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NewsDelta ends 747 farewell tour with Minneapolis homecoming
Delta Air Lines concluded its farewell tour for the Boeing 747 at Minneapolis/St Paul International airport today, a fitting finale for the queen of the skies at the former home of Northwest Airlines.
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Lockheed meets 2017 F-35 delivery goal
Lockheed Martin hit its F-35 delivery mark for the year, rolling out its 66th jet this month out of its Fort Worth, Texas facility.
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Hawaiian to buy Island Air assets
Hawaiian Airlines aims to assume oversight of its Ohana by Hawaiian turboprop operation after agreeing to buy some of the assets of bankrupt Island Air for $750,000, after the regional carrier shut down in November.
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Top airline groups keep faith with incumbent chiefs in 2017
The world’s top airlines largely kept faith with their chief executives in 2017 as they navigated a year of record profits, with no changes occurring at any of the top 10 groups by revenue.
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Bell Valor V-280 makes maiden flight
Bell Helicopter’s V-280 Valor flew its inaugural flight this week, marking a later maiden voyage than expected after the company announced the tiltrotor would fly earlier this fall.
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Boeing offers revealing sneak-peek of MQ-25 bid
Boeing has revealed a narrow, nose-on view of the company’s bid to win a three-way competition to build the MQ-25 Stingray, a carrier-based unmanned air system (UAS) that the US Navy plans to use as an in-flight refueler to extend the range of manned fighters.
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Cathay Pacific firms Washington Dulles plans
Cathay Pacific Airways will add Washington Dulles International airport to its network in 2018, confirming reports that the US capital would be its next new destination.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US 747s bow out with final Delta flight
Delta Air Lines' final regularly scheduled Boeing 747 flight lands today, ending the 47-year run for the queen of the skies at US passenger carriers.
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PICTURES: Bell V-280 tiltrotor conducts maiden flight
The Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor has conducted its maiden flight at Amarillo, Texas.
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NewsDelta, Bombardier renegotiating delivery clause in CS100 deal
Delta Air Lines has asked Bombardier to guarantee all 75 CS100s ordered in April 2016 will be assembled in Mobile, Alabama, instead of Canada, a top airline executive says.
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AnalysisINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Airline Capacity Breakdown – December 2017
Get an overview of airline capacity across the different regions, illustrating the fastest-growing regional markets as of December 2017, so you can plan your next strategic move. Understand YoY change in seat capacity, flight frequencies and ASMs/ASKs.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Disruptions interrupt profitable 2017 for airlines
Airlines largely kept a grip on their improved profitability off the back of continued strong air travel demand, but the positive mood was punctuated during 2017 by a series of high-profile challenges and service interruptions which dominated headlines.
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West Wind grounds ATRs as Canadian crash probe begins
Canadian carrier West Wind Aviation has temporarily grounded its remaining ATR fleet after the crash of an ATR 42-300 as it departed on a domestic service.
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Lights on at Atlanta, but Delta warns of more cancellations
The power has been restored at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Intranational Airport, after a 12-hour blackout across all terminals caused a cessation of operations.
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Power outage shuts down Atlanta airport
A complete power outage has stopped flight operations at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, with terminals in blackout conditions.
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Lockheed and Aerion to develop supersonic business jet
Lockheed Martin has partnered with Aerion to launch a year-long feasibility study of a new configuration of the supersonic AS2 business jet featuring three high-bypass GE Aviation engines, the companies announced on 15 September.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Delta cost control efforts crystallise for 2018
Delta Air Lines is tightening its focus on cost control in 2018, after seeing unit costs rise as much as 5% this year.
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Get your free Flight Airline Business 2017-2018 special edition
Flight Airline Business has once again teamed up with CFM International to bring you an extra, digital-only issue, focusing on the highlights of what has been another successful year for the industry.
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Trade balance played role in Vietnam Airlines 787, A350 buys
Political considerations were an element in Vietnam Airlines' decision to obtain both the Boeing 787-9 and A350-900.
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USAF finds F-35 maintainers outside A-10 fleet
The US Air Force no longer needs to rob its A-10 fleet’s maintainers to support the incoming Lockheed Martin F-35As, according to a Congressional report.