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NewsAir Lease delivers first of three A321LRs to SAS
Air Lease has delivered the first of three Airbus A321LRs to Scandinavian Airlines. The CFM International Leap-1A-equipped aircraft is on “long-term lease”, and the remaining two in the deal are scheduled to deliver in 2021, the US lessor says in a 15 October press release. Source: SAS The ...
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NewsHoneywell buys specialist UAV fuel cells
Honeywell has acquired Ballard Unmanned System, a specialist in hydrogen fuel cells for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and other aviation applications. The acquisition includes Ballard’s intellectual property, inventory, and equipment, says Honeywell. In addition, fuel-cell experts from Ballard will become Honeywell employees. Source: Honeywell In June, Honeywell ...
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NewsHong Kong extends waiver on airport fees until year-end
Hong Kong has extended a relief package for the aviation sector for a further two months until the end of 2020. Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) says it made the move “in response to the ongoing challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic”. Source: Mary416/Shutterstock Parked aircraft in Hong ...
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NewsAerion teams up with Electra.Aero
Aerion Supersonic has teamed up with Electra.Aero to together develop what they call a “global mobility ecosystem”.
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NewsUS Army’s Future Affordable Turbine Engine effort to finish by end of 2020
The US Army’s Future Affordable Turbine Engine (FATE) programme, an effort to come up with engine performance enhancing technologies, is nearing completion and should be wrapped up by the end of 2020.
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NewsAeroVironment and Viasat to aim to improve radio encryption for Puma AE
Up against increasingly sophisticated electronic warfare threats from countries such as Russia and China, drone maker AeroVironment and satellite communications company Viasat are partnering to develop better encrypted radio communications for the Puma AE reconnaissance unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsEmbraerX launches first urban air mobility project, Eve
EmbraerX, the Brazilian airframer’s innovation subsidiary, has spun off its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) project, called Eve.
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NewsLeonardo boss Profumo found guilty of false accounting in previous role
Alessandro Profumo, the chief executive of Italian aerospace giant Leonardo, has been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment after being found guilty of false accounting and market manipulation offences during his time as president of bank MPS. In addition, Profumo – along with former bank chief Fabrizio Viola – was fined ...
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NewsWet-lease operator SmartLynx to introduce A321 freighters
Wet-lease and charter specialist SmartLynx’s Maltese division is to lease a pair of Airbus A321s which have been converted to freighters. SmartLynx Malta says it will lease the twinjets – MSN891 and MSN1017 – from Vallair in order to enter the freighter market. It adds that it holding discussions for ...
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NewsWhy Embraer thinks regional travel – and regional jets – will emerge stronger
Embraer expects regional airports and smaller passenger aircraft will emerge on top from the coronavirus pandemic due to population shifts away from big cities.
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NewsNH Industries eyes future NH90 upgrades after French special forces order
NH Industries (NHI), the three-way joint venture which manufactures the NH90 military helicopter, is working on future upgrades for the type, even as it signs a deal with France for a new special forces variant.
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News’Small flows through hubs’ will lead recovery, says KLM chief
The recovery of international air connectivity will favour KLM’s hub operations above point-to-point services, according to the Dutch flag carrier’s chief executive Pieter Elbers.
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NewsFirefly reverts to jet operations amid broad restructuring
Malaysian regional carrier Firefly – most recently the subject of speculation that it might become the country’s flag carrier – will commence jet operations from next year, reverting to an earlier plan which was eventually shelved. Announcing the move, parent company Malaysia Airlines says the carrier will add up ...
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NewsCrisis a chance to fix aviation’s gender imbalance: EU transport chief
The coronavirus crisis is an opportunity to address the “poor” gender imbalance among workers in the air transport industry, according the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Valean.
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NewsDassault confirms December roll-out for Falcon 6X
Dassault is to roll-out its new Falcon 6X on 8 December, marking a key milestone for the ultra-wide-cabin business jet.
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NewsRyanair cuts winter capacity to 40% of 2019 level
The Irish operator blames “increased flight restrictions” imposed by European governments, which caused forward bookings to “weaken slightly” in October and “materially” in November and December.
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NewsEtihad 787-10 operates service through Israeli airspace
United Arab Emirates carrier Etihad Airways has conducted a commercial service through Israeli airspace, with its Milan Malpensa-Abu Dhabi flight. Flight EY88 has a scheduled block time of 6h 5min and typically spends about 5h 25min airborne. The service is normally routed through Turkey and then uses the busy north-south ...
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NewsPhilippines takes formal delivery of six Super Tucanos
The Philippine air force has taken delivery of six Embraer A-29 Super Tucano close air support aircraft, and could be eyeing an additional six examples. All six aircraft were handed over on 14 October at Clark air base, says Embraer. The first four of these had arrived in the Philippines ...
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NewsHong Kong and Singapore agree to set up travel bubble
Hong Kong and Singapore have reached an in-principle agreement on an air travel bubble to help boost traffic between the two aviation hubs, ministers said today. Under the plans, travellers will be required to return a negative Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and will not be subject to any ...
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NewsAir New Zealand outlines ‘safe travel zone’ ops to Australia
Air New Zealand has outlined its operations under a bilateral “safe travel zone” arrangement that allows one-way quarantine-free travel from New Zealand to Australia, starting 16 October. The carrier currently operates eight return flights between Auckland and Sydney each week, and is looking to operate six of these as quarantine-free ...