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NewsKAI secures additional FA-50 order from the Philippines
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has secured a follow-on order from Manila for 12 additional FA-50PH light combat aircraft.
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NewsHoneywell: software change could offer 25% boost to F-35 power, cooling
The aviation systems manufacturer is positioning itself as the low-risk choice for a much-anticipated Pentagon programme to upgrade the onboard power generation and cooling capacity of the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter.
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NewsUK’s Global Airlines insists strategy to develop scheduled carrier remains in place
UK start-up Global Airlines insists it is not switching its business model towards becoming a wet-lease operator, and remains intent on evolving into a scheduled airline. The company clarified its plans a couple of weeks after carrying out initial Airbus A380 flights with two transatlantic services to New York JFK ...
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NewsRussia’s Smartavia changes leadership again
Russian carrier Smartavia has again changed its chief executive, naming Andrei Vinichenko to the post. The airline states that Vinichenko will succeed Sergei Lazarev, who was appointed barely a year ago. Lazarev had been the fourth leader identified by the carrier over the space of some two years. He will ...
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NewsGeneva capacity restriction lifted after software update to halt radar display glitch
Switzerland’s air navigation service, Skyguide, has lifted a capacity restriction at Geneva airport imposed after air traffic controllers experienced instances of losing radar display information. Skyguide had introduced a precautionary 20% reduction in approach capacity on 2 June. But it says it restored normal services on 3 June after successfully ...
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NewsAir India chief outlines potential ‘significant’ cost of Pakistan airspace closure
The closure of Pakistan airspace to Indian airlines could have a “significant” financial impact on Air India, if the reciprocal measures between the two countries stay in place.
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NewsLow-cost airline model ‘works very well’ outside of USA: IATA chief
While some prominent industry voices have written off the low-cost carrier model as fundamentally broken, IATA director general Willie Walsh maintains that discounters are proving the model’s effectiveness – outside of the USA.
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NewsSouthwest’s first transpacific airline partner revealed as China Airlines
Southwest Airlines plans to launch an interline partnership with Taiwanese carrier China Airlines, confirming speculation that it would seek to collaborate with a transpacific operator with a strong presence on the West Coast of the USA.
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Paid contentGA-ASI’s MQ-9B UAS is emerging as preferred ISR solution in Europe
Source: GA-ASI The UK variant of MQ-9B, Protector, is the first and only large UAS able to fly in all classes of airspace. When instability reigns, information is everything. Europe faces challenges on many fronts. From the ongoing war in Ukraine to mass migration and ...
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NewsTurkish directorate cracks down on passengers who prematurely unfasten seatbelts
Turkish aviation regulators are instructing carriers to inform passengers that they face possible fines if they unfasten seatbelts after landing, and start retrieving overhead luggage, before the aircraft has parked. The Turkish directorate general of civil aviation, in a circular, states that there has been a “serious increase” in the ...
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NewsITA exploring options for more significant revival of ‘Alitalia’ brand
The ‘Alitalia’ brand might soon be given a more significant revival by successor carrier ITA Airways, with the airline’s new chief suggesting the former name has much stronger recognition, particularly in international markets.
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NewsDesign service UKADS to replace ‘unworkable’ airspace modernisation model
Creation of the UK Airspace Design Service to oversee modernisation of the country’s airspace structure is a consequence of the increasing weakness of the model currently used to drive such changes. UKADS has emerged from a consultation initiated in October last year. The consultation proposed that the entity would “act ...
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NewsSpirit Airlines could cancel or postpone Airbus orders due to tariffs on EU products
US discounter Spirit Airlines could cancel some Airbus A320neo-family aircraft orders as a result of the ongoing trade war between the European Union and USA.
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NewsBoeing defence chief sees F-47 as a 'transformative' programme
The head of Boeing Defense, Space & Security is highly confident about the company’s ability to execute on the F-47 programme, a competition victory that reflects many years of investment and work.
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NewsNew defence review highlights UK’s ambition, but lacks procurement detail
The UK government has published its eagerly-awaited Strategic Defence Review (SDR), but provided only limited detail about many key future investment decisions.
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NewsUS Coast Guard trials uncrewed aircraft for search and rescue
During exercises in the Caribbean, a ship-launched AV Puma UAV was paired with an uncrewed surface vessel to search for ships and persons in the water during day and night.
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NewsArcher advances to next flight-test phase
Archer Aviation has moved to the next stage of flight testing of its Midnight prototype, carrying out piloted conventional take-off and landing operations with the all-electric aircraft.
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In depthITP Aero revels in new-found independence and builds for the future with ADMIRE R&T centre
Spanish engine specialist details growth plans as new ownership and investment in infrastructure and next-generation technologies position firm for the coming decades.
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AnalysisMade in Germany: after 30-plus years commercial aviation is coming home, but can D328eco win customers’ hearts?
Germany has a new commercial aircraft manufacturer which has now rolled out its first flight-test vehicle, but can Deutsche Aircraft deliver on its promises?
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NewsANA sees Embraer E2s replacing larger jets on domestic network
All Nippon Airways (ANA) expects to use its Embraer E190 E2s to replace larger narrowbodies that operate its domestic network, as Japan confronts a shrinking population.