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Air Canada sees opportunity for closer ties with United
Air Canada sees an opportunity to forge a closer relationship with United Airlines, five years after the Star Alliance carriers last attempted a joint venture.
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IATA close to agreements in revised Single European Sky effort
IATA is “two or three weeks away” from announcing its first agreements with national air navigation service providers (ANSPs) under its revised effort towards achieving its Single European Sky (SES) goal.
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American inks deal for $1.6bn investment at LAX
American Airlines and the operator of Los Angeles International airport have agreed to a $1.6 billion investment to improve the carrier's facilities.
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US airlines still committed to emissions scheme: IATA chief
US carriers are still committed to the Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), says Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s director-general, on the eve of the association’s AGM in Cancun.
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Embraer boosts range figures for E195-E2s and E190-E2s
Embraer has extended the expected range of its E195-E2 by 150nm (278km), and has published new range figures for E190-E2s when operating out of "hot and high" and short-field airports.
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USAF wish list requests 14 more F-35s, three more tankers
The US Air Force’s unfunded priorities list includes $1.7 billion for 14 additional Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft, as well as additional funds for increased Boeing KC-46 tanker procurement.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Walsh sees de Juniac as strong voice for IATA
Outgoing chairman of IATA's board of governors Willie Walsh believes the association’s recruitment of Alexandre de Juniac has given it the right voice at a crucial time for the industry.
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First Norwegian 737 Max delivery delayed to end-June
Norwegian expects to take its first Boeing 737 Max 8 at the end of June, the second delivery delay since the airframer disclosed a possible manufacturing flaw in types engine.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Time to plug in your co-pilot?
Robotic pilots may first be asked to replace the human co-pilot in freighters. And after that?
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ANALYSIS: Civil simulator market moving with new airliner types
FlightGlobal data shows the number of commercial simulators operating world-wide as holding fairly steady in the 1,200-unit range over the past four years, with retirements roughly equalling the number of new units coming into service
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EgyptAir and Kenya Airways begin cross-alliance codeshare
EgyptAir has begun codesharing with Kenya Airways.
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OpinionOPINION: Should P&W be gearing up for patent battle?
Another engine patent war is brewing on the horizon. Rolls-Royce has plans to offer its UltraFan to Boeing for the proposed New Midsized Aircraft (NMA). But the UltraFan contains a power gearbox: a technology that Pratt & Whitney asserts is protected under a generic patent for a geared turbofan engine.
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OpinionOPINION: Can Russia make the MC-21 a sales success?
Even as the MC-21’s wheels lifted from the runway at Irkut’s aviation plant, hardly anyone outside Siberia knew that Russia’s most advanced passenger aircraft had been scheduled to fly.
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NewsCanadian pact helps Fancraft vision take off
Israel's Urban Aeronautics has signed a partnering agreement with Certification Centre Canada, with the aim of securing type certification for its Fancraft vertical take-off and landing air vehicles.
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NewsGermany to advance Heron TP deal after court ruling
The German military will proceed with a planned deal to operate Israel Aerospace Industries Heron TP medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicles, after a high court on 31 May rejected an appeal from rival bidder General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
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ICAO yet to decide when Thai safety red flag will be lifted
ICAO has not set a firm date for removing Thailand's red flag status, but says the country's procedures for awarding air operator's certificates have improved.
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Southwest prepares for Fort Lauderdale concourse opening
Southwest Airlines is prepared to move into a new international concourse at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport later in June, with four new international destinations set to launch this weekend.
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United to start nonstop Los Angeles-Singapore flights
United Airlines will launch a nonstop service between Los Angeles and Singapore on 27 October.
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Proposed F-35 engine upgrade validates performance promises
Pratt & Whitney has verified that an unfunded upgrade for the 40,000lb-thrust-class F135 engine could increase the thrust of the Lockheed Martin F-35 by 6-10% and reduce fuel consumption by 5-6%, the company announces on 31 May.
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Dr Peters considering A380 teardown: sources
Dr Peters Group is looking at all options for its returning Airbus A380s, including parting-out, FlightGlobal understands.