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AnalysisANALYSIS: Sukhoi reveals design plans for stretched Superjet
Single-model product offerings are so rare in the commercial aircraft business that they usually represent a strategic miscalculation made somewhere at the beginning of an unexpectedly long development process.
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NewsFacebook unveils 42m wingspan Aquila UAV
Social media specialist Facebook has unveiled the completed prototype of a solar-powered unmanned aircraft designed to fly above 60,000ft for more than three months.
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NewsNetJets to get first Citation Latitude in July 2016
Fractional ownership company NetJets has firmed up the delivery schedule for its Cessna Citation Latitude business jets, with the first of the midsize type set to enter its operation in July 2016.
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NewsFlying Colours closes on ADS-B Out approval for Challengers
Engineering and completions company Flying Colours is hoping to secure US supplemental type certification in September for retrofits of an automatic dependent surveillance - out (ADS-B Out) system for Bombardier Challenger 604 and 605 business jets.
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NewsAPI gains EASA approval for split scimitar winglet
Aviation Partners (API) has secured European supplemental type certification for the split scimitar winglet (SSW) retrofit for the Boeing Business Jet family.
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NewsAirbus still aiming for A320 rate-hike decision this year
Airbus is still aiming to reach a decision by the end of this year on a possible further production rate increase for the A320 line.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What IAG-Aer Lingus would mean for UK-Ireland market
When IAG chief executive Willie Walsh discussed the reasons why the airline group became interested in acquiring Aer Lingus, on a conference call in May, he emphasised the Irish carrier's "strong presence" links to the UK regions.
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NewsCertification trials under way for modernised L-410
Czech manufacturer Aircraft Industries has started certification trials of its modernised Let L-410 19-seat commuter turboprop.
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Airbus to display A350 at Moscow air show
Airbus is to display one of the flight-test A350-900 aircraft at the MAKS Moscow air show next month.
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NewsAirbus delivery mix helps lift first-half revenues
Airbus Group’s commercial aircraft division has turned in a 5% rise in positive earnings to €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) over the first half of the year.
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NewsIAG extends Aer Lingus offer deadline again
IAG has again extended the deadline for Aer Lingus shareholders to accept its takeover offer, adding that the 90% acceptance condition has been waived.
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InterCaribbean and BA become interline partners
Turks and Caicos-based InterCaribbean Airways has launched an interline deal with British Airways.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Times toughen for ACMI operators
When it was acquired along with parent CityJet by turnaround specialist Intro Aviation in April 2014, VLM's plan was to double its business by concentrating on wet-lease and charter operations.
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NewsRussia rebuked as it puts case for blocking MH17 tribunal
Russia’s representative on the United Nations Security Council has carried out the country’s pledge to veto proposals to establish an international criminal tribunal over the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
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MAS to drop Istanbul, downgauge Paris services
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will end the Kuala Lumpur-Istanbul service on 26 August.
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Eurowings reveals routes from Vienna
Lufthansa Group's budget subsidiary Eurowings has disclosed routes to be launched from its first non-German base in Vienna as well as an interline agreement with Bangkok Airways for its planned long-haul division.
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Monarch names new engineering and maintenance heads for MRO unit
UK-based Monarch Group has selected new heads of engineering and maintenance for its MRO division, promoting Lee Burgess and recruiting Andy Mackay to the respective roles.
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Airbus starts design of hybrid-electric 100-seater
In less than two decades, Airbus’s concept for the VoltAir E-Fan could spawn a new family of 100-seat regional airliners with a hybrid-electric propulsion system anchored by diesel engines sending 6MW of power to a row of electric thrusters.
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Aer Lingus to roll out new premium short-haul product
Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus will introduce a new short-haul premium product on a select number of its European city routes later this year.
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NewsCurrency effects bite into Aer Lingus first half
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus’s first-half operating loss has increased by 40% to nearly €14 million ($15 million).