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American orders four more E175s
American Airlines has ordered an additional four Embraer 175s, with deliveries to begin in the fourth quarter of this year.
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American pushes out A350s to 2020
American Airlines has again deferred deliveries of its Airbus A350-900s, and will now take the first one in late 2020 instead of 2018.
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Air Canada expands maintenance partnership with LHT
Air Canada has contracted Lufthansa Technik to support components for its on-order Boeing 737 Max fleet and extended an engine maintenance deal for the carrier's Airbus A320-family jets.
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Airbus cools on A330 production rate rise
Airbus indicates it is not committing to increase the rate of A330 production this year, although it maintains that such a shift would not be difficult.
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Airbus positive over A380 second-hand market
Airbus remains positive that a viable second-hand market for the Airbus A380 will be created, Cathal Kyle, head of customer finance Europe and Asia told delegates at the Doric Aviation Investors’ Day in Frankfurt on 25 April.
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NewsGripen tops shortlist for Bulgarian fighter deal
Bulgaria's government has announced the Saab Gripen C/D as the preferred candidate in the country’s new combat aircraft competition.
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United outlines policy changes following forced removal
United Airlines plans to make at least 10 passenger service policy changes following the forced removal of a passenger from a flight earlier in April.
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Bedek secures launch customer for 777 freighter conversion
Israel Aerospace Industries' Bedek group has secured a launch customer for its Boeing 777 freighter conversion line.
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Transition effects bring down Airbus's first-quarter profits
Airbus's first-quarter earnings from the commercial aircraft division were down by 31% to €281 million, as the airframer continues the transition to a new aircraft mix.
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SIA changes takeoff procedure after 777-300 tail strike
Singapore Airlines has called on its Boeing pilots to use higher thrust and rotation speed for take-off in gusty wind and crosswind conditions, following a 777-300 tailstrike incident at Melbourne airport on 9 October 2016.
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Qantas to adjust long-haul network with advent of Perth-London
Qantas Airways will drop its daily Melbourne-Dubai-London route in March 2018 when it launches daily Melbourne-Perth-London service.
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Bearing failure led to Jetstar A320 engine power loss
A bearing failure in the right International Aero Engines V2500 powerplant has been identified as the cause behind an engine power loss involving a Jetstar Airbus A320 registered VH-VFY on 22 September 2016.
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ANALYSIS: AWAS deal shows leasing still commands premium
Aircraft leasing companies continue to trade above valuations, with AWAS commanding a premium of at least 1.15x, according to a source who worked on the deal.
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Embraer predicts 99% first-year schedule reliability for E2
Embraer will mature its E-Jets E2 programme to the point where newly-delivered aircraft will achieve 99% schedule reliability during the first year in service, the company's head of services and support Johann Bordais tells FlightGlobal.
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Fury ramps up flight tests ahead of LRIP
Lockheed Martin is ramping up long-range endurance tests on its Fury UAV ahead of its low-rate production later this year, clocking in more than 200 flight hours since May 2016.
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CS100 earns steep approach approval at London City
Swiss is cleared to operate a steep approach into London City airport with Bombardier CS100 jets after the manufacturer received Transport Canada and European Aviation Safety Agency approvals on 26 April.
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United goes lie flat on Boston-San Francisco
United Airlines will operate all lie-flat premium seats on its flights between Boston and San Francisco from June.
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NewsT-X competitive field could expand, Saab suggests
The Boeing/Saab team which is vying to win the US Air Force's T-X advanced jet trainer recapitalisation contest is on track to accumulate all required information by the end of this quarter, according to the Swedish manufacturer.
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NewsSaab CEO confirms order for third GlobalEye aircraft
Saab's early 2017 order for an airborne early warning and control system aircraft involves an additional example of its GlobalEye product, company chief executive Håkan Buskhe has revealed.
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F-35 will not attend Paris Air Show
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will not make another trip across the pond this summer for the Paris air show, the joint programme office confirmed this week.