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SIA, CAE pilot training JV to start in August
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  Singapore Airlines (SIA) and training company CAE say their pilot training joint-venture will open its doors in August. The pair said in a joint-statement on Thursday its Singapore CAE Flight Training Pte. Ltd. had received all the necessary regulatory approvals, paving the way for operations to begin. The facility will offer initial type rating

Rod Eddington among five new Hall of Fame inductees
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Veteran aviation executive Sir Rod Eddington has been named as one of five new inductees into the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame (AAHOF). Sir Rod, who led three different airlines on three continents during his many decades in aviation, will receive his award at the AAHOF induction dinner on November 24 2018 at the Historical

Farnborough Day 3 Wrap – Unidentified customer keeps Airbus, Boeing busy
Airlines

The slowing of commercial aircraft orders on Day Three of the airshow was somewhat understandable after the flurry of announcements from the major airframers over the first two days of the event. However, Airbus and Boeing, among others, were kept busy thanks to the ever-present unidentified customer, as well as deals for after market services,

Virgin Australia launches international flights from Newcastle
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Newcastle Airport will have international flights for the first time in 16 years from November 2018 when Virgin Australia commences a seasonal service to New Zealand. The airline plans to fly between Newcastle and Auckland three times a week with Boeing 737-800s, with the inaugural flight to take off on November 22 2018. The seasonal

Boeing expects 42,730 new aircraft deliveries over next 20 years
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Boeing has revised upwards its market forecast for aircraft deliveries over the next 20 years amid growing passenger demand and a looming retirement wave of older aircraft. The Boeing Commercial Market Outlook (CMO) for 2018-2037 said 42,730 aircraft would be delivered over the next two decades, with 56 per cent (24,140) to be used for

Rolls-Royce unveils robot prototypes for engine maintenance
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Rolls-Royce has introduced prototypes of how robotics may be the future of engine maintenance as part of its IntelligentEngine concept. Engineers from the University of Nottingham in the UK and Harvard University in the US outlined a variety of future possibilities, including swarming engine-scanning robots conceived to move like cockroaches through an engine, to a