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Jetstar Asia appoints first chief operating officer
Low-cost carrier Jetstar has appointed Ho Yuen Sang as the first chief operating officer of Singapore-based Jetstar Asia.
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MRJ programme enters manufacturing phase
Production of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) has started today, with the first metal cut for the aircraft's horizontal stabiliser by Mitsubishi Heavy...
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Delta expands its African network with new service to Luanda, Angola
Delta Air Lines is to launch thrice-weekly direct service from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International airport to Luanda, Angola via Dakar, Senegal from...
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US private equity firm buys Volvo Aero Services
Volvo Aero has sold its US subsidiary, Volvo Aero Services, to a North American private equity firm.
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Boeing begins wing-body mating of first 747-8I
Boeing's first passenger 747-8 Intercontinental has entered wing body join and systems installation, one assembly step prior to mating the fuselage sections...
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FAA investigates second SkyWest gear-up landing
The US FAA is investigating a partial gear-up landing by a SkyWest Airlines CRJ200 yesterday afternoon in Milwaukee, the second SkyWest Bombardier CRJ partial...
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US MRO body urges lobbying against FAA bill
Proposed legislation that would impose new demands on the US Federal Aviation Administration came in for stinging criticism at Aviation Week's MRO Europe...
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Lufthansa boasts of 100% A380 technical dispatch reliability
Lufthansa has consistently experienced 100% technical dispatch reliability on its Airbus A380s, but Air France is frequently dropping below its 98.5% target.
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OEMs to increase dominance in MRO market
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will increasingly dominate the maintenance, repair and overhaul market over the next 10 years, says consultancy Aerostrategy in its latest market forecast.
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Monarch sees possible MRO boost from carbon scheme
Monarch Aircraft Engineering is confident that the UK's high labour rates can be overcome as it seeks to build its Boeing 787 maintenance business.
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Bonus depreciation bill passed by US government
The US general aviation industry has breathed a collective sigh of relief following the passing of the bonus depreciation bill that will allow for accelerated depreciation of business aircraft.
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Norway defers some F-35 orders by two years
Norway has pushed back orders for 16 of 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters by two years to 2018, but reaffirmed its commitment as a "serious and credible partner" in the programme.
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Timco adds capacity in North Carolina to bolster interiors work
Timco Aviation Services' interiors engineering and manufacturing division Timco Aerosystems plans to expand its aircraft interiors operations with the addition...
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Forecasts detail 10-year outlook for global MRO market
The global maintenance, repair and overhaul market is expected to grow by 3.2% per annum over the next decade to reach a value of $58 billion by 2019, according...
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BA could develop 787 maintenance capability: Walsh
British Airways is yet to decide whether to develop in-house maintenance capability for its incoming fleet of 24 Boeing 787s, the first of which is due to...
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BA-Iberia still revising acquisition target list: Walsh
Acquisitions are firmly on the agenda of International Consolidated Airlines Group, the holding company that will oversee the merged operations of British...
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Croatia's Trade Air enters component deal with Sabena
Croatian wet-lease and charter specialist Trade Air has sealed a component repair and overhaul pact with Sabena Technics, covering Fokker 100 aircraft.
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Boeing explains SR Technics' GoldCare exit
Boeing has revealed that a decision to exclude line maintenance from the GoldCare support programme for the 787 was behind SR Technics' disengagement as an MRO partner.
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NewsBoeing source reveals specifications for KC-767 NewGen Tanker
Boeing has revealed the clearest details yet of the configuration for its KC-767 NewGen Tanker on offer to the US Air Force ...
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NewsBritish Airways to rehire captain of crashed 777
British Airways is poised to rehire the captain of the Boeing 777-200 which crashed at London Heathrow, nearly three years after the accident and his subsequent...