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Embraer clinches US approval for Sorocaba service centre
Embraer has secured Federal Aviation Administration approval for its service centre in Sorocaba, São Paulo, paving the way for the company-owned facility to perform maintenance and support services on N-registered business jets across the airframer’s portfolio.
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EBACE: Embraer caps 16-year run with 1,000th delivery
Sixteen years is not such a long time in the aviation business. It might only cover the entire production of a single aircraft type, such as the Cessna Citation CJ2, for instance, which ceased production in January after a 16-year run.
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Star partners SAA and Avianca Brazil launch codeshare
Star Alliance partners South African Airways and Avianca Brazil have launched codeshare operations.
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NewsGAMA reveals first-quarter deliveries slump
Shipments of business and general aviation aircraft fell across all sectors during the first quarter of 2016, triggered by the continued slump in demand for new platforms from the global marketplace.
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Ramped-up jet production risks outstripping demand: Ascend
Buoyant backlogs of commercial jet orders have led manufacturers to ramp up production to levels that might prove unsustainable, Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy has warned.
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Lessors unlikely to manage 50% of fleet within 10 years: Ascend
Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy believes it is unlikely the share of the world's passenger fleet that is managed by lessors will reach 50% within the next 10 years.
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LATAM's northeast Brazil hub pushed back by crisis
LATAM Airlines Group is unlikely to announce the site of a planned hub in Brazil’s northeast this year, as the country’s political turmoil puts the decision on hold.
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NewsPICTURES: LATAM flies new livery 767 to collect Olympic flame
The first LATAM Airlines Group aircraft painted in the carrier’s new livery will arrive in Brasilia tomorrow morning bearing the Olympic flame.
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NewsPICTURES: LATAM unveils new livery
LATAM Airlines Group has unveiled its new aircraft livery featuring its new branding.
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AnalysisROUTES: How airlines have deployed their 787s
Since its entry into service with All Nippon Airways in late 2011, airlines have clocked more than 100,000 revenue flights with Boeing 787 aircraft.
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ROUTES: Air Nostrum still keen on Latin American growth post-Sol
Air Nostrum still sees investment opportunities in Latin America despite the collapse of Argentinian regional carrier Sol earlier this year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: FAA creeps closer to UAV integration
In the months before the 2015 AUVSI Unmanned Systems exhibition in Atlanta in May, the US Federal Aviation Administration had issued its proposed ruling on the operation of small unmanned air vehicles in national airspace.
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Poor flight planning led to fatal DC-3 terrain collision
Colombian investigators believe a Douglas DC-3 crew’s failure to verify minimum safe altitudes during an unscheduled commercial domestic flight led to a fatal collision with high terrain.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Commercial engines market, in numbers
Commercial engine market trends examined using Flightglobal’s Fleets Analyzer database
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Embraer delivers 21 commercial jets in first quarter
Embraer delivered 21 commercial aircraft in the three months ended 31 March, one more than during the same period last year.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Rachelle Ornan-Stone, Boeing regional director cabin experience and revenue
Rachelle Ornan-Stone is the regional director of cabin experience and revenue analysis at Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Her background in psychology and neuroscience has unleashed Ornan-Stone's creative streak
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Air France-KLM chief to replace Tyler as IATA director general
IATA's board of governors has recommended Air France-KLM chief executive Alexandre de Juniac to succeed Tony Tyler as director general.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How data can model airports' exposure in risk scenarios
Aircraft on the ground may be at risk from a number of perils including natural catastrophes, such as wind storm or earthquake, or deliberate acts of violence where parked aircraft may be specifically targeted. However, the actual exposure can vary considerably from airport to airport and even from hour to ...
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FIDAE: Synergy plans turboprop order for Argentinean carrier
Colombia’s Synergy Group will accept proposals in May for a turboprop aircraft order for its newly acquired carrier in Argentina, Macair Jet.
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FIDAE: Boeing stresses market penetration at Chile show
Boeing is marking its 100th birthday at FIDAE with a chalet resembling the red barn that Bill Boeing used as his original workshop. But the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturer is also stressing the strength of its market presence in Latin America, from airliners to military aircraft, and from research facilities ...