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Prospect of Further Strikes Threaten Taiwanese Carriers

EVA flight attendants and China Airlines pilots prepare for another round of work action.

Emirates Results Reflect a Wider Malaise in Middle East

Airline traffic fell 0.8 percent in the Middle East region last year.

FAA Chief Faults Boeing for Lack of Clarity on MCAS

Dan Elwell testified that the FAA expects Boeing to submit a software update in about a week.

Virgin Galactic Is 'Coming Home' to NM Spaceport

Company founder Sir Richard Branson announced plans to move Virgin Galactic’s headquarters and flight operations to Spaceport America this summer.

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Big Changes in Store for Mitsubishi’s Next MRJ Derivative

The smaller of the two MRJs will get a makeover to better suit U.S. airline needs.

Dutch Government Sets Rates for New Aviation Tax

The draft bill would help meet a commitment for a “greening” of the Netherlands’ tax regime.

Sustainability and Environment

BriteCloud Expendable Decoy Selected for ANG Testing

Leonardo's active jamming decoy is to be tested on U.S. F-16s and, if successful, could be adopted fleetwide to improve the aircraft's defenses.

New Missiles for the ‘Bear’ and ‘Blackjack’

Russia's missile industry is developing new air-launched weapons to equip the recently upgraded Tu-95MSM and Tu-160M strategic bombers.

King Aerospace Preps Kirtland AFB Facility for NNSA Contract

King Aerospace will launch aircraft maintenance and support operations May 17 for the nuclear watchdog’s fleet of 737 and DC-9 “Combi” aircraft.

Common Interiors To Enhance Lufthansa Group Fleet Flexibility

Each Lufthansa Group carrier will have common business and premium economy cabin fittings, allowing flexible distribution of aircraft.

Air France To Trim Domestic Network To Stem Losses

France’s flag carrier points to strong competition from high-speed trains and low-cost carriers for deepening losses on domestic routes.

USAF to Activate ‘Stealth’ Aggressor Unit

Early F-35s are to be assigned to an aggressor squadron to permit the replication of potential fifth-generation threat types.

Training and Workforce

Qinetiq-led Team Selected for Canadian UAV Requirement

Qinetiq will provide and operate UMS Skeldar V-200 UAVs aboard Royal Canadian Navy ships, as well as support land special operations forces

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

China’s ‘Big Three’ Get Set To Do Battle at Daxing International

A change of CAAC policy allows Air China to gain a foothold at both Beijing Airports.

ATAC Lands U.S. Navy Controller Training Contract

The U.S. Navy has let four training contracts, including one to an ATAC-led team that will provide aircraft for training close-support air controllers.

Training and Workforce

ICAO Ready To Launch Follow-up Audit of Thailand

The safety review comes as Thailand bids to regain Category 1 status in the U.S.

Saab Names U.S. Site for T-X Production

Saab will undertake its share of T-X manufacture at a new facility to be built at West Lafayette, Indiana

IATA Data Reveals a Slowdown of Global Demand for Air Travel

European airlines still post the highest load factors on international services, while traffic to and from the Middle East continues to contract.

Senate Vote Restores Full Ex-Im Financing Capacity

Boeing applauds the re-establishment of the U.S. export credit agency’s board quorum.

IDEF’19: Su-57 May Provide Turkey with an F-35 Alternative

Russia has announced that it will soon be ready to export the Su-57, and Turkey is keen to find out more because of the ongoing spat with Washington

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