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Cargo market on track for strongest year since 2010
/ | 1 Comment on Cargo market on track for strongest year since 2010Global freight markets are on track to post their strongest year since 2010 as improved business confidence and the growth of e-commerce lifts cargo demand, new figures show. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said cargo demand, measured by freight tonne kilometres (FTK), rose 8.8 per cent in November 2017, compared with the prior corresponding
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Boeing reports 763 aircraft deliveries for calendar 2017
/Boeing says it delivered a record 763 aircraft in calendar 2017 amid strong demand for its 737 and 787 product lines. The figure is within previously issued guidance of 760-765 commercial aircraft deliveries for the year and 15 aircraft higher compared with the 748 deliveries in calendar 2016. Further, the result also eclipsed Boeing’s previous
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Babcock awarded ADF GSE support contract
/Babcock has been awarded a $33 million seven-year Asset Capability Management contract to support the ADF’s fleet of aviation ground support equipment (GSE). Under the agreement, Babcock will partner with the ADF to deliver improved availability and operating cost savings across the 3,000-plus asset GSE fleet, at more than 20 locations, and will create 16
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Scoot offering Australians new one-stop option to Berlin
/ | 8 Comments on Scoot offering Australians new one-stop option to BerlinLow-cost carrier (LCC) Scoot has commenced ticket sales for its upcoming flights to Berlin from its Singapore hub, offering Australians a new one-stop option to Germany. The four-times weekly service with Boeing 787 equipment was first announced in December 2017 and is scheduled to commence on June 20 2018. The flights will operate on Mondays,
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Airbus's first BelugaXL completes final assembly
| 5 Comments on Airbus's first BelugaXL completes final assemblyAirbus says its first BelugaXL over-size transport aircraft is on track to make its first flight later in 2018 after emerging from final assembly. The first of five new BelugaXLs completed final assembly in early January at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse, France, the company said on Tuesday (European time). The structurally complete airframe was expected to
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/ | 3 Comments on Airbus’s first BelugaXL completes final assemblyAirbus says its first BelugaXL over-size transport aircraft is on track to make its first flight later in 2018 after emerging from final assembly. The first of five new BelugaXLs completed final assembly in early January at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse, France, the company said on Tuesday (European time). The structurally complete airframe was expected to
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