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China’s CIB Leasing converts half of CRJ orders to 90-seat Q400s
Bombardier has gained a second customer for its 90-seat Q400, as the Canadian manufacturer revealed that China’s Industrial Bank Financial Leasing Co. (CIB Leasing) has converted half of its standing order for 10 CRJ900 jets to five of the recently certified 90-seat version of the Q400 turboprop.
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Garmin snaps up FltPlan
Garmin has acquired US electronic flightplanning services provider FltPlan, in a move designed to bolster its portfolio of aviation services for its global customer base.
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XCub Certified in Canada and Japan
CubCrafters has announced that its two-seat XCub received type certification from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) last week.
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Airlines

Aegean Airlines reduces 1H losses on strong demand, tourism
Greek carrier Aegean Airlines reported a 2018 first-half net loss of €13.8 million ($16 million), narrowed from a net loss of €20 million in 1H 2017.
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Belgium’s VLM Airlines goes into liquidation
Belgian carrier VLM Airlines went into liquidation Aug. 31, the second European regional airline to dissolve last week after Swiss regional SkyWork Airlines ceased operations Aug. 29.
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Wataniya Airways partially suspends operations as lessor disputes claims
Kuwaiti carrier Wataniya Airways has “partially suspended” operations, citing technical problems with its aircraft and blaming a Greek lessor for difficulties that led to a sharp reprimand Aug. 25 from the Kuwaiti regulator.
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Air China to sell 51% stake in cargo subsidiary on competition concerns
Air China plans to sell its 51% direct shareholding in Air China Cargo, citing intense competition in the airfreight industry.
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KLM, Dutch pilots agree on labor deal
Netherlands-based pilots union VNV said it has reached a deal in principle on a new collective labor agreement with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and would not plan any more strikes while awaiting approval from its members’ council.
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Finnair appoints financier as new CEO
Finland’s national carrier Finnair has appointed financial specialist Topi Manner as CEO. He will take up his position Jan. 1, 2019.
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Alaska to leave Mexico City with end of Los Angeles flight
Alaska Airlines will cease service to Mexico City on 7 November when it ends twice-daily flights from Los Angeles, marking a complete retreat from what has been an increasingly-competitive market.
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PICTURE: UK's Flybe shows off new livery on Q400
UK regional operator Flybe has unveiled a fresh livery which has already been applied to one of the carrier’s Bombardier Q400s.
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Air Hamburg poised to receive sixth Legacy 650E
German charter company Air Hamburg is preparing to take delivery of its sixth Embraer Legacy 650E in October, which will cement its position as the world’s biggest operator of the large-cabin business jet series.
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Fort Myers-bound A320 lines up with wrong airport
Air traffic control communications have revealed that an American Airlines Airbus A320 erroneously lined up for an approach to Page Field airport in Florida, rather than the nearby Fort Myers.
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Laudamotion starts contributing to Ryanair traffic figures
Laudamotion contributed 500,000 passengers to Ryanair’s August performance figures, after the newly-acquired Austrian operator was included for the first time.
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NATS dismantles Ryanair's claims over Stansted delays
UK air navigation service NATS has rejected budget carrier Ryanair’s claims that air traffic control operations favour London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports, to the detriment of Stansted.
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SpiceJet airlines first in India to use BioJet fuel made from Jatropha crop
BioJet fuel reduces carbon emissions and enhances fuel efficiency and puts SpiceJet well ahead of IATA’s target for 2025.
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China Northwest International Cargo Airlines gets the green light
China’s Northwest Regional Administration of Civil Aviation Administration has approved the establishment of China Northwest International Cargo Airlines, a cross-border venture supported by a mix of public and private investment.
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Royal Air Maroc to fly to Miami
Moroccan flag-carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is to launch the first-ever Miami-Casablanca route on April 3 next year in a move that will give Miami International Airport (MIA) its first passenger flight connection to Africa since 2000.
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Airline Routes-Sept. 4, 2018
New routes for Capital Airlines, United, Wizzair, Ethiopian and Primera Air...
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Airports

EasyJet to base three A320s at Nantes
EasyJet said it would open its seventh base in France, at Nantes Atlantique Airport in the west of the country, basing three Airbus A320 aircraft there from spring 2019.
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Floods ahead of typhoon force Kansai airport to close
Widespread flooding across the airfield caused by storm surges forced Osaka’s Kansai International airport to suspend operations at noon, local time, on 4 September.
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Sochi Airport reacts quickly to plane incident which leaves 18 injured
Bad weather caused a plane to roll off the runway and catch fire, but quick reaction by airport teams extinguished the fire in eight minutes and passengers and crew evacuated in just 17.
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Military

MDA awards nearly $70m more for anti-ballistic missile laser development
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded nearly $70 million in contracts to Lockheed Martin, Boeing and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems to further develop airborne anti-ballistic missile lasers.
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Austria advances Alouette helicopter replacement plan
Austria's government has given the green light to begin replacing the aged fleet of Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopters operated by its air force.
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Indian Navy Receives Approval for New Helicopters
The Indian Ministry of Defence has finally granted approval to acquire 24 anti-submarine and anti-ship Multi-Role Helicopters (MRH) in answer to a decade-old "urgent" requirement.
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Navy Builds Up to F-35C IOT&E; First Turkish F-35 Pilot Flies
As a prelude to the official IOT&E (initial operational test and evaluation) for the U.S. Navy’s Lockheed Martin F-35C, the service has undertaken a pre-IOT&E trial called Operational Test-I (OT-I).
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In a relatively short period of time—maybe 15 to 20 years—I believe we're going to fly hypersonic and we'll look at SSBJs [supersonic business jets] as not having been a necessary intermediate stop. We'll bounce across the top of the atmosphere at Mach 5-6 or do suborbital lobs flying weightless. Travel time may be reduced to as little as 60 minutes anywhere on Earth.

Within 25 years, virtual reality meetings will be essentially transparent to being there in person. Once we can do this, the idea of climbing into an aircraft, and burning up huge quantities of fossil fuels to propel our bodies and briefcases full of papers, will seem absolutely backward.


- Burt Rutan, interview in Professional Pilot magazine, March 2006.


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