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AerCap Interested In Larger 737, Not CSeries
Aircraft leasing company AerCap would be interested in a larger version of Boeing's 737 MAX 9 if the weight, size and range were right, the company's chief executive said. "We may possibly (be interested) but only if it makes money for the shareholders of AerCap," chief executive Aengus Kelly said in an interview, confirming that his company had discussed the plane with Boeing.
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Bombardier's Delta Deal Spurs Airline Talks
Boosted by a CSeries order from Delta Air Lines, Bombardier is reestablishing sales talks with several US and European carriers, and eyeing China, the world's fastest-growing aviation nation. Bombardier is using last week's order for 75 CS100s to renew contact with established Western carriers, while looking to win a breakthrough order from Chinese airlines, company executives said.
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Embraer forecasts 240 new 70- 130-seat jets for Africa in 20 years
Embraer Commercial Aviation has predicted Africa will take delivery of 240 new jets in the 70- to 130-seat segment over the next 20 years. The 70- to 130-seat jet fleet in service is estimated to grow from the current 120 units to 260 by 2034. The forecast was released during the Marrakech Air Show in Morocco.
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Rolls-Royce eyes 2H 2016 for profit improvement
UK-based Rolls-Royce stopped short of issuing another profit warning, but the company said it will depend on the second half of 2016 to achieve its profit guidance for the year. The engine manufacturer, which issued five profit warnings over 2014 and 2015, reiterated in a May 5 update to shareholders that it still expects to improve on 2015’s £160 million ($237 million) profit before tax by around £50 million in 2016, which would be in line with previous guidance.
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Union Recommends Strike At Aviation Supplier Triumph
The union representing machinists at a Triumph Group factory in Washington state has scheduled a strike vote for Monday and is recommending that its 400 members reject the aerospace supplier's latest contract offer and walk off the job. A walkout by the machinists at Triumph Composite Systems in Spokane, Washington, would affect fabrication of parts such as floor panels and ducting used in Boeing and Airbus planes, potentially affecting aircraft production, the union said.
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Airlines

