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MROAM: AJW signs consignment agreement with StandardAero
AJ Walter Aviation has signed a three year consignment agreement with Arizona-based StandardAero.
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MROAM: GE signs support deal with Delta for CF6 engines
GE Aviation has signed two 10-year OnPoint solution services agreements with Delta Air Lines for support of its GE CF6-80C2 engines.
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NewsCessna prepares second M2 for flight
Cessna is targeting a second-quarter first flight for its second and final M2 flight-test aircraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lessors spurn CSeries overtures
Despite claimed, and significant, performance and operating economic advantages over its narrowbody competitors, top lessors appear unwilling to embrace...
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MROAM: Southwest warns on rising maintenance, fuel cost trends
Southwest Airlines is counting on last year's blockbuster deal for Boeing 737-800s and re-engined 737 Max narrowbodies to halt a trend of escalating maintenance...
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AIRCRAFT FINANCE SPECIAL REPORT: No recovery expected in second-hand narrowbody market
Appraisers do not expect to see any relief in the second-hand market for narrowbodies this year as ongoing troubles in the financial markets continue to limit the amount of lending available from European banks.
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MROAM: MRO market for turbine power could disappear in 50 to 75 years
In the absence of feasible propulsion alternatives, gas turbines powering commercial aircraft will remain a key driver of the maintenance, repair and overhaul...
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Aerolineas Argentinas to drop Auckland and Mexico City from network
Aerolineas Argentinas will drop unprofitable destinations like Auckland and Mexico City from its international network as it plans to boost its flights to...
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ANALYSIS: Air France restructure targets seven key areas
Alexandre de Juniac, chairman and chief executive of Air France, has delivered a damning indictment of the carrier's performance, claiming the airline shows...
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ANALYSIS: Uncertainty prompts freighter operators to cut back
It is by no means as bad as the 2008-9 crisis, but there is a nervous mood in the air cargo market at present, with cargo managers downbeat about prospects...
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NewsLibya bars carriers from EU while Conviasa joins blacklist
Libyan carriers will be barred from serving the European Union at least until November, under precautionary measures disclosed during Europe's latest blacklist...
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ANALYSIS: Pinnacle looks to 50-seat jets for bankruptcy exit
Pinnacle Airlines' filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 1 April is no April Fool's joke. Despite the unfortunate timing of the announcement, which...
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Bolivia's Aerosur ceases operations
Bolivia's largest airline, Aerosur, has suspended all domestic and international flight operations from 31 March, leaving thousands of passengers stranded....
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Southwest chooses Goodrich carbon brakes, wheels and MRO services
Southwest Airlines has selected Goodrich to provide carbon brakes, wheels and maintenance, repair and overhaul services on its new fleet of Boeing 737-800...
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NewsCrashed ATR's flight recorders retrieved
Both flight recorders from the crashed UTAir ATR 72-200 at Tyumen have been located and transferred to Russia's investigating authority. The Interstate...
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NewsEpic files certification papers for E1000
Doug King, president of Epic Aircraft, says he has filed an application with the US Federal Aviation Administration to certificate a modified version of the company's single-engined LT turboprop, a key strategic step for the Bend, Oregon-based airframer.
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Lightsquared saves its SkyTerra 1 satellite while creditor Inmarsat remains upbeat
The LightSquared operated SkyTerra 1 communications satellite that had been knocked out by a solar flare on 7 March has now been recovered.
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NewsPinnacle Airlines files for Chapter 11 protection
US regional carrier Pinnacle Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, 1 April 2012, after warning for months that it could be forced...
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IN FOCUS: Asia beckons, but Finnair struggles on home turf
Finnair's top priority to ensure its survival remains the disposal of its loss-making short-haul operation as the troubled flag carrier approaches the end of a first quarter that is expected to be characterised by a continuation of the heavy losses that have dogged it for four straight years.
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NewsResearchers hone supersonic biplane
Intuition might suggest that a biplane is not very fast, but intuition is often wrong when an aircraft goes beyond the "sound barrier".