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NewsVirgin Australia bows out of Hong Kong market
Virgin Australia has decided to drop Hong Kong services, citing the ongoing civil unrest and the recent coronavirus outbreak. Following a “comprehensive review of the route”, the carrier will cease service on Sydney-Hong Kong from 2 March, after the previously announced suspension of Melbourne-Hong Kong from 11 February. Cirium schedules ...
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NewsST Engineering, Vietnam Airlines explore airframe MRO joint venture
ST Engineering and Vietnam Airlines have inked an agreement to explore setting up an airframe MRO joint venture. The joint venture would operate out of Vietnam Airlines’ facilities in Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport, and Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. If set up, it would ...
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NewsBoeing’s Tinseth upbeat on Southeast Asia as Max return eyed
Boeing continues to see Southeast Asia as a strong future growth area, particularly in single aisle jets, as it works to get the 737 Max back in the skies.
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NewsIATA: Passenger growth ‘slower but steady’ in 2019
Global airline passenger demand grew 4.2% in 2019, newly released data from IATA shows, but this was below a long-term growth rate of around 5.5%. It was the weakest reading for revenue passenger-kilometre growth since 2009, and a decline from 7.3% in 2018. Nonetheless, it significantly outpaced the rise in ...
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NewsAnalyst: Boeing’s previously scrapped 787-3 could be reborn as the NMA
In considering its options for a new midmarket aircraft (NMA), Boeing could ponder using an early design of a bestselling twin aisle aircraft which was shelved a decade ago, in an effort to keep development costs low and execute on an accelerated timeline, one analyst says.
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NewsBoeing reveals details of 777X flight-test plan
Boeing’s 777X flight-test programme finally got underway when the first -9 roared off Paine Field’s runway on 25 January.
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NewsAvianca directs cancellations at A321neo fleet
Colombian carrier Avianca has cancelled or converted much of its Airbus A321neo order, switching some to the smaller A320neo variant. The change, listed in Airbus’s latest backlog revision, follows a previous cancellation of 62 A320neos by Avianca’s parent company Synergy Aerospace. Synergy wiped out its A320neo orders in December 2019 ...
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NewsFAA sees close alignment with international regulators on Max design changes
US administration’s chief expects solid approach to certification but less sure on timing of return-to-flight globally
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NewsFAA chief outlines possible rethink of derivative airliner certification
Admnistrator Steve Dickson explains how 737 Max review could impact approval of major aircraft variants
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NewsLufthansa appears to trim A350 orders
German flag-carrier Lufthansa appears to have trimmed its Airbus A350-900 order, cutting two aircraft from its commitment. Lufthansa ordered 25 A350-900s in 2013 and supplemented this agreement last year with a deal for another 20. But Airbus’s latest backlog revision, covering January 2020, indicates the carrier has reduced its order ...
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News737 Max edging cautiously towards certification flights: FAA chief
US FAA administrator Steve Dickson has indicated that the Boeing 737 Max could commence certification flights within a few weeks, although certain issues with the aircraft still need to be resolved. But speaking during a briefing at the US embassy in London on 6 February, he stressed that there was ...
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NewsBoeing delivers first F/A-18E/F Super Hornet with 1,500h service-life extension
The first Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to receive a 1,500h service-life extension was delivered to the US Navy (USN) on 21 January.
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NewsAirbus files protest against US Navy giving trainer helicopter contract to Leonardo
Airbus Helicopters filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) against the US Navy (USN) awarding its Advanced Helicopter Training System contract to Leonardo Helicopters.
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NewsBoeing discloses new Max software issue, sticks to mid-2020 certification goal
Boeing has uncovered a new problem with the 737 Max aircraft’s flight control computers, though the company does not anticipate the issue will upend its expectation to receive Max certification in the middle of 2020.
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NewsFirmed Air Lease and Spirit orders give Airbus a strong start to 2020
Airbus has made a strong start to 2020 in terms of order activity, recording gross bookings for nearly 300 aircraft in the first month of the year. The airframer logged 103 orders from US lessor Air Lease – including 52 A321neos and 50 A220s, plus a single A350-900. It also ...
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NewsSAA slashes network as it strives for profitability
South African Airways is cutting around half of its long-haul routes and almost all of its domestic network, the flag carrier’s “business rescue practitioners” have disclosed as they seek to transform it into a sustainable and profitable business.
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NewsKenya takes C-27J pair
Kenya has received its first pair of Leonardo C-27J tactical transports from a KSh20 billion ($200 million) order for three examples for the country’s air force.
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NewsSA Express objects as court orders business rescue
South African operator SA Express has been ordered to enter into business rescue, two months after a similar decision was made for flag-carrier South African Airways. SA Express operates a route network in southern Africa using a fleet of Bombardier CRJs and Q400s. While the business rescue has been instructed ...
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NewsATR stall inquiry details poor airmanship during unstable approach
Spanish investigators have detailed the poor airmanship by the crew of a Swiftair ATR 72-500 in the aftermath of a stall incident, as it proceeded to conduct an unstable approach and landing at Madrid. Investigation authority CIAIAC found that the turboprop stalled after the crew pushed the aircraft beyond its ...