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Trade war makes talk of Air China-United joint venture academic
Air China would like to establish a joint venture with United Airlines, but current tense US-China trade tensions make such an arrangement all but impossible, according to an Air China executive.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Leading airline speaker line-up for Miami conferences revealed
Packed agendas feature airline speakers from Air France-KLM, Southwest Airlines, WestJet Encore, Delta and United Airlines
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Boeing awarded nearly $1bn for more A-10 wing replacements
The US Air Force (USAF) awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $999 billion for 27 wing replacements for the service’s Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, with the option to order 85 more sets over the contract’s 11-year period.
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Airline BusinessLATAM JV decision raises questions about role of courts
Competition issues about joint ventures and antitrust immunity for airlines typically are handled by transportation or competition regulators. Courts rarely intervene. But Chile’s Supreme Court recently set an example for courts not only to play a role, but to have the final say on airline joint ventures.
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Northrop Grumman to boost RQ-4 production capacity
Northrop Grumman plans to more than double production capacity for the RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to 12 aircraft per year in anticipation of growing demand for the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform.
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NewsGE recalls 777X turbofans to address compressor issue amid scramble to minimise 777X delays
GE Aviation is recalling four GE9X powerplants from Boeing to address a previously disclosed engine compressor issue that already forced Boeing to delay the 777X’s first flight.
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US airlines forecast Labor Day travel increase
US airlines expect the ongoing grounding of Boeing 737 Max aircraft will eliminate 326 average daily scheduled departures during the third quarter of 2019, but traffic during the Labor Day holiday is forecast to increase by 4% compared with the same period in 2018.
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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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US Navy looks to replace or improve F/A-18E/F EO/IR targeting pods
The US Navy (USN) is soliciting options to improve or replace its existing electro optic/infrared (EO/IR) air-to-air and air-to-surface targeting pod inventory for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleet due to concerns that in the future the current hardware could have lower readiness and cost more to sustain.
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VIDEO: AFRL’s robotic pilot flies Cessna for 2 hours
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Dzyne Technologies developed a robotic system that successfully flew a 1968 Cessna 206 for two hours during a demonstration at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah on 9 August.
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FAA approval brings first P2012 delivery to Cape Air closer
US regulators have certificated the 11-seat Tecnam P2012 Traveller, bringing first delivery to Massachusetts-based launch customer Cape Air a step closer.
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OpinionPausing 777-8 could give Boeing vital breathing room
The crisis meetings in Seattle have got longer and bleaker in recent weeks, as the fallout from the 737 Max grounding continues amid significant disruption to Boeing’s other existing and future programmes.
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HAWK30 pseudo-satellite approved for test flights above Hawaii
HAPSMobile received a Certificate of Authorization from the US Federal Aviation Administration to fly its solar-powered HAWK30 in the stratosphere above the Hawaiian island of Lanai in FY2019.
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Bell wins IFR approval for 407GXi ahead of US Navy deadline
Bell has narrowly met a US Navy deadline to secure instrument flight rules (IFR) certification on its 407GXi light-single helicopter.
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PK AirFinance moves to seize 24 helicopters from Bristow
Beleaguered Bristow Group is facing a challenge to its restructuring plans after loan provider PK AirFinance moved to repossess two dozen helicopters operated by various subsidiaries of the offshore transport specialist.
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Last set of A-10 ‘Warthog’ replacement wings installed
The US Air Force installed the last set of replacement wings on its fleet of Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, finishing the Enhanced Wing Assembly replacement programme which started in 2011.
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Southwest ups 737 Max sim order, first to go online in October
Southwest Airlines ordered another three Boeing 737 Max simulators from flight training company CAE in the second quarter of 2019, doubling its Max simulator orders ahead of the expected lifting of the Max's global grounding.
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PICTURES: ‘Japanese Air Force One’ for sale
Japan’s VVIP transport, a 747-400 which carried the country’s emperor as well as several prime ministers on official state business, is for sale for $28 million.
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Boeing's July deliveries slump while new orders tick higher
Boeing's large jet deliveries tumbled to just 19 in July, down significantly from the previous month, though demand for passenger and freighter widebodies boosted the company's order backlog.
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Allegiant to begin 24 new routes in November
Allegiant Air has announced a major network shift that includes plans to launch 24 new routes and resume service to two cities: Fort Collins, Colorado and West Palm Beach.