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NewsAW09 flight tests resume following five-month pause to resolve supplier issue
Leonardo Helicopters has resumed test flights of its single-engined AW09 following a five-month pause to address a manufacturing non-conformity issue in the main gearbox.
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NewsSimaero venture transfers E190 simulator to Johannesburg to meet training demand
French-based flight-training specialist Simaero is installing an Embraer 190 simulator at its Johannesburg facility, intending to support local carriers to move to the type from smaller Embraer regional jets. The CAE 7000 simulator is being transferred through the company’s leasing partner organisation in China, where it has been used by ...
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NewsChina Airlines appoints new chair, president
China Airlines has promoted its president Kao Shing-Hwang as its new chairman, after the death of its previous chair.
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NewsFirst A350F section 19 delivered featuring modification to protect freighter’s fuselage
Airbus’s Hamburg facility has taken delivery of the first A350 freighter section 19, the aerostructure which is located aft of the main fuselage barrel and interfaces with the empennage. It has been produced at the airframer’s Spanish facilities in Getafe. Manufacture has required a rethink of the plant’s production system, ...
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NewsAVIC tests two new eVTOL aircraft
Chinese national airframer AVIC is conducting tests with two new electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, as EHang’s EH216-S makes its first flight in Mexico.
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News‘Macro uncertainty’ lowers Delta’s first-quarter financial forecast
Major US carrier Delta Air Lines is warning of a potential shift in air travel trends and “softer close-in demand” as it lowers financial expectations for the first quarter.
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In depthUS LC-130s pioneer take-off and landing on frozen lakes
Recent training operations in the Canadian Arctic saw the New York Air National Guard’s unique fleet of Lockheed Martin LC-130 “Skibirds” land on a frozen lake surface, the first time the ski landing gear-equipped transports have operated from freshwater ice, rather than the polar sea ice or snow they typically use.
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NewsTrump order prompts FAA to postpone new air taxi rule
The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily suspended enforcement of its new air-taxi operations and pilot-training rule to allow the provisions to be reviewed by the Trump administration.
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NewsBell pitches ‘purpose-built’ 505 trainer for US Army
Bell is proposing a “purpose-built” version of the 505 light-single for an emerging US Army requirement for a new training helicopter.
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NewsBell partners with Omni for 525 operational trial in Guyana
Bell will later this year begin an operational evaluation of its 525 Relentless in partnership with Omni Helicopters, as the airframer closes on certification for the long-running super-medium-twin.
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NewsLife extension sought for An-26 as replacements remain under development
Russian civil aviation research institute GosNIIAS has ordered the initiation of work to prolong the life of Antonov An-26 regional aircraft by another 10 years. The Soviet-era An-26 first flew in 1969 and the order – listed in procurement documents, according to news agency Interfax – would extend the type’s ...
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NewsLCI and Sumitomo joint venture snaps up rival rotorcraft lessor Macquarie
Leasing joint venture SMFL LCI Helicopters (SMFLH) is to acquire rival lessor Macquarie Rotorcraft for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsCMA CGM to take 777 freighter fleet to five as it sets up Chicago hub
French logistics giant CMA CGM Group is to establish a cargo hub in Chicago were it will station Boeing 777 freighters. CMA CGM has confirmed the plan as part of a broad investment in US activity. The company created its own air freight operator, CMA CGM Air Cargo, in 2021, ...
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NewsLufthansa ponders flying missing 787s with some business seats blocked
Lufthansa is looking at a compromise by which it could this summer fly some of the Boeing 787s it is yet to receive because of delays in certification of its business-class seat
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NewsSikorsky completes transition flights of rotor-blown-wing prototype
Sikorsky has successfully completed vertical-to-forward flight transitions of its autonomous rotor-blown-wing demonstrator, an all-electric aircraft the company is using to better understand the complexity of such manoeuvres.
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In depthSikorsky reveals S-92A+ Phase IV gearbox as it recommits to civil segment
Sikorsky has revealed the first images of the Phase IV gearbox designed for the new S-92A+ helicopter, while insisting the update reflects the company’s long-term commitment both to the heavy-twin and the broader civil market.
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NewsIsraeli carrier Israir signals intent to re-introduce US flights using A330s
Israeli operator Israir Group is intending to restore transatlantic connections, disclosing that it plans to resume US services using Airbus A330-200 twinjets. Israir is looking to serve the Tel Aviv-New York route, with initial flights from the beginning of July this year. The airline – which underwent an ownership change ...
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NewsNorse Atlantic expects accounting gain as it hands back 787-8 fleet
Long-haul operator Norse Atlantic Airways has handed back all its three Boeing 787-8s to their lessors, to focus on its 787-9 fleet. The aircraft had originally been delivered to the Scandinavian carrier in 2022 and were dry-leased to Spanish operator Air Europa. Norse Atlantic adopted a revised business plan last ...
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NewsCapital A secures key approval in bid to shed financially-distressed status
Capital A – the owner of the AirAsia Aviation group – has secured approvals from the Malaysian stock exchange for its “regularisation plan” to exit its financially-distressed status.
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NewsJAL-Garuda joint venture business takes off
Japan Airlines and Garuda Indonesia are to launch their joint business partnership in April, which will see the two operators cooperate commercially on flights between Japan and Indonesia.