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NewsMalaysia reboots quest to fill helicopter capability gap
Kuala Lumpur is again looking for new utility helicopters for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), with a deal for Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks off the table.
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NewsE195 collision captain pressured pilot to accept wrong take-off calculation
Serbian investigators have revealed that the captain of an Embraer 195 pressured the first officer to accept an incorrect take-off calculation after taxiing onto the wrong runway intersection at Belgrade. The Marathon Airlines aircraft – operating a service for Air Serbia on 18 February last year – subsequently took off ...
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NewsEdelweiss to introduce first A320neo as part of short-haul expansion
Swiss leisure carrier Edelweiss is to introduce its first Airbus A320neo, part of an expansion which will take the airline’s short-haul fleet to 16 aircraft next year.
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NewsAir Europa accepts investment offer from Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines has disclosed that its offer to acquire a minority stake in Spanish operator Air Europa has been accepted.
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NewsStart-up Grid Aero unveils plans for unmanned cargo aircraft
The US-based company has emerged from secrecy to announce plans for developing an autonomous air cargo network, with an initial aircraft design called the Lifter Lite intended to be a long-range, high-payload, ultra-low-cost transport drone.
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NewsAir Canada slowly restarting operations as flight attendants tentatively agree to end strike
Air Canada and regional subsidiary Air Canada Rouge plan to “gradually restart operations” across their networks as a punishing flight attendants’ strike could resolve with a return to work on the evening of 19 August.
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NewsPairs of CRJ1000s taken up by Air Nostrum and Nigerian carrier Cally
Two carriers – the Spanish airline Air Nostrum and Nigeria’s Cally Air – have each taken a pair of MHIRJ Aviation CRJ1000 regional jets under agreements with separate suppliers. Air Nostrum, which operates under the Iberia Regional brand, is a strong user of the stretched twinjet type. It has taken ...
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NewsAirbus completes first autonomous H145 flight using Shield AI’s Hivemind
The test flight was supporting the airframer’s effort to convert the H145-based UH-72B crewed helicopter into an unmanned, autonomous logistics rotorcraft for the US Marine Corps.
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NewsFleet and network expansion fuel Emirates recruitment drive
Gulf carrier Emirates Airline is mid-way through a global flightcrew recruitment drive as part of a wider push to bring in 1,500 new pilots over the next two years.
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NewsAir Canada pulls financial guidance as striking cabin crew union refuses to back down
Air Canada has pulled its financial guidance for the third quarter and full year as much of its operation remains immobilised by an escalating cabin crew dispute. The carrier has twice had to postpone a resumption of services, and the impasse appears no closer to resolution after the CUPE union, ...
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NewsNorse Atlantic sees glimmers of profitability as new strategy takes hold
Norse Atlantic has turned in its first operating profit for the second quarter, a figure of $4.4 million, as positive momentum from the beginning of the year continued into the summer.
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NewsChina Eastern 777 crew missed go-around call in Singapore runway incident
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 777-300ER crew failed to acknowledge a go-around instruction during a runway incursion incident at Singapore Changi airport involving another aircraft from the same airline.
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NewsAir Baltic recruits former SAS and Finnair finance head as next chief executive
Air Baltic has named former SAS and Finnair finance head Erno Hilden as its new chief executive, succeeding Martin Gauss.
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NewsChina’s AVIC testing new tiltrotor aircraft
Images have emerged of a new Chinese tiltrotor aircraft undergoing flight testing, featuring a fixed-engine design similar to the US Army’s FLRAA programme.
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NewsTaiwan's Starlux signs partnership with American Airlines
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines has signed a partnership agreement with American Airlines, its second airline collaboration as it continues to build its North American presence.
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NewsAirlines for America names former US governor as next CEO
Chris Sununu will assume the trade group’s top leadership position starting on 9 September, when longtime CEO Nick Calio will step down after 15 years in the role.
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NewsSpirit Airlines’ network planner John Kirby to retire as rebuild falters
The ultra-low-cost carrier’s recent efforts to rebuild its network have failed to turn around the company’s fortunes.
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NewsBAE Systems and partners ready RJ100 regional jet for Typhoon ECRS Mk2 flight tests
BAE Systems and partner Qinetiq are gearing up to begin transformation of an Avro RJ100 regional jet into a flight-test asset for trials of the ECRS Mk2 radar under development by Leonardo UK for Royal Air Force-operated Eurofighter Typhoons.
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NewsBritish Airways turns in profitable full year for Euroflyer short-haul operation
British Airways has revealed its short-haul London Gatwick operation BA Euroflyer turned in a pre-tax profit of nearly £41 million ($55.5 million) during its first full year of operation. The airline’s newly-published financial figures for 2024 show that it generated revenues of £429 million after transporting 3.55 million passengers. BA ...
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NewsAir Canada postpones restart after cabin crew union defies return-to-work order
Air Canada is aiming to resume services on 18 August, after striking cabin crew thwarted the carrier’s plans to reinstate operations sooner. The airline had already suspended over 700 flights when the federal government intervened on 17 August to refer contract negotiations with the CUPE union to arbitration. Air Canada ...