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Outgoing Cathay chairman Slosar resigns from Air China board
Cathay Pacific’s outgoing chairman John Slosar has resigned from Air China’s board.
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Jetstar confirms November end for regional NZ routes
Jetstar will operate its last turboprop flight in New Zealand on 30 November, confirming its intention announced one month ago.
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Swiss gradually starts returning A220s to flight status
Swiss has started returning some of its Airbus A220s to flight status, following urgent engine checks triggered by another powerplant failure.
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R-R acquires ex-Qantas 747 for flight testing new engines
Rolls-Royce has acquired a former Qantas Boeing 747-400 as part of a $70 million investment that will see the aircraft converted into a testbed for evaluating new engines and engine technology.
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Third Swiss A220 failure spurs urgent engine checks
Swiss has cancelled dozens of Airbus A220 services in order to conduct technical inspections on the fleet, following a third incident involving an engine failure in as many months.
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Russian and Saudi wealth funds to create aircraft lessor
Russian sovereign investment fund RDIF is to create a passenger aircraft leasing organisation through a project in which its Saudia Arabian counterpart, the Public Investment Fund, will also participate.
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Flybe to be rebranded as 'Virgin Connect'
Flybe will be renamed "Virgin Connect" next year to bring its brand in line with that of co-owner Virgin Atlantic.
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Transavia names Air France-KLM cargo head as new chief
Air France-KLM's budget carrier Transavia has named Marcel de Nooijer as its new chief executive, succeeding Mattijs ten Brink who departed the company at the end of September.
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Thomas Cook executives grilled over UK airline sale
Former Thomas Cook Group chief executive Peter Fankhauser has told a UK cross-party parliamentary select committee that interest in the tour operator's UK carrier waned as the European air transport industry came under financial pressure.
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Gray Eagle ER to carry glide munitions and air launched effects
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is upgrading its MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to be able to carry and launch the Dynetics GBU-69/B Small Glide Munition, as well as so-called future air-launched effects.
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AeroVironment targets FTUAS return with Puma LE
Despite missing out on the prototyping contract phase of the US Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (FTUAS) programme – the effort to replace the Textron RQ-7 Shadow – AeroVironment is pitching a long-range variant of its hand-launched Puma for the service’s requirement.
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NewsUK F-35s make debut on new aircraft carrier
UK-owned Lockheed Martin F-35Bs have landed on the deck of the Royal Navy (RN) aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time, just over a year before the combination will be declared operationally ready.
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ADEX: KAI unveils futuristic KF-X cockpit
South Korea's KF-X cockpit will have a full-panel touch screen that is integrated with the pilot’s helmet and head-up display.
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ADEX: KAI guns for heavily-armed Surions
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is conducting feasibility studies into armament options for the Surion Korea Utility Helicopter (KUH).
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LTP voices concern over Philippine government's tax-reform plan
Lufthansa Technik Philippines has urged the government in Manila to change a proposed law aimed at tightening tax incentives for companies in special economic zones.
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In depthDaher TBM 940 flight test
The single-engined turbine market is populated by numerous aircraft of varying configurations. In broad strokes it can be broken down into two segments: fast low-winged aircraft and slower, more spacious high-winged designs.
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ADEX: Bell pursues defence, civilian deals in Asia-Pacific
Bell is pursuing a number of Asia-Pacific opportunities across its defence and commercial product lines.
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ADEX: Bell 412EPI lands two orders in Japan
Bell has secured an order for two Bell 412EPI helicopters from the firefighting departments in two Japanese prefectures.