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NewsBOC Aviation places five A321neos with Thai
Lessor BOC Aviation has placed five Airbus A321neos with Thai Airways International.
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NewsKorean Air triumphs in UH-60 upgrade bid
A team led by Korean Air has been named the preferred bidder to upgrade 36 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in service with South Korea’s military.
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NewsCFM Q1 Leap deliveries decline year on year, but -1A durability fix now standard
CFM International’s Leap turbofan deliveries slipped 13% year on year in the first quarter to 319 units amid stubborn supply chain issues, a decrease coming as the manufacturer aims to hike full-year shipments by 15-20%.
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NewsQatar Airways, IAG and MASkargo plan joint freight business
Qatar Airways Cargo, IAG Cargo and Malaysia Airlines’ MASkargo intend to form a global joint freight business under plans announced on 22 April.
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NewsAlaska seeks to gain San Diego market share from Southwest and other competitors
Alaska Airlines is stepping up pressure on Southwest Airlines and other major US airlines with an increased network presence in San Diego.
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In depthLockheed will not protest Boeing win in USAF sixth-generation fighter effort
Although the military airframer was unsuccessful in its bid to produce the US Air Force’s forthcoming sixth-generation fighter, Lockheed Martin plans to incorporate design features from the prototype into the F-35 chassis for an aircraft that can deliver “80% of sixth-generation capability” at a reduced price.
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NewsP&W plans next year to introduce GTF Advantage updates for baseline PW1100Gs
Pratt and Whitney (P&W) intends next year to begin offering a package to equip in-service PW1100G geared turbofans (GTFs) with most of the durability improvements found in the company’s newly certified GTF Advantage.
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NewsBrazil’s Gol extends exit financing deadline in response to US tariffs
Brazilian carrier Gol has extended a deadline for investors to participate in the company’s $1.9 billion exit financing plan, citing the USA’s trade war with most of the world.
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NewsAllegiant’s domestic passenger traffic stays strong through March
Allegiant’s most-recent operational statistics provide a snapshot of air traffic volumes prior to the USA’s introduction of steep tariffs on most of the world’s countries on 2 April.
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NewsGE Aerospace and RTX warn tariffs will inflate 2025 costs, eye ‘tariff surcharge’
US manufacturing giants GE Aerospace and RTX expect to incur hundreds of millions of dollars in tariff-related expenses in 2025, with GE saying it intends to impose “tariff surcharges” on customers to help minimise financial fallout.
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NewsZeroAvia reveals new liquid hydrogen testbed role for Do 228
A little over a year since its Dornier 228 testbed last flew, advanced propulsion developer ZeroAvia has disclosed plans to convert the twin-turboprop into a liquid hydrogen test vehicle.
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NewsEDGE demonstrates unmanned Anavia HT-100 to Brazil’s military
EDGE’s Swiss subsidiary Anavia has demonstrated what its parent company describes as a “complex flight profile” with an HT-100 unmanned air vehicle for the Brazilian armed forces and police.
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NewsGKN adds cutting-edge coating to fan-blade repair process
GKN Aerospace is seeking certification for a new fuel-saving fan blade coating that when applied during the repair process leaves the part “better than the original”.
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NewsBoeing goes back to basics with $10.5bn digital business sale
Boeing is to bolster its balance sheet with the $10.5 billion all-cash sale of parts of its digital aviation solutions business – including the Jeppesen and ForeFlight brands – to software investment firm Thoma Bravo.
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NewsUK continues to assess platform options for Tempest’s autonomous wingman
The UK continues to assess its requirement to field autonomous collaborative platforms (ACPs) as part of a broader Future Combat Air System, despite having shelved an earlier technology demonstration effort.
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NewsSaudi’s Riyadh Air shows off four-class 787 cabin interiors
Saudi Arabian start-up carrier Riyadh Air has unveiled the interior cabin design for its Boeing 787s, featuring four classes. The 290-seat aircraft will be fitted, at the high end, with four ‘Business Elite’ seats, along with 24 seats in the business-class cabin. Both will be configured with a 1-2-1 arrangement ...
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NewsUnited Engine aims for PD-8 certification by year-end
Russia’s United Engine is aiming to complete certification of the Aviadvigatel PD-8 engine, developed for the Yakovlev SJ-100, by the end of the year. Flight-testing of the PD-8 – using a modified Superjet 100 airframe – commenced in mid-March. United Engine chief Alexander Grachev mentioned the certification timetable for the ...
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NewsKratos adding landing gear-equipped XQ-58 to inventory amid growth in uncrewed fighter scope
The US Air Force appears to have expanded its goals for a planned fleet of uncrewed fighters beyond the initial concept of a “disposable” aircraft to a model featuring affordable and reusable jets.
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NewsElectra secures more funding, still eyes 2029 market entry for EL9 blown-lift aircraft
Hybrid-electric aircraft developer Electra has secured another $115 million to help fund development of the EL9 regional passenger aircraft that it aims to have in service before 2030.
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NewsFAA expects to roll out modernised NOTAM system in September
The Federal Aviation Administration expects to begin operating its modernised Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) system in September, capping a priority project aimed at replacing an ageing technology that has been prone to outages.