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NewsALTA: Bombardier points to CSeries hot-and-high capabilities
Bombardier is pitching its CSeries airliner's suitability for the hot-and-high conditions found in parts of Latin America.
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NewsALTA: Avianca now expects first 787 in December
Latin American airline group Avianca now expects delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 in the first week of December, and hopes to put it in commercial service by year-end.
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NewsALTA: Avianca plans order for 'hundreds' of new narrowbodies
Latin American airline group Avianca plans to place an order for "hundreds" of new narrowbodies, and is studying the Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320neo families.
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NewsALTA: Airbus bids to build on Latin American successes
Airbus executive Rafael Alonso casts an eye towards new carriers and rising demand as it battles Boeing for market share.
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NewsALTA: Boeing bullish on prospects of unseating A320 at Avianca
Boeing is confident it can oust Airbus at Latin American airline group Avianca, despite the large incumbent fleet of A320-family aircraft and orders for A320neos.
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Flybe acquires five Q400s for $40m
UK regional carrier Flybe acquired five 10-year old Bombardier Q400s for £25.5 million ($40 million) in the first quarter of its fiscal year, ended 30 June 2014.
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NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: China Express evaluates CSeries
Fast-growing regional carrier China Express Airlines has confirmed its strong interest in adding the Bombardier CSeries to its fleet after giving the Canadian manufacturer’s CRJ900 programme a major boost in the run up to the Zhuhai Air Show with an order for 24 of the type.
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Austrian veers toward CSeries: report
Austrian Airlines appears to be preparing an order for Bombardier’s CSeries to replace its ageing Fokker regional jet fleet.
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NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: Comsys Leasing signs for 20 ARJ21s
Comac has won commitments from Comsys (Tianjin) Aviation Leasing Company and the Republic of Congo for 23 of its ARJ21-700 regional jets.
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NewsBA quickens retirement of 767 fleet
British Airways is to quicken the retirement of its Boeing 767s and has advanced slightly the delivery schedule of its Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 fleets.
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IAG details harmonisation efforts across A320 fleets
IAG has detailed its efforts to cut costs by harmonise aircraft configurations across the short-haul fleets of its three operators.
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NewsMH17 airframe to be reconstructed by inquiry team
Dutch investigators are to reconstruct a portion of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER which crashed in eastern Ukraine in July.
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All of Air Canada’s 777s to get international business class
Air Canada will outfit an additional seven 777-300ERs with international business class and premium economy seats, meaning it will eventually have three-class cabins on its entire fleet of 25 777-300ERs and 777-200ERs, the airline announces.
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NewsChinese lessor CALC signs for 100 A320-family jets
Chinese lessor CALC has tentatively signed for 100 Airbus A320-family jets including 74 of the re-engined A320neo.
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NewsMH370 hunt holds out for improved weather
Vessels conducting the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have searched over 3,000km2 of the ocean bed since bathymetric survey mapping of the region was completed.
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NewsAer Lingus still mulling A330neo before finalising A350 plan
Aer Lingus is to continue studying the new Airbus A330neo before finalising delivery plans for the nine A350s that it has long been committed to taking from the European airframer.
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Aer Lingus pondering post-Little Red aircraft deployments
Aer Lingus is still to decide what to do with the aircraft freed up by Virgin's axing of its Little Red domestic operation, but is not considering taking on the routes in its own right.
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Cebu Pacific sees progress in Tigerair Philippines integration
Cebu Pacific expects Tigerair Philippines to be a “solid contributor” to its operations from next year.
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American ‘evaluating’ proposed long-range A321neo
American Airlines is “evaluating” Airbus’ proposed long-range A321neo, says vice-president of fleet planning Peter Warlick.
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NewsFAA addresses freezing rain with new certification standards
Smaller commercial aircraft will be required to meet more stringent standards for operating in icing conditions under a new Federal Aviation Administration rule released today.