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NewsPICTURES: V Air bares brand, names chief executive
New Taiwanese low-cost carrier V Air has revealed its brand and named its chief executive at an event held on 24 March.
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NewsBad weather suspends MH370 search
Rain and high seas in the southern Indian have forced a temporary cessation of search operations for a lost Malaysia Airlines 777-200ER.
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L-3 Link adds ATR 72-600 simulator in Bangkok
L-3 Link Simulation and Training (L-3 Link) will add an ATR 72-600 full flight simulator at its training centre in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Air France-KLM picks GEnx-1B to power 787 fleet
Air France-KLM selected General Electric engines in a deal valued at more than $1.7 billion at list prices to power a fleet of 37 Boeing 787-9s, including 12 aircraft to be leased from ILFC.
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NewsUS Army opens acquisition for counter-UAS weapon system
Concerned about the emerging threat of unmanned aircraft, the US Army is canvassing American defence contractors for information on systems that can detect, classify and destroy drones of varying sizes.
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Southwest to add seven new routes from Washington National
Southwest Airlines will add seven new routes to its network from Ronald Reagan Washington National airport with the 27 slot pairs it bought from American Airlines.
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MH370's fate uncertain despite oceanic crash conclusion
While search personnel have yet to recover any physical evidence from Malaysia Airlines' missing Boeing 777-200ER, the airline has acknowledged that the aircraft and all on board are probably lost.
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NewsMH370's flight ended in southern Indian Ocean: PM
Refined satellite data has led investigators to conclude that the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was lost over the southern Indian Ocean, off the western coast of Australia.
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ANALYSIS: MH370’s potential repercussions
The worrying disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 looks likely to have wide-reaching consequences for the industry. But what can be done to prevent such a terrible event recurring?
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NewsMH370 transporting 200kg of lithium batteries: chief
Malaysia Airlines’ missing Boeing 777-200ER had been transporting 200kg of lithium batteries among other freight on its ill-fated service to Beijing.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lions, Tigers and a bear market in Asia?
Tigerair’s cancellation of an order for nine baseline Airbus A320s may be a sign that it too has doubts about Southeast Asia's ability to handle all the capacity heading into the market.
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South Korea formally decides on 40 F-35As
South Korea has formally decided to obtain 40 Lockheed Martin F-35As to fill its long running F-X III requirement.
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NewsRAF TriStars to fly final sortie
The UK Royal Air Force will conduct its final operational sortie with the Lockheed TriStar on 24 March, with a pair of the tri-jets to take off from its Brize Norton air base in Oxfordshire.
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NewsPICTURE: AirAsia India receives first aircraft
AirAsia India has received its first aircraft – an Airbus A320 – out of the initial 10 it intends to operates.
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NewsSouthern search for MH370 picks up despite possible rain
Ten aircraft have been deployed in the search for a lost Malaysia Airlines 777-200 today, while analysis of the aircraft’s last Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) transmission shows that Beijing was still the aircraft’s programmed destination 15 minutes before its transponder fell silent.
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NewsTigerair orders up to 50 A320neos
Singapore based budget carrier Tigerair has placed an order for up to 50 Airbus A320neo aircraft, and cancelled orders for nine baseline A320s.
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ANALYSIS: US MROs widen their horizons
It is no secret that cost-conscious US airlines have sought to minimise expenses by contracting MRO abroad in recent years. But with labour rates rising overseas, fuel prices staying high, and shops in the Asia-Pacific region working on more aircraft to meet local operators’ needs, more of that work could ...
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NewsCessna's new light jet move signals industry optimism
Cessna quietly launched the CJ3+ in a private ceremony in Wichita, Kansas, with an undisclosed customer on 20 March, bolstering the middle of its light jet offerings with new avionics and interiors features.
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NewsPICTURE: Airbus to offer 11-abreast economy seats on A380
Airbus is to offer A380 customers the option of an 11-abreast economy-class layout using 18in-wide (46cm) seats made possible by raising the floor 2in on the main deck of the superjumbo.