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US prices Bulgarian F-16V deal at $1.67 billion
The US government has detailed its proposed $1.67 billion sale of Lockheed Martin F-16V fighters to Bulgaria.
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NewsDelta upgrades Boston to hub status on strong growth
Boston Logan International airport is Delta Air Lines newest hub, in a rare growth move by a US network carrier establishing a new connecting complex.
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Acro nears start of Chinese production site
UK manufacturer Acro Aircraft Seating is in the process of preparing production at a new Chinese facility.
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Boeing eyes international KC-46A, E-7 opportunities
Boeing is working on potential international deals related to its KC-46A tanker and the 737-based E-7 airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft.
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FACC picks Croatia for new production facility
Austrian composites manufacturer FACC has selected Croatia as the site of a new production facility.
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Flybe CEO launches Cranfield scholarship with IATA diversity award
Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener, a longtime advocate of gender diversity in the airline industry, will create a new scholarship at Cranfield University after she was honoured in IATA's inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Awards.
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Subset of 737 fleet requires slat track swap
A manufacturing defect will require the replacement of leading edge slat tracks on a small subset of the global fleet of Boeing 737NG and Max aircraft.
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A321XLR concept 'very interesting' for IAG: chief
Plans for a possible extended range version of the Airbus A321LR are "very interesting" for IAG, its chief executive Willie Walsh has disclosed.
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News'Flying-V' concept receives funding boost from KLM
KLM has signed an agreement to support the development of a 'Flying V' blended wing concept that promises up to 20% better fuel efficiency compared to an Airbus A350.
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Extended-range 'A321XLR' available by 2024: Airbus
Airbus says it could deliver an extended-range “A321XLR” derivative within five years, but is yet to formally confirm the status of the project.
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Paid contentMapping out the future
Airbus is coming to the end of intense programme of flight testing and development for new and derivative airliners that began a decade ago with the A380. The impending void in the Airbus product-development (PD) road map raises the question many are asking – what’s next?
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Amsterdam to host IATA annual general meeting in 2020
IATA will hold its next annual general meeting in Amsterdam in 2020, the association has announced today.
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NewsIATA downgrades 2019 profits outlook by a fifth
IATA has downgraded its industry net profits outlook for 2019 by around a fifth to $28 billion, amid rising costs and slowing demand in part from weaker trade.
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Near-catastrophic E190 upset traced to misrigged aileron cables
Portuguese investigators have found that an Embraer 190’s aileron cables had been incorrectly rigged before a ferry flight during which the pilots experienced severe in-flight control problems.
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IATA awards to recognise diversity and inclusion
IATA will during this year's AGM in Seoul reveal the winners of its first diversity and inclusion awards, recognising the efforts being made industry-wide to broaden the mix of the global aviation workforce.
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IATA resolution aims to reaffirm climate commitments
This year's IATA AGM, which is set to adopt a fresh resolution reinforcing airline commitments to tackle aviation emissions, comes at a particularly notable time.
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NewsClimate-change activists target Heathrow summer shutdown
Climate-change protesters have threatened to shut down London Heathrow airport over the summer in a bid to force the UK government to cancel planned expansion of the hub.
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Airline BusinessPutting numbers on the legacies of airline leaders
With airline leaders gathering in Seoul for the IATA AGM, we use Cirium’s Fleets Analyzer and schedules data to measure the legacies of the chief executives who have left their roles in the past 12 months. The AGM takes place in South Korea just weeks after the death of long-serving Korean Air chairman and chief executive Cho Yang-ho
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Airline BusinessIATA chief Alexandre de Juniac flags pressing issues
IATA chief executive and director general Alexandre de Juniac believes airlines meet for this year’s AGM in Seoul against a backdrop of pressing challenges, including the consequences protectionist policies and trade wars pursued by some governments over the past 18 months.
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NewsA320's impeded line-up preceded Edinburgh incursion
UK investigators have disclosed that a departing Airbus A320 had only just become airborne when a Boeing 737-800 touched down on the same runway, after delays to the departure resulted in rapid closure of their spacing.