All articles by Jon Hemmerdinger – Page 150
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Island Air's demise leaves Hawaiian with near monopoly
The shutdown of Island Air on 11 November provides Hawaiian Airlines with a near monopoly on intra-Hawaii routes, leaving tiny Mokulele Airlines as a lone competitor.
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PICTURES: Air Transat unveils new livery
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat unveiled a new livery on an Airbus A330-200 during a ceremony marking the company's 30th anniversary on 13 November in Montreal.
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Hawaiian carrier Island Air to cease operations
Hawaii's Island Air will cease all operations on 11 November, a move the financially-troubled company attributes partly to "aggressive legal attacks" by aircraft lessors.
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Bombardier discloses tentative deal covering 61 CSeries jets
Bombardier has received a letter of intent from an unidentified European customer to acquire up to 61 CSeries aircraft, but delays to Pratt & Whitney engines have forced the airframer to cut its predicted 2017 deliveries of the airliner.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing embarks on path to $50bn in services revenue
Boeing on 25 October released the first financial results of its new aviation services business, setting a benchmark against which to measure Boeing's progress toward an ambitious aftermarket goal.
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PICTURES: Hawaiian receives first A321neo
Hawaiian Airlines received its first Airbus A321neo on 27 October, taking delivery of the aircraft from Airbus in Hamburg, Airbus announces.
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Bombardier fires back after Moody's downgrade
Moody's Investor Service has downgraded Bombardier's credit rating, spurring the Montreal manufacturer to accuse Moody's of misreading the recent Bombardier-Airbus deal.
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AAR acquires Island Air's ATR parts inventory
MRO provider AAR has further expanded its inventory of ATR equipment, announcing it has acquired Island Air's inventory of ATR parts and related tooling.
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Hawaiian seeking A330-800neo alternatives: CEO
Hawaiian Airlines confirms it considering acquiring other aircraft types instead of the six Airbus A330-800neos it currently has on order.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus-CSeries deal raises new Bombardier questions
Bombardier's deal to grant Airbus majority ownership of CSeries throws a needed lifeline to a flagship aircraft that observers widely compliment for efficiency, technological advances and relatively smooth entry-into-service.
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WestJet to begin Hamilton-Las Vegas flights in December
Canadian discounter WestJet will relaunch season flights between Hamilton and Las Vegas on 29 December after a six year hiatus.
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US-built CSeries still subject to import tax: Boeing
Boeing insists that Airbus's intention to deliver Bombardier CSeries aircraft from an Alabama final assembly site would exempt the aircraft from potential US import taxes.
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CSeries will avoid 300% duties with US assembly: executives
Bombardier and Airbus executives confirm that plans to open a CSeries final assembly line in the USA would enable the companies to avoid a potentially disastrous 300% tariff on imports of CS100s.
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Canada's transport chief confirms aircraft-drone collision
Canada's Transport minister has confirmed that a small passenger aircraft struck a drone while on approach to Quebec City on 12 October.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US regionals eye expansion into neglected markets
US regional airlines and aircraft manufacturers see significant opportunity to expand on short-haul regional routes that suffered cuts following airline consolidation.
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NBAA: Universal Avionics rolls out avionics upgrades
Universal Avionics Systems Corporation is using NBAA to highlight upgrades to its avionics equipment that will enable aircraft to meet regulatory mandates set for 2020.
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NBAA: MSB shines new light on glass racks
Aerospace engineering company MSB Design is spotlighting a newly designed crystal rack that uses individual lights to separately illuminate glassware on Gulfstream G500s and G600s
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NBAA: Guardian Jet leaps higher with Vault 2.0
Aircraft brokerage Guardian Jet is seeking to differentiate itself with the roll-out of Vault 2.0, an online asset management portal designed to help users make more-informed fleet decisions.
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Commerce Department tags on additional 80% tariff on CS100
The US Department of Commerce has landed another blow against Bombardier, ruling preliminarily that the company dumped CS100s in the US market and recommending a 79.8% tariff on CS100 imports.
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NewsVirgin America flights become Alaska next April
Alaska Airlines will operate all Virgin America flights as its own from 25 April 2018, with users of Virgin's website will directed to Alaska's site from that day.