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Spirit warns of cost creep, reliability woes as Q2 profit jumps
Spirit Airlines forecasts higher costs and more cancelled flights for the rest of 2019 as it aims to reconfigure its flight plans and factor in challenging weather conditions as the ultra-low-cost airline adapts to its expanding network and new routes.
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737 Max grounding prompts Southwest to cease Newark service
Southwest Airlines will end service at Newark Liberty International airport on 3 November in response to constraints created by the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, the airline says on 25 July.
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AnalysisBoeing warns of 737 production halt as grounding slams Q2 results
Boeing has warned it could decide to stop 737 Max production should the ongoing regulatory review extend beyond the company’s current expectation.
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NewsGeneral Dynamics' Q2 aerospace profit slips to $331m
General Dynamics’s aerospace business earned an operating profit of $331 million in the second quarter of 2019, down 14% from $386 million in the second quarter of last year.
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NewsPratt & Whitney prepares GTF for new opportunities
Pratt & Whitney is continuing to ready its geared turbofan (GTF) engine programme for the next wave of aircraft development, with Boeing’s proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) the closest short-term opportunity.
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NewsUSAF F-35As gain safety feature seven years early
Lockheed Martin F-35As operated by the US Air Force have started to receive a ground collision avoidance system seven years ahead of schedule.
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Senate confirms Steve Dickson to lead FAA
The US Senate on 24 July voted 52 to 40 in favour of confirming Steve Dickson to become administrator of the US Federal Aviation Administration at a time when the agency faces scrutiny from lawmakers to reform its oversight of aviation safety.
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NewsGE9X engine issue pushes 777X first flight to 2020
An issue with the General Electric GE9X powerplants that will power the Boeing 777X has delayed that aircraft’s first flight until 2020, the airframer has disclosed.
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NewsLockheed sees $3.5 billion of hypersonic work in near term
Lockheed Martin expects to sign $3.5 billion worth of hypersonic development contracts within the next two years.
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P&W's Q2 profit jumps even as large jet engine shipments slow
Pratt & Whitney’s second quarter operating profit jumped 7% year-on-year to $424 million amid continued cost reduction and an increase in engine shipments.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: JetBlue lowers capacity forecast amid slower deliveries
JetBlue Airways is lowering its expectations for capacity growth because Airbus has said it will deliver no more than six A321neo aircraft to the airline during 2019 instead of the 13 aircraft the carrier originally expected.
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Collins Aerospace Q2 profits surge amid strong aftermarket demand
United Technologies is anticipating better-than-expected 2019 results from its Collins Aerospace business following a quarter in which the unit’s profits more than doubled.
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AnalysisMax focuses minds on safety regime
In an otherwise unremarkable first six months, concerns prompted by the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 fatal crash in early March 2019 have dominated the airline safety debate
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NewsPratt & Whitney wins $254m to remanufacture foreign F100 engines
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) Military Engines won a $254 million contract to remanufacture an undisclosed number of F100 engines for Foreign Military Sales customers of the USA.
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NewsRIAT: Firebird makes European debut as Northrop names buyers
Northrop Grumman has revealed the first two customers for its Firebird intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft, as the company exhibits the type in Europe for the first time at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT).
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OpinionSafety gains must not be undone by technology
Diligent application of hard-earned experience has made safety a hallmark of modern aviation; let’s not lose our grip on the basics of sound technique.
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OpinionSafran must take blame for Silvercrest failure
To lose one flagship aircraft programme may be regarded as misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness. It may be unfair to aim that paraphrasing of Oscar Wilde at Textron Aviation which has suspended the large-cabin Citation Hemisphere 10 years after ending its last attempt to break into unfamiliar territory, with the Columbus.
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NewsRIAT: Wolverine hopes for US Air Force certification boost
Textron Aviation Defense believes a forthcoming US Air Force certification campaign for its Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine light-attack aircraft will open to the door to future export orders.
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NewsHow Flight covered the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the historic Moon landing, Flight International revisits our original coverage of the great event
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US government approves American-Qantas JV
The US Department of Transportation has approved the proposed joint venture between American Airlines and Qantas, clearing the final barrier to the carriers’ plans to coordinate transpacific flights.