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Cathay issues A350 RFP
Cathay Pacific has issued a request for proposals for the financing of eight Airbus A350s to be delivered next year, FlightGlobal understands.
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NBAA: Pilatus shows PC-24 again as it prepares for first delivery
After its blink-and-you’ll-miss-it one-day appearance at NBAA last year – two years into its flight campaign – Pilatus has again brought the PC-24 to the convention, this time with expected certification and entry into service with launch operator PlaneSense just weeks away. The Swiss manufacturer is in the final stages ...
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Southwest to sell Hawaii flights in 2018
US low-cost giant Southwest Airlines will begin sales for Hawaii flights in 2018, and will serve the popular leisure destination from California.
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Air Baltic begins returning CS300 fleet to service
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has started restoring services with Bombardier CS300s, following a suspension of the fleet for engine checks.
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NBAA: Dassault commits to autonomous co-pilot development
Dassault Aviation has revealed a long-term effort to develop an autonomous co-pilot for future business jets, says chairman and chief executive Eric Trappier.
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A380 engine inquiry wrestles with transport logistics
Investigators are to put a damaged Air France Airbus A380 engine into storage in Canada, to protect it, while arrangement are made to transport the powerplant for analysis.
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Post-Brexit EU-UK aviation relationship still an unknown: Hololei
It is still too early to say what the EU-UK aviation market will look like after Brexit, a senior European Commission aviation official has acknowledged.
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NBAA: Gogo lands big deals for AVANCE L5 wi-fi system
Several aircraft manufacturers are working on certification of Gogo's latest air-to-ground internet system, AVANCE L5, and expect to begin delivering aircraft with the system in 2017 and 2018.
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Flybe Q400 tail-strike traced to excessive power reduction
UK investigators have determined that a Flybe Bombardier Q400 tail-strike at Newcastle occurred after its throttle was reduced to an inappropriately low setting on approach.
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NBAA: Honeywell survey shows declining long-term demand for business jets
Two forecasts have been released ahead of the show that predict a recovering market in the next few years. Honeywell’s latest 10-year forecast of business jet deliveries is down about 3.5% compared with last year’s long-term projection, but the overall trend is better than that statistic might suggest, executives say.
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Jet Airways in talks for more narrowbodies
Jet Airways says it is in talks with major airframers to purchase up to 75 narrowbody aircraft in the current fiscal year, which ends in March 2018.
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China Express takes first A320
China Express has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320, adding the type to its fleet of 32 Bombardier CRJ900s.
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PICTURE: KC-46A refuels another KC-46A
A Boeing KC-46A tanker has successful refuelled another KC-46A for the first time.
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Bangladeshi Navy orders two Do 228s for MPA mission
Bangladesh's navy has ordered two additional Dornier Do 228s for use in maritime patrol mission.
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Scaled Composites reveals first flight of experimental Model 401
Northrop Grumman subsidiary Scaled Composites has unveiled and flown a new experimental aircraft called the Model 401 built as a demonstrator for low-cost manufacturing techniques and to provide research flight services.
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NBAA: The big NBAA question - what comes next?
The NBAA convention and exhibition passed on 12 October without answers to the business jet industry’s most burning questions, but clues about the next moves of several busy manufacturers abounded.
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Second Raider prototype to fly by early 2018
Sikorsky will fly its second S-97 prototype early next year, following the crash of the first Raider helicopter in August.
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US Army all in for FVL
US Army chief of staff Gen Mark Milley and acting Secretary Ryan McCarthy confirmed the service is pushing the Future Vertical Lift programme over incremental block upgrades during this week’s annual AUSA conference in Washington, DC.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US regionals eye expansion into neglected markets
US regional airlines and aircraft manufacturers see significant opportunity to expand on short-haul regional routes that suffered cuts following airline consolidation.
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CDB Aviation Lease Finance to issue $3bn unsecured notes
CDB Aviation Lease Finance will raise $3 billion with a dollar-denominated bond, says a ratings statement from Fitch Ratings.