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AnalysisANALYSIS: North American profits run set to continue in 2015
North American carriers continue to generate record profits, even as the US economy weakens just as capacity growth ramps up.
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Delta to cancel 737 and E190 commitments with pilot vote
Delta Air Lines will cancel its commitment for 40 Boeing 737-900ERs and 20 Embraer 190s, following the rejection of a new contract by its pilots less than a week ago.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airline profits hit highs in 2014
For an industry so used to shocks and red ink over the last 15 years, it is perhaps unsurprising that airlines may take some convincing that they've never had it so good.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How airlines are tapping into the Internet of Things
In a world where people casually tout the term disruptive technology, there are few predictions as sure as the coming of the Internet of Things and its potential to change the way we live, travel, and operate businesses.
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NewsUS VIP airline Beacon picks operating partner
US member-only VIP airline Beacon plans to launch services at the end of the third quarter and has selected US business aviation services provider Dynamic Aviation as its operating partner.
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NewsViking strengthens sales and dealership network
Canada’s Viking Air is strengthening and expanding its 18-strong worldwide dealer network for its Twin Otter Series 400 with the appointment of new representatives and sales territories.
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NewsUSAF still hoping for 18 KC-46A tankers by 2017 despite slip
The US Air Force’s programme executive officer for tankers is cautiously optimistic that Boeing can deliver its first 18 operational KC-46A Pegasus aircraft by August 2017 as required, but says he doesn’t have his “head in the sand” either.
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Pakistan to take 15 extra Sniper targeting pods for F-16s
Lockheed Martin will supply Pakistan with 15 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP), and upgrade 22 units already in service aboard Karachi’s Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet.
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Aurora expects "significant demand" for long-legged Orion
Aurora Flight Sciences still expects to see “significant demand” for the long-endurance Orion unmanned air system, eight months after a record-breaking demonstration flight.
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NewsNextant hands over first 400XTi to PlaneSense
Nextant Aerospace has delivered the first 400XTi to US fractional ownership company PlaneSense, bringing total deliveries of its remanufactured and re-engined Beechjet/Hawker 400A/XP business jet – introduced in 2011 – to nearly 60.
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NewsUSMC begins F-35B readiness inspection ahead of IOC decision
The US Marine Corps has begun its one-week operational readiness inspection of the Lockheed Martin F-35B-equipped Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-121 (VMFA-121) – the Green Knights – to assess whether the 10-aircraft unit is ready for combat.
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Alaska weighs in in favour of open skies
Alaska Airlines favours the US open-skies policy, adding another voice to the Gulf carrier access debate.
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NewsBoeing not exclusively teamed going into JSTARS battle
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman’s JSTARS teams are in a “blackout period” awaiting an announcement by the US Air Force in late August or early September about which prime contractors will proceed to the first stage of the multi-billion dollar aircraft recapitalisation programme.
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JetBlue to codeshare on Silver's Bahamas flights
JetBlue Airways and Silver Airways will expand its codeshare to cover the latter's flights to the Bahamas from Florida.
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Gol and Delta couple deeper partnership with new investment
Gol and Delta Air Lines will build on their existing partnership, with the US carrier’s plans to invest up to $56 million more in the Brazilian airline.
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American plans eight new Latin America routes
American Airlines will add eight new routes to the Caribbean and Latin America beginning in September, bolstering its already leading presence to the region.
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Seoul counter-sues BAE, Raytheon in F-16 imbroglio
Updated with response from Raytheon at bottom of story.
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NewsUSAF reaffirms ambitious T-X sustained-g requirement
The US Air Force is not backing away from the ambitious sustained g requirement for its T-X next-generation trainer that has sidelined at least two proposed aircraft types and driven competitors toward clean-sheet designs.
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NewsColombia validates Challenger 300 and 350 business jets
Bombardier has received Colombian validation for its Challenger 300 and 350 business jets, paving the way for the super-midsize types to be operated commercially in the country.
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NewsUSAF doing more to help foreign sales of American aircraft
The US Air Force’s top acquisition executive says the service wants to do more to support the sale of American-made aircraft and parts abroad, and one proposal that is gaining momentum is to complete airworthiness certification even before foreign military sales (FMS) case emerges.