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Boeing continued to build momentum for the 737 MAX at the Dubai Airshow, with an intention to buy 30 of the type, and Airbus added to its strong start: https://t.co/u6xKGFkXXh
@Boeing @Airbus #737MAX

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Airbus has had a strong start to the Dubai Air Show, with orders and options for 290 aircraft, and Boeing racked up a follow-on order from SunExpress for 10 737 MAX 8s: https://t.co/7ZjM25cTkd
@DubaiAirshow @Airbus @Boeing

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Qantas has completed the second of three Project Sunrise long-haul research flights, when a Boeing 787-9 landed in Sydney after a non-stop flight from London: https://t.co/I49K6Af8xQ
@Qantas #Dreamliner

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Qatar Airways has placed a US$4 billion order for CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power the 50 Airbus A321neos it ordered in 2017: https://t.co/a1AEqfH9rA
@qatarairways @CFM_engines @Airbus

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Boeing is maintaining its view that the 737 MAX will receive regulatory approval before the end of the year, but it now expects a resumption of commercial flying in January: /bit.ly/2KdkZgL
@Boeing #737MAX

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The US FAA has downgraded Malaysia’s civil aviation regulator for failing to meet ICAO safety standards: https://t.co/2Blewt851n
@FAANews

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Airbus reported a strong October with orders for 415 commercial aircraft taken during the month, including its biggest ever deal with a single airline: https://t.co/wGEMdTck9b
@Airbus

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Lufthansa said it will activate a special flight plan over the next two days as some of the airline’s flight attendants strike in support of a pay claim: https://t.co/86UGc6RPaj
@lufthansa

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Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport said flight operations had returned to normal after a major security alert turned out to be caused by pilot error: https://t.co/L5I1kVVwZm
@Schiphol

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Aircraft lessor Aircastle has agreed to a takeover offer from Japan’s Marubeni and Mizuho Leasing in a deal valued at US$2.4 billion: https://t.co/udF9dMOfYa

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Philippines budget airline Cebu Pacific has firmed up an order for 16 Airbus A330-900 aircraft in a USD$4.74 billion list price deal: https://t.co/aFAxdbJEm8
@CebuPacificAir @Airbus #A330neo

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Iberia parent IAG has agreed to buy Spanish carrier Air Europa for €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) to boost its presence on Latin American and Caribbean routes: https://t.co/KvQgdctikZ
@Iberia_en @AirEuropa

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Hong Kong Airlines will reduce its flight schedule and suspend service to Los Angeles, blaming a challenging business environment: https://t.co/oCKzGUq6NE
@hkairlines

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Qantas has removed three Boeing 737-800s from service after the Australian airline found structural cracks during inspections: https://t.co/vw7O9AS1JC
@Qantas @Boeing #737-800

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Bombardier has agreed to sell its aerostructures business to Kansas-based Spirit AeroSystems for US$1.1 billion as the Canadian company refocuses: https://t.co/9b9S8wWRlB
@BBD_Aircraft @SpiritAero

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Vietjet announced an order for 20 Airbus A321XLRs, 15 are new orders, and five converted from a previous A321neo deal: https://t.co/9nDgn9Els5
@VietjetairCom @airbus #a321xlr

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Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines have signed an expanded codeshare agreement that includes revenue sharing on flights between the two countries: https://t.co/fCmLzTTD77
@SingaporeAir @MAS

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Indian airline IndiGo has placed an order for 300 A320neo family aircraft, in one of Airbus’s largest single aircraft orders: https://t.co/Qrro3tTyVb
@IndiGo6E @Airbus #a320

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South Korean startup airline Air Premia has committed to order five Boeing 787-9s, worth US$1.4 billion at list prices when the sale is firmed up: https://t.co/gjSP9O5nvw
@Boeing #787-9

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Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways will receive its first Airbus A320neo next month, as the new airline transitions from a small leased fleet to purchased aircraft: https://t.co/s5ZFyboJxN
@bambooairways #a320neo