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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Electric unmanned rotorcraft make economic case for air taxi role
Airbus A3 gave employees working on Project Vahana the day off on 2 February. The team had spent the previous two days on an unmanned air systems test range in Oregon marking the first and second test flights of Alpha One, the San Francisco-based rapid innovation cell’s concept for an ...
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News
JetBlue liquidity down in Q4 on aircraft purchases
JetBlue Airways saw its liquidity fall again during the fourth quarter, as capital expenditures for aircraft more than doubled.
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NewsGulfstream poised for major expansion of Appleton MRO facility
Gulfstream is to embark on a major expansion of its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Appleton International airport in Wisconsin to cater for its growing business jet fleet.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Doug Parker, chief executive, American Airlines
American Airlines has changed dramatically in the past few years. From its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in 2011 to its merger with US Airways two years later, followed by the subsequent integration of the two carriers, American today is almost unrecognisable.
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Trump 'a friend despite friction': Qatar Airways chief
Akbar Al Baker sees US president Donald Trump as a "friend of mine and of Qatar" but expects that there will "always be a little bit of friction".
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NewsFlying Colours to modify six Q400MR air tankers for Conair
Canadian engineering and completions house Flying Colours has secured a contract with British Columbia-based aerial firefighting operator Conair to modify six Bombardier Q400 air tankers with a multipurpose, quick-change interior.
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United to debut first 737 Max in June
United Airlines will introduce its new Boeing 737 Max 9 on domestic routes from Houston Intercontinental and Los Angeles International airports in June.
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NewsBombardier remains upbeat despite slide in business jet output
Despite recording a year-on-year delivery slide in 2017, Bombardier is upbeat about its prospects in the business jet sector this year, pointing to higher output than forecast and strong fourth-quarter sales as signs of a market recovery.
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OpinionOPINION: Are air taxis on a ride to nowhere?
Don’t waste your money on a new car. Studies on the economics of taxi services built around autonomous electric-powered vertical take-off and landing aircraft – so-called eVTOLs – make compelling reading. Basically, cost per passenger mile looks like undercutting helicopter rides by an order of magnitude – and even makes ...
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Boeing 737 Max 9 receives certification
US regulators have awarded Boeing an amended type certificate for the 737 Max 9, clearing the second of the re-engined single-aisle’s major variants to enter service with launch operator Lion Air Group.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: NMA decision time looms for Boeing
Boeing has some big decisions to make soon with regard to its future strategy, and these will have far-reaching ramifications for many decades to come.
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P&W reaffirms 2018 GTF delivery goal despite part failure
Pratt & Whitney’s planned engine deliveries for the full year remain unchanged despite a part failure that could hold up engine deliveries to the geared turbofan’s largest customer until April.
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PICTURES: Spirit AeroSystems ships 10,000th 737 fuselage
The 10,000th Boeing 737 is close to entering final assembly in Renton, Washington.
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De-icing fluid found in CRJ engine after start-up flaming
Canadian investigators have disclosed that a SkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 which emitted flame from an engine on start-up had accumulated de-icing fluid in the powerplant.
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United 777 loses cowling on approach to Honolulu
A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 lost an engine cowling on approach to Honolulu International airport on 13 February.
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Delta interested in Boeing NMA to replace 757 and 767s
Delta Air Lines finds the proposed Boeing New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) "interesting", after reports that it hopes to launch the new aircraft.
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NewsNextant gets approval for G90XT's single-lever power control system
Nextant Aerospace has secured US certification for the new integrated single-lever power control system in the G90XT twin-engined turboprop, and hopes to gain European approval in the "next 90 to 120 days".
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Pessimism dogs airline safety despite low accident rate
Last year was yet another "safest year ever" for airlines, with a fatal accident rate of one per 4.83 million flights. There were so few passenger fatalities that the revenue passenger fatality rate, of one per 900 million passengers carried, becomes meaningless in isolation.
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Allegiant to open year-round base at Destin-Fort Walton
Allegiant Air will establish a base at Destin-Fort Walton beach in Florida, and add five seasonal routes from the airport in June.
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Trump proposes sale of Washington Dulles and National airports
US president Donald Trump hopes to divest federal assets under his long-awaited infrastructure plan, including possibly Washington Dulles and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports.