All air transport news – Page 17
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems receives cash lifeline from Airbus as coffers dry up
Airbus has agreed to provide Spirit AeroSystems with $200 million in credit to help the financially embattled US supplier continue operating until Airbus completes a plan to acquire parts of Spirit later this year.
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NewsBombardier’s production still disrupted by one engine maker’s delays
Bombardier is struggling to get engines on time from one of its three engine suppliers – the company has not said which.
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NewsBusiness jet deals stalled amid tariff uncertainty but momentum has rebounded: Bombardier
Some sales campaigns slowed in March as tariffs took hold, but Bombardier’s CEO says activity is “back to normal”.
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NewsFormer Etihad leader Hogan’s advisory firm to become Global Airlines shareholder
Former Etihad Airways chief James Hogan’s advisory firm Knighthood Global is to become a shareholder in UK start-up carrier Global Airlines. Hogan, along with Etihad’s former chief financial officer James Rigney, will be appointed as strategic advisors to the company Global Airlines is aiming to offer transatlantic Airbus A380 services, ...
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NewsBombardier considers acquiring Belfast production site amid Spirit AeroSystems break up
Bombardier is open to the prospect of acquiring work packages from Spirit AeroSystems in Belfast focused on the production of aerostructures for its business jets, although the Canadian airframer would also be content with Boeing taking on that activity and becoming one of its suppliers.
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NewsSiriNor outlines big ambitions for electric ducted-fan engine
A Norwegian start-up is hoping its small electric-powered ducted-fan engine for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) can spearhead a move up the weight class into commercial aviation applications.
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NewsC919 at least three years from European certification: EASA chief
Chinese airframer Comac’s C919 single-aisle twinjet will probably not receive European certification for at least three years – and possibly much longer. Speaking exclusively to the French economics publication L’Usine Nouvelle, European Union Aviation Safety Agency executive director Florian Guillermet stated that the regulator had informed Comac that the jet ...
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NewsRolls-Royce expects Trent 1000 HPT blade certification in ‘coming weeks’
Rolls-Royce expects it will shortly receive US regulatory approval for a new high-pressure turbine (HPT) blade that will significantly improve the time-on-wing for the Trent 1000 engine.
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NewsAirbus explores mitigation options to minimise tariff impact on supply chain and airline customers
Airbus is examining various options to address the fluid US-driven tariff situation, both within its own supply chain and through negotiations with affected airline customers. Speaking during a first-quarter briefing on 30 April, chief executive Guillaume Faury highlighted the rapidly-changing nature of the tariff regime – the airframer was still ...
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NewsTrump throws momentum behind plan to overhaul US air traffic control systems
Trump say updated ATC systems could prevent accidents like the 29 January midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National airports.
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NewsAerCap CEO not interested in 737 and A320 replacements
If Airbus and Boeing were to pitch him on next-generation narrowbodies, AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly would reply, ”Don’t let the door hit you on the way out”.
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NewsAerCap CEO envisions tariffs driving up used jet prices
Tariffs could also lead countries to remove caps preventing importation of older leased aircraft, so airlines need not acquire as many tariff-saddled new jets
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NewsAirbus maintains full-year delivery guidance despite backloading
Airbus is still expecting a backloaded delivery profile this year, as supply-chain issues persist, but believes it is making progress on its business priorities.
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NewsAir Sierra Leone restores UK connection through Ascend Airways wet-lease
UK carrier Ascend Airways has carried out a flight on behalf of newly-established Air Sierra Leone, flying from London Gatwick to Freetown. The 26 April service was conducted with a Boeing 737 Max 8 (G-CRUX) painted in Air Sierra Leone livery. Air Sierra Leone emerged in October last year with ...
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NewsSweden loses out to LA after Heart transplants operation
Hybrid-electric developer Heart Aerospace is to abandon its long-term Swedish home and relocate operations to Los Angeles to “accelerate development” of its 30-passenger ES-30 aircraft.
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NewsPlay leasing several aircraft to Maltese division of Ukraine’s SkyUp
Ukrainian operator SkyUp’s Maltese division has emerged as the partner to which Icelandic carrier Play Airlines is supplying aircraft under its new diversification strategy. Play is deploying four of its 10 Airbus A320neo-family jets for damp-lease to SkyUp MT from spring-summer this year. The agreement will run to the end ...
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NewsUnited Aircraft progresses towards ‘fully-Russian’ MC-21 with first flight of modified prototype
Russia’s United Aircraft has carried out the maiden flight of a modified prototype Yakovlev MC-21 which has been fitted with a number of domestically-built systems and components. The twinjet took off from the Irkutsk aviation plant airfield on 29 April. United Aircraft has been developing the Russian-equipped aircraft as part ...
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NewsFAA moves to prevent widespread summer flight disruptions
Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration are gearing up for another busy summer of air travel, with a goal of heading off the types of widespread disruptions that have been common during recent summers.
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NewsIcelandair transformation progresses but economy slows booking pace
Icelandair Group is expecting profitability improvements in the second and third quarters, having cut its first-quarter operating loss by around 10% to $62.3 million. Over the three months to 31 March the company recorded better results across all its business segments. But the company is cautioning that the pace of ...
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NewsUS House proposes $15bn in funding to modernise air traffic control
Republican lawmakers have proposed a plan to provide the Federal Aviation Administration with $15 billion to fund air traffic control (ATC) modernisation, a move coming several weeks after US transportation chief Sean Duffy committed to such an effort.