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Hawaiian touches down on the US east coast
Hawaiian Airlines will be hitting the US East Coast in June when it launches long-haul flights from Honolulu to New York Kennedy (JFK) airport.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Addressing the stagnation in North America's airline industry
Region's airlines have delayed the inevitable and now face increasing fleet investment needs, even in zero-growth scenarios
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: Lanzarote 737 overran as first officer struggled to cope – investigators
Spanish investigators have found that an overbearing captain helped create the circumstances for an unstable approach, which led an Air Europa Boeing 737-800 to overrun at Lanzarote.
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Turkey's Pegasus to begin Istanbul-Sanliurfa flights
Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus in April will begin domestic flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Sanliurfa. The carrier will operate the...
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NewsAirbus to offer higher-weight A380 from 2013
Airbus is to offer a higher-weight version of the A380, which will be available for delivery to customers early next year.
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Ukraine introduces new squawk-code relief concept
Ukraine's air navigation service has become the first to introduce a new assignment system aimed at overcoming an increasing shortage of aircraft transponder squawk codes.
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Asiana selects MTU for GE CF6 overhaul
Asiana Airlines has contracted MTU Maintenance Hannover to overhaul the General Electric CF6-80C2 engines powering its Boeing 747 and 767 fleets. The...
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BAA battles creaking import process and prepares to break ground on Tianjin MRO facility
Aircraft management company Business Aviation Asia (BAA) is hoping to swell its fleet of privately-owned business jets by 50% by the end of the year, but said the rate of expansion is being hampered by the deliberate delaying tactics of local government officials.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: SAS ready to fight
The fight between Scandinavia's two heavyweights, SAS Group and Norwegian, is about to enter round three. In one corner, network carrier SAS sits bruised...
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Avanti raises £74 million to fly HYLAS 3 hosted payload on EDRS Satellite
The London-based satellite communications firm Avanti is to raise £74 million from its shareholders to build a Ka-band broadband communications payload called HYLAS 3 which is to be placed on a satellite owned by the European Space Agency (ESA).
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Iran launches a remote sensing/weather satellite called Navid-e Elm-o Sanat
On 3 February, an Iranian Safir 2 Block 2 rocket launched a small satellite called “Navid-e Elm-o Sanat” from the Semnan launch site in Iran.
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NewsTrent XWB powerplant makes maiden sortie
Rolls-Royce's Trent XWB engine, which will eventually power the Airbus A350, has made its first flight on board the airframer's MSN1 A380 flying testbed. The...
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NewsObama visits 787 factory, calls for export finance match
Speaking from Boeing's 787 final assembly line, US President Barack Obama today announced an expansion of the nation's Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank in a push...
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NewsUSAF delays T-38 trainer replacement to 2020
The US Air Force has confirmed its latest budget proposal delays fielding a replacement for the Northrop T-38 Talon advanced jet trainer by three years....
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NewsUPS, TNT continue merger talks after initial bid rejected
Atlanta-based UPS said it remains in take-over talks after Dutch cargo airline TNT Express rejected an unsolicited €4.9 billion ($6.5 billion) offer. UPS...
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UK and France deepen co-operation on UAV development
The UK and French armed forces will collaborate more closely in future - particularly in the deployment and development of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) -...
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SpiceJet contracts SR Technics for CFM56 maintenance
Indian budget carrier SpiceJet has inked a 10-year exclusive engine maintenance agreement for its Boeing 737 fleet with SR Technics. The deal, worth...
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NewsVirgin claims fares will rise if BMI sale to IAG goes ahead
Virgin Atlantic has officially registered its protest with the European Commission against International Airlines Group's proposed takeover of UK airline BMI, claiming that passengers will be the biggest losers if the deal goes ahead.
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NewsAeroVironment posts Switchblade order
AeroVironment has announced a US Air Force contract modification worth $4.2 million for the delivery of Switchblade unmanned air vehicles ...
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Hydraulics concerns hold up R66 certification
Canadian and European regulators have held up certification of the five-seat Robinson R66 helicopter and requested more tests on the hydraulic system, said company president Kurt Robinson.