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MROAM: AFI KLM E&M signs contract with TAB Airlines
AFI KLM E&M has signed a contract with Bolivia's TAB Airlines for the supply of a spare lease engine and an engine shop visit for the airline's McDonnell...
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NewsMROAM: Low-cost carriers' MRO cost advantage at risk, says study
Low-cost airlines' big advantage on aircraft maintenance cost could disappear over the next 10 years, consultancy Oliver Wyman reports in a new survey of the global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry.
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Aerolineas Argentinas to drop Auckland and Mexico City from network
Aerolineas Argentinas will drop unprofitable destinations like Auckland and Mexico City from its international network as it plans to boost its flights to...
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ANALYSIS: Air France restructure targets seven key areas
Alexandre de Juniac, chairman and chief executive of Air France, has delivered a damning indictment of the carrier's performance, claiming the airline shows...
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ANALYSIS: Uncertainty prompts freighter operators to cut back
It is by no means as bad as the 2008-9 crisis, but there is a nervous mood in the air cargo market at present, with cargo managers downbeat about prospects...
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TUI Travel buys Boeing’s Maintenance Performance Toolbox
TUI Travel has purchased Boeing's Maintenance Performance Toolbox to enhance maintenance efficiency on the entire fleet of Boeing aircraft - 737-800s, 737...
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FL Technics gains design approval for cabin modifications
Lithuanian maintenance provider FL Technics has been given design organization approval for cabin interior modifications. The European Aviation Agency...
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MROAM: LHT reorganises its North American presence
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) is restructuring some of its workshops and sales offices in North America. The maintenance provider wants to concentrate all...
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Southwest chooses Goodrich carbon brakes, wheels and MRO services
Southwest Airlines has selected Goodrich to provide carbon brakes, wheels and maintenance, repair and overhaul services on its new fleet of Boeing 737-800...
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Attempt to reverse out of cul-de-sac damaged 737: inquiry
South African investigators have concluded that the unwise decision by a Boeing 737-200 captain to reverse in the dark, without guidance, led the jet to...
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NewsEurope's Moon mission ambitions boosted by landing rocket test success
European Space Agency plans for a robotic Moon landing have been boosted by successful testing of a rocket motor which ESA engineers plan to use to control the lander's descent on the 2018 expedition.
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Rotax, Rockwell Collins bring clout to small engines with 912iS
Engine manufacturer Rotax will this year begin delivering ASTM and certificated versions of a new four-stroke, four-cylinder piston 912iS engine, with monitoring capabilities typically found only in more advanced turbofan engines.
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NewsEpic files certification papers for E1000
Doug King, president of Epic Aircraft, says he has filed an application with the US Federal Aviation Administration to certificate a modified version of the company's single-engined LT turboprop, a key strategic step for the Bend, Oregon-based airframer.
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Rockwell forms JV with AVIC subsidiary for Comac C919 in China
Rockwell Collins and China Leihua Electronic Technology Research Institute (LETRI) have formed AVIC Leihua Rockwell Collins Avionics to develop, manufacture...
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Lightsquared saves its SkyTerra 1 satellite while creditor Inmarsat remains upbeat
The LightSquared operated SkyTerra 1 communications satellite that had been knocked out by a solar flare on 7 March has now been recovered.
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India's helicopter growth hindered by red tape: Eurocopter
Eurocopter believes India's private and parapublic helicopter fleet should be 10 times bigger, but that taxation and regulation hold back the effective employment...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Embraer unveils options for Phenoms
Embraer is unveiling a list of options for its Phenom 100 and 300, which it hopes will broaden the appeal of the entry-level and light jets.
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NewsBoeing details bid to win NASA shuttle replacement
Boeing has released crucial details of its commercial crew integrated capability (CCiCap) bid that it delivered to NASA on 23 March. The company has...
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IN FOCUS: What does changing consumer behaviour mean for air travel?
There was plenty of food for thought on how changing consumer behaviour will impact the travel experience and air travellers’ expectations at the recent Hamburg Aviation Conference. Here one of the conference organiser and aviation consultant Ursula Silling paints a picture of different personas to demonstrate how social media ...
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NewsEuropean Commission gives approval for BMI sale to IAG
The European Commission has given regulatory approval for International Airlines Group's £172.5 million acquisition of loss-making of BMI from Lufthansa,...