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A pair of Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 at Auckland Airport. (Rob Finlayson)

Air New Zealand trims summer schedule due to 787 engine checks

Air New Zealand has cut its flying schedule over Christmas/New Year period due to required engine checks on its Boeing 787-9 fleet’s Rolls-Royce engines.

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Celebrations at Airbus headquarters Toulouse for Fiji Airways' first A350-900. (Airbus)

Fiji Airways takes delivery of first Airbus A350-900

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Fiji Airways took delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 from the manufacturer’s Toulouse headquarters in France on November 15 2019.

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Qantas Boeing 787-9 VH-ZNJ arrives in Sydney after flying nonstop from London. (Qantas)

Qantas completes second ultra long-haul research flight

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The second of three Qantas ultra long-haul research flights landed in Sydney on Friday 19 hours and 19 minutes after taking off from London Heathrow.

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B737 MAX Glitch in Simulator Caused Delays in Re-certification

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Seattle, Washington – Boeing engineers were nearly done redesigning software on the grounded 737 MAX last June when some pilots hopped into a simulator to test a few things. It didn’t go well. A simulated computer glitch caused it to dive aggressively in a way that resembled the problem that had caused deadly crashes off

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The Airbus A330-based Beluga XL during its flight test campaign. (Airbus)

Airbus BelugaXL receives EASA type certificate

Airbus’s BelugaXL has received its type certificate from EASA.

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Hong Kong was the host city for the 2019 AAPA Assembly of Presidents, with Cathay Pacific the host airline. (Rob Finlayson)

AAPA cancels annual assembly of presidents event in Hong Kong

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has cancelled its annual assembly of presidents due to the ongoing unrest in Hong Kong.

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