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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTSTATS: Exclusive Interview with Alaska Airlines’ COO
Alaska Airlines established a longstanding reputation for being a leading data-driven airline by using performance data to drive strategic decisions in each department. Their commitment to reviewing operational data and analytics has helped them become the Most On-time Major North American Airline for the seventh year in a row.
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ANALYSIS: For Army tiltrotor challenge, Bell has Valor
With first flight approaching, Bell Helicopter is waging a full-on marketing blitz to support its V-280 Valor military tiltrotor
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Hawaiian expects A321neos will enter service in 2018
Hawaiian Airlines will likely not place new Airbus A321neos into revenue service until 2018 due to aircraft delivery delays, says chief executive Mark Dunkerley.
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OpinionOPINION: JMR-TD delays could slow US Army's high-speed rotorcraft effort
It has not been a great week for the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme.
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Republic projects April bankruptcy exit
A US bankruptcy judge has approved Republic Airways Holdings' bankruptcy exit plan, putting the regional airline company on track to emerge from bankruptcy protection before the end of April, Republic announces.
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NewsTextron offers Scorpion and AT-6 for OA-X effort
Textron Aviation is promoting both the Scorpion jet and Beechcraft AT-6 turboprop to the US Air Force for its OA-X light attack demonstration effort.
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Boeing elaborates on 777-9 design details
Boeing has published further preliminary details of the 777-9 configuration three years ahead of entry into service, revealing a slightly shorter aircraft with an interior resculpted to carve out a precious 10.2cm (4in) of internal diameter.
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ANALYSIS: MoM poses next question for Boeing presence in Washington cluster
Spread over about 71,000sq miles2, the state of Washington is home to diverse climates, with the Cascade mountains dividing a temperate rainforest in the west and semi-arid steppe in the east. It is also home to a diverse aerospace industry – anchored by Boeing.
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Air Lease kicks off inaugural $345 million ABS
Air Lease has launched its first asset-backed securities deal, $345 million Thunderbolt, according to sources familiar with the deal.
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NewsVIDEO: Boeing begins 737 Max 9 flight testing after "sporty" first flight
Boeing has begun roughly eight months of flight testing on the 737 Max 9 to focus on validating the aerodynamic and environmental system changes compared to the smaller variant.
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Opinion
OPINION: S&P's actions on ECAF are much ado about nothing
In February, ratings agency S&P Global put Element's 2015 asset-backed securities deal (ECAF 2015-1) on "CreditWatch negative", usually the precursor to downgrading a deal. Since then, there has been a lot of buzz about what this means for the securitisation market.
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Alaska adds new Love Field flights, assumes some Virgin routes
Alaska Air Group announces a major shakeup of its operations at Dallas Love Field, unveiling new routes and a plan to replace much of subsidiary Virgin America's flying with regional aircraft operated by SkyWest Airlines.
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Spirit parked A320neos due to known engine problem
Spirit Airlines has parked three Airbus A320neos due to a known, fleet-wide problem with a carbon air-seal within the PW1100G geared turbofan engines, Pratt & Whitney tells FlightGlobal.
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United promises 'thorough review' of policy for oversold flights
United Airlines has committed to a review of its crew management and oversold-cabin policies following an incident in which a passenger was forcibly removed from a flight.
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Republic edges towards bankruptcy exit as judge settles ERJ feud
A US judge has settled a bankruptcy dispute between Republic Airways Holdings and aircraft lessor Residco, a move that brings Republic one step closer to exiting bankruptcy protection.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing prepares for unprecedented 737 Max ramp-up
Delivering a new version of the 737 is old hat at Boeing. Eighteen major models have entered service since the debut of the 737-100 in 1968, including 10 versions of the NG series over the past 19 years alone. In all, 9,448 individual 737s have rolled out of the factory ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What predictive maintenance can offer in a big-data era
The time has arrived and the technology is available – airlines need only embrace it. That’s the message delivered by experts of predictive maintenance, a subject long discussed by the civil aviation industry, but one that for years seemed one step removed – a goal for the future, not a ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Half-century milestone marks 737's enduring appeal
Mike Lombardi is looking for an unusual aircraft model, but distractions come easily in the bowels of the Bellevue, Washington office building where Boeing keeps its corporate archive.
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Opinion
OPINION: Charleston debut breaks with 101 years of history
After 101 years of history, the choreography of a first flight event for a Boeing commercial aircraft seems rather routine. The telemetry truck is stationed at an appropriate location, the Boeing-owned Lockheed T-33 chase plane taxies by and takes off and then the new model or sub-model completes pre-flight checks ...
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Boeing, Lockheed debate F-35C capability gaps
Compared to a Lockheed Martin F-35C, a Block III Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet will be able to detect and track stealth aircraft at long range by their heat emissions and carry a full load of external weapons for significantly longer distances, says Boeing programme manager Dan Gillian.