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NewsFAI moves into aircraft storage market with new hangar construction
FAI Aviation Group, the parent company of Germany’s largest business aircraft operator, FAI rent-a-jet, has broken ground on a third hangar at its base in Nuremberg, which will be used to support the company’s first foray into the aircraft storage market.
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Cathay picks Monarch's MRO unit for A350 line support
Monarch Aircraft Engineering is to provide line maintenance for Cathay Pacific's Airbus A350s at London Gatwick.
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Lufthansa hopes SIA joint venture approved by early 2017
The Lufthansa Group hopes to kick off its joint venture arrangement with Singapore Airlines from early 2017.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Europe's leisure carriers fight over tight market
Leisure carriers in Europe have not been short of challenges over the past 12 months. Already adjusting to falls in demand to North African destinations, further tourism hotspots have been hit by damaging geopolitical events. On top of that, the Brussels and Istanbul airport terror attacks highlighted the vulnerability of ...
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Australian government auditor slams Tiger attack helicopter
The Australia National Audit Office (ANAO) has issued a report that is highly critical of the army’s fleet of 22 Airbus Helicopters Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH).
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NewsCathay Pacific deploys A350 on Dusseldorf route
Cathay Pacific started operating Airbus A350-900s on services to Dusseldorf on 1 September.
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Turkish calls lessor meetings for 2017 deliveries
Turkish Airlines has held meetings with a number of lessors in recent days regarding its 2017 deliveries as other financing options prove difficult to arrange, FlightGlobal understands.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Rivals share spoils in 2016 orders so far
With the last big air show of the year behind them, Airbus and Boeing have all but matched each other in sales during the first seven months of the year. But the picture is very different in the output arena, where Seattle has again established a significant lead.
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Ryanair urges UK to build three new runways
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has called on the UK government to “be radical” and approve the construction of new runways at London’s Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted airports.
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NewsLuxaviation plots Asia expansion with Malaysian partnership
Business aviation services company Luxaviation is seeking to widen its share of the Asia-Pacific market through a strategic partnership with Malaysian logistics company DMG Adventures.
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Jet-blast incident prompts caution on single-engined taxiing
Irish investigators have cautioned over the use of single-engined taxiing after an incident in which jet blast injured two workers as a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 manoeuvred to park.
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German BFU: No probe into RAM 737 take-off incident
German investigators are not looking into a take-off incident involving a Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-700 at Frankfurt last month, during which the aircraft appeared to struggle to become airborne.
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NewsCarlo Logli to step down as Piaggio Aerospace chief executive
Carlo Logli is stepping down as chief executive of Piaggio Aerospace and will be replaced in the interim by the company’s chief operating officer Renato Vaghi.
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NewsVideo: A400M carries out sand strip landing tests
Airbus Defence & Space has carried out flight testing of its A400M transport on a specially prepared sand runway during certification demonstrations in Woodridge, UK.
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Turkish Airlines to restore Sharm el-Sheikh link: embassy
Turkish Airlines is to restore services to the embattled Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in September.
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NewsPiper M500 secures European approval after 20-month wait
Piper Aircraft has secured long-awaited European Aviation Safety Agency certification for its M500 single-engined turboprop, and has delivered the first locally registered type to a Swiss owner.
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Montenegro Airlines tightens Etihad link through Air Serbia
Balkan carriers Air Serbia and Montenegro Airlines have sealed a codeshare agreement aimed at broadening the range of destinations available to passengers.
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Russian researchers to test damage-sensitive coating
Russian aerospace researchers are planning to test a coating designed to indicate areas of microscopic damage to composite aerostructures.
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Delta moving in with Virgin Atlantic at Heathrow
Delta Air Lines will move in with its partner Virgin Atlantic Airways at London Heathrow in September, locating the remainder of its flights to the airport’s terminal three.
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China Airlines selects LHT for A350 component support
Lufthansa Technik's component maintenance contract with China Airlines has been expanded to cover on-order Airbus A350s.