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NewsOman Air officially joins Oneworld
Oman Air officially became Oneworld’s 15th member airline on 30 June, three years after it announced its intention to join the grouping at 2022’s IATA AGM in Doha.
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NewsLong-distance delivery flight for Qantas underlines A321XLR’s performance
Qantas has taken delivery of its initial Airbus A321XLR, one of 28 on order with the Australian airline. The carrier received the twinjet – fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines – at the airframer’s Hamburg Finkenwerder plant, following a customer acceptance flight on 24 June. Qantas becomes the launch ...
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NewsUnited Aircraft fits domestically-produced cabin elements to prototype MC-21
United Aircraft has carried out a provisional installation of domestically-produced interior fittings in the cabin of a prototype Yakovlev MC-21. The cabin work was undertaken at the Irkutsk aviation plant where the MC-21 is assembled. It features business-class seats, overhead luggage bins, galley and lavatory modules, and closets, as well ...
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NewsATR landed gear-up after crew ‘overloaded’ by electrical failure: inquiry
Brazilian investigators have revealed that a ATR 42-300 landed with its undercarriage retracted despite each pilot’s separately calling that the landing-gear had been extended. The MAP aircraft made the gear-up touchdown at Manaus, the departure airport to which it had returned after experiencing an electrical failure shortly after take-off. This ...
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NewsAudit flags issues with Japanese P-1 availability
An audit has revealed major sustainment challenges facing Japan’s Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft, which have reduced availability of the type.
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NewsKAI wins order for 20 more KF-21s
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has secured a follow-on order from Seoul for additional KF-21 fighters, as Hanwha Aerospace secures more engine production work.
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NewsInvestigators probe EasyJet take-off data incident at London Luton
UK investigators are probing an incident in which an EasyJet Airbus A320 departed London Luton with incorrect take-off performance data. The 13 June incident has been disclosed by French investigation authority BEA. It states that the crew calculated take-off performance based on using the entire runway length, but commenced the ...
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NewsDelta inspects over 100 aircraft after severe hailstorm derails Atlanta operations
US carrier Delta Air Lines has inspected over 100 aircraft after severe storms, including hail, disrupted operations at its Atlanta hub. The storms, on the evening on 27 June, resulted in hundreds of flight cancellations. Meteorological data from the airport indicated thunderstorms, large hailstones, winds gusting up to 28kt, and ...
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NewsTrump warns of steeper tariffs on Canadian products, aircraft still exempt for now
President Donald Trump’s decision to halt trade talks with Canada raises fresh uncertainty about the potential for the USA to impose new or steeper tariffs on aerospace products and raw materials.
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AnalysisItalian Eurofighter contract boosts EJ200 engine backlog
The Eurojet industry consortium has been contracted to supply up to 54 EJ200 engines to power a new batch of Eurofighter combat aircraft ordered by Italy.
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Analysis‘Brightest explosion that I’ve ever seen’: inside US effort to develop a bomb for Iran’s nuclear sites
The US military’s top officer says development of the bunker-busting 13,600kg (30,000lb) GBU-57 bomb began 15 years ago and involved significant use of supercomputers.
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NewsATR outlines potential mild-hybrid engine architecture for future Evo twin-turboprop
ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada will investigate a “mild hybrid” version of PW127XT engine for the airframer’s proposed Evo upgrade of its regional turboprop, augmenting an enhanced version of the powerplant with a 200kW electrical motor connected to the reduction gearbox.
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NewsYak-40 testbed prepares for flights with VK-800 engine for UZGA models
Flight-tests beckon for a Yakovlev Yak-40 which has been fitted with the VK-800 engine intended for the UZGA LMS-901 Baikal and LMS-192 Osvey. The Yak-40 testbed has been modified at the Siberian aviation research institute SibNIA. “Installation and commissioning of the VK-800 engine have been completed,” the institute says. “The ...
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NewsOver 20 MC-21s undergoing assembly as latest prototype starts certification flights
Russia’s United Aircraft has more than 20 Yakovlev MC-21s in various stages of assembly, as it commences certification test flights with its most recent prototype. The initial certification flight – lasting for 4h, and testing equipment including radio communications – took place at the Gromov flight-research institute at Zhukovsky airfield ...
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NewsMexican freight carrier AeroUnion rebrands to highlight Avianca Cargo links
Mexican carrier AeroUnion is rebranding under the name Avianca Cargo Mexico, as it expands its Airbus A330 converted freighter fleet. The airline unveiled the new identity after nearly three decades. Avianca Cargo Mexico managing director Danilo Correa says the overhaul accompanies a “robust value proposition”. “We have built a new ...
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NewsAir Hong Kong caps off fleet renewal with retirement of last A300 freighter
Cargo operator Air Hong Kong has retired its last Airbus A300-600 freighter, capping off a seven-year fleet renewal process that now sees the carrier only operate A330 freighters.
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NewsUS Air Force seeks to retire all A-10 Warthogs by 2027
Congress must approve the plan, which would see the US Air Force accelerate retirement of its entire A-10 fleet by two years.
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NewsTrump Administration ‘all in’ on F-47 but plans minimal funding for F/A-XX naval fighter
A senior Pentagon official tells FlightGlobal the Trump Administration will focus resources on developing a sixth-generation fighter on the US Air Force’s F-47 programme, with the US Navy’s new carrier-based equivalent in a holding pattern.
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NewsUK government examining competitive implications of Boeing-Spirit deal
UK competition regulators are reviewing potential concerns posed by Boeing’s planned acquisition of supplier Spirit AeroSystems but have yet to launch a formal investigation.
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NewsInquiry recommends improved landing aids after Air Panama Fokker 50 excursion
Investigators probing the runway excursion which destroyed an Air Panama Fokker 50 at Colon have recommended installing precision-approach lights and adding aiming-point runway markings in order to assist crews following a glidepath. The aircraft, inbound to Bocas del Toro from Panama City on 16 May, touched down on the 1,500m ...