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Urals Boeing Plant To Triple Partners’ Titanium Capacity

Boeing expects Russian parts output to exceed $1 billion annually

Fast-Growing Philippine Airlines Emerging as Regional Power

Eyes China expansion following recent additions of routes to Malaysia and South Korea

Aeroflot Places Follow-on Order for 20 SSJ100s

Flag carrier to operate 50 of the regional jets by next July

Aireon, Saudi ATC Provider to Analyze Space-Based ADS-B

Aireon said it now has 10 firm customers and 17 memorandums of understanding to analyze its space-based aircraft surveillance service.

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Several IndiGo A320neos Sitting Idle Due to GTF Glitches

Pratt & Whitney still struggling to deliver upgraded engines to Indian carrier

Control Towers' Days Might Be Numbered

Fewer physical control towers will be built on airports as 360-degree HD imagery can be fed back to controllers wherever they are.

FAA Bills Underscore Fights over Airport Funding, Pilot Supply

Airlines keenly interested in several elements of FAA reauthorization apart from ATC privatization

Regulations and Government

American Airlines To End Codeshares with Qatar, Etihad

Moves stem from what U.S. carrier calls continued breaches of Open Skies pacts

China Airlines Hopes To Strengthen MRO with Boeing Pact

Growing Asia-Pacific market a target, but China remains effectively off limits

ATR Gains EASA Nod for -600 Cockpit Upgrade

Thales Standard 3 avionics suite features RMP-AR 0.3/0.3 capability and a synthetic vision system

Air Transat To Introduce A321LRs in North America

Canadian carrier plans to take 10 airplanes for both transatlantic and leisure routes

China’s ARJ21 Gains Production Certificate

Authorities issue approval for serial production following two and a half years of consultation and documentation analysis

U.S. Exempts Royal Jordanian, Kuwait from Laptop Ban

Airlines join Qatar, Emirates, Etihad and Turkish among airlines now free to allow passengers to carry large electronic devices in cabins

First Forward Fuselage Section Delivered for Airbus's BelugaXL

Stelia Aerospace has handed over the upper forward fuselage section for the updated oversize transport

IndiGo’s Play for Air India Draws Mixed Reactions

Responses range from cynicism to enthusiasm

Airline Traffic Growth Slows in May Amid Record Load Factors

Airfares declined during the period by 6 percent, stimulating some two-fifths of the month’s growth

U.S. Exempts Emirates, Turkish from Electronics Ban

Airlines join Etihad Airways among list of carriers whose passengers may now carry laptops in aircraft cabins

Chinese Lessor CAS Commits to 140 Airbus Jets

General Terms Agreement calls for delivery of 100 A320s and 40 A350s

British Airways Cabin Crew Call Another Strike

United union argues plan to wet lease A320s from Qatar Airways a breach of EU regulations

Boeing France Positioned To Meet NMA Supplier Needs

Group’s partnerships with 14 main French suppliers already integral to 737 Max, 777X

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