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InterviewINTERVIEW: Spirit Airlines’ CFO Edward Christie
Spirit Airlines has spun an interesting story in recent years, report regular profits and double-digit operating margins annually.
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NewsUS pursuing smaller, hybrid block buy for F-35
Budget austerity and a resistant Congress is reining in a F-35 block buy for the US government that would include lot 12 of low-rate initial production, but the government is examining the potential of a hybrid block buy, the Joint Strike Fighter’s program executive officer said on 22 June.
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Gulfstream G500 completes ultimate load testing
Gulfstream’s G500 business jet programme has reached another major milestone on the route to certification, with the completion on 16 June of ultimate load testing.
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Viking Air to buy type certificates for Bombardier amphibians
Viking Air has entered a deal to buy Bombardier’s three amphibious aircraft programmes.
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Bombardier opens CSeries support centre
Bombardier has opened a customer response centre in Mirabel for CSeries support, as the first CS100 gears for delivery to launch customer Swiss at the end of the month.
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CS100 gains EASA and FAA type validation
The Bombardier CS100 has received type validation from both the US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency, paving the way for the aircraft to be delivered to launch customer Swiss.
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NewsSIA resumes US nonstop service with San Francisco
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will launch nonstop service to San Francisco later this year, resuming nonstop service to the USA after a three year hiatus.
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Signature takes on Rizon FBO and eyes further expansion
Signature Flight Support is bolstering its already extensive global fixed-based operator (FBO) network with a £26 million ($37 million) upgrade of its facility at London Luton airport, and the take-over of RizonJet’s upscale FBO at the UK capital’s dedicated business and general aviation hub, Biggin Hill.
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NewsDOT grants rights to US carriers for non-Havana flights
US transport authorities have approved the requests of six US airlines to launch scheduled service later this year to cities in Cuba other than Havana.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: IATA sees airlines keeping shine on profits
Outgoing IATA director general Tony Tyler closed the association’s AGM in Dublin with a quip about how host carrier chief Stephen Kavanah, in contrast to the hailstorms of Cape Town in 2013, had delivered uninterrupted sun for the event,
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Flybe rejigs Republic Q400 deal over 'cautious' forecasts
UK operator Flybe Group is restructuring its previous agreement to take 24 Bombardier Q400s from US carrier Republic Airways, opting instead to take 15 of the turboprops.
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Embraer opens Legacy final assembly facility in Melbourne
Embraer formally opened its Legacy 500 and 450 final assembly line and completion centre in Melbourne, Florida on 2 June, doubling the size of the five-year-old facility – home to Phenom 100 and 300 assembly – to 21,925m² (236,000ft²)
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NewsNextant G90XT single-lever power system set for August approval
Nextant Aerospace is hoping to secure certification in the third quarter for the single-lever power control system in its G90XT twin-engined turboprop, a key requirement to allow deliveries of the remanufactured Beechcraft King Air C90 to begin.
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NewsCubCrafters secures US certification for XCub
Light aircraft developer CubCrafters has secured US certification for its flagship piston-single, the XCub, following a six-year, clandestine development effort, and says it will deliver the first aircraft on 5 July.
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UPS freighter suffers nose wheel collapse at Seoul Incheon
A Boeing MD-11 freighter operated by United Parcel Service (UPS) experienced the collapse of its nose wheel during a failed takeoff from Seoul Incheon airport.
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NewsStar chiefs admire CSeries on first passenger flight
Chief executives from several Star Alliance member carriers admired the Bombardier CSeries, aboard the first passenger flight aboard the aircraft.
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IATA: Association works to flag blocked funds risks earlier
IATA is working on establishing a new early-alert system to help flag to its members countries where a shortage of foreign currency reserves could risk airline funds become blocked as they have been in Venezuela.
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IATA: JetBlue sees Long Beach international decision this summer
JetBlue Airways expects a decision from the Long Beach city council later this summer on a proposed plan to launch international flights from the city's airport.
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Opinion
OPINION: Is Airbus caution right approach for 'A350-2000'?
Enthusiasm for ambitious projects seems to be in short supply in the commercial aircraft industry.
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Embraer starts Legacy production in Florida
Embraer has commenced production of its Legacy 450 and 500 aircraft at its Melbourne, Florida factory.