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SAA to cut loss-making routes in network revamp
South African Airways (SAA) will exit loss-making long-haul routes and concentrate on the “profitable areas of the network” including domestic South Africa and regional African markets under the newly-disclosed turnaround strategy for the flag-carrier.
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Aegean plans cabin refurbishment for 2014
Greece's Aegean Airlines is updating its Airbus A320s with economy class seats by Italian manufacturer Aviointeriors. The carrier has selected the...
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SAA to merge with SA Express and Mango
South African Airways is to be merged with regional operator SA Express and low-cost carrier Mango under a newly-disclosed turnaround strategy for the flag-carrier.
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AAR signs E-jet MRO deal with Liebherr-Aerospace
AAR has entered into an agreement with Liebherr-Aerospace to provide landing gear MRO services for the Embraer E-jet family. AAR's landing gear facility...
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Norwegian overcomes hitches on 787 fleet
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has put both of its Boeing 787s back into service after separate technical problems affecting the jets forced the carrier to wet-lease Airbus A340s.
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VIDEO: First Qatar A380 performs maiden flight
Middle Eastern carrier Qatar Airways’ first Airbus A380 has performed its maiden flight, an initial sortie to Hamburg for cabin fitting work.
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Airbus expects second A350 to fly in October
Airbus is expecting to fly its second A350-900 prototype, MSN3, next month and begin final assembly of the first customer aircraft by the end of this year.
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Nozzle failure caused Emirates A380 engine incident
The failure of a high pressure turbine (HPT) nozzle has been identified as the cause of an engine failure and uncommanded shutdown on board an Engine Alliance...
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Airbus secures Chinese A330 order in quiet August
China Eastern Airlines was behind the only long-haul order for Airbus during a quiet August, but the deal for the single A330 marks the first firm Chinese order recorded by the airframer this year.
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Delta orders 40 A330s and A321s
Delta Air Lines has ordered 10 Airbus A330-300s and 30 A321s with deliveries from 2015.The first A330 will be delivered to the Atlanta-based carrier...
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1time Zimbabwe set to launch operations in October
A planned Zimbabwe-based regional start-up hopes to launch operations next month under the 1time name and is working on a deal to relaunch the brand in South Africa by buying the holding company of the former low-cost carrier.
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Aeroflot hints at amending A350 order details
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot is to consider adjusting details of its Airbus A350 order, although the airline has not disclosed the nature of any amendments.
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Virgin Australia evaluating 787s, A350s
Virgin Australia is evaluating the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 as potential replacements for its Airbus A330-300s and Boeing 777-300ERs. Chief executive...
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MAKS: Red Wings signs for Russian jets and Q400s
Russia's Red Wings has signed deals covering 30 new domestic and Western aircraft: 10 Tupolev Tu-204SM twinjets, 10 Irkut MC-21 narrowbodies and 10 Bombardier...
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MRJ attributes programme delay to US FAA's delegation process
Mitsubishi Aircraft is taking longer than expected to develop its regional jet because of the challenges it has encountered in adopting the US Federal Aviation...
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American regional aircraft order delayed by DOJ challenge
A planned order by American Airlines for new Bombardier or Embraer regional jets has been delayed, as it fights a US Department of Justice (DOJ) challenge...
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WestJet intends to order 65 737 Max aircraft
Canadian carrier WestJet is intending to order 65 Boeing 737 Max twinjets for delivery from September 2017. The airline says it has agreed, through...
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MAKS: Bombardier sees Q400 future in Russia
Russia may have come to the rescue of Bombardier's flagging Q400 turboprop programme, after the airframer sealed preliminary agreements at MAKS to set up...
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MAKS: Rostec reveals pricing and new variant for light utility aircraft
Russian industrial conglomerate Rostec has revealed the pricing for two new commuter and utility aircraft it has agreed to develop with Austrian manufacturer Diamond Aircraft.