Latin America – Page 74
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airline safety record continues to improve
This year’s first six months have again smashed the record for safe airline performance worldwide. What other commercial transport mode can claim that in the first half of 2017 – globally – there have been only six fatal accidents, and the total death toll was 16?
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News
Delta returns to Los Angeles-Mexico City in December
Delta Air Lines will join its joint venture partner Aeromexico flying between Los Angeles and Mexico City in December, returning to the market it dropped more than a decade ago.
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St Maarten jet-blast accident kills tourist
Police on the Caribbean territory of St Maarten have disclosed that an individual has been fatally injured by jet blast at the island's Princess Juliana international airport.
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NewsEmbraer reports decline in half-year business jet shipments
Continued weakness in the global business aircraft market resulted in a 20% decline in Embraer’s business jet output for the first half of 2017.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Airline Capacity Breakdown
Get an overview of airline capacity across the different regions, illustrating the fastest-growing regional markets. Understand YoY change in seat capacity, flight frequencies and ASMs/ASKs. Our breakdown includes:
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Former CIT executive launches risk advisory firm
A new advisory firm has been launched by Jennifer Villa Tennity, previously CIT Aerospace's chief risk officer.
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KLM begins codeshare with Caribbean carrier Winair
Netherlands carrier KLM has this month implemented a new codeshare with Winnair under which it will add code to eight Caribbean destinations the latter serves from its St Maarten base.
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Southwest to cut Cuban destinations
Southwest Airlines will drop two secondary destinations in Cuba, as the US government continues to uphold a ban on tourist travel to the country.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Who ordered what at the Paris air show
Commitments announced during this year's Paris air show covered 1,051 order deals and options/purchase rights on 175 more. That takes total order commitments announced during the show to 1,226.
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Opinion
OPINION: Surprising spate of Paris orders gives hope for the market
Despite worries about a quiet air show and ongoing challenges for the airframers, a spate of orders, including for the 737 Max 10, suggests that there is still plenty of life in the market
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News
PARIS: Unidentified customer signs for up to 175 Max jets
Boeing has disclosed an agreement with an unidentified airline for 125 737 Max 8s.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Paris air show order tracker
FlightGlobal's tracker of all the aircraft orders announcements during the 2017 Paris air show
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News
PARIS: KC-390 testing proceeds apace
Embraer says flight testing is going well with its KC-390 tactical transport, as it gears up to deliver the first production aircraft to the Brazilian air force in 2018.
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PARIS: Momentum building behind 3D printing
Airbus’s 3D printing technology business has teamed up with software house Dassault Systemes to streamline the process for designing and series manufacture of flight-approved metal parts – which could help bring printed structural components inside airliner cabins within a year.
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PARIS: Embraer secures new E2 jet business
Embraer has taken its count of firm orders for the new E2 family to 285 after today announcing an order for 10 E195-E2s from an undisclosed customer.
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PARIS: Arianespace orderbook stretches into the 50s
Europe’s light rocket programme has been given a Paris air show boost, with launch contracts announced for Vega and its in-development heavier iteration, Vega C.
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PARIS: Viva Air to take 50 A320s for Latin American growth
Latin American low-cost operator Viva Air has selected the Airbus A320 to expand its fleet.
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PARIS: Thales eyes 2019 flight testing of 'Avionics 2020' cockpit
Four years ago at Le Bourget, Thales launched Avionics 2020 – a project to develop a next-generation suite of cockpit systems.
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PARIS: Derco announces raft of contracts
Lockheed Martin unit Derco has announced several new deals, in the defence and commercial arenas.
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PARIS: 787-10 and 737 Max 9 formate in air-to-air video
Boeing has released a video of the 787-10 and 737 MAX 9 flying together in stunning display.