24 October 2017
Singapore Airlines to buy 39 Boeing aircraft for $13.8bn
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has finalised a $13.8bn order with Boeing to purchase 39 aircraft, comprising 20 777-9s and 19 787-10 Dreamliners.
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24 October 2017
MHI agrees to reduce wing production costs for 787 Dreamliner aircraft
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed an agreement to reduce the wing production costs for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner that are currently being manufactured at MHI’s factory in Nagoya, Japan.
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23 October 2017
SpaceX receives contract to provide launch services for Sentinel-6A mission
Nasa has awarded a contract to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) for the launch of the Sentinel-6A mission, which is expected to take place in November 2020.
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19 October 2017
Hawaii Island Air files for bankruptcy
Hawaii Island Air has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to continue operations amid legal challenges posed by the lessors of its aircraft fleet.
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18 October 2017
Textron Aviation secures aircraft order from Babcock
Textron Aviation has won an order from Sweden-based Babcock Scandinavian Air Ambulance to supply 11 aircraft.
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16 October 2017
Drone strikes commercial aircraft over Canada
A drone has hit a commercial aircraft while landing at Jean Lesage International Airport in Québec City, Canada.
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13 October 2017
Qantas and Emirates intend to extend partnership until 2023
Australian carrier Qantas and United Arab Emirates (UAE) based carrier Emirates have submitted a joint application to the relevant authorities in both countries to extend its existing alliance until 2023.
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13 October 2017
Lufthansa to acquire units of Air Berlin for €210m
German airline Lufthansa has signed a €210m agreement to buy certain business units of Air Berlin, which filed for insolvency in August this year.
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13 October 2017
Sepang Aircraft Engineering fully acquired by Airbus
Malaysia-based Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE) has been bought by Airbus for an undisclosed amount.
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11 April 2017
UK’s aerospace industry to see further expansion, forecasts Santander and EEF
A new joint report from financial services provider Santander and manufacturing organisation EEF has predicted that the UK’s aerospace industry will continue to grow due to increasing global demand for...