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Senate presses FAA nominee on Boeing 737 Max
President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the US Federal Aviation Administration says he would be vigilant to investigate how the agency can be improved and potential mistakes remedied in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes.
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NTSB chair addresses aircraft safety at 737 Max hearing
A top US government investigator says aircraft must be designed to be safe in the hands of pilots from different regions of the world and with varying degrees of training, a notion challenging a narrative swirling since two Boeing 737 Max crashes.
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Boeing pacing to deliver 36 KC-46A tankers in 2019 despite delays
Boeing plans to deliver 36 KC-46A Pegasus in-flight refuelling tankers to the US Air Force in 2019 despite two stoppages earlier in the year when foreign object debris was found inside multiple aircraft.
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JOL-incorporated ABS launches to fund $554m portfolio purchase
JP Lease Products and Services and Stratos Aircraft Management have launched a $554 million ABS, the first to include a Japanese Operating Lease (JOL) structure.
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Iberia Express to take 232-seat A321neos
IAG is to place four Airbus A321neos with its Spanish spin-off arm Iberia Express, deploying the twinjets with the carrier from April next year.
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NewsTBM 940 secures European certification
Daher has secured European certification for the TBM 940, 10 weeks after launching the latest variant of its 29-year-old single-engined turboprop.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Taking a manual approach to flight safety
Mark Baier is chief executive of US firm AviationManuals, where he helps to emphasise how important a formalised safety management system is to business and general aviation service providers worldwide
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Magnetic MRO upgrades Norra ATR fleet
Magnetic MRO is refurbishing and repainting the ATR 72 turboprop fleet of Finnair partner Nordic Regional Airlines (NRA).
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Embraer posts higher Q1 loss but holds to 2019 delivery goals
Brazilian airframer Embraer lost $41.2 million in the first quarter of 2019, slightly more than its $34.9 million net loss in the same period of 2018.
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Perlan glider project prepares for record-setting 90,000ft flight
The team behind the Perlan II is kicking off a fourth flying season with the goal of soaring the unpowered aircraft to a record altitude of 90,000ft this year.
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NewsSwedish military welcomes proposed spending boost
Sweden's defence committee has published its white paper on proposed spending and equipment priorities for the 2021-2025 period, as Stockholm looks to further strengthen its defensive capabilities.
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NewsEmbraer nears first KC-390 export deal with Portugal
Embraer is closing in on its first export deal for the KC-390 transport/tanker with programme partner Portugal, as it readies to fly the initial delivery aircraft for launch customer Brazil to the Paris air show.
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ST Engineering Aerospace Q1 profit down 8%
ST Engineering Aerospace posted an operating profit of S$63.9 million ($46.7 million) in the first three months of the year, a drop of 7.9% from the same period a year ago.
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PICTURE: Australian state to buy 737 Fireliner
Coulson Aviation has signed a landmark deal to sell a Boeing 737-300 modified for firebombing duties to the state government of New South Wales in Australia.
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Marshall Aerospace scouts for new location
Marshall Aerospace and Defence has disclosed a plan to relocate operations from its UK base at Cambridge airport by 2030.
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Bangkok Airways first quarter profit down 22%
Bangkok Airways posted a 22% decline in its first quarter operating profit to Bt870 million ($27.6 million) as expenses rose faster than revenue.
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AirAsia renews push for MAVCOM to intervene in airport dispute
AirAsia and AirAsia X are seeking a court order to compel Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) to adjudicate their long-running dispute with Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB).
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ANALYSIS: VTOL UAV makers zero in on naval requirements
UAV makers see significant potential in the Asia-Pacific for small, unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) systems that can be deployed from warships.
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F-15EX could be delivered as early as 2020: Boeing
Boeing is ready to deliver at least two engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) F-15EX fighters to the US Air Force (USAF) as soon as 2020.
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Bombardier refiles MRJ trade secret lawsuit
Bombardier has dragged Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation America (MACA) back to federal court, refiling a lawsuit alleging theft of trade secrets related to CSeries certification and Global 7000 systems.