All North America articles – Page 317
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Lights hit as 767 freighter lands short in Puerto Rico
US investigators have disclosed that a Boeing 767-300ER freighter landed short of the runway in Puerto Rico on 4 October.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Singapore Airlines continues to dominate US flights
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is the current title holder of the world’s longest flight – the 19h Singapore-Newark – which has helped it reach near-monopoly status on the Singapore-USA market.
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Hawaiian revises Q3 revenue and cost expectations
Hawaiian Airlines raises its forecasted operating revenue per available seat mile (RASM) for the third quarter of the year due to better than expected yields in long-haul markets, especially international travel, the company says on 7 October.
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LOT to launch San Francisco flights in 2020
Polish flag carrier LOT will begin flights to San Francisco from Warsaw on 5 August 2020.
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Single-aisle concerns drive EU to probe Boeing-Embraer
Concerns over the competition impact on the single-aisle aircraft market have spurred the European Commission to open an in-depth investigation into the planned tie-up between Boeing and Embraer.
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Airline Business
ANALYSIS: Norwegian's race to reach profitability
Few airlines have expanded as quickly as Norwegian. In the 10 years years to 2018, it quadrupled its fleet size to more than 160 aircraft as it focused on growth above all else.
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Japan Airlines not giving up on Hawaiian joint venture
Japan Airlines (JAL) remains hopeful of its proposed joint venture with Hawaiian Airlines, even after US regulators turned down the carriers’ request for antitrust immunity.
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Kitty Hawk launches eVTOL Heaviside
Kitty Hawk, a Silicon Valley aviation technology startup, introduced its newest aircraft earlier this week, adding yet another eVTOL concept into the increasingly crowded urban air mobility market.
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NewsADEX: FA-50 competes in vibrant light attack market
A modern fighter will play the starring role in any air force of merit. With advanced sensors, powerful engines, heavy payloads, and a range of high of specification capability, the modern fighter is an impressive feat of engineering and a potent symbol of power. Yet this comes at significant ...
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Air Lease places 787-9 with MIAT Mongolian Airlines
MIAT Mongolian Airlines will receive its first Boeing 787-9 from Air Lease during the northern spring of 2021.
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FAA proposes new airworthiness directive for PW1100G engines
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a proposed airworthiness directive for the problem-plagued Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines that power Airbus A320neo-family aircraft.
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Alitalia to offer Rome-San Francisco flights from June 2020
Alitalia will launch a direct connection from Rome to San Francisco for the 2020 summer season, joining direct competitor Air Italy in linking Italy to the City by the Bay.
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NewsCessna Citation Longitude enters service
Textron Aviation has delivered the first Cessna Citation Longitude business jets, with the shipments in early October signalling what the US airframer describes as “the start of a new dimension in business travel”.
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NewsTextron Aviation delivers 500th Grand Caravan EX
Textron Aviation has delivered the 500th Cessna Grand Caravan EX, around six years after the single-engined turboprop entered service.
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NewsSyberJet readies SJ30i for maiden sortie
SyberJet is readying the first SJ30i for its maiden sortie in the coming weeks, and will debut the aircraft, along with a full-scale interior mock-up at the National Business Aviation Association convention and exhibition in Las Vegas from 19-21 October.
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Air Transat to link Montreal and Copenhagen
Air Transat says it will offer direct flights from Montreal to Copenhagen next year during the airline’s summer season, further expanding its international network to 27 European destinations.
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Boeing restates commitment to ultra-long-range 777-8
Boeing says it remains fully committed to the development of the ultra-long-range 777-8 variant despite its decision to shelve development to focus on recovering the schedule of the baseline 777-9.
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NewsBoeing leverages 777F sales to aid production bridge to 777X
Boeing says that strong demand for the 777 Freighter is aiding the production transition from the current 777 to the new 777X as it works to mitigate the impact of the latter’s delay.
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Icelandair to axe two US destinations
Icelandair is axing its US services to San Francisco and Kansas City next year, as part of a network restructuring.
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NewsViper, Venom star for USMC in Okinawa
Some names stick. Bell designates the latest incarnation of the venerable AH-1 attack helicopter as the AH-1Z Viper – sometimes referred to as the ‘Zulu’ in casual conversation. The most recent version of the UH-1, meanwhile, is the UH-1Y Venom. While the Viper and Venom are thoroughly new rotorcraft, the marines of squadron HMLA-169 use the names their fathers and uncles used for the original AH-1s and UH-1s that served in the Vietnam War: Cobra and Huey.