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ANALYSIS: What lies in store for airline sector in 2019?
Until the last few weeks of 2018 it appeared that rising fuel costs would give many airlines the stiffest test yet of the robustness of their newfound profitability in the year to come. Even as airlines have shifted to more efficient models amid fleet renewal efforts over recent years, fuel ...
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Sukhoi inks tentative Thai deal covering six Superjet 100s
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft has signed a trilateral letter of intent covering the delivery of six Superjet 100s with Thai Kom Airlines and maintenance firm Wishv.
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NewsTHE YEAR AHEAD: 2019 aerospace outlook
All we ever know for sure about the future is that it will look a lot like the past, only different – or maybe very different, depending on the timescale and interim events. That makes forecasting a black art best left to fortune tellers, charlatans and consultants. But in the ...
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France's Vinci takes majority share of London Gatwick
French operator Vinci Airports is taking a majority shareholding in London Gatwick airport, under a new pact with Global Infrastructure Partners.
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PICTURE: Severstal takes delivery of first Superjet 100
Russian operator Severstal Aircompany has taken delivery of its first Sukhoi Superjet 100.
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Dostoevsky's name written into Russian airport history
St Petersburg Pulkovo airport is to receive the name of writer Fyodor Dostoevsky while Moscow’s Vnukovo is to be named after legendary Soviet aircraft designer Andrei Tupolev.
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PICTURES: Third assembled MC-21 moves to flight line
Irkut has transferred a third MC-21 to the flight-test station after completing assembly of the twinjet at its manufacturing plant.
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China Southern and Finnair aim to codeshare from April
China Southern Airlines and Finnair have signed a memorandum of understanding to start codesharing from next April, after securing the necessary regulatory approvals.
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Wow improves liquidity $12m through Air Canada A321 deal
Restructuring Icelandic carrier Wow Air has signed a deal to sell four Airbus A321s to Air Canada in a deal the carrier says will improve its liquidity by more than $12 million.
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PICTURES & VIDEO: Aero Vodochody L-39NG completes first flight
The first pre-production L-39NG jet trainer (msn 7001) completed its maiden flight on 22 December from Vodochody airport in the Czech Republic.
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Inquiry reveals blunders behind 777F's 100t weight error
Investigators have disclosed that a 100t weight error led the tail-strike protection mechanism to activate on an Air France Boeing 777F, spurring the crew to command full take-off thrust.
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Brussels-bound A330 suffered failures in both engines
Belgian investigators have disclosed that a Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-200 suffered failures in both engines while en route from Kinshasa on 11 December.
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Nervous Gatwick resumes services after further suspension
London Gatwick airport has resumed operations after a brief further suspension of operation at the hub, initiated following another suspected drone incursion.
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Airbus aiming to get GTF-powered A319neo certificated next year
Airbus is targeting certification for the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered version of the A319neo by the end of 2019.
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Leap-powered A319neo gains joint approval from EASA and FAA
Airbus has received type certification for the CFM International Leap-1A-powered version of the A319neo.
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OpinionOPINION: Which anniversary will top list in 2019?
As landmark years go, 1969 takes some beating. The USA put men on the Moon before the end-of-decade deadline set by President Kennedy, while on either side of the Atlantic, Boeing and an Anglo-French venture flew for the first time two of the most iconic airliners ever, the 747 and ...
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Condor starts MRO checks at ex-Air Berlin hangar in Dusseldorf
German leisure airline Condor has established a maintenance operation in a Dusseldorf hangar previously occupied by now-defunct Air Berlin.
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Airbus prepares first A321neo with larger luggage bins
Airbus is aiming to deliver its first A320neo-family jet with the larger overhead luggage bins early next year.
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VIDEO: An-225 marks 30 years as world's largest aircraft
Antonov is marking the 30th anniversary of the maiden flight of its unique An-225, as it prepares to surrender – possibly – its title of the world’s largest aircraft to another six-engined giant.
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Drone-hit Gatwick aims to restore limited flight schedule
London Gatwick airport’s operator is hoping to restore a “limited” number of services over the next few hours, following the drone incursion which led to the airport’s closure.