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NewsMitsubishi Heavy ‘monitoring’ impact from Boeing strikes
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is “monitoring” the impact from the now-concluded strike by Boeing machinists, as it maintains its earnings outlook for its aircraft, defence and space business unit.
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NewsNASA begins X-59 engine runs and now aims for 2025 first flight
The NASA team developing the X-59 supersonic demonstrator jet have fired up the aircraft’s GE Aviation F414-GE-100 powerplant for the first time, having started engine-run tests on 30 October.
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems raises doubt about continuing as a ‘going concern’
Spirit AeroSystems is warning that its business viability remains in doubt, saying its cash reserves are drying up due to Boeing’s sharply reduced production rates and to other factors driving steep losses on its Airbus and Boeing programme work.
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NewsFormer Spirit Airlines CEO and ULCC pioneer Ben Baldanza dies at 62
Ben Baldanza, who worked four decades in the US airline industry and helped create the ultra-low-cost model as former chief executive of Spirit Airlines, died on 5 November at age 62 after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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NewsUnited Aircraft appoints new chief as Slyusar moves to regional governorship
Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft is undergoing a leadership change with chief executive Yuri Slyusar set to be succeeded by United Engine head Vadim Badekha. The management rejig follows the appointment of Slyusar, who has led the company for nine years, as governor of Russia’s Rostov region. Badekha will take ...
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NewsWizz Air loses legal challenge over pandemic-related aid to Tarom
Central European budget airline Wizz Air has lost a legal challenge over a capital injection for Romanian flag-carrier Tarom. The European Union’s General Court has ruled that the financial package, nearly €2 million ($2.1 million), is compatible with state aid regulations. Tarom was granted the support as compensation for damage ...
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NewsEgyptAir A320 inquiry urges review of cockpit procedures to tackle oxygen fires
Investigators analysing the fatal loss of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 are recommending a review of cockpit firefighting procedures – particularly regarding oxygen-fuelled fires – and believe greater research is needed on alternative extinguishing agents to halon. The Egyptian air accident investigation commission’s recommendations draw on analysis by French counterpart BEA ...
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NewsEthiopian Airlines receives first of four A350-1000s
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000, the initial example of the largest family member on the African continent. The airline is to receive three more -1000s along with another 11 A350-900s. Ethiopian, which has 21 A350s in its fleet, converted four previous -900 orders to the ...
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NewsStrike ends as machinists approve new contract with Boeing
Members of the International Association of Machinists (IAM) have ratified a four-year contract with Boeing, ending a 53-day strike that cost the company billions of dollars and forced it to halt aircraft production in the Pacific Northwest.
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NewsBeta lands deposit-backed order for up to 20 aircraft from Metro Aviation
Beta Technologies has landed a deposit-backed order for up to 20 of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) Alia A250 aircraft from medical operator Metro Aviation.
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NewsInvestment firm to acquire air cargo company ATSG for $3.1 billion
New York investment firm Stonepeak has signed an agreement to acquire US air cargo and aircraft leasing company Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) for $3.1 billion under a deal that would make ATSG a private company.
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NewsCockpit smoking risk should be assessed by EASA: French investigators
French investigators probing a fatal EgyptAir Airbus A320 crash in May 2016 have highlighted the potential risk of smoking in the cockpit, even though they could not establish whether a lit cigarette sparked an oxygen-fuelled fire on the jet. Investigation authority BEA has recommended that the European Union Aviation Safety ...
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AnalysisTariffs, mergers, missiles and SAF: what Harris and Trump policies would mean for airlines and aerospace
The US presidential election on 5 November could determine much about the next four years for US airlines and aerospace manufacturers, leaving firms possibly facing major new policy shifts – or continuation of the status quo.
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NewsEgyptAir A320 crash: Circumstances of oxygen leak and ignition source remain unclear
While French investigators believe an intense oxygen-fuelled cockpit fire brought down an EgyptAir Airbus A320 eight years ago, they have yet to determine fully the reasons for the oxygen leak and pinpoint the source of ignition. Investigation authority BEA has dismissed the Egyptian air accident commission’s official explanation – detonation ...
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NewsEl Al withdraws offer to invest in finance firm Isracard
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has withdrawn its preliminary offer to invest in credit-card and financial services firm Isracard, citing time constraints. The airline had disclosed a non-binding offer in mid-October to take a 45% shareholding in Isracard, through a private placement. But El Al states that Isracard set a “short ...
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NewsReaction Engines to close as cutting-edge SABRE fails to advance
UK advanced propulsion developer Reaction Engines is to close down after it collapsed into administration having failed to secure additional funding.
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NewsAirbus expects to sign Spirit work-package acquisition contract before year-end
Airbus aims to sign a contract by the end of this year for the acquisition of work packages currently managed by US firm Spirit AeroSystems. The airframer previously signed a detailed binding term sheet setting out its plans to take over the A350 fuselage production in North Carolina and St ...
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NewsSJ-100 flight-test campaign awaits PD-8-powered prototypes
United Aircraft acknowledges that it is having to work its way around delays to the domestically-built Aviadvigatel PD-8 engine as its progresses with flight-testing the Yakovlev SJ-100. The SJ-100 is a version of the Superjet 100 adapted to feature a higher proportion of Russian-build components and systems. These include PD-8 ...
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NewsBoeing sweetens offer to striking machinists
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) says it will vote on Boeing’s latest contract offer on 4 November.
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NewsHonda cleared by FAA to begin eVTOL demonstration flights
A division of Honda appears set to begin flight testing a scaled-down prototype of an unmanned electric aircraft, though few details about the development programme are known.