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Finnair uses rights-issue funds to acquire previously-leased A321s
Finnair has used proceeds from its recent rights issue to purchase six Airbus A321s from lessor BOC Aviation. The airline says the twinjets were previously on lease. It states that the transaction amounts to over €200 million ($219 million) and will generate a positive annual impact of €20 million on ...
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Overair reveals full-sized prototype of ‘Butterfly’ air taxi
Southern California air taxi developer Overair on 19 December revealed the first full-scale prototype of its electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle.
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Icelandic air traffic appears unaffected by volcanic eruption
Icelandic authorities have put a localised airspace restriction in place after a volcanic eruption began near Grindavik, around 17km southeast of Reykjavik’s Keflavik airport. There is no immediate indication of any air traffic disruption at Keflavik. Seismic activity has been recorded in the Grindavik area for several weeks. NOTAMs for ...
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Comac, Tibet Airlines to jointly develop high-altitude C919 variant
Comac and Tibet Airlines have signed a cooperation agreement that will see them jointly work on developing a high-altitude variant of the C919 narrowbody.
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Air Corsica emerges as customer for two more ATR 72-600s
Mediterranean operator Air Corsica has emerged as a customer behind an order covering a pair of ATR 72-600 turboprops. The airframer says the order was originally confirmed during the Paris air show in June. ATR states that the aircraft will be delivered over the first half of next year, giving ...
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Gulf Air chief Al Alawi to retire in early 2024
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air’s chief executive is to step down at the end of January next year, the Bahraini government has disclosed. Capt Waleed Al Alawi previously served as a Gulf Air pilot and worked with Bahrain’s Royal Flight. He became deputy chief of the Bahraini carrier in 2017, ...
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Environmental groups fear US poised to promote SAF that is not sustainable
Environmental groups are warning that new US guidelines for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will promote widespread production of biofuels that may not actually be sustainable. Airlines disagree.
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Turkish to take 220 Airbus jets including 70 A350s and A350Fs
Turkish Airlines has disclosed that it will order another 220 aircraft from Airbus, with 70 A350s – including five freighters – among them. The flag-carrier had previously indicated that it was finalising a large agreement with the airframer. Turkish Airlines has unveiled the details of the agreement, stating that it ...
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Swiss to adopt artificial intelligence passenger counting next year following tests
Swiss has declared a success its trial of using artificial intelligence to count passengers during boarding, and will adopt the process formally from next year. It plans to replace manual counting on short-haul flights in the third quarter of 2024 and on long-haul services from the fourth. “Once the new ...
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Chris Raymond to become Boeing Global Services CEO
Boeing’s chief sustainability officer Chris Raymond will succeed Stephanie Pope as chief executive of Boeing Global Services, effective on 1 January 2024.
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GE Aerospace achieves breakthrough in hypersonic engine development
Using a subscale demonstrator, jet turbine manufacturer GE Aerospace successfully ignited a dual-mode ramjet engine using rotating detonation combustion – a technique the company says holds promise for powering crewed hypersonic vehicles.
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Swiftair to take pair of leased A321 converted freighters
Spanish operator Swiftair is to introduce a pair of Airbus A321 converted freighters, which will be leased from Irish-based AerCap. The aircraft will be modified under the conversion programme of EFW at its Singapore facility. AerCap says the twinjets will be delivered to Swiftair in April and June next year. ...
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EU safety regulators concerned over rise in findings from Egyptian carrier inspections
European safety regulators have expressed unease over an apparent deterioration in the results of ramp inspections conducted on Egyptian airlines. Egyptian carriers have never been blacklisted by the European Commission. But in the latest blacklist revision, the Commission states that ramp inspections under its foreign-aircraft safety assessment programme have revealed ...
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Ampaire’s CEO: 12h flight demonstrates hybrid-electric’s range-extending potential
Hybrid-electric propulsion developer Ampaire recently completed a continuous 12h flight with its Electric EEL aircraft, demonstrating the range-extending potential of its technology for regional aviation.
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Undisclosed operator tentatively signs for D328eco turboprops
Deutsche Aircraft has revealed a tentative agreement by an undisclosed customer for up to four D328eco turboprops.
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French air navigation head chosen as next EASA chief
French air navigation service DSNA’s chief, Florian Guillermet, has been chosen as the next leader of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. Guillermet will succeed interim head Luc Tytgat, who took over from former executive director Patrick Ky in September. EASA says that, following his selection, Guillermet will make a ...
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Nepalese safety efforts not yet sufficient to lift European blacklisting
European regulators remain dissatisfied with Nepalese authorities’ efforts to bring the country’s civil aviation safety and oversight into line with international standards, following an on-site assessment conducted in September. Nepal has been the subject of a blanket blacklisting by the European Commission for a decade. While the on-site assessment – ...
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UK cargo operator One Air takes second 747-400 freighter and eyes third
Newly-established UK cargo operator One Air has introduced a second Boeing 747-400 freighter to its fleet. The airline states that the 747-400BDSF will support charter services between London Heathrow and Hong Kong. It is also expecting to receive a third 747 in the first quarter of next year. One Air ...
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‘Very novel and very difficult’: Wisk takes measured approach to developing autonomous air taxi
Wisk is on a mission to improve people’s lives by making their daily commutes or trips to the airport more manageable, and for its autonomous flight technology to be widely accessible.
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Wisk CEO: Air taxi start-up ’not in either camp’ on eVTOL charging debate
As opposing views on standards for electric air taxi charging infrastructure have recently burst into public view, autonomous aircraft developer Wisk Aero finds both cases compelling.