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Kenya Airways posts first annual operating profit for seven years
Kenya Airways posted its first operating profit for seven years in 2023 off the back of increased passenger numbers, although heavy currency exchange impact kept it loss-making at an overall level.
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Metro Aviation takes final US-built EC145e
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the final EC145e to US emergency medical services specialist Metro Aviation – marking the end of production for the basic variant of the manufacturer’s light-twin.
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UK’s Jet2 to open Bournemouth base next year
UK leisure carrier Jet2 is to establish a new base at Bournemouth, on the south coast, and unveiled a batch of destinations to be served in summer next year. The decision brings the number of UK bases for the holiday airline to 12. Jet2 says it will initially base two ...
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Cebu Pacific returns to profit as it closes in on record narrowbody order
Cebu Pacific has confirmed it is in the “closing stages” of negotiations for the order of up to 150 narrowbody aircraft, with a likely announcement “a month of two away”.
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Croatia and Greece bolster firefighting fleets with EU-funded DHC-515 orders
De Havilland Canada has secured orders from a pair of European states for a total of nine DHC-515 Firefighter amphibious water bombers – the first deals under an EU initiative to build up the bloc’s firefighting capacity.
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China continues work on carrier-capable KJ-600 AEW&C aircraft
The airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for China’s next generation aircraft carrier is continuing with flight tests.
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Saab gets Arexis contract for Germany’s Eurofighter EK update
Saab has received a contract to supply 15 Arexis electronic warfare systems for integration with the German air force’s future fleet of Eurofighter EK aircraft.
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‘Not just riding the wave’: after financial turnaround, Malaysia Airlines eyes year of ‘credibility’
As Malaysia Airlines’ parent Malaysian Aviation Group (MAG) turns in a glowing financial report, it is keen to prove it is no one-trick pony, but that it has changed for the better.
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Southwest 737 diverts after misaligned approach to LaGuardia
Clarity has yet to emerge as to why a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 was not aligned with the runway during final approach to New York LaGuardia, following a service from Nashville.
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Boeing starts work on MQ-28 production facility in Australia
Boeing has started construction of a facility in Australia’s Queensland state to produce the MQ-28 Ghost Bat unmanned air vehicle.
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Tokyo eases defence export rules for GCAP
The Japanese cabinet will loosen the country’s strict defence export rules to accommodate international sales of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) to be developed with Italy and the UK.
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Alliance cuts E-Jet disassembly numbers amid ‘significant demand’
Australia’s Alliance Aviation has reduced the number of Embraer 190 aircraft it will part out, amid what it calls “significant” demand for the regional jets.
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Asiana bids farewell to its last passenger 747-400
The reitrement also marks the end of passenger 747-400 operations in South Korea.
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Supernal’s new chief technology officer David McBride to lead air taxi development
Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary Supernal has appointed NASA veteran David McBride as chief technology officer, tasking him with leading the development and certification of the company’s proposed electric air taxi.
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New Pacific Airlines cuts last passenger flights from schedule
New Pacific Airlines has cancelled flights on its last remaining scheduled route between Ontario, California and Nashville, Tennessee, as the struggling start-up carrier pivots to an entirely charter-based business model.
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Flair Airlines steady amid turbulent Canadian low-cost segment: CEO
Flair Airlines’ chief executive Stephen Jones is pushing back against suggestions that the Canadian low-cost carrier is struggling in the aftermath of competitor Lynx Air’s collapse.
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Boeing management overhaul could spark real change – or bring more of the same
The broad management shake up disclosed on 25 March by Boeing might hold a chance of finally setting the embattled company on a real recovery path. The challenge, however, lies in the tricky fact that many of Boeing’s troubles originate not in its corporate suites, but rather on the floors of its factories.
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XTI Aerospace seeks performance edge over eVTOLs with jet-fuel-burning TriFan 600
New aircraft developer XTI Aerospace has chosen a development path unconstrained by current battery technology as it seeks to outperform the pack of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft by offering greater range, speed and payload.
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Britten-Norman looks to the long term after restructuring
UK manufacturer Britten-Norman’s immediate future has been secured with the sale via an apparent pre-pack administration of the business and assets of five companies within the B-N Group to a private equity firm.
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Boeing chief Calhoun to leave at end-2024 as Deal departs Commercial Airplanes
Boeing has implemented a broad management shake up that will see chief executive David Calhoun leave the company at the end of 2024 and that includes the immediate retirement of Boeing Commercial Airplanes boss Stan Deal. Stepanie Pope is now leading that division