All North America news – Page 405
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WNG Capital closes $345 million leasing fund
Operating lessor WNG Capital has disclosed the closing of a $345 million fund which will be used to invest in "late-life" narrowbodies.
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Combat aircraft market strong over next decade: report
The global combat aircraft market could be robust in the coming decade with the industry generating total revenue of $493.14 billion between 2017 and 2026.
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Aer Lingus chief voices confidence in IAG ownership structure
Aer Lingus chief executive Sean Doyle has declared that he shares IAG's confidence that its ownership structure is robust enough to survive Brexit.
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PICTURE: WestJet gets its first Boeing 787-9
WestJet has taken delivery the first of 10 Boeing 787-9s it has on order.
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United to take delivery of additional 777-300ERs from this year
United Airlines will receive the first widebody aircraft from a new Boeing order this year, the airline told analysts on an earnings call earlier today.
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Embraer suffers slide in business jet deliveries and revenues
Embraer recorded a 17% slide in executive jet shipments in 2018 on the back of prolonged weakness in the business aviation market.
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Airbus open to developing larger version of A220
Airbus is "likely" to develop a larger derivative of its A220 in the coming years – but only after the company has ramped up production and the aircraft has secured a firm place in the global aviation market.
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United discloses order for four 777-300ERs and 24 737 Max
United Airlines recently placed an order for 28 Boeing aircraft, comprising four 777-300ERs and 24 737 Max.
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Delta foresees delay to A220 service launch
Delta Air Lines expects it could be forced to delay the start date for its Airbus A220 operations due to ramifications of the US government shutdown, management told analysts and media on an earnings call on 15 January.
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Mirabel site could produce 10 A220s monthly by mid-2020s: Airbus
Airbus expects its Mirabel A220 assembly site will have the ability to complete 10 aircraft monthly by the mid-2020s, a rate that the A220's former owner Bombardier had once intended to hit by 2020.
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Gama moves into VIP completions with Lotus purchase
Business aviation services provider Gama Aviation has made its first move into VIP aircraft completions, following the acquisition of Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based MRO firm Lotus Aviation.
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Allegiant to add new base in Grand Rapids
Allegiant Air will open a new aircraft base in Grand Rapids in June, as it also continues to evaluate adding long-anticipated international service to its network.
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Air Canada invests C$97 million in Chorus and extends CPA
Air Canada will invest C$97.3 million ($73.3 million) in regional partner Jazz Aviation's parent Chorus Aviation, as it extends the Jazz capacity purchase agreement (CPA) by an additional 10 years until end-2035.
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Brazil approves Boeing and Embraer partnership
Brazil's new government has approved a proposed partnership between Embraer and Boeing, clearing a critical hurdle for a tie-up that was challenged in court by Brazilian politicians and labour unions.
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ANALYSIS: Big two airframers break output records but orders fall
Airbus and Boeing enjoyed another healthy rise in airliner output during 2018, to over 1,600 aircraft. Sales also remained strong – at 1,640 net orders – although this represented an almost 20% decline on the previous year.
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Trent 1000s start receiving approved redesigned blades
Rolls-Royce has started installing a redesigned intermediate pressure compressor blade design on certain Trent 1000 engines, following approval from European and US regulators.
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Cirrus certificates second-generation Vision Jet
Cirrus Aircraft has secured US certification for the second-generation version of its Vision Jet and is poised to deliver the first example of the single-engined personal aircraft in mid-January.
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Delta to take 50 A220-300s in upgauged order
Delta Air Lines has ordered 15 Airbus A220-300 aircraft, and converted orders for 35 A220-100s to the larger variant.
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EasyJet seals A319 deal with engine lessor Willis
UK budget carrier EasyJet has entered a sale-and-leaseback covering 10 Airbus A319s with powerplant leasing specialist Willis Lease Finance.
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Canberra confirms sale of 25 Hornets to Canada at A$95 million
Australia’s Department of Defence (DoD) has confirmed a deal to sell Canada up to 25 surplus Boeing F/A-18 A/B “Classic” Hornet fighters.