All aerospace news – Page 280
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NewsGama expands US maintenance footprint with Jet East acquisition
UK business aviation services group Gama Aviation has almost doubled the size of its US maintenance operation with the $11 million acquisition of Trenton, New Jersey-based Jet East
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NewsSafran expands seat options for E-Jet family
Safran has had its Z110i economy seat certificated for installation on Embraer E-Jets, thereby broadening the supplier’s seat options for the aircraft family.
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NewsComac added to US government’s Chinese military blacklist
Chinese airframer Comac landed itself on the US government’s blacklist of “communist Chinese military companies”, where it could face sanctions and an investment ban from US companies.
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NewsAerospace leaders see clearing skies, eye post-Covid air travel boom
Things might get worse for the global aerospace industry before they get better. But the industry will recover, likely starting this year, thanks to vaccine distribution and pent-up demand for air travel.
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NewsSeat manufacturer Zim Flugsitz exits insolvency proceedings
German seat manufacturer Zim Flugsitz has emerged from legal insolvency proceedings after a restructuring plan was unanimously approved by creditors in December.
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems and GE Aviation beneficiaries of $125m in US-backed loans
The Export-Import Bank of the United States has agreed to guarantee two financing deals that will provide $125 million to support aerospace work at GE Aviation and Spirit AeroSystems.
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In depthHow Airbus’ 2020 orders and deliveries compare to Boeing’s
The release by Airbus and Boeing of full-year 2020 order and delivery figures has brought into stark view just how significantly the Covid-19 pandemic has stricken the world’s two largest airframers.
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NewsDHL orders another eight 777Fs
DHL Express has ordered another eight Boeing 777 Freighters, providing a much needed boost to Boeing at a time when demand for passenger jets remains severely curtailed.
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NewsPakistani start-up AirSial picks MTU for engine support
MTU has won an engine maintenance contract from Pakistani start-up carrier AirSial.
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NewsBoeing closes 2020 with backlog down 22% in one year
Boeing logged another month of zero 787 deliveries in December 2020, while also receiving cancellations for another 105 737 Max.
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NewsMarch Heli-Expo to be in-person event
The Helicopter Association International is moving ahead with plans for its 2021 HAI Heli-Expo trade show in March to be held in person – not just virtually.
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NewsAeromexico terminates collective bargaining agreements with pilots, flight attendants
Grupo Aeromexico, the parent company of Mexico’s legacy carrier, Aeromexico, has requested to terminate its collective bargaining agreements with its pilots’ and flight attendants’ unions, as it struggles to continue operating through the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAirbus dismayed as US tariffs sting aircraft structure shipments
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has reiterated the need for a negotiated settlement to the long-running transatlantic subsidies dispute, as the US government – in the final days of the Trump administration – prepares to put further sanctions in place. Speaking as the airframer unveiled its full-year 2020 order and ...
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NewsColombia picks AW139 as presidential transport helicopter
Colombia has selected the Leonardo AW139 intermediate-twin as its new presidential transport helicopter.
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NewsUK parts firm Gardner details pain from plunging volumes
Airbus and Boeing parts manufacturer Gardner Aerospace has laid out the devastating impact of the industry downturn on its business, highlighting a 45% drop in revenue across the first nine months of 2020 and a full-year operating loss for the Derby, UK-headquartered firm.
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NewsST Engineering, Honeywell ink agreement for Leap component MRO
ST Engineering and Honeywell Aerospace have signed a 10-year agreement for the maintenance of CFM International’s Leap engine components.
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NewsStudents flock to some US flight schools despite aerospace industry woes
Evidence suggests that student pilots continue streaming into US flight schools despite the Covid-19 pandemic having left the world’s airline industry scrambling to survive.
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AnalysisHow Deutsche Aircraft plans to tackle regional resurgence with reborn Dornier 328
Fledgling airframer hopes that new engines and avionics, plus compatability with sustainable fuel, will enable D328eco twin-turboprop to take advantage of predicted demand for smaller, greener aircraft
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NewsKAI’s MRO unit scores maintenance contract with Jeju Air
Korean Aviation Engineering and Maintenance Services (KAEMS) has clinched a maintenance contract with low-cost carrier Jeju Air for work on six Boeing 737-800s.
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NewsAerolease cancels SpaceJet orders amid programme freeze
US-based lessor Aerolease Aviation has cancelled its commitments for Mitsubishi Aircraft’s SpaceJet programme, the airframer has disclosed.