Russia and China establish JV to design new widebody aircraft

Russia and China signed an agreement during Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to China June 25 to establish a joint venture (JV) to design and develop new widebody aircraft.

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Investigation launched into Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 fire

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has launched an investigation into the June 27 Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 777 fire at Singapore Changi Airport.

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HNA Group subsidiary Guilin Airlines makes first flight

China’s HNA Group subsidiary Guilin Airlines made its inaugural flight from Guilin to Zhengzhou June 25.

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EASA OKs GX Aviation connectivity on Lufthansa A320 family aircraft

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) to Hamburg-based MRO provider Lufthansa Technik to install Inmarsat’s GX Aviation Ka-band antenna on Lufthansa’s Airbus A320 family aircraft.

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Brexit could lead to doors closing on Open Skies

Karen Walker

Among questions being asked since last week’s shock Brexit referendum result is what does the UK’s divorce from the European Union mean to the US-EU Open Skies aviation agreement?

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• Melbourne Airport trials self-boarding international gates
• New Zealand, UK ANSPs sign new collaboration deal

Airline Routes-June 27, 2016

Philippine Airlines begins daily Osaka-Taipei Airbus A321 service on June 25.

TAP Portugal will begin codesharing with JetBlue. TAP will place its codes on JetBlue flights out of New York JFK and Boston. TAP began daily Lisbon-Boston service June 11 and daily Lisbon-JFK will begin in July. Both will be flown with Airbus A330s. 

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Bombardier CSeries relaunch on track following Quebec agreement

The elements of Bombardier’s relaunch of the CSeries program are falling into place as the Canadian manufacturer prepares to deliver the first aircraft to launch customer Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) June 29.

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Turkish CEO: Yields under pressure as transfer business grows

Turkish Airlines is feeling pressure on yields as it grows its transfer business to compensate for a drop in local demand caused by political and economic instabilities in Turkey and Europe.

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Widebody Wars

777X or A350-1000; which will win the market?
Includes World Airline Report

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