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Ethiopian picks LHT for A350 component MRO
Ethiopian Airlines has expanded its maintenance partnership with Lufthansa Technik to include components for its Airbus A350 fleet.
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Rolls-Royce upbeat over large-engine transition period
Underlying profit for Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace division was down by more than 90%, to just £31 million ($41 million), over the first half as revenues slipped by 5% to £3.2 billion.
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NewsAirbus takes fresh €1bn charge against A400M
Airbus’s continued difficulties with producing and delivering the A400M tactical transport have led it to announce a fresh charge of just over €1 billion ($1.1 billion) against the programme.
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Airbus: Delivery of P&W 'golden' A320neo engine imminent
Airbus is expecting first delivery of the revamped Pratt & Whitney PW1100G powerplant to Lufthansa this week, enabling the airframer to start putting deliveries of the A320neo back on track.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Light aircraft firm co-founder spots gap in the market
Arthur Léopold-Léger is co-founder and chief executive of light aircraft-start up Elixir Aircraft. The French company is developing a two-seat composite piston-single which it hopes will be the first of a family of aircraft
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The increasing spread of airline acquisitions
If in recent years it was Etihad Airways that appeared to be the main international airline suitor for carriers seeking new investors, over the last 18 months its Gulf peer Qatar Airways, China's HNA Group and Delta Air Lines have all emerged as buyers in the market.
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NewsFirst Diamond DA62 touches down in Australia
Diamond Aircraft has delivered the first DA62 into the Australian market, following the handover of a single unit on 18 July to local distributor Hawker Pacific.
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NewsTecnam P2012 Traveller takes flight
Development of Tecnam’s P2012 Traveller took a major step forward on 21 July when the piston-twin took to the skies above Capua, near Naples, for the first time.
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737 Max will be 'game changer' for Ryanair costs: finance chief
Introduction to service of the Boeing 737 Max will be a "game changer" for Ryanair, argues the budget airline's finance chief Neil Sorahan.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Getting personal with single-engined jets
The business and general aviation sector is arguably the most innovative, pioneering and unconventional sector of the aerospace manufacturing industry.
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EasyJet stays upbeat in uncertain operating environment
Budget carrier EasyJet is unsure about its fourth-quarter performance following the events in France and Turkey, which have undermined consumer confidence already shaken by the impact of the UK’s vote to exit the European Union.
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NewsUSA and Europe approve Legacy 450 range extension
Embraer has secured US and European approval for a range extension on its Legacy 450 business jet, and is preparing to deliver the first such model before the end of July. The announcement comes on the back of an uptick in business jet deliveries for the Brazilian airframer in the ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How will SR Technics develop under HNA control?
SR Technics' acquisition by HNA Group brings to an end a period of uncertainty for the Swiss maintenance specialist. Its previous owner, Abu Dhabi's investment firm Mubadala, had been trying to sell the business for some time.
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NewsPilatus breaks ground on new North American headquarters
Pilatus North America, the Swiss airframer's US subsidiary, has broken ground on a new headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado, in preparation for the service entry of its PC-24 business jet.
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NewsReport claims small UAV ruling places USA ahead of Europe
A new report has placed the USA ahead of its European counterparts in the introduction of regulations covering the civil use of unmanned air vehicles – a feat for a nation that has long been criticised for holding back the booming industry.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: UK aerospace ponders Brexit unknowns
While politicians, citizens and business people digest the shock of the UK’s 23 June referendum vote to leave the EU, one word crops up repeatedly in any attempt to anticipate the implications: uncertainty.
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European nations carry out NVG display testing
Elbit Systems and several European countries currently flying its joint helmet mounted cueing system (JHMCS) have performed a series of successful night flight demonstrations with the digital eye piece (DEP) night vision cueing and display system.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: European airlines lose pace in profits drive
Even before the headlines and immediate outlook in Europe came to be dominated by the fallout from the UK's June referendum vote to leave the European Union, there were concerns around whether airline profits in the region would continue to advance at their current pace amid pressured yields.
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Fire mentioned in cockpit before EgyptAir A320 crash
Investigators have disclosed that the existence of a fire was discussed in the cockpit of the EgyptAir Airbus A320 which crashed in the Mediterranean Sea in May.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus 'has Boeing's MoM market' with A321LR – Leahy
Airbus's chief salesman John Leahy has dismissed Boeing’s view that there is a market opening up for an all-new aircraft in the so-called middle-of-the-market (MoM) sector.