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NewsPICTURE: Delta takes delivery of first A321
Delta Air Lines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321, with entry-into-service scheduled for May.
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Delta plans $269m private financing of 14 aircraft
Delta Air Lines plans $269 million in term loan facilities for 14 aircraft in its fleet.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How to stay ahead in the 21st century innovation game
For a company as large as Airbus Group, the loss of any one employee should not pose a particular threat; well-managed operations will carry on and typically have many, indeed many good, options for succession via promotion or external recruitment. But for Europe’s aerospace champion, the imminent departure of one ...
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Jet Aviation boosts credentials with Avjet purchase
Jet Aviation is hoping to cement its position as one of the largest providers of charter and management services in the USA, with its acquisition of Los Angeles, California-based Avjet.
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Southwest plans seasonal frequencies at Baltimore/Washington
Southwest Airlines will add frequencies on several markets out of Baltimore/Washington in the US summer travel season.
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ANALYSIS: How airlines can adapt to an 'appified' world
People today are connected – at home, on the go and even in flight. A recent study found that 25% of adults couldn't remember their phone having been out of earshot. Mobile applications like WhatsApp have more than a billion monthly active users. There are more than two billion photos ...
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OpinionOPINION: New technology can be one big headache
Technological leaps applied to the commercial aircraft industry over the last decade have had a profound effect on operating efficiency, but they are costly, as Boeing is no-doubt discovering
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ANALYSIS: Measuring airlines' competitiveness in cyberspace
The airline marketplace has been transformed forever by e-commerce as an increasing number of travellers use internet-based products and services to manage various aspects of their travel life cycle.
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Perlan 2 glider starts cabin pressurisation tests
Flight testing has started on the unique cabin pressurization system for the Airbus-sponsored Perlan II, an experimental glider aiming to set the winged-aircraft altitude record with a flight to 90,000ft later this year.
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NewsBombardier Challenger 650 clinches European validation
Bombardier has secured European certification for the Challenger 650 business jet, paving the way for deliveries of the large-cabin twin to begin on the continent.
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NewsPiper ponders new products
Piper Aircraft is exploring a range of new products to complement its existing family of propeller-driven aircraft.
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NewsSeeker observation aircraft to be built in the US by Erickson
Observation platform developer Seeker Aircraft will establish a production line in the USA for its SB7L piston-single to accommodate growing international demand for the two-seat, metal type.
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United orders more 737-700s and adjusts 787 deliveries
United Airlines has ordered an additional 25 Boeing 737-700s and moved forward nine 787 deliveries, allowing it to speed the retirement of small regional jets and its 747-400 fleet.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How airliners are retiring early despite high demand
Aircraft retirements have sharply declined since 2014 as airlines keep ageing equipment in service as a result of low fuel prices and strong passenger demand.
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NewsAllegiant unveils 22 new routes
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air has unveiled another wave of new routes, which will see the carrier adding three new points to its network in the coming months.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How new-technology-type introductions affect values
The introduction this year of the Airbus A320neo by early adopters like Lufthansa commences a technology transition programme in the single-aisle market that will see the current A320ceo family end production in a few years' time, followed by the Boeing 737NG a couple of years later as Seattle completes its ...
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Opinion
OPINION: Rotorcraft sector must go back to basics
"There doesn’t seem to be a strategy to expand the industry. We’ve been suckling too long on the oil and gas teat.” However provocative, that stray comment from one of the organising team at the HAI Heli-Expo show neatly captures the state of the rotorcraft sector.
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Appraisers react to Delta chief's comments on 777 values
Appraisers addressed the thorny subject of Boeing 777 values during a panel discussion at the ISTAT Americas conference in Phoenix on 29 February – and offered a generally more optimistic take than Delta Air Lines' chief executive did in market-shaking comments last year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US carriers ready to battle for Cuba
A deluge of requests from US carriers to serve Cuba will leave the US transportation department the difficult task of deciding which airlines secure highly coveted rights to fly to Havana.
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PICTURE: First Mobile-built A321 emerges
Airbus has shown off the first A321 to be completed at the US final assembly line in Mobile.