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First Primera A321neo involved in Toronto fuel incident
Scandinavian carrier Primera Air’s first Airbus A321neo has been involved in a fuel emergency incident following a transatlantic service to Toronto.
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Urgent A380 flight measures aim to avert duct rupture
Airbus A380 operators have been ordered urgently to update the type’s flight manual with new procedures intended to prevent the risk of structural damage from bleed-duct rupture.
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Airbus records single firm order during July
Airbus recorded just a single firm order during July, despite unveiling several agreements during the Farnborough air show.
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A220 starts contributing to Airbus delivery figures
Airbus has included the A220 in its monthly order backlog and delivery figures for the first time since acquiring the former Bombardier CSeries programme at the beginning of July.
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SR Technics to build new hangar in Malta
Swiss MRO provider SR Technics is to build a new hangar in Malta to expand base-maintenance operations on the Mediterranean island.
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EgyptAir receives first A330-200P2F freighter
EgyptAir Cargo has taken delivery of the first Airbus A330-200 to be converted from passenger to freighter configuration.
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Swiss firm halts Ju 52 flights after fatal Alps crash
Swiss pleasure flights operator JU-Air has temporarily suspended operations after the fatal accident involving a Junkers Ju 52/3m in the Alps.
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BA chief complains of 'border farce' at Heathrow
British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz has warned that "unacceptable" queues for passengers arriving at London Heathrow airport pose a threat to the UK's post-Brexit aspirations.
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Iran Air chief: ATR deliveries are 'defeat' for US stance
Iran Air appears not to be giving up on the prospect of continuing with aircraft deliveries, despite the re-introduction of US government sanctions, following the simultaneous arrival of five more ATR 72-600s.
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ATR formation heads for Tehran to beat sanction deadline
Iran Air is receiving a batch of five ATR 72-600s on 5 August, in a bid to beat a renewed US government sanctions deadline which would block delivery of the turboprops.
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Norwegian to deploy Hi Fly's A380 as 787 cover
Portuguese wet-lease specialist Hi Fly has found another customer for its Airbus A380, in the shape of Norwegian.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: First-half 2018 airline safety performance
The first six months of 2017 smashed all records for safe airline performance worldwide, but so far this year aircraft safety looks to have deteriorated.
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Aer Lingus doubles first-half profit but Vueling loss deepens
Aer Lingus doubled its operating profit to €104 million ($120 million) over the first half of the year, the strongest interim result of the four main IAG carriers.
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IAG still expects full-year profit rise after good second quarter
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG is still expecting to improve its full-year operating profit, despite a second quarter in which it suffered operational disruption.
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Trent 1000 situation will remain 'dynamic': Rolls-Royce chief
Rolls-Royce has acknowledged a level of uncertainty surrounding the in-service issues of its Trent 1000 engine, and indicated that the situation will remain "dynamic" until at least next year.
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Leonardo renegotiating A220 supply terms with Airbus
Italian aerospace group Leonardo is negotiating with Airbus to secure new terms for the supply of A220 components.
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GE 'voluntarily' extends CFM's new MRO rules to own engines
GE Aviation will "voluntarily" apply to its own commercial engine programmes the new "conduct" principles – relating to third-party maintenance – that its joint venture with Safran, CFM International, has agreed with IATA.
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Ryanair grows passenger numbers in July despite disruption
Ryanair grew passenger numbers by 4% to 133.5 million in July despite experiencing over 1,000 flight cancellations during the month.
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CR929 programme seeks landing-gear supplier
Russian-Chinese developers of the CRAIC CR929 long-haul twinjet have put out a formal request for an undercarriage supplier.
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Rolls-Royce absorbs first-half charge over Trent problems
Rolls-Royce has taken a £554 million ($725 million) exceptional charge in its first half, to account for the costs incurred to address blade problems with its Trent 1000 engines for the Boeing 787.