Virgin Australia on track for 2019 737 MAX delivery

Adrian Schofield

Virgin Australia is on track to receive its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in November 2019 and is not considering further delays to the delivery date.

Air Astana to launch LCC FlyArystan in 2019

Kurt Hofmann

Kazakhstan flag carrier Air Astana plans to launch LCC FlyArystan in the first half of 2019, in response to a rapidly changing local and regional airline business environment.

Mitsubishi Aircraft eyes MRJ70 improvements

Bradley Perrett

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The Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. is working on improvements to the MRJ70, which will be the second version of the MRJ regional jet to enter service, and is looking increasingly important.

Boeing bulletin suggests pitch-trim issue in Lion Air MAX crash

Sean Broderick

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A Boeing bulletin to 737 MAX operators warns that erroneous angle-of-attack (AOA) data trigger automatic nose-down inputs and emphasizes that pilots must follow specific flight crew operations manual procedures to keep the aircraft from descending uncommanded.

Iberia moves from survival to growth mode; eyes Latin America

Victoria Moores

International Airlines Group’s (IAG) Iberia is moving out of survival mode and looking to Latin America as a key pillar of the Spanish flag carrier’s future strategy.

AACO AGM: Arab airline executives dismiss consolidation talk

Jens Flottau

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Despite recent speculation, Arab airline executives dismissed the notion that consolidation of the region’s air transport sector is on the horizon.

Wizz Air lowers full-year profit forecast on disruptions, fuel costs

Helen Massy-Beresford

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Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air has cut its full-year profit forecast because of disruption during the summer season and higher fuel prices, as it reported a first-half rise in passenger numbers and revenue.

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