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France agrees frequency hike in Russian bilateral
French and Russian authorities have agreed to increase the allocation of weekly air services between the two states from 65 to 73.
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Ellinair starts German services
Greek carrier Ellinair has started flights to Cologne from its Thessaloniki base.
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EASA confirms A321neo Leap as quiet as PW1100G
Updated European certification data has confirmed that the noise level of the CFM International Leap-1A engine is comparable to that of the rival Pratt & Whitney PW1100G.
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NewsQuest Kodiak secures European approval
Quest Aircraft has secured European certification for the Kodiak 100 single-engined turboprop, allowing deliveries of locally registered versions of the 10-seat utility type to begin. Europe is already home to six Kodiaks operated on the US N-register.
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NewsFirst P180 Avanti II gets Maghaghi landing gear upgrade
RUAG Aviation has completed the first retrofit of a Magnaghi Aeronautica-designed and manufactured landing gear on a Piaggio P180 Avanti II.
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Insufficient reverse-thrust contributed to Nordavia overrun
Russian investigators believe inadequate use of braking capabilities resulted in the overrun of a Nordavia Boeing 737-500 at Murmansk.
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Irkut confirms need to reinforce MC-21 wing
Russian airframer Irkut confirms it will need to strengthen the wing of the MC-21-300 twinjet after it failed a destructive test before reaching ultimate load.
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VIDEO: Why do so few women become airline pilots?
Why do so few women become airline pilots? Less than one in 20 pilots is female and the proportion is even smaller when it comes to captains, with just a few hundred in the entire world.
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BA to revamp Club World seats as part of investment plans
British Airways will roll out a new seat for its Club World business cabin in 2019 as part of a wider £400 million ($500 million) revamp of the product, the first results of which will be implemented later this year.
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Ryanair frets over UK-EU negotiation uncertainties
Ryanair has acknowledged that it might have to adjust its shareholding structure to comply with revised ownership rules once the UK formally separates from the European Union.
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KLM sees no need for own long-haul low-cost initiative
KLM does not intend to emulate its sister company Air France by starting a new long-haul low-cost operation, the Dutch airline's chief executive Pieter Elbers has indicated.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: How the air cargo market is in transition
The recent data from IATA for the whole year of 2016 saw cargo traffic rise by 3.8% in freight tonne-kilometres (FTK), against a 5.3% increase in capacity measured in available tonne kilometres. This encouraging growth was compared to the anaemic 2.3% rise in 2015 and the past decade’s average annual ...
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AERO: Diamond enters helicopter market with DART 280 unveiling
Austrian manufacturer Diamond Aircraft is making its first foray into the helicopter market, with the unveiling at Aero of the DART 280 light-single piston-engined rotorcraft concept.
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ANALYSIS: As BA ends free meals, US airlines bring them back
When in 2010 Continental Airlines became the last of its peer group to stop providing free meals to short-haul, economy-class passengers, it was seen by many as the end of an era.
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AERO: Daher unveils TBM 910
Daher has unveiled the next iteration of the TBM 900, some 26 years since the first generation of the high-speed aircraft series, the TBM 700, entered production.
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AERO: Tecnam P2012 Traveller makes its international debut
Tecnam’s flagship P2012 Traveller has taken a break from flight testing to make its international debut at Aero Friedrichshafen.
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AERO: Elixir prototype set for mid-year first flight
French start-up manufacturer Elixir Aircraft displayed at the show the fully-conforming prototype of its Elixir light-sport aircraft (LSA), which is scheduled to make its first flight in mid-2017.
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AERO: European certification for Piper M600 "imminent"
Piper Aircraft debuted its M600 at Aero and declared that long-awaited European certification for its flagship single-engined turboprop was "imminent".
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NewsNorwegian adds Denver and Seattle to US roster
Norwegian will begin service to Denver and Seattle Tacoma in September, expanding its US network to 13 cities.
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AIX: Cobalt unveils first wireless mobile charging product for airlines
Cobalt Aerospace is seeing “phenomenal” interest from commercial airlines in what it says is the world’s first wireless mobile phone charging solution for aircraft interiors – and the company has its sights firmly set on securing linefit offerability for the units.