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Second recorder retrieved from 747 wreckage

2017-01-17T12:41:00Z

Recovery personnel have located a second flight recorder from the ACT Airlines Boeing 747-400F which crashed near Bishkek.
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Flight Ascend Consultancy named Appraiser of the Year for sixth time

2017-01-17T09:14:55Z

Flight Ascend Consultancy, FlightGlobal’s consultancy arm, has once again been crowned appraiser of the year at the Aviation 100 Awards. This is the sixth time in seven years that Flight Ascend Consultancy has been honored with this award.
Analysis
ANALYSIS: Air Malta rejoins European airlines seeking partners

2017-01-16T15:49:03Z

News on 13 January that Alitalia had ended talks over a potential 49% investment in Air Malta came as little surprise, but confirmed another European operator in the market for investors.
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Flight recorder retrieved from 747 crash debris

2017-01-16T11:48:00Z

Investigators have retrieved the first flight recorder from the wreckage of a Boeing 747-400F which crashed in the vicinity of Bishkek Manas airport.
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Wideroe turns to jets with Embraer 190-E2 order

2017-01-16T09:09:00Z

Scandinavian regional carrier Wideroe is to step up to jet operation, having opted to take up to 15 Embraer 190-E2 re-engined aircraft.
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Kyrgyz prosecutor opens probe into 747F crash

2017-01-16T08:17:00Z

Krygyzstan’s general prosecutor has opened a routine criminal case into the fatal crash at Bishkek involving a Turkish-operated Boeing 747-400F.
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Climbing EgyptAir A300 involved in serious Belgian airprox

2017-01-16T06:05:00Z

French investigators have detailed a serious airprox incident in which an EgyptAir Airbus A300-600 freighter climbed through its assigned altitude.
Analysis
ANALYSIS: Will American encroach on Alaska following Virgin deal?

2017-01-13T14:17:37Z

Alaska Airlines could soon face growing competition from American Airlines, which could backfill codeshare capacity lost as a result of Alaska Air Group's recent merger with Virgin America, at least one financial research company suggests.
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EasyJet take-off data incident uncovers software anomaly

2017-01-13T14:10:00Z

Investigations have traced an EasyJet A319 take-off performance incident at Malaga to a software anomaly in a particular electronic flightbag function.
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Cabin crew's follow-up strike 'bizarre': BA

2017-01-13T11:23:05Z

British Airways cabin crew represented by the Unite union and employed under the airline's "mixed fleet" contract have called another strike for three days from 19 January, a decision the IAG-owned carrier has labelled "bizarre".
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Air Lease converts to a dozen A321neos

2017-01-12T08:03:00Z

US lessor Air Lease has become the latest customer to convert to the larger Airbus A321neo, having switched an order for a dozen A320neos.
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Cebu Pacific and Philippines AirAsia seek rights to India

2017-01-12T07:18:52Z

Cebu Pacific and Philippines AirAsia have applied for rights to serve India.
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Malaysia Airlines to order 25 widebodies

2017-01-12T01:45:07Z

Malaysia Airlines has detailed plans for its impending widebody aircraft order for 2017.
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United moves up 747 retirement to this year

2017-01-11T17:07:57Z

United Airlines is speeding up the retirement of its Boeing 747 fleet, moving the timeline forward by nearly a year to the fourth quarter.
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PICTURE: Iran Air receives first A321

2017-01-11T13:58:30Z

Iran Air has formally taken delivery of an Airbus A321, the first in a batch of 100 jets ordered by the flag-carrier under a landmark fleet-renewal deal with the airframer.
Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airline insurance market continues to soften

2017-01-11T13:06:11Z

The average hull and legal liability insurance rate for a typical airline's risk is lower now than in any year since 1990. Carriers have come to expect a reduction in annual renewal, but there are questions around how long this can be maintained.
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Airbus aims shortly to 'upsize' stalled Qatar A320neo deal

2017-01-11T11:24:00Z

Airbus is hoping to finalise shortly a rejig of Qatar Airways’ problematic A320neo order, which will include scaling-up to the A321neo.
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Airbus edges ahead of Boeing with 731 net orders

2017-01-11T08:53:00Z

Airbus recorded net orders for 731 aircraft last year, compared with Boeing’s figure of 668.
Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airports eye carbon-neutral operations

2017-01-10T10:01:54Z

A growing number of pioneering airports are proving that becoming carbon neutral is an achievable, not just an aspirational, goal.
Interview
INTERVIEW: Capt Kate McWilliams, airline captain at 26 years old

2017-01-10T09:43:00Z

Capt Kate McWilliams, Easyjet's youngest airline captain at 26 years old