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News‘Jury still out’ on engine choice for A320neo replacement but RISE appears ascendant
Airbus insists it is still evaluating all engine options for its future Next Generation Single Aisle (NGSA) even as it readies for flight tests of the CFM International RISE open-fan demonstrator aboard an A380 testbed later in the decade.
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NewsCharter tour Mi-8 fatally collided with mountain ridge as crew descended in poor visibility
Russian investigators have found that a Mil Mi-8T helicopter captain’s decision to descend in limited visibility, while operating in mountainous terrain, led to a fatal collision with a ridge, with no survivors from among the 22 occupants. The Vityaz Aero helicopter (RA-25656) had lifted off from the vicinity of the ...
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NewsFuel-cell powertrain progress offers Airbus hope for hydrogen
Despite delaying service entry by up to 10 years, Airbus is still pressing ahead with its ZEROe hydrogen aircraft programme and has tweaked the design of a conceptual fuel cell-powered airliner that could carry up to 100 passengers on routes of up to 1,000nm.
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NewsSouth African transport minister under fire over looming air navigation ‘crisis’
South Africa’s second-largest political party is urging a stronger response from the country’s transport ministry over weaknesses in air traffic control operations, and demanding the release of a report detailing safety and reliability concerns. Transport minister Barbara Creecy recently ordered the “precautionary suspension” of Air Traffic and Navigation Services chief ...
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NewsPratt & Whitney sees international interest in F135 upgrades
Pratt & Whitney is seeing significant interest among international customers for its planned F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) programme.
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NewsAirbus touts open-fan engines and folding wing designs for next narrowbody jet
Airbus is teasing technologies that could enable its next-generation single-aisle jet, including innovative engine and wing designs aimed at boosting efficiency.
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NewsKenya Airways aims to attract strategic partner as it turns in profitable full year
Kenya Airways is focusing on completing a capital restructuring, to reduce leverage, and increasing liquidity after it turned in a full-year net profit of KShs5.4 billion ($41.7 million). Chief executive Allan Kilavuka says the company is still seeking a strategic investor in order to ensure long-term sustainability. “Our turnaround strategy ...
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In depthStart-up Natilus ‘talking to everyone’ in search for US manufacturing site
Start-up aircraft manufacturer Natilus has started looking for places to build large-scale facilities that will produce its proposed blended wing-body aircraft.
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NewsSAA pilots end industrial action after accepting pay deal: group chief
South African Airways pilots have accepted a pay and conditions package, ending the industrial action initiated a week ago. Two pilot unions imposed a work-to-rule at the carrier on 19 March after the two sides reached an impasse during salary and benefits talks. But SAA stated on 25 March that ...
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NewsGE and Lufthansa revive MRO venture XEOS with focus on single-aisle Leap engines
Polish-based engine maintenance venture XEOS – originally established to service widebody powerplants – has been revived with a focus on narrowbody operations, specifically the CFM International Leap engine. GE Aerospace and Lufthansa Technik opened XEOS in 2019 with the intention of servicing GEnx-2B engines for the Boeing 747-8 and, eventually, ...
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NewsUK start-up Global Airlines promotes ‘special’ A380 flights to JFK in May
UK start-up carrier Global Airlines has signalled, through a promotional offer, that its initial transatlantic services will take place in May this year. Global Airlines has been planning to carry out flights using an Airbus A380 undergoing preparation work in Portugal, operated by wet-lease carrier Hi Fly. It has unveiled ...
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NewsNTSB’s Bering Air crash inquiry focuses on take-off weight and possible ice build up
The Bering Air Textron Aviation Cessna 208B that crashed in February, killing 10 people, had exceeded the maximum take-off weight allowed in icing conditions and had slowed significantly in the moments before going down.
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NewsHong Kong regulator tightens lithium-ion device rules days after A320 incident
Hong Kong’s civil aviation regulator is tightening rules on carriage of lithium-ion devices, days after an in-flight fire over China reportedly resulted in an Airbus A320 diversion. The Civil Aviation Department says it is “highly concerned” about “recent safety incidents” on board aircraft suspected to have involved lithium-battery power banks. ...
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NewsRussian federal authority certifies first MRO firm under new unifying maintenance regulation
Russian federal air transport authority Rosaviatsia has issued its first aircraft maintenance certificate under a new unifying regulation with which all servicing organisations will need to comply. Moscow Vnukovo-based firm AviaComplex – which was formerly known as VTS Jets – secured the certificate from Rosaviatsia on 21 March. The FAP-145 ...
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NewsUnited Aircraft starts expanding flight envelope of PD-8-powered Superjet
United Aircraft has conducted a second test flight with the Russian-powered Yakovlev Superjet 100, to expand the operating envelope. The twinjet has been fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-8 engines as a replacement for the PowerJet SaM146. PD-8s will be installed as standard on the SJ-100, a newly-developed version of the Superjet ...
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NewsNo survivors from Kenyan DHC-5 crash in Somalia
Somalian authorities state that there are no survivors after a De Havilland DHC-5D freighter crashed outside the capital Mogadishu. The aircraft came down 24km southwest of the city at around 17:43 on 22 March. Five personnel were on board. The Somali Civil Aviation Authority says none of the occupants survived. ...
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NewsFedEx firms options on more 777Fs and pushes back MD-11F retirement schedule
US express freight firm FedEx has exercised options on a further eight Boeing 777 freighters, but pushed the retirement of Boeing MD-11Fs back by four years. The carrier says it expects to receive three of the 777Fs in 2026 with the remaining five to be delivered the following year. FedEx ...
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NewsPobeda aims to expand with 737s as Aeroflot Group sister carriers renew fleets
Aeroflot Group’s budget carrier Pobeda is expecting to expand with Boeing 737s drawn from the fleets of its sister operators. Pobeda general director Dmitry Tyshchuk – who has headed the airline since August 2022 – states that the 737s will be transferred as Aeroflot and Rossiya renew their narrowbody fleets ...
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NewsNorse Atlantic drops proposed supplemental share offer
Low-cost long-haul operator Norse Atlantic Airways has cancelled a proposed supplemental share offering, because the carrier’s stock price does not warrant the issue. Norse Atlantic carried out a private share placement in November last year which raised NKr96.4 million – about $8.7 million at the time – and intended to ...
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NewsFedEx firms options for 10 more ATR 72-600 Freighters
Express logistics operator FedEx has firmed options for another 10 ATR 72-600 Freighters for delivery between 2027 and 2029.