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NewsCongress excludes Max 7 and 10 exemption from defence spending bill
Lawmakers have excluded from a defence spending bill a critical exemption Boeing is seeking for its 737 Max 7 and 10, leaving more questions about those jets’ certification path.
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US FAA requires A321XLR fire resistance in vicinity of rear fuel tank
US regulators have laid out formal requirements for the Airbus A321XLR’s lower fuselage, in the vicinity of the rear centre fuel tank, to be resistant to fire penetration.
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Collins bullish on India as it expands local presence
Collins Aerospace has opened new engineering and global operations centres in India, as it eyes opportunities in the country’s growing manufacturing sector.
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Lilium will let customers go first before operating own network with eVTOL jet
Lilium still plans to become an operator of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) Lilium Jet in the future but concedes this will not happen for several years following service entry.
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Airbus struggles to repeat previous end-of-year delivery feats
Airbus’s admission that it will probably miss its commercial aircraft delivery target for this year is an indication of the supply-chain issues and other difficulties encountered by the airframer as it attempts to ramp-up production. The target of 700 aircraft was relatively modest, considering that it was far exceeding 800 ...
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Bristow orders AW139s for UK SAR contract
Bristow Group has ordered six Leonardo Helicopters AW139 intermediate-twins to support the next phase of its search and rescue operation in the UK.
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Porter revamps fares and tweaks onboard product ahead of E-Jet arrivals
Canadian carrier Porter Airways has rolled out new fare bundles and several other product updates, including available fresh meals – changes the company says make its economy class the industry’s best.
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FAA proposes rule changes to regulate air taxi operators
The Federal Aviation Administration has started the process of defining how it will regulate the new breed of in-development electric air taxis.
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IAG sustainability chief warns of industry expertise shortage
Airlines will need to recruit and train more environmental experts if they are to meet carbon reduction commitments, but there is a shortage of required skills.
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Shortage of airframe and engine spares ‘worse than I realised’: IATA chief
IATA director general Willie Walsh has warned that a shortage of airframe and engine spares could weigh on the airline industry’s recovery in 2023.
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Embraer shifts ‘Energia’ focus to new hybrid- and hydrogen-powered concepts
Embraer has unveiled several new conceptual low-emission aircraft, marking a shift toward possible development of larger aircraft powered by hybrid-electric and hydrogen propulsion.
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Airbus UpNext readies Citation VII for tests of morphing wing
Airbus UpNext, the airframer’s innovations arm, will early next year begin flight tests of a Cessna Citation VII business jet that it will eventually modify with a wing that can automatically change shape in flight.
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Wrongly-refitted trim switch left pilots fighting to keep E175’s nose down
US investigators have determined that an Embraer 175 pitch-trim switch, inadvertently fitted upside-down, resulted in the crew’s experienced a serious flight-control incident on departure from Atlanta. The captain had already flown the American Eagle jet from Detroit to New York LaGuardia earlier in the day, but the crew noted a ...
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Rega ups order for H145 helicopters with new 12-unit deal
Swiss air rescue provider Rega has ordered a second batch of 12 five-bladed Airbus Helicopters H145 intermediate-twins, adding to an initial contract for nine examples signed in March this year.
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Nippon Cargo Airlines extends GEnx support agreement
Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has extended its support agreement for the GE Aerospace GEnx-2B engines that power its Boeing 747-8F fleet.
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Boeing Australia’s Nelson to lead company’s international business
Boeing’s Brendan Nelson will move to take control of the company’s international business, with Australian government veteran Maria Fernandez to take over his role as Australia head.
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Embraer names Binter as customer behind previously disclosed E195-E2 order
Embraer has revealed that Spanish airline Binter Canarias is the customer behind an order for five E195-E2s disclosed by the manufacturer several days ago.
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NTSB urges Bell 407 tail boom inspections amid concern about boom ‘separation’
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has urged US and Canadian aviation regulators to require Bell 407 operators to complete immediate inspections of those helicopters’ tail boom attachment components.
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Honda Aircraft lands orders for 25 HondaJets from Volato
US business aviation company Volato has ordered 25 of Honda Aircraft’s recently updated HA-420 HondaJet Elite II.
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Top US lawmakers to decide fate of 737 Max 7 and Max 10 regulatory exemption
One of two proposals to exempt Boeing’s 737 Max 7 and Max 10 from a year-end regulatory change could be included in a US defence spending bill lawmakers plan to finalise before year end.
