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December 20, 2018

Gatwick Airport Closed Due To Drone Sightings

Thousands Of Passengers Stranded, Officials Say It Could Take 'Days' To Recover

The runway at London's Gatwick airport was closed late Wednesday night local time, and remained closed much of the day Thursday, due to reports of what is being called a deliberate disruption of air travel using drones.

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Air Astana Takes Delivery Of First Embraer E190-E2 Aircraft

Regional Jet Is Powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF Engines

Air Astana has taken delivery of its first E190-E2 aircraft, which is powered exclusively by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. The delivery was commemorated in a celebration attended by officials from Air Astana, Embraer and Pratt & Whitney at Air Astana's Aviation Technical Center in Astana, Kazakhstan.

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AD: Airbus Defense and Space S.A. Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2018-25-16

PRODUCT: Certain Airbus Defense and Space S.A. Model CN-235, CN-235-200 and CN-235-300 airplanes.

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AD: The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2018-25-15

PRODUCT: All The Boeing Company Model 727 airplanes.

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Boeing Forecasts Demand For 2,300 New Airplanes In India

Driven By Record-Setting Domestic Passenger Traffic And Robust Domestic Economy

Boeing has raised its long-term forecast for commercial airplanes in India as unprecedented domestic passenger traffic and rapidly expanding low-cost carriers (LCCs) drive the need for 2,300 new jets – valued at $320 billion – over the next 20 years. This year alone, more than 10 million passengers, on average, traveled within India each month.

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The Carlyle Group to Acquire Leading Aircraft Engine MRO Provider StandardAero

Deal With Veritas Capital Expected To Close In Early 2019

Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire StandardAero, a provider of aftermarket engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the aerospace and defense industries, from Veritas Capital. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory conditions and is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2019. Financial terms were not disclosed, though some industry analysts have estimated the value of the transaction at about $5 billion, according to media reports.

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ICAO Launches 'Solar-At-Gate' Pilot Project In Kenya

Goal Is The Reduction Of CO2 Emissions Of Aircraft During Ground Operations

A first of its kind pilot project in Africa consisting of a ground-mounted 500kW solar power generation facility and mobile airport gate electric equipment was launched this week at Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Kenya.

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