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Boom gets FAA airworthiness ticket for supersonic XB-1 demonstrator
Boom Supersonic has received an airworthiness certificate for its XB-1 demonstrator from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), clearing a major hurdle to the start of flight testing.
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Porter launching first E195-E2 flights to USA with seven new Florida routes
Canadian carrier Porter Airlines is planning to enter the next phase of its North American expansion with its first flights to the USA using its new Embraer 195-E2s.
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Norwegian having ‘one of the best summers ever’ as bookings stay strong
Norwegian is seeing no slowdown in the strong bookings trends it has experienced so far this summer, with its profitable second-quarter performance expected to extend into the current three-month period.
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Air Moldova’s operating certificate suspended over aircraft unavailability
Moldova’s civil aviation regulator has suspended the air operator’s certificate of Air Moldova, apparently at the airline’s request, over a lack of airworthy aircraft. The airline, which embarked on a restructuring programme earlier this year, has effectively been inoperative for several months. According to the civil aviation authority, only one ...
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Barnacle shell modelling could refine ocean drift path of MH370 debris
International researchers have argued that modelling of ocean barnacle shell formation and sea temperature could prove useful analytical data to locate the crash site of a missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER. Contact with the aircraft, operating the Kuala Lumpur-Beijing flight MH370, was lost as it deviated from its flightpath in ...
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Norwegian evaluating 737 Max 10 after receiving ‘new information’ on range
Norwegian is “seriously evaluating” converting some of its Boeing options into a 737 Max 10 order, with the variant potentially suitable for destinations such as the Canary Islands and an unannounced new base.
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Israir Group prepares for expansion as it turns in first-half profit
Israir Group is citing higher demand, expansion of its network and implementation of technological changes for an improvement in its first-half results. The Israeli company generated a pre-tax profit of $7.2 million for the six months to 30 June. Israir Group has disclosed revenues of $198 million, up from the ...
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Indonesian Aerospace and Sikorsky to pursue Indonesia S-70M sale
Indonesian Aerospace and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky unit have entered a partnership to pursue the possible sale of up to 24 S-70M Black Hawk helicopters to the Southeast Asian nation.
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USA clears sales of IRST sensors for Taiwan F-16s
The US government has cleared the sale of Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensors to Taiwan for use aboard the country’s fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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Only ‘some’ 737 fuselages affected by aft bulkhead issue: Spirit AeroSystems
US supplier Spirit AeroSystems states that it will continue to deliver fuselages to Boeing’s 737 programme, because not all are affected by a newly-discovered quality issue involving the aft pressure bulkhead. Boeing disclosed on 23 August that it had identified fastener holes that did not conform to specification for the ...
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New business-class carrier Bermudair ‘akin to a private jet’ service: CEO
Bermudair is betting that Bermuda’s sizeable business community will sustain its planned flight frequencies and allow for potential network and fleet expansions.
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Garuda indicates support of Pelita merger discussions
Garuda Indonesia says that discussions for a merger with Pelita Air Service are under way, but that the prospects for any merged entity will need to be assessed.
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Air NZ orders two ATR 72-600s and two A321neos
Air New Zealand has ordered two ATR 72-600s and two Airbus A321neos which will enter the carrier’s fleet from late 2024.
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‘Remarkable turnaround’: Qantas swings to record annual profit after three years of losses
Australia’s Qantas Group swung back to its first full-year profit since 2019, on the back of “significantly higher” revenues from strong travel demand.
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Dramatic travel upswing propels Air NZ to pre-tax profit
Air New Zealand swung to a pre-tax profit of NZ$585 million ($349 million) during its 2023 financial year from a pre-tax loss of NZ$725 million a year earlier.
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Qantas to retire A380s from 2032, as airline orders more 787s and A350s
Australia’s Qantas will start retiring its fleet of Airbus A380s from around 2032, with the superjumbo to be replaced by new A350-1000s.
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Boeing investigating another 737 quality issue that could again delay deliveries
US airframer Boeing is investigating another problem with 737 fuselages that could once again delay deliveries, the company revealed on 23 August.
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NASA, Boeing and Northrop progress with studies of a Mach 5 airliner
NASA is now calling attention to a research project aimed at studying a passenger jet capable of flying at up to four times the speed of sound.
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No survivors from Russian Embraer Legacy crash as Wagner Group leader listed on board
Russia’s federal air transport regulator has listed senior figures from the private military Wagner Group, including leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, as having been among 10 occupants of an Embraer Legacy business jet which crashed in the Tver region of the country. Rosaviatsia has released a manifest for the aircraft, from its ...
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Northern Pacific Airways halts ticket sales on its only route from September
US start-up carrier Northern Pacific Airways has stopped selling tickets on its only route after the end of this month, leading to questions about the young carrier’s future.