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Air Iceland routes overhauled in bid to improve performance
Icelandair Group’s efforts to restructure is operations have included shedding UK services operated by its regional division Air Iceland Connect.
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Thomas Cook revealed as Hi Fly's first A380 customer
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia has confirmed it is the first customer to wet-lease Hi Fly's Airbus A380.
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Primera to scrap short-haul flights from Birmingham
Primera Air will cancel all of its short-haul flights from the UK's Birmingham airport and one route from London Stansted later this year.
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Leonardo raises helicopter production
Leonardo will deliver more helicopters in 2018 than last year as the Italian aerospace group sees a recovery in its rotorcraft operation.
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IATA strikes deal with CFM to increase competition in engine MRO
IATA has reached an agreement with CFM International to open up the market for third-party maintenance of engines produced by the GE-Safran joint venture.
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Lufthansa 'well prepared' for more competition at Vienna
Lufthansa is "well prepared" for the arrival of additional competition at Vienna airport, argues the airline group's finance chief Ulrik Svensson.
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Lufthansa cites 'stressful' period at Eurowings as Q2 profit dips
Lufthansa Group has reported an operating profit down 3.2% at €983 million ($1.15 billion) for the second quarter, citing a "stressful period" for Eurowing.
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Leonardo studies mechanical simplification for future helicopters
Italian aerospace group Leonardo is co-operating with Milan’s polytechnic university to simplify the mechanical system of helicopters, in an effort to reduce noise and vibrations on future rotorcraft.
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OpinionOPINION: Airbus mid-market bridge could be tough sell
Airbus's repackaging of its global market forecast into a series of categories more akin to a clothing store is a response to the blurring of lines between range and aircraft size.
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XL A330 crew battled degrading flight-control systems
French investigators have detailed a cascading series of failures which seriously degraded the flight controls of an XL Airways Airbus A330-200 in cruise over the Mediterranean Sea.
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Challenger 350 receives steep-approach approval from Transport Canada
Bombardier has secured steep-approach certification from Transport Canada for its Challenger 350, and says US and European validation for the enhancement is expected soon.
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UK government to inject £12 million in Bombardier's Belfast facility
Bombardier’s UK facility in Belfast will receive local government funding worth nearly £12 million ($15.8 million) to develop thrust-reversers for an Airbus A320neo nacelle.
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NewsPICTURE: RAF Chinooks boost French mission in Mali
A trio of Royal Air Force Boeing Chinook HC5 transport helicopters have been deployed to Mali, where they will provide logistics support for a French-led counter-terrorism operation.
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A220 has treble-figure annual production potential
Airbus believes there is sufficient demand in the market to support a potential A220 ramp-up at least to 100 aircraft per year.
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Batch of Superjets to be checked for loose windows
Operators of a specific set of Sukhoi Superjet 100s are being instructed to check the security of passenger windows on the twinjet type after discovery of a fastener manufacturing defect.
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A350 maturity and A320neo recovery lift Airbus second quarter
Airbus is crediting the A350 programme and the gradual recovery of A320neo deliveries for a strong second quarter, in which commercial aircraft adjusted earnings more than doubled to €908 million ($1.06 billion).
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Leonardo to overhaul supply chain with new partnership model
Italy's Leonardo has launched an initiative to improve the performance of its supply chain and grow its business through closer co-operation with industrial partners.
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PICTURE: Convertible design undergoes icing tests
Russian analysts are carrying out icing research on a proposed new convertible 50-seat aircraft design.
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Approval granted for another terminal at Berlin Brandenburg
Berlin Brandenburg's operator FBB has received a building permit for an additional terminal at the still-to-open airport.
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Flybe strategy chief to lead IAG's Level operation
Flybe chief strategy officer Vincent Hodder has been appointed as the first chief executive of IAG budget unit Level.