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NewsJCAB acquires Citation Longitude for flight inspection missions
Textron Aviation has sold a Cessna Citation Longitude to the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). Scheduled for delivery in 2021, the super-midsize business jet will be configured for flight inspection and calibration missions, joining the JCAB’s fleet of five CJ4’s light twins in service.
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News737 Max 10 roll-out reveals revised main gear
Boeing rolled out its latest and largest 737 Max variant, the 737-10, at its Renton plant on 22 November. The aircraft, which is more than a simple stretch as it features a revised main landing gear design, is expected to fly in 2020.
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New Air Tanzania Dash 8-400 seized before delivery flight
Tanzania’s foreign ministry has disclosed that Air Tanzania’s latest De Havilland Dash 8-400 has been seized in Canada before its delivery flight to the carrier’s base.
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DOT approves Delta’s four-way joint venture without Alitalia
The US Department of Transportation has formally approved the joint venture proposed by Delta Air Lines, Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic Airways, tentatively approved in August, while agreeing with opponents of the collaboration that Alitalia would definitely not be included under the deal.
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TAP deploys A321LRs for transatlantic expansion
Portuguese carrier TAP is to open new transatlantic services with its long-range Airbus A321LR fleet, operating to Montreal, Boston via the Azores, and a new Brazilian destination.
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Unabashed US start-up Avatar revisits ambitious 747 plan
US would-be start-up Avatar Airlines has again submitted ambitious business plans to regulators, after failing in previous attempts to obtain a declaration of financial fitness.
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P&W to open new composites R&D facility
Pratt & Whitney will open a new ceramic matrix composites research and development facility focused on aerospace applications.
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American's flight attendants weigh Boeing suit over Max grounding
American Airlines’ flight attendants union will determine this week if it has sufficient grounds to sue Boeing for damages resulting from the March 2019 grounding of 737 Max aircraft.
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AnalysisBusiness jet shipments strongest for a decade
Business jet output for the first nine months of 2019 reached its highest level for a decade, due to the introduction and production ramp-up of a slew of new and long-awaited aircraft models, and renewed confidence in the market from its customer base.
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Propeller blade found in cabin after fatal Saab 2000 overrun
US investigators have indicated that a Saab 2000 touched down in a tailwind during a second attempt to land at an Alaskan airport, before it suffered a fatal excursion.
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NewsRostec soldiers on with fighter sales
Rostec is forging ahead with efforts to sell advanced combat aircraft on the international market, although US sanctions present a challenge.
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NewsLockheed eyes night firefighting with LM-100J
Lockheed Martin is eager to develop a unique night firefighting capability for its LM-100J FireHerc variant.
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British Airways identifies initial route for 787-10
British Airways is to use its first Boeing 787-10 on services to the US city of Atlanta, following delivery of the twinjet in January.
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GECAS to take 12 A330neos and 20 A321XLRs
GECAS will add 12 Airbus A330neo widebodies and 20 A321XLR narrowbodies to its portfolio, Airbus has disclosed.
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Business jet shipments climb 21% in Q3 as turboprop shipments sag
Shipments of fixed-wing business aircraft jumped 7% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019 to 603 units, an increase reflecting a surge in business jet shipments that comes amid sagging turboprop and rotorcraft figures.
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Virgin launches Canadian codeshare with Delta partner WestJet
Virgin Atlantic is to begin codesharing with WestJet on points to and within Canada.
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NewsLocal lessor Palma signs for 20 Dash 8-400s
Dubai-based lessor Palma has signed a letter of intent to purchase 20 De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s.
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Raytheon Joint Standoff Weapon to be certificated for F-35A
The AGM-154 JSOW precision-strike glide bomb is to be certificated for the internal weapons bay of the US Air Force’s F-35A Lighting II stealth fighter by the end of November 2019.
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NewsVirgin Galactic displays fire retardant space suit
Virgin Galactic unveiled space suits at the show that it will give to private astronauts travelling aboard its SpaceShipTwo.