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Opinion
OPINION: Is Airbus caution right approach for 'A350-2000'?
Enthusiasm for ambitious projects seems to be in short supply in the commercial aircraft industry.
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MC-21 landing-gear completes strength tests
Landing-gear manufacturer Hydromash has completed tests on the Irkut MC-21’s undercarriage ahead of the type’s first flight.
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Long-range Superjet passes initial fatigue tests
Sukhoi’s long-range version of the Superjet 100 has passed an initial phase of fatigue testing to 12,000 cycles.
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IATA: Airline profits outperforming sluggish economic growth
While record profits in a low-growth economy suggest airlines have gone some way to successfully decoupling their financial fortunes from economic growth, the IATA believes fragility of the latter remains the biggest to derailing the industry's strong profit run.
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IATA: SkyTeam sees less potential utility to Virgin Atlantic
A membership in SkyTeam may be less beneficial to Virgin Atlantic Airways, following its network shift to serve more London-bound transatlantic passengers.
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Transavia starts German domestic flights
Air France-KLM budget subsidiary Transavia has launched a German domestic route as part of a network expansion at the carrier's new base in Munich, its first outside France and the Netherlands.
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ILA: Emirates returns to ILA as tensions rise between Lufthansa and Gulf carriers
Emirates has returned to ILA with its Airbus A380, as tensions continue between Lufthansa and Gulf carriers over access to slots at German airports.
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IATA: Air Baltic set for CSeries delivery by October
Air Baltic chief executive Martin Gauss expects the carrier’s first Bombardier CSeries order will be delivered either in September or October.
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IATA: Aer Lingus mulls Boeing phase out
Aer Lingus is looking at potentially replacing its fleet of Boeing 757s with between four and eight of the long range variant of the Airbus A321 for transatlantic operations, chief executive Stephen Kavanagh discloses.
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IATA: Leahy eyes early call on 'A350-2000' decision
Airbus sales chief John Leahy would like Airbus to decide “sooner rather than later” whether to go ahead with its proposed A350-1000 stretch, dubbed the “-2000”, to start securing orders in what could be a relatively small market.
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Arianespace aims high in Asia-Pacific
Arianespace is confident about the Asia-Pacific launch market, and says 40% of Ariane 5 launch capacity in 2016 is for customers in the region.
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Monarch's MRO arm gains A380 approval
Monarch Aircraft Engineering has been approved to provide line support for the Airbus A380.
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IATA: Finnair predicts swift inclusion of Iberia into Japanese JV
Finnair chief executive Pekka Vauramo expects Iberia to be given clearance “any day now” to become a part of the joint venture operated by fellow Oneworld carriers Finnair, British Airways and Japan Airlines on routes between Europe and Japan.
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IATA: Leahy believes CSeries pricing strategy unsustainable
Airbus’s top salesman John Leahy is unmoved by the Bombardier CSeries recent sales successes and remains sceptical that the twinjet is becoming a genuine rival. He does not believe Bombardier has the financial wherewithal to sustain the sort of long-term loss making sales strategy usually required to become established as ...
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IATA: Bombardier sees discounts key to CSeries traction
Bombardier executives say discounts for its flagship CSeries as key to gaining momentum for the programme, responding to criticism from Airbus executives.
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EgyptAir crash: French vessel detects possible locator signal
Search teams hunting for the flight recorders from the crashed EgyptAir Airbus A320 in the Mediterranean Sea have detected a possible locator signal.
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Magnetic MRO cleared to sell engine parts
Estonia's Magnetic MRO has been approved by the Aviation Suppliers Association to trade engine parts.
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IATA: Adapting safety focus as operating environment changes
IATA has always taken safety and security seriously, but the emphasis has to alter subtly from time to time to take account of changes in the global operating environment. A quick glance at recent airline safety performance shows accidents are down, but disasters have still occurred and the terrorist threat ...
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IATA: Tyler corrals troops to champion carbon-offset deal
IATA director general Tony Tyler is delighted his members are congregating in Dublin this year, heralding Ireland as a great example of a country that embraces commercial aviation. And as he makes his last appearance as the association’s boss, Tyler acknowledges that 2016 is a crunch time for the world’s ...
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AnalysisIATA: New airline chief executives in the hot seat
This year’s IATA AGM in Dublin will see a number of new faces among the top tier of airlines, as several new and a few familiar ones have embarked on new roles.