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NewsFamilies’ attorneys ask new DOJ head Bondi to intervene in Boeing plea deal
A lawyer for relatives of passengers killed by two Boeing 737 Max crashes is urging new US attorney general Pam Bondi to get involved with negotiating a guilty plea by Boeing on charges that it defrauded the Federal Aviation Administration.
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In depth‘Conglomerates are out’: How Honeywell’s break up plan could revive aerospace business
Analysts think Honeywell’s decision to spin its aerospace division into a new standalone company could be a recipe to fix a business suffereing from under investment.
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NewsEgypt earmarks 11 airports for privatisation programme: civil aviation minister
Egypt’s government is conducting a strategic study to explore models for airport privatisation, before commencing a pilot project which is expected to start with Hurghada airport. Speaking during a sectoral UK mission in London on 3 February, Egyptian minister of civil aviation Sameh Ahmed El-Hefny said the government will work ...
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NewsWages wait continues for Lilium Aerospace employees
Lilium Aerospace employees are still no clearer when their wages for January will be paid after another week passed under the electric air taxi developer’s new ownership.
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NewsAALTO ready to accelerate Zephyr testing after 13-day debut over Kenya
AALTO plans to launch several additional test flights of its ultra-long-endurance Zephyr from a new facility in Kenya this year, following a successful first sortie which spanned more than 13 days.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman prepares to deliver second and third MQ-4Cs to Australia
One of the maritime surveillance UAVs is already in service with the Royal Australian Air Force, with two more examples undergoing final evaluations before delivery.
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NewsEmbraer takes backlog to $26.3 billion record
A major deal from Flexjet helped Embraer boost its backlog to a record $26.3 billion at the end of 2024, a 40% year-on-year increase, the Brazilian airframer said today.
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NewsFirst donated Mirage 2000-5 fighters arrive, as Ukraine also boosts F-16 fleet
Ukraine’s air force has received its first Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 fighters from France, while also continuing to boost its fleet of donated Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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NewsHoneywell Aerospace to become stand-alone business as part of company break-up
Honeywell is to spin-out its aerospace unit as a stand-alone listed business on the back of a strategic review into the future of the industrial conglomerate.
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NewsIl-114-300 steadily progressing with certification campaign: United Aircraft
Russia’s modernised Ilyushin Il-114-300 turboprop has conducted over 20 certification flights, according to developer United Aircraft. The company says an “intensive” flight-test programme for the twin-engined aircraft is continuing, out of the Lukhovitsy airfield near Moscow, and more than 70 sorties have been completed covering in excess of 200h. United ...
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AnalysisHow year-end losses skewed our review of airline safety performance in 2024
An otherwise solid set of airline safety statistics through much of 2024 was transformed by two deadly losses, while pilot action elsewhere kept the final figures from being much worse.
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NewsKorean ministry to roll out bird-detection technology in wake of Jeju 737 accident
Korean authorities are planning a broad deployment of bird-detection radar, as well as imaging and deterrent technology, in the aftermath of the fatal Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 accident. The aircraft suffered a bird-strike to both engines during approach to Muan airport on 29 December, and collided with an ILS installation ...
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NewsIndiGo damp-leases one 787 from Norse Atlantic
Indian operator IndiGo has signed a damp lease agreement with Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norse Atlantic Airways for a sole Boeing 787-9, which will enter service in March.
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NewsMunich airport consultancy arm joins effort to re-open UK’s Doncaster Sheffield
Munich airport’s consultancy and management arm is to support the effort to re-open the UK’s Doncaster Sheffield airport. The regional airport closed in 2022, following 17 years of operation, after a business review by owner Peel Group determined its economic prospects were limited. But Doncaster’s city council is working to ...
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NewsHainan Airlines looks to sell 787-8 fleet
Hainan Airlines has disclosed plans to sell its fleet of nine Boeing 787-8s, as it looks to “further optimise” its fleet structure and cut operating costs.
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NewsJetBlue enters reciprocal loyalty relationship with partner TAP
Frequent flyers with JetBlue and TAP can now earn and redeem points ”using the programme of their choice when flying across either network”, the companies said 5 February.
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NewsDaher looks to begin TBM assembly in Florida in 2027
Daher plans to start assembling TBM aircraft at its new Florida campus in 2027 as part of a strategy to expand capacity to meet a growing orderbook and hedge against possible US tariffs on European imports.
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NewsRestored ‘Franken-bird’ F-35 returns to flight
After more than a year of work, engineers and maintenance experts from the US Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully flew a regenerated F-35 fighter formed by splicing together sections from two damaged jets to form a single working aircraft.
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NewsArmy helicopter was 100ft above mandatory flight ceiling during collision with PSA Airlines jet
Preliminary data released by the USA’s National Transportation Safety Board indicates the incident Sikorsky UH-60 was flying around 300ft when it impacted a PSA Airlines regional jet – some 100ft above the altitude ceiling of 200ft for rotorcraft in the area.
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NewsFlySafair given year to comply with South Africa’s ownership rules
FlySafair has been given 12 months to comply with the domestic regulator’s ruling on its ownership structure, alleviating concerns that the low-cost carrier might be forced to ground its operations until the issue was resolved.