue leasing two Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned air vehicles pending the arrival of the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton.
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NewsLufthansa lowers 2015 earnings target
Lufthansa Group has downgraded its 2015 operating profit outlook for the second time this year.
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NewsIsraeli F-35 buy takes fleet to 44
Israel has decided to increase its acquisition of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters by 25 aircraft, which will bring its fleet to 44 of the fifth-generation type.
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NewsAir France-KLM hopeful of reviving European low-cost plan
Ambitions for a pan-European low-cost carrier persist at Air France-KLM, despite the group having abandoned its plan to build up its Transavia subsidiary as a budget airline with bases outside France and the Netherlands.
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NewsAirbus keeps Alabama assembly line on track despite heavy floods
Two historic rainstorms last April flooded Airbus’ partially-built factory rising in Mobile, Alabama, but will not delay the start of production in less than 12 months, says Airbus Americas president Barry Eccleston.
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Spirit signs up to $379m financing deal for 10 Airbus aircraft
Spirit Airlines has entered an up to $379 million financing agreement for 10 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft, its first long-term debt deal for aircraft.
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Airbus integrates fourth A320 simulator in Miami centre
The Airbus Training Center in Miami has added a new A320 full-flight simulator (FFS) produced by FlightSafety International.
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NewsVIDEO: NASA has eye on Congressional critics following ISS launch disaster
NASA got the sternest possible reminder of the hazards of spaceflight when an International Space Station resupply mission ended in spectacular failure last night just metres above the launch pad at Wallops Island, Virginia.
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SAS closes another A330 sale and leaseback
SAS Group has sold an Airbus A330-300 to Florida-based Aviator Capital under a sale and leaseback.
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NewsVLM set to become first European Superjet operator
Belgian carrier VLM is to become the first European Union operator of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 following a deal with Ilyushin Finance to lease two of the regional aircraft.
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NewsEuronaval: Camcopter begins Ukrainian monitoring mission
The Schiebel S-100 Camcopter unmanned air vehicle is now flying above Ukraine, operating some twelve hours a day ahead of the deployment of the second iteration of the UAV arriving in-country that will ramp it up to 24-hour coverage.
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NewsAeroflot rebrands budget airline with hint of defiance
Aeroflot is to brand its new low-cost carrier ‘Pobeda’, meaning ‘Victory’, after its previous budget operation, Dobrolet, was forced to halt services.
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NewsEuronaval: Insitu introduces ScanEagle 2
Insitu has introduced a new version of its ScanEagle unmanned air vehicle with a new-build engine that will facilitate further business in the commercial market.
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NewsQatar takes four Boeings on the same day
In what is believed to be an unprecedented event, Qatar Airways took delivery of four Boeing widebodies on the same day earlier this week.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Could MAS’s A380s bolster regional network?
When Malaysia Airlines (MAS) overhauls its network, it will probably explore the possibility of deploying its six Airbus A380 aircraft on regional routes.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Spirit preps for big year of growth in 2015
Spirit Airlines is preparing for a bumper year of growth in 2015, and will start off by raising capacity by 26% in the first quarter.