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UK launches competition investigation into IAG/AA/Finnair partnership
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun an investigation into the Atlantic Joint Business Agreement, a transatlantic partnership between Dallas/Fort-Worth-based American Airlines, British Airways, Spain’s Iberia and Finland flag carrier Finnair.
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Embraer-Boeing agreement lays out terms of proposed joint venture
The planned joint venture between Boeing and Embraer would give the US manufacturer complete control over all aspects of Embraer's commercial aircraft unit, according to a recently-released document.
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Court papers detail alleged Chinese espionage scheme
Earlier this year, an employee at a major US aerospace company shared a company presentation marked "proprietary" with an alleged Chinese intellectual property spy.
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Charges consideration behind lighter BelugaXL
Airbus’s decision to develop a lower-weight version of the new BelugaXL outsize freighter is based on consideration of airport and route charges.
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India cuts aviation turbine fuel tax to 11%
The Indian government has reduced aviation turbine fuel (ATF) taxes by three percentage points to 11%, effective 11 October.
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SIA to reclaim long-range crown with A350-900ULR debut
Singapore Airlines will restart the world's longest commercial flight today with its near-19 hour nonstop Singapore-Newark service.
Flight SQ22 will depart at 23:35 local time, using a brand new Airbus A350-900ULR configured with 67 business and 94 premium economy class seats.
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Premium sales, cost savings help Delta offset higher fuel bill
Delta Air Lines posted an adjusted third-quarter (3Q) pre-tax income of $1.6 billion, down 6% or $95 million year-over-year (YOY), as revenue-generation and cost-control measures helped the airline absorb most of a $655 million increase in fuel costs.
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Canadian startup ULCC Jetlines: A320 deliveries on track for 2Q 2019
New Canadian ultra-LCC Jetlines said delivery of its first two aircraft is on schedule for “early” second quarter 2019 following the second set of advance lease payments to Dublin-based lessor AerCap. The two Airbus A320s are currently with Air New Zealand, but will soon transition out of the carrier’s fleet for reconfiguration.
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[b]Air Italy to wet lease A330 to Finnair after ORD incident
Finnair will wet-lease an Airbus A330 from Air Italy to operate its Helsinki-Chicago O’Hare and Helsinki-Miami routes Oct. 12-31.
Finnair A330-300, registration OH-LTS, was damaged at O’Hare International Airport (ORD) on Sept. 25 when a high loader accidentally hit it, according to Flight Radar 24.
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Investigation finds ice on runway contributed to Yakutia SSJ100 overrun
The runway at Yakutsk airport was iced over when a Yakutia Airline Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) skidded off Oct. 9, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsia said in an Oct. 10 statement.
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Wizz Air modifies baggage policy from Nov. 1
Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air has announced a new baggage policy, effective Nov. 1. The new policy aims to ease boarding delays and guarantees all passengers can bring one free carry-on bag into the aircraft cabin.
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Flydubai to operate 39 routes from DWC during DXB runway closure
Dubai-based flydubai will operate 39 routes to select destinations from Dubai World Central Airport (DWC) during the 45-day runway closure in 2019 at Dubai International Airport’s (DXB) of southern runway (12R-30L).
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Munich Airport suffers cargo decline in September
In September, Munich International Airport handled approximately 30,559 tons of cargo (freight and mail). This figure was down by 4.1% on the same month of 2017.
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Amazon Air lands at Miami
Amazon Air has launched a twice daily Prime Air-branded Boeing 767-300F service through Miami International Airport (MIA). The service, connecting the Florida gateway to other airports across the US, is operated by Atlas Air Worldwide.
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Fast growing Hyderabad inaugurates interim international departures terminal
Hyderabad's fast growing Rajiv Gandhi International Airport today inaugurated its interim International Departures Terminal that is set to commence operations from October 23. It has been designed to cater to the continued rise in passenger numbers while the existing passenger terminal building (PTB) is expanded to more than double the present capacity.
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Worldwide F-35 fleet grounded temporarily for inspections related to crash
The worldwide fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft was grounded for inspections after a problem with the aircraft’s engine fuel tube was discovered, which is believed to be related to the first crash of the stealth fighter a few weeks ago.
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Tiger helicopter upgrade enters de-risking phase
Europe's OCCAR defence procurement agency has placed two multinational de-risking contracts linked to a planned mid-life upgrade for the Airbus Helicopters Tiger, which will bring the attack platform to an enhanced Mk III standard.
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Leonardo, Thales combine for counter-missile success
Leonardo and Thales have successfully demonstrated a next-generation self-protection system suitable for integration on military helicopters and transport aircraft, through live firing trials sponsored by the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL).
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Dassault seeks to quell Indian Rafale media furore
Dassault Aviation has stated that it freely chose Reliance Industries as its joint venture in India, amid media reports that it did so at the behest of the Narendra Modi government.
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Of course risk is part of spaceflight. We accept some of that to achieve greater goals in exploration and find out more about ourselves and the universe.
- Lisa Nowak, STS-121 astronaut, a few days prior to launch, reported in the Houston Chronicle newspaper, 25 June 2006.
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