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NewsLABACE: Embraer unveils Phenom 100 upgrades
Five years after the Phenom 100 jet entered service, Embraer has unveiled the first major upgrade package for the entry-level jet, adding an inboard, multi-function...
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SriLankan Airlines, Lufthansa Technik enter MRO joint venture
SriLankan Airlines has confirmed that it will be partnering with Lufthansa Technik to start an MRO facility at an airport in Mattala. In a presentation,...
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Spotlight shines on Ryanair operations
Ryanair is about to lock horns again with Europe's media on the issue of safety. There is no doubt that the Irish budget carrier has an adversarial...
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ANALYSIS: Airlines must ensure partnerships are profitable
Partnerships allow airlines to expand network reach and to be more competitive, but they're not always profitable - even when they drive additional volume,...
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ANALYSIS: ICAO assembly to address global airline emissions
The industry is looking to ICAO to tackle aviation emissions at its assembly in Montreal
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United to launch Ka-band wi-fi later this year
United Airlines confirms it has installed the equipment for ViaSat's satellite-based Ka-band service on a Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet and plans to launch...
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Thomas Cook plans eight new routes from Stansted
Thomas Cook Airlines will operate to eight new destinations from London Stansted next year, and increase the number of aircraft it has based at the airport...
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NewsLOT still making demands for 787 delay compensation
Although Boeing executives have declared the issue behind them, Poland's LOT is still pursuing compensation claims over delays caused by the four-month 787...
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NewsBombardier starts construction on new CSeries factory
While first flight of the Bombardier CSeries test aircraft remains vaguely scheduled for the "coming weeks", the airframer has announced progress in another...
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Delta likely to seek financing for up to 24 deliveries in second half
Delta Air Lines is likely to issue new debt to finance upcoming deliveries of Boeing 737-900ER and Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft during the second half. "We...
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Fatigue cited after ATR freighter's near stall
UK investigators looking into the near-stall of an ATR 42-300 on approach to Glasgow believe that fatigue might have played a role. As the Air Contractors...
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Flydubai to close more sale and leasebacks with SMBC Aviation Capital
Flydubai will be selling more 737-800s to SMBC Aviation Capital under sale and leaseback agreements, according to a source at the Dubai-based budget carrier.Flydubai...
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Air Canada to take 22 Boeing 787-9s
Air Canada will split its order of 37 Boeing 787 aircraft between the 787-8 and the 787-9, says Michael Rousseau, executive vice-president and chief financial...
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O'Leary sets out vision of streamlined European sector
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has named the five airlines he expects to be the only large players in the European market of the future. Air...
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NewsAirbus loses dispute over 747-8 advertisement
Airbus has failed to convince advertising monitors to castigate Boeing for publishing claims that its 747-8 achieves better fuel burn per seat than the A380. Two...
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Aircastle sells three A330Fs to HNA Group
Aircastle sold three Airbus A330-200F aircraft in the second quarter of this year to HNA Group, according to Aircastle's chief executive officer Ron Wainshal. The...
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems launches divestments, reports new charges
Spirit AeroSystems has started a process to divest two manufacturing sites in Oklahoma that are responsible for potentially more than $1 billion in forward...
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Pegasus Airlines closes sale and leaseback deal with GECAS
Turkish budget carrier Pegasus Airlines has completed sale and leaseback transactions on two new Boeing 737-800s with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). The...
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NewsATSB looks into Qantas 737 flight deviation incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating an incident on board a Qantas Airways 737-800 where an inadvertently activated system caused...