AIRLINES & AIRPORTS

Jet Airways Suspends Flight Operations

Effective immediately, Jet Airways, a major Indian international airline, announced suspending all its domestic and international operations.

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AIRLINES & AIRPORTS

Air Arabia Welcomes the First A321neo LR to Its Fleet

Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest LCC, received its first Airbus.

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Air Mauritius Takes Delivery of its First A330neo

Air Mauritius has taken delivery of its first A330-900, on lease from ALC.

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MANUFACTURERS & MRO

World’s Largest Aircraft Makes Maiden Flight

It is the Stratolaunch Roc, the carbon-composite plane built by Stratolaunch Systems, founded in 2011 by Paul G. Allen.

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MANUFACTURERS & MRO

Embraer E195-E2 Certified by ANAC, FAA and EASA

Embraer received the Type Certificate for the E195-E2 from three regulatory authorities.

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HondaJet Elite Receives Canadian Type Certification

HondaJet Elite has received type certification from Canada’s TCCA.

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AIRLINES & AIRPORTS

American Airlines Extends Cancellations Amid MAX Grounding

American Airlines, one of the largest Boeing 737 MAX operators in the world, announced extending cancellations for the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft flights through 19 August.

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MANUFACTURERS & MRO

ST Engineering Completes Acquisition of MRA Systems

Acquisition was completed at a net consideration of about US$506m in cash.

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S7 Technics to Perform Base MRO Checks on A320neo

S7T became the first in Russia and the CIS to perform these checks on A320neo.

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ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS

Aeromexico Boeing 787 Faces Speed Problems

An Aeromexico Boeing 787-9 was climbing out of Amsterdam when the crew stopped the climb at FL250 and decided to return to Amsterdam reporting they had speed problems.

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