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Dassault and Safran reach "amicable" compensation agreement
Dassault says has reached an “amicable” compensation settlement with Safran for the extensive delays and subsequent cancellation of its Falcon 5X business jet programme, caused by the troubled Silvercrest engine.
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MC-21 strength check set to allow broader flight testing
Irkut will be able to expand the flight-test programme of the MC-21-300 following load analysis of the wing.
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Opinion
OPINION: FlightGlobal Top 100 is a difficult club to join
Its stalwarts range from household names on whose products much of the world’s population regularly travels to manufacturers of highly specialised equipment from passenger seats to cockpit controls. FlightGlobal’s ranking of the biggest 100 businesses in aerospace is a club that rarely admits new members or dramatically changes its hierarchy.
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Flying Club 24 to increase visibility of PC-24 with AOC move
Flying Club 24 – a Switzerland-based members-only club, and European launch customer for the Pilatus PC-24 – is to move its super-light business jet onto an air operator's certificate (AOC) in an effort to increase visibility and stimulate demand for the twin-engined type.
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Norwegian to open six domestic routes in Argentina
Norwegian has started offering fares on Argentinean domestic routes, identifying six initial destinations which will be served from mid-October.
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SocGen upsizes Avolon revolver to $1.59bn
Societe Generale has provided an additional $150 million to a Deustche Bank-led syndicated revolver for Avolon, taking the total available credit of that facility to $1.59 billion.
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Garmin snaps up FltPlan
Garmin has acquired US electronic flightplanning services provider FltPlan, in a move designed to bolster its portfolio of aviation services for its global customer base.
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PICTURE: UK's Flybe shows off new livery on Q400
UK regional operator Flybe has unveiled a fresh livery which has already been applied to one of the carrier’s Bombardier Q400s.
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Air Hamburg poised to receive sixth Legacy 650E
German charter company Air Hamburg is preparing to take delivery of its sixth Embraer Legacy 650E in October, which will cement its position as the world’s biggest operator of the large-cabin business jet series.
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Laudamotion starts contributing to Ryanair traffic figures
Laudamotion contributed 500,000 passengers to Ryanair’s August performance figures, after the newly-acquired Austrian operator was included for the first time.
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NATS dismantles Ryanair's claims over Stansted delays
UK air navigation service NATS has rejected budget carrier Ryanair’s claims that air traffic control operations favour London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports, to the detriment of Stansted.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Profits continue to rise for aerospace’s Top 100
There used to be a saying in aviation that becoming a millionaire was easy: you simply started with a billion. If that maxim is less true in today’s somewhat more financially disciplined airline world, it certainly does not apply to those responsible for building aircraft. The biggest 100 businesses in aerospace are continuing to ratchet up the profits, despite modest revenue growth in the past financial year.
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Iberia retrieves A340-600 damaged in Quito hard landing
Iberia has retrieved an Airbus A340-600 damaged in a hard landing at Quito, but has yet to determine when the aircraft will re-enter airline service.
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Utair 737-800 in Sochi accident overran by 200m
Russian investigators state that the Utair Boeing 737-800 involved in an overrun accident at Sochi came to rest 200m from the end of the runway.
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All on board survive Utair 737-800 excursion at Sochi
All 170 occupants of a Utair Boeing 737-800 have escaped after the aircraft suffered severe damage during an overrun on landing at Sochi.
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Risks identified following cabin-simulator trial of VR headsets
Dutch aerospace research centre NLR has highlighted potential safety risks of passengers wearing virtual-reality headsets, after a cabin simulator trial at KLM's base in Amsterdam.
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SAS studying whether A321LR fits within network
Scandinavian carrier SAS is considering whether to convert part of its Airbus A320neo order to the long-range A321LR.
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Aegean first-half loss widens amid competitive pressures
Aegean Airlines has cited "substantial competitive capacity increases" after its operating loss widened 40% in the first half of 2018, to €14.7 million ($17.2 million).
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Vallair buys another A321 for P2F programme
Vallair has disclosed its acquisition of an Airbus A321 from UK lessor and asset manager Plane Business.
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VIDEO: MC-21 carries out night landing tests
Russian airframer Irkut has commenced night-flight testing with its MC-21-300, conducting the first approaches and landings in darkness.