Aviation Daily Roundup: Dec. 3
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Moscow To Host CRAIC CR929 Engineering Center
CRAIC will establish the CR929 engineering center in Moscow, following protracted negotiations between the Russian and Chinese partners in the widebody airliner program.
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Fastjet Needs New Funding By February 2020
Florida-based Silver Airways has become the first U.S. carrier to operate the ATR 72-600 turboprop as the regional carrier continues to transition to an all-ATR fleet.
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Lufthansa Group Reshuffles Executive Board
In a long-expected move, Lufthansa Group has made senior executive changes reflecting the difficulties it has had in union relations and the turnaround of its Eurowings LCC subsidiary.
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Air France To Introduce Domestic Flight Carbon Offset Plan
Air France, stepping up efforts to reduce its environmental impact, is planning to offset the emissions from its domestic network from Jan. 1, 2020, the airline said at an environmental round table in Paris Dec. 3.
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Branson Backtracks On Plan To Offload Virgin Atlantic Shareholding
Virgin Atlantic chairman Richard Branson is to retain control of the airline through his Virgin Group, scrapping plans to sell 31% of the carrier to Air France/KLM.
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Disruptive Passenger Rules To Take Effect Jan. 1, 2020
Nigeria has become the 22nd state to ratify ICAO’s unruly passenger regulation, Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14), fulfilling the requirements for the treaty to become effective Jan. 1, 2020.
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GE Aviation Urges GE90 Stator Swaps Following JAL Engine Failure
GE Aviation is recommending operators of GE90-115B engines install re-designed stator vane segments to prevent wear and potential cracking that investigators determined was behind a 2017 Japan Airlines (JAL) engine failure, a Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) report on the incident revealed.
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