Aeroflot plans to carry 30 million passengers in 2016
Russia’s Aeroflot airline plans to carry 30 million passengers in 2016, Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Savelyev told Russia’s TV Rossiya 24. The whole Aeroflot Group is expected to handle 40 million passengers. Aeroflot Group includes low-cost Pobeda Airline, which more than doubled traffic in the first quarter to 950,794 passengers. Saint Petersburg-based Rossiya Airlines, Rostov-on-Don-based Donavia and Orenburg-based Orenair are now combining into one airline operating under the Rossiya Airlines brand.
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China Eastern gets EFB approval for Airbus and Boeing jets
China Eastern Airlines has secured approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to install electronic flight bags on its Airbus A320, Boeing 737 and 777 aircraft. The approval comes after the airline successfully implemented the system on its Airbus A330 fleet in 2014, using the type to conduct trials. It then filed an application with the CAAC to install the system on A320s, Boeing 737s and 777s.
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Copa Holdings 1Q net income up 2%
Panama City-based Copa Holdings reported first-quarter net income of $115.5 million, up 2% from a net income of $113.2 million in the year-ago quarter.. Copa Holdings—the parent company of Panama’s Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Colombia—said the first-quarter results reflect lower unit revenues driven in large part by the reduction in yields in Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia as well as further demand weakness in other markets, partially offset by lower fuel expense and lower ex-fuel unit costs for the quarter.
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JetBlue offers Fort Lauderdale-Nashville service
JetBlue Airways debuted service from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Nashville, Tenn., this week. The carrier is adding several destinations from its Florida hub. "We get to grow at low fares, and that's what customers like in addition to our service," said Dennis Corrigan, JetBlues vice president of sales and revenue management.
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Qatar To Reducing Flights Because Of Aircraft Shortages
Qatar Airways is reducing flight frequency on more than a dozen routes from Doha because of hold-ups in the delivery of new aircraft from Airbus. The 15 affected routes include the carrier's recently launched service to Adelaide in Australia, flights to Boston, Houston and Miami in the United States, and services to Copenhagen, Jakarta and Manchester.
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SAS Scandinavian Airlines holds on to ground services
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has decided to retain control over ground handling services at its three main hubs of Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm. The tri-national carrier had initially opened negotiations last year with Aviator Airport Alliance Europe, which provides a range of services including aircraft washing and de-icing, baggage and freight handling, plus airport security throughout the Nordic region and the UK.
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Zuma Vows To Retain South African Airways
South African President Jacob Zuma ruled out selling South African Airways (SAA), saying the government would never sell the money-losing national flag carrier. Many of South Africa's 300-odd state-owned companies, including SAA, are a drain on the government's finances and a team commissioned by Zuma to review them has recommended that some companies should be sold.
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SWISS to fly new 777s to Asian destinations
Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss International Air Lines plans to replace Airbus A330 and A340 widebodies on several Asian schedules with new Boeing 777-300ERs. The move to the new aircraft comes as the carrier looks to strengthen its foothold in the Asian market with upgraded schedules to Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong.
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TAAG Angola Airlines’ new 777-300ER to fly on Portugal route
TAAG Angola Airlines, the national airline of Angola, has taken delivery of another Boeing 777-300ER, which will be used on Angola-Portugal double daily services from June 2. The 293-seat 777-300ER, TAAG’s fourth of the type, has a three-class configuration. “The 777-300ER forms the backbone of TAAG’s long-haul fleet,” TAAG executive chairman Peter Hill said.
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LCC Tigerair swings to profit in 4Q 2016
Singapore-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Tigerair reported a net profit of S$7.9 million ($5.8 million) for the 4Q 2016, which ended March 31. This was reversed from a net loss of S$18.8 million in the year-ago period. Quarterly revenue rose 4.1% to S$179 million for the 4Q 2016 period. This brought an operating profit of S$14.5 million for the quarter, reversed from an operating loss of S$2.3 million year-on-year.
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Airports

UK parliamentary committee backs Heathrow expansion
An influential UK parliamentary body has backed recommendations that London Heathrow Airport should be the site for much-needed extra runway capacity in South East England. The UK government is once again delaying a decision on where to site the new runway. A two-year investigation by an independent body, the Davies Commission, recommended last year that a third runway at Heathrow was the best option.
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Military

DOD keeps eye on hypersonic missiles and maneuvering warheads
As the USA, Russia and China pursue long-range, high-speed boost-glide and scramjet/ramjet-powered strike weapons, the deputy commander of US Strategic Command Lt Gen Stephen Wilson says arming those hypersonic vehicles with nuclear warheads is not currently part of the conversation, at least not for America. The velocity of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic cruise missile (ICBM) can be as high as Mach 20, or 20 times the speed of sound, during powered flight, but today’s nuclear-armed cruise missiles are much slower and therefore more easily intercepted.
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DOD awaits Northrop B-21 to fill 'long-range strike deficit'
Last month, a package of Boeing B-52 aircraft belonging to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB in Louisiana deployed to Qatar to support bombing raids on the Islamic State terrorist network in Iraq and Syria. These B-52s replaced the Boeing B-1B “Bone” aircraft that left the region in January on a “six-month hiatus” back home for repair and refurbishment. The last time these 54-year-old “Stratofortress” aircraft were operationally based in the Middle East, then-Iraq ruler Saddam Hussein had invaded Kuwait and the B-52s were deployed to Saudi Arabia to support the US-led counteroffensive known as Operation Desert Storm.
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Aviation Quote

In NASCAR you smash into a wall, most of the time you get out and throw your helmet at the ground. One mistake in an air race, you're dead.

— Kirby Chambliss, Red Bull air race champion, interview in MAXIM magazine, November 2008

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