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Interview
INTERVIEW: Charlotte Pedersen - chief operating officer for Luxaviation
After 23 years of military service, Charlotte Pedersen moved to the civil aviation sector where is currently chief operating officer with one of the world’s largest charter and management companies, Luxaviation.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: World air forces on the rise
If global instability is indeed the “new normal”, then the last 12 months brought more of the same, with major conflicts having continued to involve military air arms in the skies above nations including Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why lawyers are the only WTO winners
Once again the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled on claims of illegal subsidies in the large aircraft market, and once again, both Airbus and Boeing are claiming victory.
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News
United steps back on 777-300ER bases
United Airlines may not base its first Boeing 777-300ERs at its Newark hub, with chief commercial officer Julia Haywood saying the decision has yet to be made.
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News
First major 787-10 sections delivered to final assembly
Major sections of the first 787-10 have been delivered to Boeing’s final assembly site in North Charleston, South Carolina, Boeing confirms.
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News
First redesigned thrust reverser delivered for 737 Max
Spirit AeroSystems has delivered the first thrust reverser to Boeing for engines on the 737 Max that features a key component redesigned to meet the programme's lofty production ramp-up targets.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The rise of low-cost in Latin America
This time last year, the low-cost carrier was a minority in the Latin American airline industry. Aside from a handful of carriers in Mexico and Brazil, the low-cost airline was more the anomaly than norm in other countries.
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News
Crashed Avro operated without mandatory fuel reserves: Aerocivil
Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority has officially confirmed that the Bolivian BAe Avro RJ85 operated by Lamia crashed near Medellin with empty fuel tanks..
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News
EC takes Norwegian US rights dispute to arbitration
Europe has formally pushed to arbitration its concerns over the US failure to approve Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application for a foreign air carrier permit.
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News
AirAsia founders' MYR1bn cash injection inches forward
Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia, has approved the offshore loans that for AirAsia's founders Tony Fernandes and Kamarudin Meranun will use to inject over MYR1 billion ($247 million) into the airline.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lufthansa counts the cost of labour pains
While Lufthansa is hopeful of operating nearly all its scheduled flights on 1 December as the latest walkout by pilots draws to an end, the strain on its services and labour relations continues to take a toll amid its long-running efforts to secure cost-efficiencies.
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NewsFuel emergency reported by Bolivian Avro RJ85 before fatal crash
The flight crew of the Bolivian British Aerospace Avro RJ85 that crashed in Colombia had declared a fuel emergency while waiting to land at Medellin airport in Rionegro, according to an air traffic control recording.
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News
VLJ start-up completes first flight of Stratos 714
A US-based start-up has announced completing first flight of the Stratos 714 very light jet on 21 November in Redmond, Oregon, a key milestone after an extended, five-year development process.
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News
US carriers welcome Trump's pick for transportation secretary
US airlines have welcomed President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Elaine Chao as the next transportation secretary.
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NewsAeronautics eyes further Dominator XP sales
Aeronautics Defense Systems is negotiating further sales of its Dominator XP unmanned air vehicle to a number of countries.
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NewsIsrael approves purchase of 17 more F-35s
The Israeli cabinet on 27 November approved the purchase of 17 more Lockheed Martin F-35Is, bringing the total number for the Israeli air force (IAF) to 50.
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NewsPICTURES: Japan receives first F-35
Japan has received its first Lockheed Martin F-35A , marking the first delivery of a Joint Strike Fighter acquired via the foreign military sale (FMS) route.
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NewsIFG prepares to disclose Optica valuation
US consultancy InterFlight Global (IFG) is poised to issue its valuation of the idiosyncratic AeroElvira Optica observation aircraft programme, and the potential buyer says it is impressed with what it has seen during preliminary evaluations.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air Lease casts a wider net with benchmark ABS
Air Lease’s inaugural foray into the asset-backed securities market with Blackbird Capital’s ABS offering was not only a benchmark transaction in terms of the pricing it achieved but also it has introduced new investors to this market, which is becoming a common and critical refinancing tool for aircraft lessors.
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News
Wizz Air agrees eight A320 family sale-and-leaseback
Hungarian budget carrier Wizz Air has agreed the sale-and leaseback of eight Airbus A320 family units with Chinese lessor Bank of Communications and Financial Leasing, the airline says.