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NewsIATA: Outgoing chairman hails progress on climate change
Climate change was at the centre of Richard Anderson’s year as chairman of IATA’s board of governors.
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ALPA reiterates call to drop widebody ECA financing
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has again called on the US government to start talks with Europe’s export credit agencies to eliminate financing on widebody aircraft, ahead of a hearing on the reauthorisation of the US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) next month.
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NewsLatest Voyager arrival completes 'core' fleet for RAF
The ninth Airbus A330 Voyager from the UK’s Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme touched down at the Royal Air Force’s Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire on 29 May, completing the service’s “core” fleet of the type.
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EDC provides financing for latest Garuda CRJ1000s
Export Development Canada (EDC) has provided C$25 million ($23.1 million) to C$50 million in financing for the latest Bombardier CRJ1000 deliveries to Garuda Indonesia.
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NewsNew deal to protect UK helicopters
BAE Systems has been awarded a £16.7 million ($28 million) contract to produce its third-generation common missile warning system (CMWS) equipment for a range of UK military helicopters.
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Rafael sharpens Spike missile offering
Rafael has teamed up with both AgustaWestland and Airbus Helicopters to offer its Spike air-to-surface missile as an integral part of the weapons systems carried by their rotorcraft.
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NewsNorthrop announces partnership with Diamond Aircraft for surveillance market
Northrop Grumman has announced a new partnership with Diamond Aircraft Industries and a new presence in Ontario, Canada, to developsurveillance aircraft for Canadian and international markets.
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Air Arabia contracts Turkish Technic for component support
Sharjah-based carrier Air Arabia has selected Turkish Technic as component MRO provider for its Airbus A320 fleet.
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NewsBudget spat grounds Israeli training flights
The high command of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has decided to cancel almost all air force training flights until further notice, due to budget cuts. The unprecedented decision marks the peak in a heated debate between the nation's defence and finance ministries about the new defence budget.
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NewsUK Rivet Joint flight restores key RAF capability
Personnel from the UK Royal Air Force’s 51 Sqn have begun performing training flights using the unit’s first RC-135W Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft, following the receipt of initial release to service approval.
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OpinionOPINION: Is the industry facing a pilot shortage?
Japanese airlines are having to cancel schedules because they have too few flightcrew. American carriers, especially regionals, have the same problem. Ryanair is having to migrate crew around its network to patch up holes in local rosters.
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NewsSearch for MH370 ceases until August
Australian authorities have stopped searching for debris related to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the area where the ADV Ocean Shield detected acoustic signals in early April.
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NewsPICTURE: Air New Zealand 787-9 makes first flight
The first Boeing 787-9 for launch customer Air New Zealand completed its first flight from Paine Field on 28 May.
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NewsHeron UAS operators offered airframe 'transplant'
Existing operators of the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned air system are being offered a way of getting the advanced performance of the heavy fuel engine-powered Super Heron, by taking the avionics package of the older version and "transplanting" it into the new model's enlarged fuselage.
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NewsIAI BirdEye endurance passes 20h
Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled its BirdEye 650D mini unmanned air system, which the company says offers a flight endurance of over 20h.
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IATA optimistic on mature markets after April traffic rises
Airlines have registered a “healthy” increase in demand in April, says the International Air Transport Association.
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NewsPICTURES: A350 subjected to extreme hot and cold
An Airbus A350-900 test aircraft has undergone two and half weeks of extreme weather tests at a laboratory in Florida.
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NewsEx-Im pledges $2B for exports of business jets, helicopters
The US Export-Import Bank has announced a goal to double financing support for business aircraft and commercial helicopters this year, even as it faces the threat of being shut down after 30 September.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What a new Doha hub does for Qatar
From its spa to its squash courts, sleeping lounges and swimming pool, Hamad International’s range of amenities is such that Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker is emboldened to say of the new Doha hub: “I don’t think there is any airport of this standard anywhere in the world.”
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Belgian air force introduces A321 transport
The Belgian air force's new Airbus A321 was officially presented on 20 May, as a replacement for an A330-300 which had been in use since late 2009. The asset will be used to transport troops and to conduct the emergency evacuation of people and cargo, if required.