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NewsLion Air 737 in hard landing at Surabaya
Indonesia’s Lion Air has confirmed that one of its Boeing 737-900ERs was involved in a hard landing incident at Surabaya’s Juanda International airport on the morning of 1 February.
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FAA downgrades India safety rating to category 2
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has downgraded India to a category 2 safety rating, prohibiting Indian airlines from starting new service to the USA.
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NewsBangladesh signs contract for Yak-130 trainers
Bangladesh has signed a deal to buy 24 Irkut-built Yak-130 combat trainers via Russian state arms export agency Rosoboronexport, with deliveries to start by late this year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why 2013 was good for safety but not insurers
Last year was another good period from the point of view of airline safety but, with incurred losses equalling written premium in the year, it was not so good for insurers, writes Paul Hayes, director of air safety and insurance with Flightglobal advisory service Ascend.
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Air Astana and Rossiya select Boeing for 767 MRO
St Petersburg-based Rossiya Airlines and Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana have separately contracted maintenance specialist Boeing Shanghai to undertake C-checks on Boeing 767s.
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MAI selects Air France-KLM’s MRO arm for CFM56 support
Myanmar Airways International (MAI) has contracted Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance to service its CFM International CFM56-powered Airbus A320s.
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NewsLion Air, Bombardier talks on CSeries slows
Discussions between Lion Air and Bombardier on a possible CSeries deal appear to have slowed down.
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NewsNew Zealand signs T-6C trainer deal
New Zealand is to acquire 11 Beechcraft T-6Cs to meet its requirement for an advanced pilot training capability
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ANALYSIS: Lessors' mixed views on growth of leased fleet
Today, more than 35% of the world's airline fleet is leased, but not all lessors are convinced that the figure will grow to 50% by the start of the next decade as expected by various market observers, including Boeing.
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Airbus confirms A350 for Singapore Airshow
The Airbus A350-900 aircraft will make its Asian debut at the Singapore Airshow in February, marking the aircraft’s first visit to Asia.
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ANALYSIS: Latest Max deal erodes Neo's lead among lessors
Boeing’s confirmation that lessor GE Capital Aviation Services is the previously unidentified buyer of an additional 20 737 Max aircraft means that the US lessor is now the largest leasing customer for the re-engined narrowbody.
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TransAsia names LCC V air; due to make A320 order
TransAsia Airways is due to place an order for new narrowbody aircraft as it gears towards the launch of its low-cost arm by end 2014.
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Bank syndicate closes 777-300ER financing on Thai Airways
A consortium of three banks has closed a commercial loan facility covering one new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for Thai Airways.
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NewsAscend named appraiser of the year
Flightglobal advisory service Ascend has once again been voted appraiser of the year at the Aviation 100 awards.
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ANALYSIS: More funding sources on tap for airlines in 2014
Global airlines will have more sources of financing available to them, thanks to the expansion of some existing lessors and financiers, and the emergence of others, when they set out to finance their $112 billion worth of expected aircraft deliveries this year.
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ANALYSIS: Commercial aircraft funding must hit new high
Commercial aircraft financing surpassed the $100 billion mark for the first time ever in 2013 and the level of financing required to cover this year’s deliveries is set to be even higher.
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ANALYSIS: LCC battle heats up in Asia Pacific
Growth in the low-cost sector continues to be strong in Asia Pacific, with at least 10 new players planning to launch operations in the region this year. Their entrance will mainly affect the markets in the Greater China region, Thailand, Japan and India.
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Asian air force buys Innocon's MiniFalcon II
Israeli unmanned air systems manufacturer Innocon has won a contract to supply its MiniFalcon II to the air force of an Asian country.
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Safety review 2013: Matter of survival
Last year, the world’s airlines proved that they could not maintain safety at the all-time high level they achieved in 2012. To put that in context, however, the 2012 figures had broken safety records by such a big margin that Flight International predicted at the time the figures would probably ...
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Air China to enter Washington-Beijing market
Air China will launch non-stop service between Beijing and Washington DC from 10 June, ending United Airlines' monopoly on the route.