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NewsUkraine International faces unlimited liability over shot-down 737-800
Ukraine International Airlines has lost an appeal against a legal ruling that it failed to prove it was not negligent in allowing a Boeing 737-800 to depart Tehran before the aircraft was shot down. The aircraft took off from Tehran Imam Khomeini airport about 4h after Iranian forces had launched ...
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NewsAir Canada braces for shutdown, citing ‘impasse’ in labor negotiations
Air Canada is preparing for an imminent shutdown of most operations, citing what the company describes as an “impasse” in negotiations with the labour union representing its flight attendant workforce. The Montreal-based carrier says that contract talks with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have broken down after a ...
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Paid contentUK launches tranche two of ‘loyal wingman’ programme
The UK is particularly interested in one-way and electronic warfare based ACPs. The RAF is transitioning towards a blend of crewed and uncrewed systems. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is looking to further its understanding of Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACPs), often called ‘loyal wingman’, as the ...
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NewsAir France introduces automatic flight-connection priority scheme at Paris hub
Air France is introducing a new initiative to assist connecting passengers at Paris Charles de Gaulle, arising from a reinforced partnership with airport operator Groupe ADP. The initiative, known as ‘Short Connection Pass’, will automatically prioritise the transfer of passengers with reduced connecting times at the hub to alleviate problems ...
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NewsJapan’s ANA adopts deep-learning turbulence prediction system after successful trials
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways has implemented a turbulence-prediction service based on artificial intelligence, following several years of testing and validation. ANA and Keio University formed a Tokyo-based partnership called BlueWX two years ago to specialise in AI-based weather forecasting and advance the prediction service – development of which began ...
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NewsICAO indicates improving trend in timeliness and availability of investigation reports
ICAO has indicated an improvement in the proportion of accidents for which a final investigation report has been published, but has further underlined the importance of completing inquiries quickly and transparently. Three-quarters of final reports for investigations completed over 2017-22 had been published by 2024, the organisation has disclosed in ...
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NewsUSMC Osprey performs first anti-submarine warfare mission
A US Marine Corps Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey has conducted anti-submarine warfare operations for the first time, deploying sonobuoys in cooperation with US Navy Sikorsky MH-60R helicopters in the Indo-Pacific region.
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NewsEmirates becomes latest carrier to clamp down on carriage of power banks
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is banning the use of all electronic power banks on board, and tightening regulations allowing them to be carried. It is the latest airline to take such steps, following broad concern about the safety of lithium-ion battery devices – particularly in the aftermath of an Airbus ...
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NewsSpirit Airlines warns of ‘substantial doubt’ over survival
Florida-based Spirit Airlines has issued a stark warning about its ability to remain operational beyond 12 months, as the recently-bankrupt carrier struggles with persistent weak travel demand and deteriorating financial conditions.
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NewsSouth Korea fast-tracks KF-21 ground-attack capability
Defence committee approves revised development plan that advances air-to-ground weapons testing by 18 months as the nation seeks to bolster military capabilities.
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NewsAirAsia X, Scoot expand medium-, long-haul networks
AirAsia X marks its foray into Europe with the launch of flights to Istanbul this November, while Scoot grows its operations to Japan.
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NewsPiasecki plans new variant of Kargo logistics drone with expanded capacity
The new Kargo II represents a larger-capacity derivative of the original Kargo quadcopter that offers significantly expanded payload capacity and improved range in the same form factor.
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NewsBoeing orders lifted by 737 Max agreements and backlog recognition
Boeing secured agreements for 30 737 Max jets in July, attributed to unidentified customers, while the overall order total for the month was lifted by formal recognition in the backlog of 33 other aircraft.
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NewsAfrican Development Bank anchors new Ethiopian hub financing with initial $500m loan
African Development Bank is to provide a $500 million loan and lead efforts to raise remaining financing for the establishment of a new Ethiopian Airlines capital hub at Bishoftu, south of Addis Ababa. The airport is intended to have initial capacity for 60 million passengers with expansion options taking the ...
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NewsCrew chided for flying A220 despite being told of door damage
Czech investigators have disclosed that the crew of an Airbus A220-300 twice ignored incidents of damage to separate doors on the same day before operating services to Prague.
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NewsGerman aviation association urges tax cut as carriers ‘avoid’ country’s airports
German airline representatives are claiming that point-to-point carriers have not restored their fleets stationed in the country to pre-pandemic levels, and that recovery has stagnated over government-imposed costs. The German aviation association BDL states that the number of aircraft stationed in Germany by European point-to-point operators is down by 30% ...
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NewsST Engineering opens new MRO facility in Ezhou, China
New facility will initially support SF Airlines’ fleet of over 80 Boeing freighters, with capacity for future expansion to serve additional operators.
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NewsAir India begins widebody cabin upgrades with first 787 retrofit
Air India has commenced cabin upgrading works on its widebody fleet, with its first of 26 Boeing 787s inducted in July following a series of delays. The 787-8 (VT-ANT) flew to Boeing’s Victorville, California facility in July for retrofit works. Air India says a second aircraft will be inducted in ...
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NewsSingapore F-15SG fighter deployment to Guam called off
The US Department of the Air Force has cancelled plans to base up to 12 Republic of Singapore Air Force Boeing F-15SG fighters at Guam’s Andersen AFB.