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NewsCollision inquiry seeks lower altitude threshold for inhibiting alerts
US investigators are recommending that the FAA evaluate reducing the altitude at which future collision-avoidance systems are inhibited, in order to offer protection closer to the ground. The recommendation has emerged from the inquiry into last year’s mid-air collision between an MHIRJ CRJ700 regional jet and a Sikorsky UH-60L military ...
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NewsWizz Air discussing transfer of upcoming A321XLRs to ‘another operator’
Wizz Air is discussing transfer of five remaining Airbus A321XLR deliveries to another operator ahead of the summer season, but has yet to elaborate. The carrier had six A321XLRs in its fleet at the end of 2025, the close of its third quarter. It is taking a total of 11 ...
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NewsGulfstream deliveries to remain largely flat in 2026
Gulfstream expects to deliver only marginally more business jets this year than in 2025, as the manufacturer continues grappling with supply chain constraints and aircraft completion bottlenecks.
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NewsPratt & Whitney’s GTF deliveries increased 6% in 2025, while recall recovery progresses
Pratt & Whitney delivered 1,055 large commercial turbofans in 2025, a 6% increase year on year, as the engine manufacturer continues its recovery from the PW1000G geared-turbofan recall that has grounded hundreds of aircraft globally.
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NewsBA assisting probe after A350-1000 sheds wheel on take-off
British Airways is assisting with investigation after a main landing-gear wheel detached from an Airbus A350-1000 on take-off from Las Vegas. The 26 January incident was captured on a live surveillance camera at the airport, with sparks emerging from the main landing-gear as the twinjet accelerated along runway 26R. As ...
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NewsSpeed-data entry error preceded 747-400F’s undetected tail-strike
German investigators have disclosed that an Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-400 freighter captain entered an incorrect rotation speed into the flight-management system, before the aircraft sustained a tail-strike on take-off from Frankfurt Hahn. The speed entry of 141kt was 30kt below the correct figure of 171kt which the pilots had ...
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NewsBoeing hopes to max out 737 and 787 capacity, eyes new assembly lines
Boeing expects to deliver approximately 10% more aircraft in 2025 than last year, with production at its existing 737 and 787 assembly sites approaching maximum capacity as the manufacturer prepares new facilities for future rate increases.
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NewsBoeing discovers new durability issue affecting 777-9’s GE9X turbofans
Boeing has identified a durability issue with GE Aerospace GE9X engines powering its 777-9, though the manufacturer insists the problem will not delay planned 2027 deliveries of the widebody type.
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NewsCold comfort: When de-icing is no guarantee of winter safety
While investigators have yet to draw any conclusions about the Bombardier Challenger 600 crash in Bangor, the type – and its derivatives – have previously been the subject of scrutiny owing to the sensitivity of their wings to contamination. The Challenger is a wide-cabin business jet, among the first aircraft ...
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OpinionWhy the A320’s lifetime narrowbody lead was biggest win for Airbus last year
The spoils were very much shared between the ‘big two’ airframers last year, with Boeing securing more sales but Airbus prevailing on deliveries. But 2025 was more notable for a change of leader in their decades-old narrowbody battle.
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NewsFAA restructures operations to accelerate ATC updgrades, enhance safety
The Federal Aviation Administration is reorganising its structure to improve operational efficiency and accelerate air traffic control modernisation, creating three new offices focused on safety management, airspace modernisation and advanced aviation technologies.
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NewsUS airlines seek US government action over Dublin capacity caps
Airlines for America has petitioned the US Department of Transportation to warn Ireland against implementing planned capacity restrictions at Dublin airport, arguing the caps would unfairly disadvantage US carriers and violate bilateral air transport agreements.
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NewsGE says ground tests demonstrated hybrid-electric prototype’s core functions
GE Aerospace has completed initial ground testing of a turbine-based hybrid-electric propulsion system at its Ohio facility, demonstrating power transfer capabilities that exceeded NASA technical benchmarks for potential deployment on future narrowbody aircraft in the 2030s.
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AnalysisHow Airbus and Boeing shared spoils through 2025’s commercial highs and lows
Airbus and Boeing faced different – and in Spirit AeroSystems, common – challenges last year as they battled to raise rates and satisfy market demand, while Seattle also received a sales boost from the ‘Trump effect’.
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NewsKazan plant implements measures to cut Tu-214 fuselage production time
Russian trade minister Anton Alikhanov is confident that new technology will enable the Tupolev Tu-214 fuselage production timescale to be cut to less than two weeks. Serial assembly of the twinjet is being reinvigorated as part of a government plan to hike civil aircraft capacity. Alikhanov spoke during a high-level ...
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NewsZeroAvia rejigs ZA600 certification plan after funding constraints force sweeping layoffs
Hydrogen powertrain developer ZeroAvia has finally broken its silence on the sweeping redundancies made by the company in recent weeks that have seen around half of its workforce culled on the back of funding constraints.
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NewsRyanair sets aside exceptional charge for Italian competition fine
Ryanair has disclosed an exceptional charge of €85 million ($101 million) in its third-quarter figures, to account for a contested fine imposed by Italy’s competition regulator. The regulator, AGCM, had penalised Ryanair last year with a €256 million fine after accusing the budget carrier of exploiting a dominant market position. ...
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NewsWizz Air’s UK division seeks to operate transatlantic services
Budget carrier Wizz Air’s UK operation is seeking authorisation to commence transatlantic flights to US destinations. Wizz Air UK is intending initially to carry out passenger charter services. But its submission to the US Department of Transportation seeks the “full scope” of rights under the US-UK ‘open skies’ agreement, to ...
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NewsBombardier Global 8000 secures EASA certification
Bombardier has obtained European certification for its Global 8000 business jet from EASA, one month after US FAA approval, enabling the ultra-long-range aircraft to operate across European markets following its December service entry.
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NewsPD-8 engine passes bird-impact testing at Saturn facility
Russia’s Aviadvigatel PD-8 engine for the Yakovlev SJ-100 has passed bird-impact testing, advancing its certification progress. The engine is intended to replace the PowerJet SaM146 introduced on the Superjet 100, the predecessor of the import-substituted SJ-100. United Engine states that the powerplant “confirmed its stable operation” during the simulated bird-strike. ...