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NewsEmbattled Rex could be government-owned if no private buyer found
The Australian government has signalled it could acquire embattled operator Regional Express (Rex) if its long-drawn administration yields no suitable buyer.
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NewsBrazil begins flight testing of indigenous carrier-based uncrewed aircraft
Brazilian manufacturer Stella Tecnologia has started land-based flight tests with the company’s Albatroz remotely piloted aircraft, which Brasilia eventually hopes to operate from the Brazilian navy’s NAM Atlantico light aircraft carrier.
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NewsOn-scene investigation of PSA regional jet and Black Hawk wreckage concludes
The US National Transportation Safety Board confirmed on 11 February that it is done examining pieces of the MHIRJ CRJ700 and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk that collided and plummeted into the Potomac River.
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NewsBoeing accelerated 737 deliveries in January following tumultuous 2024
Boeing made progress last month in ramping up 737 Max deliveries, and landed fresh orders for more than 30 of the narrowbody jets.
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NewsArcher raises another $300m as it continues defence push
Archer Aviation has raised another $300 million to accelerate development of its hybrid-electric aircraft for the defence market.
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NewsKorean ministry reinforcing lithium battery safety in wake of Air Busan A321 fire
Korea’s transport ministry is reinforcing safety measures for hazardous materials – notably regarding passenger carriage of batteries – as part of a new air transport policy. While the ministry has not specifically linked the measures to the Air Busan Airbus A321 fire at Gimhae on 28 January, it states that ...
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NewsBoeing removed 38 777X from backlog in recent weeks
Boeing in recent weeks removed orders for 38 of its in-development 777X from its backlog, placing the deals into a special accounting bucket reserved for orders it suspects might not close.
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NewsOne fatality as Learjet collides with parked G200 during Scottsdale runway excursion
Fire department officials have confirmed one fatality from a collision at Scottsdale airport after a Learjet 35A experienced a runway excursion and struck a parked Gulfstream G200. The Learjet touched down on runway 21 but veered off the left side and continued towards an apron outside the Southwest Jet Center. ...
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In depthRAAF KC-30As work to bolster tanking capabilities for allies
The Royal Australian Air Force has worked to provide allies with the air-to-air refuelling capabilities offered by its seven Airbus Defence & Space A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTTs).
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NewsCanada reaffirms defence relationship with USA amid tariff tensions
Although the diplomatic relationship between the two North American allies has hit its lowest ebb in over a century, Canada’s top defence official is reaffirming the military relationship between Ottawa and Washington.
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NewsMaiden flight approaching for India’s Light Combat Aircraft Mk2 fighter
India’s Aeronautical Development Agency is targeting the end of 2025 or beginning of 2026 for the first flight of the new Hindustan Aeronautics Tejas Mk2 Light Combat Aircraft.
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NewsIndia progresses Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft programme
India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft programme, which is being helmed by the Bengaluru based Aeronautical Development Agency, is now gathering momentum, with the completion of a full-scale engineering demonstrator.
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NewsSouthwest picks Tom Doxey to replace retiring CFO Tammy Romo
Southwest Airlines has named Tom Doxey, former president of US discounter Breeze Airways, as successor to longtime chief financial officer Tammy Romo, who is set to retire.
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NewsSupersonic Overture beckons as Boom concludes XB-1 flight-test programme
US aerospace firm Boom Supersonic is expecting to reach design freeze on the Overture supersonic passenger aircraft in about a week, as flight-testing of its experimental XB-1 jet concludes. The XB-1 departed on its 13th and final flight on 10 February, carrying out its second set of tests at supersonic ...
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NewsLilium staff still waiting for wages but investors promise action
Lilium Aerospace employees’ wait for their January pay looks set to continue for several more days at least, in the meantime having been told not to come in to work by bosses and instead “go to the mountains”.
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems forecasts $413m fourth-quarter loss but sees delivery rates rising
Spirit AeroSystems significantly ramped up deliveries to Airbus and Boeing in the fourth quarter of 2024 but still expects to post a $413 million loss for the period.
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NewsSaab advancing future fighter study activity, as Gripen interest intensifies
Saab will begin flight-test activities later this year in support of its work on a Future Fighter System study for Sweden, chief executive Micael Johansson says.
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NewsSafran sees strong demand for ENGINeUS electric motor following world-first certification
Safran Electrical & Power will shortly hand over the first conforming example of its newly certificated ENGINeUS 100 electric motor to launch customer Diamond Aircraft as it targets service entry next year.
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NewsPipistrel plots busy year as development work ramps up
With the year’s first milestone already completed, the maiden hover flight in late January of its Nuuva V300 cargo drone, Pipistrel Aircraft is gearing up for a busy 2025 as it progresses development activities across multiple programmes.
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NewsUnited Aircraft preparing Russian-powered SJ-100s for test programme
Russia’s United Aircraft states that 11 serial-production Yakovlev SJ-100 airframes have been assembled, and will be retrofitted with domestic systems following certification. The aerospace firm disclosed the update during a supplier committee meeting at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur manufacturing facility. Yakovlev’s director of the production centre, Andrei Soynov detailed the status of ...