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PICTURES: Boeing reveals first assembled 777X ahead of static tests
Boeing has released its first images of a largely-assembled 777X and disclosed details about the structural testing its static test 777X will soon undergo.
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OPINION: FlightGlobal Top 100 is a difficult club to join
Its stalwarts range from household names on whose products much of the world’s population regularly travels to manufacturers of highly specialised equipment from passenger seats to cockpit controls.
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Flying Club 24 to increase visibility of PC-24 with AOC move
Flying Club 24 – a Switzerland-based members-only club and European launch customer for the Pilatus PC-24 – is to move its super-light business jet onto an air operator's certificate (AOC) in an effort to increase visibility and stimulate demand for the twin-engined type.
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China’s AG600 in first water foray
The prototype of the AVIC AG600 amphibious aircraft has started low-speed taxiing trials in a reservoir, pending its first flight from water.
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United expects 3Q revenue, margins to reach high end of guidance range
Chicago-based United Airlines expressed confidence in its current financial outlook with the issuance of updated revenue guidance for the third quarter of 2018, as part of the company’s presentation at the Cowen and Company Annual Global Transportation Conference in Boston Sept. 5.
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Norwegian Air Argentina to launch operations in October
Norwegian Air Argentina (NAA) will begin flying within Argentina in mid-October, the company announced Sept. 4, as tickets went on sale for six domestic routes.
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Hawaiian lowers 3Q revenue guidance following August hurricane
For a second consecutive quarter, Hawaiian Airlines has lowered its guidance for forthcoming quarterly revenue related to hazardous environmental conditions, with the culprit affecting 3Q 2018 RASM being the hurricane that approached and brushed the Hawaiian island chain in late August.
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Ryanair’s Irish pilots approve labor agreement
Ryanair pilots who are members of the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (IALPA) have voted unanimously in favor of a collective agreement, IALPA said.
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Emirates, Jetstar Pacific to codeshare
Dubai-based Emirates Airline and Vietnamese LCC Jetstar Pacific are expanding their codeshare partnership.
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SF Airlines launches China’s first Singapore courier cargo service
SF Airlines has started China’s first courier cargo airline to operate scheduled service from China to Singapore. The inaugural Boeing 767-300F flight from Shenzhen arrived at Singapore’s Changi Airport on Sept. 4.
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Primera Air to add seven transatlantic routes from Frankfurt, Berlin Tegel
Nordic LCC Primera Air continues its long-haul expansion, adding nonstop long-haul services from Frankfurt and Berlin Tegel to Boston (Massachusetts), New York JFK, Toronto and Montreal (Canada).
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Flydubai widens loss in 1H as oil prices rise
LCC flydubai saw its first-half loss more than double compared to the same period in 2017, caused by a combination of sharply higher fuel prices and a “challenging” economic and geopolitical climate.
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Hong Kong Airlines unveils new A350 business class
Hong Kong Airlines has officially launched its new business class product on the airline’s latest Airbus A350-900.
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China’s YTO Express wins approval for cargo carrier
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved establishing a proposed airfreight carrier, partly owned by China’s YTO Express Airlines. The planned initial aircraft type will be the Boeing 737, the CAAC said.
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Adria Airways boosts passenger numbers on ACMI services
Slovenia’s Adria Airways has reported that more than 30% of flights in the 2018 first half were wet-lease services for other operators.
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WestJet latest airline to retreat from Mexico City
Calgary-based WestJet will exit Mexico City in October, becoming the latest among several North American airlines to retrench from Mexico's capital city.
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American plans growth at Washington National
American Airlines plans to grow with larger aircraft at Ronald Reagan Washington National airport once a new concourse opens in three years.
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Flydubai cautious on capacity as it prepares to take Max 9s
Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai is set to take delivery of seven more Boeing 737s in the second half of this year, including its first Max 9s.
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JetSMART plans growth to Argentina
Chilean low-cost carrier JetSMART will expand into Argentina in December, and plans to launch domestic service as soon as mid-2019.
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MRO centre at Beijing's new airport starts to take shape
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has announced that construction is underway for the first maintenance hangar at Beijing's new airport.
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Design team announced for Yantai International Airport's new Terminal 2
An Aedas led team has been awarded the design and construction contract for the new Terminal 2 at Yantai International Airport Terminal in China.
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MIAL inducts first advanced emergency passenger evacuation vehicle
GVK Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), the company that administers the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) inducted the first of its kind Advanced Passenger Evacuation Vehicle for rescuing stranded personnel from inaccessible areas of aircrafts.
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Typhoon Jebi grounds flights at Kansai International Airport
Typhoon Jebi, the worst storm to hit Japan in 25 years, has flooded the runways at Kansai International and stranded nearly 3,000 passengers.
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Striking Ethiopian Air Traffic Controllers Returning to Work
Most striking air traffic controllers at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and some domestic airports in Ethiopia have returned to work after union leaders agreed to some concessions with the country’s civil aviation authority (ECAA) on Wednesday.
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Indian army picks SpyLite UAV
India's army has selected the SpyLite mini unmanned air vehicle offered by Cyient Solutions & Systems – a joint venture between local company Cyient and Israel's BlueBird Aero Systems – for a high-altitude surveillance requirement.
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Boeing KC-46 attains FAA supplemental type certificate
The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tanker a supplemental type certificate (STC), thus completing the type’s FAA certification process.
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Lockheed touts ‘Make in India’ credentials with F-16 wing work
Lockheed Martin will shift production of wings for the F-16 fighter to India’s Tata Advanced Systems, as it ups the ante in its effort win a key fighter competition.
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Aviation Quote
I don't see it as a risk, I see it as living.
- Victoria Principal, actress and skin-care promoter, regards her planned 2009 Virgin Galactic ride. She was the first woman to call Richard Branson and buy a US $200,000 ticket. Reported in People magazine, 18 June 2007.
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