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NewsEmergency services attending aircraft accident at Southend airport
Emergency services are attending an accident at Southend airport, with smoke and flame observed in close proximity to the facility. A NOTAM for Southend – timed at 16:17 on 13 July – states that the airport is closed, with no air traffic service available. According to Essex Police the accident ...
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In depthUK military’s F-35B shortcomings laid bare by spending watchdog
The UK National Audit Office (NAO) has detailed the challenges faced by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN) in fielding the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, while projecting that the nation’s through-life spend on the stealth fighter programme could potentially top £70 billion ($94 billion).
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NewsSuperjet testbed with PD-8 engines joins SJ-100 certification programme in Moscow
United Aircraft has flown a Yakovlev Superjet 100 testbed, fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-8 engines, to the test airfield at Moscow Zhukovsky. The aircraft, serial number 95157, was designed for PowerJet SaM146 engines but is serving as a PD-8 platform for the import-substituted SJ-100 programme. It has been transferred to Zhukovsky ...
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NewsBabcock eyes military training expansion and hails Ukraine contribution
UK aviation services provider Babcock has highlighted the ongoing success of its contribution to the training of Ukrainian air force pilots, as it eyes further expansion of its training business across Europe.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters hosts European delegations to showcase next-gen capabilities, as Belgium walks away from NH90 TTH fleet
As Airbus Helicopters continues to press forward with plans for a pan-European next-generation rotorcraft, another customer of the NH Industries NH90 – a current multi-national programme – has decided to prematurely retire its fleet.
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NewsS7 Group aims to certify Spectra Tango trainer next year
Russia’s S7 Group aims to begin certifying its Spectra Aircraft PV-10 Tango next year, before commencing serial production of the light single. Spectra presented the four-seat Tango at the Innoprom 2025 industrial trade fair in Ekaterinburg. The aircraft is intended as a platform for flight training as well as private ...
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NewsUkraine secures support from European firms to rebuild air traffic surveillance capability
Italian aeronautical organisations are aiming to support a rebuilding of Ukrainian air traffic management systems, through an initial donation of radar equipment. The five primary-surveillance radars, and associated equipment, are part of a package to restore Ukraine’s civil air navigation infrastructure. Italian air navigation service ENAV and aerospace firm Leonardo ...
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NewsFrance, UK strengthen air-launched weapons collaboration via MBDA
France and the UK are to order fresh batches of MBDA Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missiles, while also strengthening their commitment to an in-development successor capability, and pledging to jointly develop a future extended-range air-to-air missile.
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NewsNew Airbus commercial chief Wagner to take over at beginning of 2026
Airbus’s new commercial aircraft chief, Lars Wagner, will join the airframer in November before taking up the position full-time at the beginning of next year. Wagner – the head of MTU Aero Engines – is to succeed Christian Scherer, who is stepping down after more than four decades at Airbus. ...
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NewsConscious seeks ‘credibility and capability’ from fuel cell conversion of Dash 8-300
Dutch start-up Conscious Aerospace plans within the next three years to fly a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 retrofitted with a hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain being developed as part of a state-funded project to mature the underlying technologies for zero-emission flight.
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NewsATI defends hydrogen investment strategy in face of shifting timelines
UK research and technology funding body the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) has defended its investment in hydrogen-related projects, arguing that the “direction of travel is correct”, despite the delayed arrival of hydrogen-powered aircraft.
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NewsDutch navy picks Shield AI’s V-Bat for maritime surveillance duties
Shield AI has secured a contract to supply the Netherlands with eight V-Bat unmanned air systems for maritime surveillance duties.
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NewsIsrair Group ends long-running negotiations to acquire Czech carrier Smartwings
Israeli operator Israir Group has ended long-running discussions to acquire Czech-based carrier Smartwings.
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NewsIAI to develop 767 aerial firefighting platform through commercial partnership
Israel Aerospace Industries is to lead development of a firefighting aircraft based on the Boeing 767, capable of dispersing some 40t of retardant. The 767FF programme is the result of a memorandum of understanding between IAI and an entity identified as 3F, which will oversee the commercial strategy for the ...
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NewsZeusch Aviation and Dovetail eye joint hybrid-electric King Air conversion
Advanced powertrain developer Dovetail Electric Aviation and Netherlands-based Zeusch Aviation are to collaborate on a hybrid-electric retrofit solution for the latter’s fleet of Beechcraft King Air twin-turboprops.
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NewsEuropean court rules ‘cavalier’ Russia shot down MH17 after failing to verify missile’s target
Judges of the European Court of Human Rights have unanimously ruled that Russia was responsible for the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER over Ukraine, having failed to verify the target of a Buk surface-to-air missile. The court’s Grand Chamber of 17 judges agreed with evidence suggesting the ...
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NewsAirTanker to deliver A330 Voyager connectivity upgrade for RAF
AirTanker has been awarded a £170 million ($231 million) contract to modernise communication equipment aboard the Voyager tanker/transports it provides for use by the UK Royal Air Force (RAF).
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NewsJet2 expects to complete 737-800 scimitar-winglet retrofit this summer
Jet2 is expecting to complete a winglet modification programme for its Boeing 737-800 fleet this summer. The UK leisure carrier has 93 737-800s and is retrofitting dozens of them with split-scimitar winglets to improve fuel efficiency. It states that 60% of the aircraft undergoing retrofit have been modified so far, ...
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NewsPotential Play takeover recedes as shareholders resist delisting plan
Senior management figures at Icelandic carrier Play have withdrawn a proposed plan to take over the company, after shareholders indicated a preference for the airline to remain listed on the stock exchange.
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NewsAll seven A350Fs removed from launch customer Air Lease’s backlog
All seven Airbus A350 freighters on the backlog of US lessor Air Lease have been removed, according to the airframer’s latest order data. Air Lease was a launch customer for the A350F, having ordered seven of the cargo aircraft at the Dubai air show in 2021. The A350Fs, originally due ...