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NewsMD Helicopters looks to new chapter after takeover ends years of turmoil
MD Helicopters’ new owners insist they can breathe new life into the company after completing the acquisition of the US rotorcraft manufacturer’s assets on 15 August.
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Emirates details in-flight entertainment system chosen for A350 fleet
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to fit its upcoming fleet of 50 Airbus A350s with a Thales in-flight entertainment system. The Dubai-based airline says it has chosen the Thales Avant Up system for the twinjets, deliveries of which are set to commence in 2024. Emirates says the system features 4K ...
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GE Aviation opens new service centre in Brisbane
GE Aviation has opened a new service centre in Brisbane, Australia to support customers in the Asia-Pacific.
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Rolls-Royce exits Boom’s supersonic airliner project
Rolls-Royce has ended its involvement in a project by Boom Supersonic to develop a faster-than-sound passenger airliner, leaving unclear the powerplant options available to Boom.
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Bombardier testing second, larger flight demonstrator of blended-wing-body concept
Bombardier has started flight testing a second, larger unmanned demonstrator of a conceptual blended-wing-body aircraft, expanding an effort the company says could inform the design of a radically different large-cabin business jet in future.
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HeliDax signs up for HCare Classics support package on legacy H120 fleet
France’s HeliDax has become the first customer for Airbus Helicopters’ HCare Classics support package, covering the operator’s fleet of 36 H120 Colibri light-singles.
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Japan’s Hiratagakuen, Airbus to study, develop eVTOL services
Airbus has signed an agreement with Japanese helicopter operator Hiratagakuen to develop advanced air mobility services in Japan’s Kansai region, with the ultimate aim of launching commercial transportation services.
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Dala Air picks PC-12 pair for air ambulance operations
Kazakhstan’s Dala Air has ordered a pair of Pilatus PC-12 NGX single-engined turboprops to perform air ambulance missions.
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Safran bids for Thales’ electrical systems business
Safran has begun negotiations to acquire the electrical systems business of fellow French aerospace firm Thales.
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FAA approves 100-octane unleaded aviation fuel, hastening shift from leaded gas
US regulators have approved the use of a 100-octane unleaded fuel in all spark-ignition aviation engines, a move the general aviation industry says will help its transition away from leaded fuel.
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Wizz-operated A330 freighter enters heavy check at new Budapest MRO facility
Wizz Air’s single long-haul aircraft, the Airbus A330-200F it operates for the Hungarian government, has become the first large widebody for service at maintenance firm Aeroplex’s new facility. Budapest-based Aeroplex received the widebody hangar in March this year. The company says the A330 freighter, which ICAO classifies as a Code ...
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AVIC’s updated AG600 operates first sortie to and from water
The updated AVIC AG600 amphibian has conducted its first sortie involving taking off and landing on water.
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R-R, Air China to set up joint MRO facility in Beijing
Roll-Royce and Air China have signed a joint venture agreement to set up an engine MRO facility in Beijing.
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Pilots' failures and fatigue caused 2019 Convair 440 crash in Ohio: NTSB
The September 2019 stall and crash of a Convair 440 cargo aircraft near Toledo resulted from oversight by the aircraft’s two fatigued pilots.
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EASA backs postponement of distress-tracking installation deadline
European safety regulators are backing a postponement of requirements for aircraft to carry equipment to transmit position information autonomously if the flight is in distress, citing the impact of the pandemic on deliveries. Under ICAO standards this equipment – known as an emergency locator transmitter and distress tracker – will ...
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US moves to seize 737 BBJ, citing Russian sanctions violation
The US government is seeking to seize a Boeing 737 business jet owned by Moscow-based oil and gas company Lukoil due to alleged violations of US-imposed sanctions against Russia.
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China Airlines yet to finalise 787 order: Boeing
Boeing has not yet received firm 787 orders from China Airlines despite the carrier saying yesterday it had purchased the jets.
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Airbus starts seeking successor to chief financial officer Asam
Airbus is preparing a succession plan for chief financial officer Dominik Asam, who is to step down from his position next year. He is to take up the post of chief financial officer at German software firm SAP. Asam joined Airbus during a management transition following Guillaume Faury’s accession to ...
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Mammoth agrees 777 freighter conversion pact with Fort Worth’s Aspire MRO
US-based Mammoth Freighters has reached a Boeing 777 freighter-conversion agreement with Texas’s Aspire MRO. The agreement follows Aspire’s formal launch of passenger-to-freighter conversion services at its Fort Worth facility in the city’s Alliance airport. Aspire will use six bays at the airport’s former American Airlines maintenance centre for 777 conversion. ...
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Wideroe outlines ambitions for zero-emissions flying
Norwegian regional Wideroe is aiming to test zero-emissions aircraft in commercial operations within four years, introduce such aircraft into its mainline fleet in the coming decade. and is studying the use of eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) types.
