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Pilots warned to stay alert for Toronto incursion risks
Cockpit crew representatives are urging pilots to stay disciplined and alert during ground manoeuvring at Toronto Pearson airport after a series of runway incursions at the hub.
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Embraer hopes for easing of US scope weight limits for E2
Embraer is pinning its hopes on an easing of regional jet weight limits during the next round of pilot contract negotiations at the US mainline carriers, as it looks for an in for its E-Jet E2 family.
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Luke AFB lifts altitude restriction on F-35As
F-35As are flying high again at Luke AFB, Arizona, though the US Air Force has not identified the root cause of physiological events that provoked the base’s decision to restrict its F-35 squadron’s flying operations.
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Chorus closes $40m revolving credit facility
Canadian regional carrier Chorus has closed a new C$50 million ($39.7 million) revolving credit facility, increasing its available credit by C$10 million.
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Southwest takes delivery of first 737 Max
Southwest Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8, ahead of the type's first revenue flights on 1 October.
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United yet to estimate tropical storm Harvey impact
United Airlines has yet to forecast the financial impact from tropical storm Harvey, as the carrier's Houston hub remains closed due to flooding.
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SolAero Technologies delivers first solar wing for StratoAirNet UAV
SolAero Technologies Corporation announced the delivery of the first solar wing for Bye Aerospace's StratoAirNet solar-electric unmanned air vehicle this week, bringing Bye closer to its goal of providing a solar-powered atmospheric satellite.
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Allegiant enters hotel business with Florida resort
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air will build a resort development in Florida's Gulf Coast, marking the ultra low-cost carrier's entry into the hotel business.
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PICTURE: Spirit receives Airbus's first US-built A320
US budget carrier Spirit Airlines has taken delivery of the first Airbus A320 to be produced by the airframer's Alabama final assembly plant in Mobile.
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Southwest announces dozens of new flights in 2018
Southwest Airlines has unveiled dozens of new routes for 2018, with the majority of them serving California.
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American sees market-specific pressure on transatlantic
American Airlines is seeing pressure from long-haul low-cost carriers on a market-by-market basis across the Atlantic, says senior vice-president of revenue management Don Casey.
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GAO denies Boeing and Bombardier’s Compass Call protest
The Government Accountability Office denied both Boeing and Bombardier’s protests against the US Air Force’s acquisition strategy for the EC-130H Compass Call cross-deck effort, the agency announced last week.
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Spirit to equip fleet with wi-fi
Spirit Airlines is close to signing a deal to equip its entire Airbus A320 family fleet with wi-fi, in a move that departs from the airline's long-held strategy of eschewing amenities on board.
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Alaska could maintain mixed Airbus and Boeing fleet
Alaska Airlines could continue to operate a mixed fleet of Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 family aircraft indefinitely, says chief executive Brad Tilden.
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Houston airports closed following tropical storm Harvey
The US Federal Aviation Administration has closed both Houston Intercontinental and Houston Hobby airports through at least 28 August, following heavy rains from tropical storm Harvey.
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Qantas calls on Airbus, Boeing to break tyranny of distance
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has challenged Airbus and Boeing to provide aircraft with superior economics over extreme ranges.
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Spirit to add six routes in November
Spirit Airlines will launch six new routes on 9 November.
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Northrop growing Global Hawk for MDA laser aircraft
Northrop Grumman plans to modernise its Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle in order to meet the requirements for the US Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) proposed high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) effort, a programme that would stretch the RQ-4 beyond its current capabilities.
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USAF awards Lockheed and Raytheon cruise missile contracts
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have each been awarded a $900 million contract from the US Air Force, covering the development of the long-range stand-off (LRSO) weapon, the service’s replacement for its air-launched nuclear cruise missile inventory.
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INTERVIEW: Krister Genmark, regional manager, Web Manuals
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