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Lisa Barrington

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Reuters Asia Aviation and Aerospace Correspondent. Previously GCC & Yemen, Lebanon & Syria.

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In boost to planemaker COMAC, Brunei allows China-made jets. reuters.com/world/asia-pacif…
EXCLUSIVE: In boost to planemaker COMAC, Brunei allows China-made jets

EXCLUSIVE: In boost to planemaker COMAC, Brunei allows China-made jets

Brunei has become the latest country to allow its airlines to operate Chinese-made aircraft, according to new rules published on Thursday by Brunei's aviation regulator, in a boost for Shanghai-based...

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Trump proposes barring Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on US routes reuters.com/world/china/trum…
Trump proposes barring Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on US routes

Trump proposes barring Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on US routes

The Trump administration on Thursday proposed banning Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on routes to and from the United States, saying the reduced flight time this practice enables puts...

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Nigeria eyes certification of China's C919 jet for local airlines reuters.com/world/africa/nig…

Nigeria eyes certification of China's C919 jet for local airlines

Nigeria's civil aviation authority is looking into certifying China's C919 jet for the country's carriers, its director general told Reuters, as Nigerian airlines take on more aircraft and as...

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Hong Kong's airlines evacuate planes as they wait out Typhoon Ragasa reuters.com/world/china/hong…
Hong Kong's airlines evacuate planes as they wait out Typhoon Ragasa

Hong Kong's airlines evacuate planes as they wait out Typhoon Ragasa

Cathay Pacific Airways said the typhoon was going to have "a significant impact" on its operations.

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Russian drones in Poland's airspace stir worries for Europe's civil aviation reuters.com/business/aerospa…
Russian drones in Poland's airspace stir worries for Europe's civil aviation

Russian drones in Poland's airspace stir worries for Europe's civil aviation

The incursion of Russian drones in Poland has reignited safety concerns over the vulnerability of civil air transport in Europe, aviation and insurance experts said, the latest upheaval facing...

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Jeju Air jet still had a working engine when it crashed, investigation update says reuters.com/business/aerospa…
Jeju Air jet still had a working engine when it crashed, investigation update says

Jeju Air jet still had a working engine when it crashed, investigation update says

Investigators have not yet produced a final report into the crash.

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Air India cockpit recording suggests captain cut fuel to engines before crash, source says reuters.com/business/aerospa…

Air India cockpit recording suggests captain cut fuel to engines before crash, source says

The U.S. assessment is not contained in a formal document, said a source, who emphasized the cause of the deadly crash remains under investigation.

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Syria's aviation comeback struggles amid regional turmoil reuters.com/world/china/syri…
Syria's aviation comeback struggles amid regional turmoil

Syria's aviation comeback struggles amid regional turmoil

Poor infrastructure, regional conflict and sporadic Israeli airstrikes are holding back more airlines from returning to Syria, industry officials told Reuters, hampering efforts to rebuild a shatte...

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Amid Air India probe, US FAA, Boeing notify fuel switch locks are safe, document, sources say reuters.com/business/aerospa…
Amid Air India probe, US FAA, Boeing notify fuel switch locks are safe, document, sources say

Amid Air India probe, US FAA, Boeing notify fuel switch locks are safe, document, sources say

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have privately issued notifications that the fuel switch locks on Boeing planes are safe.

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End of tax-free loophole for low-value goods disrupts air shipments to US from China reuters.com/business/autos-t…
End of tax-free loophole for low-value goods disrupts air shipments to US from China

End of tax-free loophole for low-value goods disrupts air shipments to US from China

Shipments valued under $800 fall under the de minimis, or too-small-to-matter, tax exemption.

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AirAsia owner seeks jets for growth but restructuring first priority, CEO says - reuters.com/business/aerospa…
AirAsia owner seeks jets for growth but restructuring first priority, CEO says

AirAsia owner seeks jets for growth but restructuring first priority, CEO says

Airline entrepreneur Tony Fernandes, CEO of AirAsia owner Capital A Group , said on Wednesday he is in talks to buy 50 to 70 Airbus A321XLR jetliners, but signalled the first priority was to complete...

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Israel's airlines evacuate planes to other countries after strikes on Iran reuters.com/world/middle-eas…
Israel's airlines evacuate planes to other countries after strikes on Iran

Israel's airlines evacuate planes to other countries after strikes on Iran

Israeli airlines El Al , Israir and Arkia said on Friday they were moving their planes out of the country, hours after Israel launched widespread strikes against Iran and braced for retaliation.

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After Israel strikes Iran, airlines divert flights as airspace closed. Proliferating conflict zones around the world are becoming an increasing burden on airline operations and profitability, and more of a safety concern. reuters.com/world/europe/aft…
Middle East airspace shut after Israel strikes Iran, airlines cancel flights

Middle East airspace shut after Israel strikes Iran, airlines cancel flights

Airlines steered clear of much of the Middle East on Friday after Israeli attacks on Iranian sites forced carriers to cancel or divert thousands of flights in the latest upheaval to travel in the...

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'Many killed' as Air India plane with 242 on board crashes near India's Ahmedabad airport reuters.com/world/india/plan…
Air India Dreamliner crashes into Ahmedabad college hostel, kills over 240

Air India Dreamliner crashes into Ahmedabad college hostel, kills over 240

The only known surviving passenger was in seat 11A, next to an emergency exit, said Vidhi Chaudhary, a top state police officer, adding that there could be more survivors in hospital.

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Qantas shutters Singapore-based Jetstar Asia on rising costs, competition reuters.com/world/asia-pacif…

Qantas shutters Singapore-based Jetstar Asia on rising costs, competition

The shutdown will result in the loss of up to 500 jobs, a Qantas spokesperson said

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The airline has seen "really high cost increases" at its Singapore base, including double-digit rises in fuel, airport fees, ground handling and security charges, Jetstar Group CEO Stephanie Tully
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Expanding missile threats and airspace closures are straining airlines - reuters.com/world/asia-pacif…
Expanding missile threats and airspace closures are straining airlines

Expanding missile threats and airspace closures are straining airlines

Proliferating conflict zones are an increasing burden on airline operations and profitability, executives say, as carriers grapple with missiles and drones, airspace closures, location spoofing and...

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China removes ban on Boeing deliveries after tariff war pause, Bloomberg News reports reuters.com/business/aerospa…
China lifts Boeing delivery ban as tariff war cools, Bloomberg News reports

China lifts Boeing delivery ban as tariff war cools, Bloomberg News reports

China has removed a ban on airlines taking delivery of Boeing planes after the United States and China agreed a temporary cut in steep tariffs, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing sources...

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Chinese customers are rejecting new jets due to tariffs, Boeing confirms - reuters.com/business/aerospa…
Boeing poised to resell jets as tariffs hit China trade

Boeing poised to resell jets as tariffs hit China trade

Boeing is looking to resell potentially dozens of planes locked out of China by tariffs after repatriating a third jet to the United States in a delivery standoff that drew new criticism of Beijing...

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Second Boeing jet starts return from China, tracker shows - reuters.com/business/aerospa…
Second Boeing jet starts return from China, tracker shows

Second Boeing jet starts return from China, tracker shows

A second Boeing jet intended for use by a Chinese airline was heading back to the U.S. on Monday, flight tracking data showed, in what appeared to be another victim of the tit-for-tat bilateral...

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