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UPS Launches A300 Cockpit Modernization Program

Airbus and Honeywell chosen to collaborate on retrofit scheduled for certification in 2020

Russia’s MC-21 Starts Taxi Testing Ahead of First Flight

PW1400G-powered narrowbody on schedule to fly before summer

Boeing Resumes 737 Max Flights

Company says regulatory agencies support the decision to fly

Boeing, Airbus Bolster Narrowbody Backlogs with New Sales

U.S. airframer collects order for eight 737 Max 9s while European group adds order for 30 A321s

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U.S. Policy Contributes to Plunging Profits at Emirates

Group sees 70 percent profit decline as several factors push pricing downward

IndiGo To Launch Regional Operations with Up to 50 ATRs

Indian low-fare carrier expects to fly first turboprop by year-end

Russia’s Air Traffic Growing, But Adding Jets Could Prove Risky

Financing community, Russian airlines hold divergent views on future growth

APS Expands Upset Training for Airbus Pilots

Aviation Performance Solutions now offers Airbus fly-by-wire upset prevention and recovery training for airline customers.

Training and Workforce

Comac’s C919 Airliner Takes Flight from Shanghai

Two weeks after final taxi test, Chinese narrowbody flies for more than an hour

Thailand Prepares for Sweeping Changes to Aviation Law

Authorities plan to repeal all existing legislation in favor of full ICAO-compliant rules

Regulations and Government

Embraer Warns of 2018 Margin Dip in Commercial Aircraft

CEO Paulo Cesar Silva expresses caution due to certain “inefficiencies” associated with transition from E1 to E2

Alitalia To Enter Bankruptcy for Second Time in Nine Years

Rescue plan by Etihad scrapped due to failure to agree on employee cost concessions

Blue Avionics Solves TAWS Mode 5 Alerting Conundrum

Blue Avionics makes configurable adaptable avionics equipment that solves interface issues on a variety of aircraft.

Republic Airways Emerges from Bankruptcy

Finishes restructuring with single operating certificate, uniform fleet of Embraer jets

AIN Blog: U.S. Aero Industry Uneasy Over Trump's Mexico Tariff

It remains unclear whether U.S. President Trump will fulfill his pledge to introduce a 20 percent tariff on goods imported from Mexico.

Regulations and Government

Boeing Charges Bombardier with ‘Dumping’ C Series into U.S.

Says Canadian company won Delta order by pricing airplane well below manufacturing cost

Pratt PW1100G Performance Not Satisfactory, Says Airbus CFO

A320 delivery schedule for 2017 still heavily backloaded due to engine problems

Japan Air Commuter Launches ATR Operations

Japan Airlines subsidiary plans to take nine ATR 42-600s to serve Amami Islands

Bombardier CS100 Gains Steep-Approach Approvals

EASA certification allows Swiss International Airlines to fly into London City Airport

Aviation Skills Shortage in Africa Reaching Crisis Proportions

ICAO calls for increased investments in CAAs

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