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Aviation: Brazil approves Boeing/Embraer deal
The Brazilian government has approved a proposed $4.2bn takeover that is likely to result in Boeing acquiring an 80% share in the South...
Aviation: Virgin leads offer for Flybe
A consortium comprising Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Group and US equity firm Cyrus Capital Partners have tabled a formal offer to buy...
Aviation: Gratuities for cabin service
Denver-based ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) Frontier Airlines hit the headlines when, on January 1, it started offering passengers the...
Aviation: Airbus' record year
Airbus had delivered 800 commercial airliners to 93 customers by the end of 2018, a record for the firm and 11% up on its previous...
Aviation: Heathrow consults on airspace changes
Heathrow Airport has launched a public consultation over changes needed to support the proposed third runway. The airport is considering...
Aviation: Boeing reveals thin wing concept
Could this be the shape of airliners to come? Boeing is studying the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing concept through a collaboration with...
Aviation: 2018 - Boeing delivers more
An incredible 1,606 jet airliners were delivered to the world's airlines by the two major jet manufacturers - Airbus and Boeing - in 2018....
Aviation: Boom - supersonic resurgence
Colorado-based aircraft manufacturer Boom has completed a second round of funding amounting to $100m, increasing the total it has raised...
Aviation: Kegworth remembered
Thirty years ago, a Boeing 737-400 that was less than three months old and had only 521 hours on the clock crashed on the M1 motorway...
Travel: Ireland without a passport
For a while The Aviation Oracle travelled between the UK and Dublin in the Republic or Ireland on an almost weekly basis while working on...
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