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NewsDelta plans Northwest hub tour for 747 farewell
Delta Air Lines plans to fly its final Boeing 747 to former Northwest Airlines hubs next month, after the type completes its last international service on 17 December.
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Dr Peters chief confirms BA talks on ex-Singapore Airlines A380s
German asset manager Dr Peters is in talks with British Airways and other prospects on the potential sale of A380s as it prepares to receive four of the jets back from lessee Singapore Airlines.
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Austrian to bid farewell to its last Fokker in December
Austrian Airlines plans to operate its last remaining Fokker 100 until the end of the year.
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ANALYSIS: Island Air's demise leaves Hawaiian with near monopoly
The shutdown of Island Air on 11 November provides Hawaiian Airlines with a near monopoly on intra-Hawaii routes, leaving tiny Mokulele Airlines as a lone competitor.
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GE unveils 3D-printing machine for large metal components
General Electric has developed an additive manufacturing machine to produce large, complex metal parts.
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F-35 arrivals propel Norwegian air force modernisation
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has conducted its first domestic flights with the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, after a trio of the fifth-generation type touched down at its Ørland air base early this month.
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DUBAI: Emirates goes two-class to hike 777-200LR seating
Emirates is to increase the seating capacity on its Boeing 777-200LR fleet, by converting the three-class interior to a two-class cabin.
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DUBAI: EgyptAir plans to firm CS300 order before January
EgyptAir intends to finalise a commitment to order 12 Bombardier CS300s by year-end and become the type's launch operator in the Middle East and North Africa region, the Canadian manufacturer disclosed today at the Dubai air show.
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LHT expands component repair shop in Tulsa
Lufthansa Technik has doubled the size of its US component maintenance facility in Tulsa in a bid to increase its activity across the Americas region.
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DUBAI: Kuwait's Wataniya signs for 25 A320neos
Resurrected Kuwaiti carrier Wataniya Airways has tentatively signed for 25 Airbus A320neo jets, in a deal reached with its aircraft provider Golden Falcon Aviation.
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DUBAI: Air Arabia to explore long-range routes with A321LRs
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is to acquire six long-range Airbus A321LRs to modernise its single-aisle fleet.
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DUBAI: Gulf generates $1 billion in new business for AFI KLM E&M
The Middle East ranks alongside India and the wider Asia-Pacific region as key areas of growth for Air France-KLM's maintenance division, and has generated $1 billion of new business disclosed at a Dubai air show that its executive vice-president Anne Brachet nonetheless describes as "rather quiet".
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DUBAI: ATR considering new corporate structure for flexibility
ATR’s top executive has indicated that the Airbus-Leonardo joint venture could be restructured into a limited-liability company to increase management flexibility and financing options ahead of the potential launch of a larger turboprop that could feature conventional or disruptive technologies such as hybrid-electric propulsion.
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DUBAI: EgyptAir hints at CSeries order
EgyptAir appears set to disclose a commitment to the Bombardier CSeries twinjet.
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DUBAI: Emirates' faith in 787-10 closes window to A350
Emirates appears to have shrugged off initial concerns over the performance capabilities of the Boeing 787-10 in the hot-weather conditions of Dubai.
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ANALYSIS: Italy at the leading edge in fighter pilot training
The internationalisation of the Italian air force’s Jet Pilot Training School (JPTS) and advances in its Integrated Pilot Training System (IPTS) are combining with the advent of full capability for Leonardo’s M-346 lead-in-fighter trainer and the upcoming introduction of its M-345 basic/advanced trainer to propel Italy to the leading edge ...
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DUBAI: Forecast shows widebodies as key to Gulf fleet growth
FlightGlobal’s latest long-term forecast predicts that 43,725 new commercial jet and turboprop aircraft will be delivered globally into passenger and freighter airline service over the next 20 years. Of these, some 3,000 new airliners will be delivered to carriers in the Middle East region.
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DUBAI: Diamond debuts single and twin-engined quartet
Diamond Aircraft is displaying a quartet of Dubai debutantes, with its Dart-450, DA50-V and standard and surveillance-roled DA62s all attracting significant interest.
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DUBAI: CAE to set up Saudi Arabian training centre
CAE and the Saudi National Company of Aviation (SNCA) are to partner to create a new training centre in the region.