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AnalysisHow airlines’ environmental investments are already paying dividends
Despite their geographical and operational differences, US carriers United Airlines and JetBlue Airways, Norwegian regional airline Wideroe, and Spain’s Air Nostrum have a common goal: to be pioneers in sustainability.
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AnalysisWhy Vertical Aerospace is still riding high as eVTOL sector matures
UK start-up Vertical Aerospace is among a small group of pioneers driving the development of eVTOL platforms for market entry later this decade – but can it maintain momentum?
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NewsEasyJet lays out strategy to reach 2050 zero-emission target
UK budget carrier EasyJet has set out a plan to slash carbon emissions by 78% by 2050, with an interim target of 35% by 2035. EasyJet will then use carbon removal to address residual emissions, in order to reach a 2050 net-zero objective. The airline says it aims to achieve ...
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NewsThree escape 737 freighter excursion into lake at Montpellier
French investigation authority BEA has opened an inquiry into the runway excursion at Montpellier involving a Boeing 737-400 freighter operating on behalf of West Atlantic. The aircraft came to rest with its nose in the water off the end of runway 12L following a service from Paris Charles de Gaulle ...
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NewsSecond A321XLR flight-test aircraft joins certification programme
Airbus has commenced flight-testing with a second A321XLR, this time fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines, after it departed on its maiden sortie from Hamburg Finkenwerder to Toulouse on 23 September. The airframer is using four aircraft for the XLR certification programme, although only three will have been specifically ...
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NewsAirbus cautiously optimistic over near-term return of widebody order activity
Airbus chief Guillaume Faury is optimistic of near-term return to widebody aircraft demand, but remains cautious given the sensitivity of the sector to disruption. Speaking at a capital markets briefing on 23 September, Faury said single-aisle aircraft orders had come back in “very large numbers” – as illustrated by recent ...
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NewsA220-500 would turn twinjet into ‘powerful’ product range: Airbus chief
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has signalled to investors that a stretched A220 is necessary to turn the twinjet into a strong product family. Speaking at a capital markets event on 23 September, Faury said the ‘A220-500’ – as the possible stretch has been loosely dubbed – “makes a lot ...
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NewsEngine deliveries to Airbus picking up but supply-chain concerns remain: Faury
Airbus has observed a pick-up in engine supply over the past couple of months, but believes broader supply-chain issues will not normalise until at least the middle of next year. Chief executive Guillaume Faury, speaking during a capital markets briefing on 23 September, said the airframer still had some 26 ...
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NewsAirbus expects monthly A320neo output to reach 50 by year-end
Airbus is expecting to reach an A320neo monthly production rate of around 50 aircraft by the end of this year, as it progresses towards ambitious output levels for the twinjet family.
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NewsSwiss proposes mediation avenue to resolve pilot labour deal impasse
Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss is proposing extrajudicial mediation to resolve an impasse over a new collective agreement for pilots. The talks between Swiss and the Aeropers cockpit representatives have lasted for more than two years. But the negotiations have failed to result in a new collective labour pact. Swiss insists ...
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In depthRegent achieves flying milestone with subscale seaglider model
Start-up seaglider developer Regent Craft’s sub-scale prototype achieved an important milestone last month on its journey to become a viable transport option along coasts or near large bodies of water.
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NewsBoeing and former CEO Muilenburg settle allegations they misled about the Max
Boeing has agreed to pay $200 million to settle charges that it misled investors about issues facing the 737 Max, violating US securities laws.
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NewsNorse Atlantic cautions over second-half cost pressures
Long-haul start-up Norse Atlantic Airways generated first-half operating revenues of $3 million following the commencement of commercial services in mid-June. The carrier inaugurated flights with a transatlantic connection from Oslo to New York. It is aiming to build a fleet of 15 Boeing 787s. Eleven were introduced in the first ...
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NewsAll-Boeing operator Xiamen Airlines orders 40 Airbus A320neos
Prolific Boeing operator Xiamen Airlines has ordered 40 new Airbus A320neo-family aircraft in a $4.8 billion deal seen as a coup for the European airframer in the world’s largest aviation market.
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NewsNew Airbus Beluga loading system tested with German CH-53 helicopter
Airbus has undertaken verification tests of a loading system intended for lifting outsize military cargo onto the A300-600ST Beluga transport, as the airframer begins offering the type for third-party services. The five Beluga aircraft – developed to carry Airbus aircraft structures and assemblies between the airframer’s manufacturing facilities – are ...
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NewsDe Havilland plans new assembly site near Calgary, Dash 8 and Twin Otter reboot unsettled
De Havilland Canada has revealed plans to build a massive new manufacturing site near Calgary where it will assemble aircraft including its newly launched DHC-515 water bomber.
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NewsBoeing CEO still confident in Max 7’s certification in 2022
Boeing chief executive David Calhoun remains optimistic the Federal Aviation Administration will certificate the 737 Max 7 before year-end – and before a critical regulatory change.
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NewsHeart highlights customer acceptance of switch to 30-seater
Heart Aerospace insists operators are squarely behind its decision to ditch the development of an all-electric 19-seater in favour of a 30-seat hybrid-electric aircraft, with a significant number of customers having already transitioned to the updated model.
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NewsAzul to remove 12 E195s from passenger-aircraft service
Brazilian discount airline Azul will remove 12 Embraer 195s from its fleet of passenger aircraft before the end of 2022, moving to sell some of the jets and convert others to freighters.
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NewsAirlines will need larger jets like updated A380: Emirates’ Clark
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark fears the industry’s shift away from the largest aircraft types could leave carriers short on seats in the coming decades, potentially leading to “enormously high fares”.