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IATA: Revived Royal Air Maroc ready for first 787s
Royal Air Maroc has returned to profitability and is in growth mode once again as its prepares to take delivery of its first Boeing 787 later this year.
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Delta orders another 15 A321s
SkyTeam alliance partner Delta Air Lines is ordering 15 Airbus A321s, to be delivered from 2018.
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IATA: Emirates dismisses Boeing’s 747-8I overtures
Emirates has no interest in the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental as it views the Airbus A380 as the only very large airliner that can deliver the capacity and performance it requires.
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IATA: Emirates urges Airbus to move on ‘A380neo’
Emirates is pushing Airbus to firm up plans for a re-engined “A380neo”, with Rolls-Royce “ready to go” on a new engine, says the airline’s president Tim Clark. However he does not believe Engine Alliance is keen to invest in a new-technology powerplant.
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IATA: CSeries engine incident will not derail service entry
Bombardier is confident last week’s engine-related incident with one of the CSeries test aircraft will not derail its plan to see the regional airliner entering service as scheduled in the second half of 2015.
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ANALYSIS: Europe airline market outlook May 2014
May underlined some strong financial performances from Europe’s budget carriers as they came out of the traditionally loss-making winter months in strong positions.
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PICTURE: UTair’s first Superjet sports special livery
Sukhoi has painted UTair’s first Superjet 100 in a special livery.
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PICTURE: Air New Zealand 787-9 makes first flight
The first Boeing 787-9 for launch customer Air New Zealand completed its first flight from Paine Field on 28 May.
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PICTURES: Asiana joins the A380 club
South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines has received its first Airbus A380 aircraft at a ceremony in Toulouse on 26 May.
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Air Canada debuts new international cabin interior
Air Canada has debuted its new international interior as the three-class, 251-seat Boeing 787 launches service.
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ANALYSIS: Why small is beautiful in freighter conversions
Depending on which end of the market you are looking at, the freighter conversion sector is going full throttle or resembling a graveyard. While Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) is straining to meet its backlog of Boeing 737 and MD-80 conversion orders and is preparing for the next types to come into ...
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Air Canada's 787 dream begins
The Dreamliner era has begun at Air Canada with the arrival of its first Boeing 787-8 (registered C-GHPQ) at Toronto-Pearson International airport on 18 May.
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PICTURE: Eva Air receives two Boeing 777-300ERs with Panasonic IFE
Taiwan’s Eva Air has taken delivery of two Boeing 777-300ERs – the carrier’s 16th and 17th – as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
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Dragonair names new chief executive
Cathay Pacific subsidiary Dragonair has named Algernon Yau as its new chief executive, succeeding Patrick Yeung who is moving to become Cathay’s group general manager for Taiwan and Korea.
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PICTURE: Bombardier reveals first American CRJ900
Bombardier introduced the first Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen in American Airlines colours at an event at Dallas/Fort Worth International airport on 20 May.
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ILA: Airbus demonstrates faith in A380
Sluggish sales of its flagship model have not dented Airbus’s insistence that the market for the A380 will grow as the number of international hub airports increases.
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United begins regional refleeting with E175 introduction
United Airlines has launched service on its new Embraer 175 aircraft, beginning a long-awaited programme to upgrade its regional fleet to 76-seat dual-class aircraft.
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PICTURES: Lion Group's first A320 in final assembly
Lion Group’s first Airbus A320 aircraft has entered final assembly, which will be operated by its full service unit Batik Air.
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Etihad acquiring Horizon arm to set up training school
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is planning to acquire part of Horizon International Flight Academy in order to set up a flight-training school in the United Arab Emirates.
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Qatar’s chief ‘very satisfied’ with A350 progress
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker remains confident that his airline will take delivery of its first Airbus A350 in the fourth quarter, and says his is “very satisfied” by the twinjet type’s performance in testing.