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OpinionTaiwan deters the “abyss” with F-16V buy
Beijing’s reaction to the US government’s plan to sell 66 Lockheed Martin F-16Vs to Taiwan was as rapid as it was predictable.
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AnalysisAirline start-ups outweigh failures over summer months
After a challenging first few months of the year in which a number of high-profile carriers were forced to suspend operations amid mounting financial problems, the summer months have largely proved a stable period in which more attention has focused on start-up projects.
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NewsClermont acquires Eviation Aircraft
Singapore investment group Clermont has completed its acquisition of Eviation Aircraft, developer of the Alice all-electric business and commuter aircraft, as it pledges to turn the Israeli company’s “vision of electric flight into a commercial reality”.
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Uncommanded pitch affects Air Inuit 737-200 in cruise
Investigators have disclosed that a Boeing 737-200 experienced two instances of uncontrolled pitch while in cruise during a domestic Canadian service.
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MAKS: US sanctions make air forces wary of Russian jets
The USA’s Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) is making air forces wary of buying Russian aircraft and other weapons.
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Blackhawk completes first King Air 300 engine upgrades
US engineering company Blackhawk has completed its first two Beechcraft King Air 300 engine upgrades, for which it secured supplemental type certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration in late July. Work is now under way on a third modification, which the Waco, Texas, headquartered company says “delivers the best ...
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United sees digital driving transformative processes for industry
Airlines are on the brink of major breakthroughs in how they look after their customers and manage their backroom operations, thanks to fast emerging digital technologies.
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NewsGulfstream completes major expansion of Appleton MRO facility
Gulfstream has completed a $40 million expansion of its maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Appleton International airport in Wisconsin.
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NewsComlux awarded ACJ320neo completions contract from DC Aviation
Comlux Completion has been appointed by German business aviation services company DC Aviation to outfit an Airbus ACJ320neo on behalf of its unnamed private owner. Green delivery to the US maintenance, repair and overhaul provider is scheduled for November, and completion expected to take around 12 months.
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Air Canada Transat takeover unlikely to close in early 2020
Air Canada's proposed takeover of Transat may not close until the second half of 2020, with Transport Canada given up to 2 May to complete a public interest assessment of the transaction.
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R-R signs up Air Canada for Trent 700 support
Rolls-Royce has signed the first Trent 700 engine operator under its hours-based TotalCare Flex support programme.
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NewsBye Aerospace sells 24 eFlyer electric aircraft to Qantum Air
Bye Aerospace has secured a purchase agreement from US start-up air taxi operator Quantum Air for 22 four-seat eFlyer 4 electric aircraft, as well as two examples of its two-seat eFlyer 2. Quantum will also acquire two of its “future advanced aircraft”, details of which have not yet been released.
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BAE Systems wins work to upgrade F-35’s EW suite
Lockheed Martin has awarded BAE Systems a contract to upgrade the electronic warfare (EW) suite it provides for the F-35 fighter.
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Airline Business
Cabin crew treatment damages airline equality effort
For all the chat about diversity and gender equality among airlines over the past year, there are still some pretty outdated practices on display in the industry.
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Special offer to attend Global Urban Air Summit
Barcelona or Beijing, Los Angeles or Kuala Lumpur, a bird's eye view of every modern metropolis will have one thing in common: long ribbons of concrete and tarmac lined with cars whose occupants are anxious to get from A to B as quickly as possible.
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Airline BusinessWhat keeps driving Bill Franke to invest in low-cost carriers
Every August, a group of geographically diverse airline managements gather in Montana for an annual review. They have a couple of things in common: they are all from low-cost carriers and each one has scored the support of Indigo Partners.
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Airline BusinessSluggish progress on gender mix in airline C-suites
It could be the mid-2050s before there is an equal split between female and male incumbents in senior executive positions at airlines, according to FlightGlobal’s latest annual survey of the world’s biggest passenger operators.
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Threshold impact preceded Everts DC-6 excursion
Investigators have indicated that a runway excursion that badly damaged a Douglas DC-6A freighter in Alaska was preceded by an impact just before touchdown.
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Aeroflot A350s appear set for US and Asia-Pacific service
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has indicated an initial set of routes on which it intends to deploy Airbus A350-900s.
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FAA seeks to keep track of flawed 737 Max slat parts
US regulators are seeking to identify flawed slat-track assemblies from Boeing 737 Max jets in order to avoid checks on older 737 variants.