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Aviation Daily, February 7, 2018

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Airframers/Suppliers

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Boeing: MAX Paves Way For NMA In Asia-Pacific Region

Feb 06, 2018
Boeing is touting the sales prospects of its proposed new midmarket aircraft (NMA) in the Asia-Pacific market, but the manufacturer will not be pinned down on a formal program launch date.
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Comac Aiming At 2021 For C919 First Delivery

Feb 06, 2018
Comac said it is working toward making the first delivery of the C919 airliner in 2021, though the Chinese state company also implied the milestone might come later.
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MRJ Flight-Testing Fleet Grows To Monitor Design Changes

Feb 06, 2018
Mitsubishi Aircraft plans to add two aircraft to the MRJ flight-testing program to verify design changes prompted by a reassessment of certification requirements in late 2016.
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Airbus Studies More A320neo Production To Meet Demand

Feb 06, 2018
Airbus is studying a further increase in production of single-aisle aircraft as the manufacturer seeks ways to accommodate continuously strong demand for the A320neo family.
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China-Russia JV Seeks Widebody Engine Proposals

Feb 06, 2018
Only Rolls-Royce and GE Aviation are expected to respond, since Pratt & Whitney is concentrating on engines for narrowbody aircraft.
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Training Startup To Get First Australian ATR 72 Simulator

Feb 06, 2018
Southern Pacific Flight Training (SPFT), a startup pilot training company in Brisbane, Australia, is to receive the first ATR 72-600 simulator in the country, from manufacturer Axis Flight Training Systems.

Airlines

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WestJet Does Not Fear ‘Cannibalization’ From Swoop

Feb 06, 2018
Swoop, Canadian carrier WestJet’s standalone ULCC subsidiary scheduled to launch in June, could eventually have a fleet of as many as 40 aircraft, WestJet CEO Gregg Saretsky said.
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AirBaltic Weighs Additional C Series Order

Feb 06, 2018
AirBaltic CEO Martin Gauss said he is confident there is a sufficient supply of Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan (GTF) spare engines to do necessary on-wing replacements on Bombardier CS300s.
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JAL Expands Codeshares With Alaska And Qatar

Feb 05, 2018
Japan Airlines is continuing to pursue a broader international network through partnerships with other airlines, including carriers inside and outside the Oneworld alliance.

Suppliers

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Rolls Outlines ‘Intelligent’ Engine Strategy

Feb 06, 2018
“We see it almost as being as big a shift as going from piston to gas turbine. It’s almost a new way of thinking,” Rolls senior vice president-marketing Richard Goodhead said at the Singapore Air Show.

Inflight Entertainment

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Norwegian Makes Long-Haul Wi-Fi Rollout A Priority

Feb 06, 2018
LCC Norwegian is aiming to roll out long-haul Wi-Fi connectivity as soon as the systems are approved for use on its Boeing 787 and 737 MAX aircraft.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Leisure And Business Fares: Week Of January 29

Feb 08, 2018
View the Leisure And Business Fares: Week Of January 29 chart in PDF format.