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| Victoria Moores  Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air has secured its UK air operator’s certificate (AOC) and operating license, paving the way for Wizz Air UK to launch flights on May 3.
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| Victoria Moores Premium Content  Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air CEO József Váradi has said that newly launched Wizz Air UK could be used as a vehicle to acquire assets from other airlines.
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| Bill Carey Maintenance records from the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that experienced an inflight engine failure April 17 reveal the fan blades of its CFM56-7B turbofan engines, which are suspected of causing the failure, had been overhauled 10,712 engine cycles before the accident, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported.
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| Sean Broderick Premium Content  News of a weak first-quarter performance by Bombardier’s Commercial Aircraft unit was offset somewhat by the cash-generating sale of its Downsview aircraft assembly operation, a new CRJ order, and optimism that the CSeries program tie-up with Airbus will close within weeks.
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| Aaron Karp  American Airlines has split an order for 30 76-seat regional jets between Bombardier and Embraer, signing deals to buy 15 CRJ900s and 15 E175s.
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| Aaron Karp Southwest Airlines revealed the four continental US cities from which it plans to operate flights to Hawaii as it moves closer to selling tickets for the service.
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| Kurt Hofmann Premium Content  UK-based flybmi (formerly known as bmi regional) is looking to expand its fleet of 20 Embraer 134/145 regional jets with Bombardier CRJ900s or E190s, which offer more capacity as the carrier prepares for post-Brexit operations.
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