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VivaAerobus and AJW ink A320 component contract
VivaAerobus has signed an eight-year power-by-the-hour component agreement AJW Aviation for its A320 and A320neo aircraft.
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Aircelle and Interjet sign nacelle support agreement
Safran's Aircelle and Interjet have signed a four-year agreement to support the nacelles and thrust reversers on the Mexican carrier’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 with Powerjet SaM146 engines.
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Southwest outlines retirement plan for older 737s
Southwest Airlines plans to retire its Boeing 737-300 fleet by the end of the decade, says Jim Sokol, the carrier’s vice-president maintenance operations on the sidelines of the MRO Americas conference in Phoenix.
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ANALYSIS: Norwegian spells out pilot-employment policies
Widespread confusion about Norwegian’s pilot-employment contracting processes has been raising temperatures at flightcrew associations in Europe for more than a year – and has been having the same effect within US unions since the company applied for transatlantic services.
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Southwest tests tablets for mechanics
Southwest have begun a test programme to provide digital manuals to mechanics via iPads, says Jim Sokol, the carrier’s vice-president maintenance operations today at the sidelines of the MRO Americas show in Phoenix.
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Southwest taps BAE Systems for engine control MRO
Southwest Airlines has tapped BAE Systems for a five-year, exclusive agreement covering MRO services for the full authority digital engine controls (FADECs) on its Boeing 737 fleet.
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Boeing obtains licence to supply spares to Iran
Boeing has secured approval to supply aircraft parts to Iranian companies under the terms of an international agreement negotiated last year.
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ROUTES: Flynas to start US flights in 2015
Flynas is planning to triple its Airbus A330 fleet to 12 aircraft by 2017 as the Saudi Arabian budget carrier aims to expand its new long-haul operations to Africa and North America.
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ROUTES: WestJet edges closer to widebody introduction
WestJet appears poised to build up further long-haul routes after the Canadian budget carrier starts Boeing 737 flights to Dublin in June.
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PICTURE: Qatar raises the bar with A380 lounge
Ahead of the delivery of Qatar Airways' first three Airbus A380s, currently scheduled for June, Flightglobal has obtained an exclusive sneak-peek of the lounge area installed on the upper deck of the superjumbo.
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Delta targets transpacific markets to power Seattle hub
Delta Air Lines launched its third European route from Seattle last week - to London Heathrow - as part of a concerted drive to establish the Washington state airport as a major US West Coast hub over the next three years.
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MH370 air-ground communication appears routine
Investigators probing the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have reiterated that there was no evidence of unusual air traffic control communications before the aircraft vanished.
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TAM and US Airways join Oneworld
Brazil’s TAM and US Airways joined Oneworld today, in a move that the alliance called its biggest single day of growth since it was launched.
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INTERIORS: Economy seat-width debate heats up
After Airbus boldly pitched 18in-wide seats as an industry standard, both rivals and commentators have been wondering just how much difference an inch really makes
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Objects sighted in revised MH370 search zone
Three weeks since the departure of ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur, investigators have yet to identify or retrieve a single item of debris from the Boeing 777.
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Alaska plans on independent future: Tilden
Alaska Air plans to remain independent, even as it faces challenges from its codeshare partner Delta Air Lines.
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Adria to start five new services
Adria Airways will add five new international routes as part of its summer schedule.
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MH370 search: Thai satellite detects scattered objects
Thailand’s science ministry has released new images of the search zone for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, apparently showing a large number of scattered objects.
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ANA to order 70 777s, 787s and A320neos
All Nippon Airways’ board has approved a $16.6 billion fleet renewal programme that will see it order a total of 70 new Boeing 777s, 787s and Airbus A320neos.
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Etihad stresses Alitalia-Air Berlin network synergies
Etihad Airway’s chief executive James Hogan sees a “strong fit” in the Alitalia-Air Berlin network combined with Air Serbia as well as major codeshare relationship with Air France and KLM.