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Commercial

Dassault and Safran reach "amicable" compensation agreement
Dassault says has reached an “amicable” compensation settlement with Safran over the extensive delays and eventual cancellation of its Falcon 5X business jet programme, caused by the troubled Silvercrest engine.
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First flight for Turkish Aerospace T625 helicopter
Turkish Aerospace has performed the first flight of its indigenous T625 civil helicopter, with the medium-twin undertaking a 10min sortie from the manufacturer's Ankara facility.
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MC-21 strength check set to allow broader flight testing
Irkut will be able to expand the flight-test programme of the MC-21-300 following load analysis of the wing.
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Airlines

Investigators say microburst played key role in Aeromexico crash
A microburst likely was a major factor in the July 31 accident involving an Aeromexico Embraer E190 that went down as it was departing Durango, Mexico, with investigators reporting they have not found any mechanical anomalies or obvious errors made by the aircraft's pilots.
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Singapore Airlines joins easyJet’s flight-connections platform
UK LCC easyJet has struck a connecting-flight agreement with Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its LCC subsidiary Scoot, which will both join the ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ booking platform by the end of 2018.
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Norwegian maintains plan to sell most of its A320neos on order
Norwegian intends to stick to its strategy to sell up to 140 aircraft, the airline wrote in an investor presentation Sept. 4, confirming plans for large-scale asset disposals.
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NTSB investigates uncontained Delta 757 engine failure
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating reports that a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 suffered an uncontained engine failure as it departed Atlanta on 5 September.
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WestJet outlines path to axing C$200 million in costs
Extended maintenance intervals, network changes and customer service tweaks are among factors that will help WestJet achieve its goal to save C$200 million ($152 million) in the next two years, WestJet chief financial officer Harry Taylor tells FlightGlobal.
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SIA to debut medium-haul A350 on Adelaide route this December
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is set to deploy its first medium-haul Airbus A350-900 aircraft on its Adelaide route from 17 December.
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PICTURE: Copa to formally unveil 737 Max 9 on 18 September
Copa Airlines will reveal its new Boeing 737 Max 9 at a launch ceremony on 18 September, having taken delivery of its first aircraft at the end of August. The aircraft will make its service debut from Panama City to San Francisco two days later on 20 September.
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Qatar Airways still keen on India unit and IndiGo stake
Qatar Airways remains interested in establishing an airline in India, and remains open to taking a stake in IndiGo.
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Airports

Earthquake forces closure of Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport
Japanese carriers experienced further disruption Sept. 6 as an earthquake forced the closure of a major hub airport in Sapporo, just a few days after the flooding that has closed Osaka’s Kansai International Airport.
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Belfast City Airport takes delivery of the first of three £1m fire tenders
George Best Belfast City Airport Fire Service has taken delivery of the first of three new fire tenders, each representing an investment in the region of £1 million.
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The Oktoberfest celebrations begin... at Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt Airport today started its own Oktoberfest season celebrations... with an oompah band, men in lederhosen, women in traditional Bavarian beer hall dresses and a yodeller!
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Airport security trays have more viruses than public toilets, says study
Plastic trays at airport security have more respiratory viruses than public toilets, according to recently published research.
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Heathrow airlines on track for a quieter and greener year
Heathrow’s ‘Fly Quiet and Green’ scheme shows improvement on 2017 figures, as more airlines than ever are flying quieter.
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Cork International welcomes new Polish destination to portfolio
New route to Poland’s Poznań from Cork International makes continental Europe closer than ever for the South of Ireland.
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Military

Lockheed Martin wins $500m from US Navy for avionics testing system
Lockheed Martin was awarded a seven-year contract worth up to more than $500 million to build for the US Navy more than 200 electronic Consolidated Automated Support Systems (eCASS), equipment used to locate and troubleshoot problems with aircraft avionics.
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Fighter rivals eye Warsaw's Harpia opportunity
Fighter manufacturers eyeing the Polish air force's Harpia requirement used the annual MSPO exhibition in Kielce to promote their respective candidates.
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Boeing marks first big defense win in more than a decade with MQ-25A
After losing several big defence contracts over the past decade – resulting in consistently falling revenues – Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has finally notched a big win.
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Boeing bolsters Apache team for Polish contest
Boeing has strengthened its industry team offering the AH-64E Apache in Poland's Kruk attack helicopter competition, after signing an agreement with local firm PGZ.
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Boeing Tanker Now FAA-Certified
The FAA has granted a Supplemental Type Certificate to Boeing’s KC-46 tanker, the company announced this week.
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Aviation Quote

Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems, perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.

- General Adolf Galland, Luftwaffe.