18 December 2017
Nasa discovers new planet in Kepler-90 System
NASA has discovered an eighth planet circling Kepler-90, a Sun-like star 2,545 light-years from Earth.
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15 December 2017
Deals this week: Airbus, Sierra Nevada, Slingshot Aerospace
Qatar Airways has placed a $6.35bn firm order with Airbus to purchase up to 50 A321neo aircraft with Airbus Cabin Flex configuration.
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15 December 2017
Lufthansa pulls out of deal to buy Air Berlin’s Niki unit
German airline Lufthansa Group has dropped its plan to purchase Niki Luftfahrt, the Austrian subsidiary of collapsed carrier Air Berlin.
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8 December 2017
Deals this week: Airbus, Russian Helicopters, Rolls-Royce
Airbus SE has placed an order with Bombardier Aerostructures and Engineering Services to supply new engine nacelles.
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1 December 2017
Deals this week: Lufthansa Technik, Textron Aviation, Spacex
German company Lufthansa Technik has received an engine maintenance contract from South African airline Mango Airlines.
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1 December 2017
Meggitt to build £130m aerospace facility in Midlands, UK
UK-based aerospace group Meggitt has unveiled its plans to build a new facility in the West Midlands with a £130m investment.
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24 November 2017
Deals this week: ST Aerospace, Boeing, SCISYS
Singapore-based firm ST Aerospace has agreed to provide component maintenance-by-the-hour (MBH) support for Gulf Air’s new fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft for 15 years.
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17 November 2017
Deals this week: ALAFCO, Bombardier, Boeing
Kuwait-based aircraft-leasing company ALAFCO has finalised a $2.2bn order with The Boeing Company to buy up to 40 737 MAX single-aisle aircraft.
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10 November 2017
Deals this week: CFM International, Boeing, ViaSat
CFM International has signed a nine-year agreement worth $500m with Alaska Airlines for the maintenance of 128 CFM56-7B engines installed aboard the latter's Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft fleet.
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26 October 2017
NAACP issues advisory about American Airlines for African-American travellers
Civil rights group the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has issued a travel advisory asking African-American passengers not to travel on flights operated by American Airlines.