Airbus to build 280-tonne MTOW A350-900

Airbus will offer its A350-900 twin-engined widebody aircraft with a 280-tonne maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) from 2020.

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Brussels Airport: No structural damage; reopening date still unclear

Brussels Airport has determined there was no structural damage to the terminal building as a result of the March 22 terrorist bomb explosions, but there is still no clear idea of when operations may resume.

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FAA projects 7 million UAVs sold in US by 2020

FAA has forecasted total unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sales of 7 million in the US by 2020 and also released a new report detailing UAV sightings around airports, which the agency said have “increased dramatically over the past two years.”

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Kazakhstan’s Bek Air Fokker 100 makes nosegear-up landing in Astana

A Kazakhstan Bek Air Fokker 100 made a nosegear-up landing at Astana International Airport on March 27 after the nose landing gear failed to deploy.

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JetBlue Embraer E190 lands with partially extended nose gear

A JetBlue Airways Embraer E190 landed safely with a partially extended nose gear at Nassau in the Bahamas March 25, the airline confirmed.

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• UAE authorities call for halt to comments on flydubai accident
• Russian TV report recounts last-minute flydubai pilot conversation
• FAA ups 20-year US airline traffic forecast following strong 2015
• Azul to place its code on JetBlue flights from two Florida cities
• Malaysia’s Rayani Air faces sanctions for operational lapses
• Russia establishes Aviation Register
• Asia launches new Yangon schedule
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Hainan Airlines reports net profit up 16% in 2015

Hainan Airlines reported a 2015 net profit of CNY3 billion ($462 million) in 2015, up 16% from a net income of CNY 25.9 billion in 2014.

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Flying into the Unknown

The world can’t really agree on what to call them—let alone how to regulate them.

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ATW Editor’s Blog: Life at 20,000ft and why you should choose a window seat
ATW’s AirKarp Blog: FedEx on the 'retail revolution' and whether Amazon is a rival
ATW Time Capsule: Trump Trumped

This week's poll question

Would you support an extra screening barrier on the land side of airports?

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