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NewsLufthansa to transform Eurowings into all-Airbus carrier
Lufthansa Group's Eurowings division is to become an all-Airbus operator after the German company approved an order for 10 A320s for the airline.
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NewsThird Rivet Joint airframe to perform crucial testing for UK
A new series of flight tests involving an aged Boeing KC-135 tanker will help to inform the UK Ministry of Defence about whether the aircraft will be able to secure full operational clearance as a converted signals intelligence asset.
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NewsIATA backs safety performance over documentary compliance
The future of commercial air transport safety regulation and oversight should be based on carrier operational performance, not on documentary compliance with regulatory minima, according to the International Air Transport Association’s regional director safety and operations for Europe, Giancarlo Buono.
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NewsRepublic to take 50 E-175s as Q400s head for Flybe
UK regional carrier Flybe is cancelling orders for 20 Embraer 175s in favour of a lease agreement to take 24 Bombardier Q400s from US operator Republic Airways, which is to purchase 50 E-175s to operate for United Airlines.
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NewsVIDEO: Qatar receives first A380, hints at further orders
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has hinted at further A380 orders after taking delivery of his first superjumbo at Airbus's Hamburg plant on 16 September.
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NewsAl Baker expects A350s to be on schedule
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has suggested that the carrier may increase its order for 80 Airbus A350s, after taking delivery of its first of the type before the end of the year.
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Opinion
OPINION: Industry must learn from MAS tragedies
Hugh Dunleavy is commercial director at Malaysia Airlines
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NewsNetJets readies Challenger 350 for European demonstration tour
Fractional ownership company, NetJets Europe will kick-start a demonstration tour of its Bombardier Challenger 350 business jet on 6 October to drum up sales of its super midsize offering in “key markets” across the continent.
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NewsBombardier clinches European certification for Learjet 70 and 75 business jets
Bombardier is preparing to deliver the first Learjet 70 and 75 business jets to European customers following EASA validation of the light and superlight aircraft on 12 September.
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Airbus puts defence and security electronics, satcoms units up for sale in latest restructuring move
Airbus Group has put its defence and security electronics and satellite communications services businesses up for sale in the latest stage of its long-running bid to get its ailing defence business onto a sustainable footing.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lessors unfazed by airline leasing subsidiaries
Despite airlines such as Lion Air and Norwegian setting up their own leasing platforms, there is consensus that they will not pose a major challenge to the dedicated lessors.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why O'Leary's transatlantic dream might have to wait
It is an absurdly great time to be selling widebody airliners. One look at the order backlogs of Airbus and Boeing confirms this point, but also consider this: there is a premier customer with ample access to financing – Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary – who claims he is unable to place ...
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NewsQUIRKY DOZEN: The 12 strangest-looking aircraft ever built
The Airbus A300-based Beluga is this week celebrating 20 years of transporting aircraft sections between the company's European plants. Named after the white whale because of their distinctive shape, the fleet of five Belugas carry out more than 60 flights each week between 11 sites. To mark the anniversary, we ...
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News
Waha to raise funds in AerCap stake deal
AerCap has registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission the sale of 14.9 million of its ordinary shares held by Waha Capital as part of a funded collar transaction by the Abu Dhabi investment firm.
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NewsTransavia chief sees leisure focus key to ambitious growth plan
Transavia will "fail" to become a leading low-cost European leisure carrier unless it ensures that it remains focused exclusively on leisure passengers, its chief executive Bram Graber warns.
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News
Japanese police order AW109
The Japan National Police Agency has ordered a single AgustaWestland AW109 Power helicopter, with delivery scheduled for December 2015.
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NewsTop 100 industry league table highlights two sides to Airbus-Boeing rivalry
Flight International’s annual Top 100 analysis of the financial performance of the world’s biggest aerospace companies has thrown up few surprises, but the Airbus-Boeing rivalry that tops the chart is, by one measure, hotter than ever.
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NewsPortugal police force furthers UAV use
The Portuguese police force is a year into using fixed wing unmanned air vehicles as part of an initiative to offer low-cost airborne surveillance.
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NewsACT A300's gear collapse traced to undetected fatigue
French investigators have determined that fatigue cracking in the undercarriage of an ACT Airlines Airbus A300B4 freighter caused the left main landing-gear to collapse after touchdown in Afghanistan.
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NewsAir France-KLM targets annual EBITDAR growth with new plan
Air France-KLM will today detail its new business plan, Perform 2020, aimed at supporting its group target of lifting EBITDAR by 8-10% annually between now and 2017.