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ST Aero to smooth VIP work at San Antonio
ST Aerospace expects the recent incorporation of its San Antonio VIP completions business will improve efficiency.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A330-900 finally embarks on flight-test programme
Airbus's maiden flight of the A330neo is something of an improbable achievement, considering that the airframer originally scrapped its strategy of re-engining the A330 after it failed to gain traction as a Boeing 787 rival.
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SIA to launch updated cabin on new A380s
Updated to correct that SIA has yet to disclose the seat count for its incoming A380s.
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Engine issues see Korean Air push back first CS300 delivery
Korean Air is pushing back delivery of its first Bombardier CS300 to ensure that issues with its Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines are resolved.
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Qantas lifts first half outlook on stronger Q1 revenue
Qantas expects its underlying pre-tax profit for the six months to December 2017 to come in between A$900 million ($693 million) and A$950 million, aided by stronger unit revenues during the first quarter of the 2018 fiscal year.
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New $329 million charge deepens Boeing's KC-46 losses
Boeing reported a $329 million reach-forward loss on the KC-46 tanker programme to cover the costs of incorporating multiple design changes into the first lot of production aircraft.
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Bombardier fires back after Moody's downgrade
Moody's Investor Service has downgraded Bombardier's credit rating, spurring the Montreal manufacturer to accuse Moody's of misreading the recent Bombardier-Airbus deal.
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Cerberus eyes Alitalia investment: report
Cerberus Capital Management is allegedly considering an investment in Alitalia, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Boeing responds to revived interest in passenger-carrying 767
Boeing sees “broader customer interest” in the 767 beyond military tankers and commercial freighters, says chairman, president and chief executive Dennis Muilenburg on a 25 October earnings call.
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Northrop Grumman pulls out of MQ-25 competition
Northrop Grumman is bowing out of the US Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned tanker competition, saying the company would have been unable to execute the programme under the terms of the service’s request for proposals.
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Air Canada plans EETC issue for 2018 deliveries
Air Canada plans to tap the enhanced equipment trust certificate (EETC) market to fund some of its 21 aircraft deliveries in 2018, says chief financial officer Michael Rousseau.
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Boeing margin inches higher in Q3
Boeing improved operating margin by 1.6 percentage points in the third quarter compared with last year, as commercial deliveries rose 7% with the ramp-up of the 737 Max.
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France gearing up for HIL helicopter development
France is likely to issue a preliminary development contract for its hélicoptère interarmées léger (HIL) programme by the end of the year, to allow manufacturer Airbus Helicopters to begin initial risk-reduction activities.
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Serbia receives six MiG-29s donated by Russia
Serbia has received six former Russian air force RAC MiG-29 fighters, donated free of charge by Moscow.
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Aeromexico Connect leases E190 from NAC
Danish lessor Nordic Aviation Capital has confirmed its delivery of an Embraer 190 to Aeromexico Connect.
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Ethiopian Airlines set to receive first 787-9 on 27 October
Ethiopian Airlines is poised to take delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 and become the variant's first African operator.
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AirAsia receives first Tianjin A320neo
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia has taken delivery of the first Airbus A320neo aircraft to be assembled on the airframer's Tianjin line in China.
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IATA targets Asia's infrastructure, regulation and environment
IATA chief Alexandre de Juniac has called on Asian governments to invest further in aeronautical infrastructure, harmonise regulation and join in the industry’s efforts to improve its sustainability.
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CSeries in contest for Bangkok Airways' narrowbody needs
Bangkok Airways is evaluating the Airbus A319neo, Boeing 737 Max 7 and the Bombardier CS300 for its fleet renewal and expansion needs.
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P&W speeds up GTF deliveries, but considers new design changes
Pratt & Whitney shipped 120 geared turbofan engines in the third quarter to stay on pace to meet an annual delivery target, but durability concerns still require diverting 12-15% of output to a spares pool and drive company officials to consider new design changes.