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Alaska’s Everts Air receives Textron’s first SkyCourier combi
Textron Aviation has delivered the first Cessna SkyCourier outfitted in a passenger-cargo-combi configuration, handing the first of the type to Alaskan charter airline Everts Air.
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Alaska Airlines sells 737 Max 9 with blown door plug back to Boeing
Alaska Airlines has sold the Boeing 737 Max 9 involved in the 5 January Alaska flight 1282 door-plug blow out back to Boeing for an undisclosed amount.
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Vietjet eyes MRO facility in Laos
Low-cost operator Vietjet has disclosed plans to set up an MRO facility in Laos, as part of a wider agreement with Laotian civil aviation authorities.
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Joby flies air taxi demonstrator powered by liquid hydrogen
Air taxi developer Joby Aviation has completed a flight of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) craft fuelled only by liquid hydrogen, demonstrating the potential for emissions-free regional travel.
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Safran, ST Engineering deepen Leap engine support partnership
ST Engineering has entered into a two-year agreement with Safran Aircraft Engines to provide module repair support for the CFM International Leap engine family.
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Mexico’s AeroUnion takes A330P2F to operate on behalf of Avianca Cargo
Mexican cargo carrier AeroUnion has received a passenger-to-freighter-converted Airbus A330 that it will operate on behalf of Colombian commercial partner Avianca Cargo.
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UK regulator expands scope of Vertical Aerospace's design approval
Electric air taxi developer Vertical Aerospace has seen the scope of its Design Organisation Approval (DOA) expanded by the UK civil aviation regulator.
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Boeing ramped deliveries in June but lost more than 100 net orders during month
Boeing logged negative order activity in June due to moving orders for 116 aircraft out of its backlog and into a special accounting bucket reserved for deals the company suspects may not actually close.
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Analysts fault Boeing guilty fraud plea for lack of leadership change
Boeing intends to plead guilty to criminal charges that it defrauded the Federal Aviation Administration but some observers fault the plan for failing to require leadership change.
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United Engine shows off prototype hybrid powertrain as it looks toward 1.5MW model
Russia’s United Engine is to show off a prototype 500kW hybrid powertrain at an industrial exhibition, as it looks to use the architecture to progress to 1.5MW.
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Rossiya set to test integrated aftersales service platform for MC-21’s PD-14 engines
Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya is set to test a new aftersales service system developed to handle the Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine for the Yakovlev MC-21 twinjet.
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Deutsche Aircraft delays D328eco service entry until late 2027
German manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft has again pushed back the service-entry date for its new D328eco – the second such delay for the programme.
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Vertical drops plan to fly at Farnborough in favour of advancing flight tests
Vertical Aerospace has abandoned ambitious plans to fly its latest VX4 prototype at the forthcoming Farnborough air show to instead concentrate on advancing the electric air taxi’s flight-test programme.
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PHI receives first H160 ahead of route-proving trials
Airbus Helicopters and partner PHI Aviation will shortly begin route-proving trials with the former’s H160 medium-twin in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Columbia Helicopters partners with Piasecki for Model 107 upgrade programme
Piasecki Aircraft has secured new work for its ‘Heliplex’ facility in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, signing a collaboration agreement with Columbia Helicopters to upgrade Model 107 tandem-rotor helicopters to a new more fuel-efficient standard.
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Indonesian Aerospace gets serious about N219 amphibian
Indonesian Aerospace has committed to developing an amphibious version of its 19-seater N219 turboprop.
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HAECO and Airbus extend radome repair contract
Airbus has extended a component services contract with HAECO covering most of its commercial aircraft family.
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China Southern, EHang partner to explore eVTOL tourism operations
China Southern Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding with EHang to explore the development of “low-altitude tourism” in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai.
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GE Aerospace extends CEO Culp’s contract until end-2027
The company’s board of directors on 30 June approved a new employment contract for Culp that extends his term as CEO and board chair until the end of 2027.
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Airbus could still pick up Spirit AeroSystems entities in Scotland and Malaysia
Airbus’s framework agreement with Spirit AeroSystems shows that the aircraft manufacturer might yet acquire Scottish or Malaysian operations of Spirit if a third-party buyer does not emerge. Both Sprit’s Glasgow Prestwick division and its Subang airport arm in western Kuala Lumpur supply components for Airbus programmes. Neither has been included ...