Qantas has converted six more options for Boeing 787-9s to firm orders, which will allow it to retire its remaining 747-400s a few years earlier than planned....More
Emirates Airline has temporarily grounded some aircraft to optimize operations as demand slows and fewer pilots are available....More
May 2, 2018
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Aviation Daily
HNA Group has signed a preliminary agreement to buy 15 Airbus A350s while moving to increase the role of Hainan Airlines as its mainland Chinese long-haul specialist, industry sources said....More
Further details are emerging of Rolls-Royce’s plan to flight test the company’s UltraFan future commercial engine technology demonstrator with Airbus as part of a wider strategy that targets entry-into-service from the mid-2020s....More
Regulatory/Legislative
May 1, 2018
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Aviation Daily
Australian regulators intend to reject an application by Qantas to renew and extend its codeshare partnership with New Guinea’s largest carrier Air Niugini....More
Italy formally pushed back the deadline for selecting a buyer for ailing airline Alitalia by six months to Oct. 31, with the repayment of a controversial government bridge loan that is keeping it flying now set for Dec. 15....More
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has doubled the number of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) integration projects it will fund after a strong response from organizations that want to participate....More
May 1, 2018
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Aviation Daily
The U.S. Transportation Department will use its exemption authority to issue certificates to operators of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) seeking to transport goods for compensation, a procedural step toward allowing delivery drones....More
