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United selects Viasat for connectivity upgrade
United Airlines will install Viasat Ka-band satellite connectivity on at least 70 aircraft, as it works to upgrade its inflight connectivity service.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Are small regional jets making a comeback in the USA?
Analysts and investors sounded alarm bells last month after United Airlines announced plans to grow by up to 6% annually until 2020. That reaction focused largely on the headline capacity number and its implications for yields, and less on how the airline planned to achieve that growth.
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NewsA400M customers move towards fresh contract revision
One year after Airbus called for emergency talks with its launch customers for the A400M tactical transport to address what it described as a "huge financial burden" afflicting the company, the parties appear to be on track to sign a revised contract before the end of 2018.
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Honda Aircraft secures deal for 16 HondaJets from France's Wijet
Honda Aircraft has secured a memorandum of understanding for 16 HA-420 HondaJets from French air taxi company Wijet. The light business jets will replace the Paris-based operator’s fleet of 15 Cessna Citation Mustangs, with deliveries scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2018.
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VIDEO: Dramatic light show introduces Lufthansa livery on 747-8I
The fuselage of a Boeing 747-8I was the canvas for a light and projection show last night as Lufthansa unveiled its new livery to employees in Frankfurt.
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PICTURES: 'Lufthansa yellow' lives on in uniforms and signage
Lufthansa will continue to use the colour yellow across the business, despite its decision to largely focus on a single, dark-blue shade for its new livery.
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NewsPICTURE: Pilatus hands over first PC-24 to PlaneSense
Pilatus Aircraft has delivered the first PC-24 business jet to its long-time customer PlaneSense. The superlight business jet, carrying the registration N124AF, was handed over to the US fractional ownership operator on 7 February at a dedicated ceremony at its Portsmouth, New Hampshire base.
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SINGAPORE: GE outlines thinking around NMA engine business case
Any decision by CFM International partner GE Aviation on participation in Boeing's proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) programme will depend on a business case around perceived market size for the aircraft combined with the number of engine suppliers on the programme.
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SINGAPORE: Lockheed eyes long future for F-16 production
Lockheed Martin is confident in its ability to maintain F-16 production in the USA pending a decision by India for a single-engined fighter, which could extend production for many years.
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ANALYSIS: Israel's UAV specialists target exports
From compact, battlefield-launched, eyes in the sky to large, tactical reconnaissance platforms and warhead-armed systems that can loiter for hours before hitting their targets with deadly effect, Israel has led the world in developing unmanned air systems. With know-how created by the need to survey enemy combatants in built-up areas ...
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PICTURE: SIA 787-10 will make May debut to Osaka
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has chosen Osaka as the first scheduled destination it will serve for its new Boeing 787-10 fleet.
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SINGAPORE: Lockheed promotes IRST for region’s fighters
Lockheed Martin is promoting infrared search and track (IRST) to help upgrade the sensor capabilities of the region’s fighter fleets.
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Gulfstream nears certification for G500
A supplier issue that was partly blamed for pushing back the certification schedule for the Gulfstream G500 has been resolved, the manufacturer says.
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SINGAPORE: Lockheed's Carvalho kiboshes SR-72 idea
The head of Lockheed Martin’s aeronautics division has dismissed recent media reports that it has developed the SR-72, a successor to the iconic SR-71 Black Bird.
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Sikorsky partners with Rheinmetall for German CH-53K bid
Rheinmetall has partnered with Sikorsky to jointly offer the CH-53K King Stallion for a German air force requirement for around 60 new heavy lift helicopters against a rival bid from the Boeing CH-47 Chinook.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Hawaiian's Mark Dunkerley reflects ahead of retirement
When Mark Dunkerley became Hawaiian Airlines chief executive in 2005, the carrier faced a second bankruptcy in ten years, operated used aircraft and had such punctuality problems locals joked its HAL acronym stood for "Hawaiian Always Late."
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PICTURES: Lufthansa unveils new livery on Boeing 747-8I
Lufthansa officially launched its new livery in Frankfurt today.
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SINGAPORE: Focus on non-passenger variants for future 747 sales
Boeing’s is now focusing on the non-airliner 747-8 variants as the decline in demand for very large airliners means an end for the passenger version.
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Lufthansa would only take over 'restructured' Alitalia
Lufhansa Group would only be interested in taking over Alitalia if the Italian flag carrier is "restructured".
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Vueling leases ex-Air Berlin A320
IAG-owned low-cost carrier Vueling has taken an Airbus A320 on operating lease from Goshawk, the lessor has disclosed.