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InterviewGAMECO chief highlights stability in a challenging environment
Despite uncertainty in post-pandemic recovery, Guangzhou-based MRO GAMECO is taking it in its stride. FlightGlobal speaks to GAMECO chief Norbert Marx to find out how the MRO has coped with the onset of the pandemic, and how it plans to emerge stronger.
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AnalysisGE Aviation and Embraer Commercial tap international sales experience with new CEOs
The new chief executives of GE Aviation and Embraer’s commercial aircraft division are well suited to help address the particular challenges facing those companies’ corners of the aerospace industry.
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NewsHAPSMobile to flight test high-altitude, pseudo satellite HAWK30 in New Mexico
The flying-wing unmanned air vehicle is solar-powered and designed to stay aloft for six months.
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NewsEmbraer’s Slattery to succeed GE Aviation CEO Joyce
Embraer’s head of commercial aviation John Slattery will succeed David Joyce as chief executive of GE Aviation.
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NewsMitsubishi Aircraft reiterates commitment to M90 certification
Mitsubishi Aircraft has reorganised its senior management, as it reiterates it commitment in getting its SpaceJet regional jet programme certificated. The Japanese airframer will be promoting company veteran Yasuhiko Kawaguchi to the role of executive chief engineer. Kawaguchi, who has 35 years of experience in Mitsubishi Aircraft and parent ...
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NewsHKIA sees strong cargo, dismal passenger traffic in May
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is experiencing a boom in cargo flights, even as passenger traffic remains virtually non-existent amid the coronavirus pandemic. The airport notes that May saw 6,335 cargo flight movements, up 29.3% from May 2019. Still, cargo throughput fell 6.8% to 377,000t compared to a year earlier. ...
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NewsLeonardo gains EASA approval for Aneto-1K-powered AW189 helicopter
Leonardo Helicopters has secured European certification for the Safran Helicopter Engines Aneto-1K-powered variant of the AW189 super-medium twin.
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NewsUS airlines take jets out of storage, add flights as recovery begins
North America’s airline industry has started a slow but noticeable recovery as carriers bring hundreds of jets back into service in response to a bump in travel demand ahead of the summer travel season.
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OpinionWhy now is chance to shape air traffic systems for the future
Graham Lake, former director general of CANSO, examines why the immediate financial choices facing air navigation service providers are destined to have a direct impact on airline operations and passenger services for years to come
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OpinionLondon has much to learn from French aerospace bailout
While France has taken a multifacted approach to rescuing its aerospace industry, there is little sign of action on the other side of the English Channel
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OpinionWhy cargo will no longer be boring in the new normal
Passengers sharing airliner cabins with freight? That could be just one legacy of an aviation industry turned upside down by coronavirus and feeling its way to recovery
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NewsHAECO debuts contactless aircraft lavatory solutions
HAECO’s cabin solutions unit has rolled out a suite of hands-free devices that can be fitted into existing aircraft lavatories, amid growing scrutiny of onboard sanitation during the coronavirus outbreak. The solutions include an electric, foot-controlled switch to flush toilets; an infrared, sensor-based waste basket lid; and a refillable ...
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NewsPentagon awards $100m to Spirit AeroSystems and GE Aviation to shore up aerospace
The Pentagon plans to grant more awards overtime to subsidise companies that have been hurt by declining commercial business.
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NewsBabcock says offshore helicopter market ‘no longer attractive’ in long term
UK services firm Babcock has again cast doubt on its long-term future operating crew-change helicopters in support of the offshore oil and gas sector, with its chief executive branding performance in the segment as “frustrating and disappointing”
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems cuts more staff and again trims 2020 737 production plan
Spirit AeroSystems is again cutting its workforce and has further reduced its expected 2020 production of 737 fuselages, a pullback coming in response to new direction from Boeing.
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NewsComac gets post-pandemic boost from China Express order
China Express Airlines has signed a partnership agreement framework with Comac for the purchase of 100 ARJ21 and C919 aircraft. The deal, subject to shareholder approval, did not specify how many of either aircraft type the Guizhou-based carrier will be taking, nor did it indicate a value. However ...
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NewsBoeing CEO lays out plan to combat racial discrimination
Boeing has pledged to take additional steps to promote diversity and equality and to address racial discrimination following nationwide protests calling for reforms to address inequality.
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AnalysisBoeing faces ‘critical few months’ amid pandemic: analysts
Aerospace industry analysts suspect regulators will re-certificate the 737 Max later this year, but they stress that the company’s challenges extend well beyond that programme.
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NewsCoronavirus could be killed in aircraft interiors using heat, early results show
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has shown that common ground heaters could be used to raise the temperature of aircraft interiors to levels sufficient to kill the coronavirus and other biological contaminants.
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NewsFuselage join begins for first Il-114-300
Fuselage mating has commenced for the first Ilyushin Il-114-300 to be manufactured using serial production technology. The aircraft is being assembled at the Lukhovitsy plant of RSK MiG near Moscow. Joining of the fuselage sections is being performed on an automated rig specially designed and built for the task, says ...