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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Fastjet’s Failure Is Missed Opportunity For African Air Transport

The ongoing problems of once-promising low-cost carrier Fastjet have much to do with the difficult operating environment for airlines in Africa.

DEFENSE

Norway Wants 12 More F-35s, Plans Block Buy In 2019

Norway this week became the first of the F-35 international partner nations to make public its intent to participate in a proposed multiyear, multinational “block buy".

 

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SPACE

A Russian Airline Group’s Space Launch Ambitions

The Russian airline-based S7 Group plans to modernize the Sea Launch project as it looks to diversify and venture into space launches.

BUSINESS AVIATION

Operators Survey: Cessna Citation M2

For more than a decade, Cessna’s mantra has been “It’s a sure thing.” The Citation M2 appears to epitomize everything that slogan entails.

 

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Buying Habits of Airlines

How are the buying habits of airlines evolving with new service options and aircraft in the market? At MRO Europe, a panel of airline contract managers will share their deciding factors and approaches to vendor management and sourcing strategies.

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MRO

How Bird Strikes Impact Engines

Engines sustain the highest percentage of actual damage among major aircraft components.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Four Thoughts On The ICAO Emissions Deal

The world’s airlines, aircraft manufacturers and 191 countries are now on record in agreement on both the principle of offsetting airline CO2 emissions growth and on a mechanism for doing so. Here are four reactions to the new deal. 

 

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