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NewsATR ready to start STOL version’s production under new schedule
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has completed the design phase and is preparing to begin production of the short take-off and landing (STOL) version of the ATR 42-600 under a revised schedule.
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NewsFractional-jet operator Airshare orders three Challenger 350s, takes 17 options
US fractional jet ownership company Airshare has ordered three Bombardier Challenger 350 business jets and taken options to purchase another 17, with the first three deliveries scheduled for 2021.
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NewsTUI pins hopes on summer peak recovery
European travel operator TUI Group is eyeing a strong pick-up in demand this summer and intends to operate three-quarters of pre-crisis capacity in the peak holiday period.
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NewsNext-gen fuel for regional operators ‘will take time’: ATR
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has highlighted the difficulty of establishing a supply infrastructure for next-generation aviation fuels in remote areas that are served by regional aircraft.
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NewsInquiry into fatal Aeroflot Superjet fire examines earlier Yakutia gear collapse
Russian investigators probing the fatal Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 landing accident at Moscow two years ago have analysed a Yakutia Superjet overrun and gear collapse as part of an assessment of the type’s structures and components. After returning to Sheremetyevo airport on 5 May 2019 the Aeroflot aircraft landed hard, ...
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NewsAerCap shareholders back GECAS acquisition
Leasing firm AerCap’s shareholders have voted in favour of the proposed merger with US leasing giant GECAS, which the two companies unveiled in March. AerCap held a shareholders meeting on 12 May and asked them to back several items relating to the transaction, including the deal itself plus the re-appointment ...
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NewsHow medevac specialists rose to the Covid challenge
The air ambulance role has taken on new significance for two European business aviation operators during the pandemic, prompting them to bring in new people, skills and equipment to meet their customer needs
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NewsUpdated Ka-32 to gain new engines and flightdeck
Russian Helicopters is to modernise the Kamov Ka-32, adding uprated engines, a glass cockpit and a new fire-fighting system to the co-axial rotor-equipped heavy-twin.
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NewsFormer Wizz and Flybondi executive joins Volotea as CFO
European carrier Volotea has named former Wizz Air and Flybondi executive Mike Powell as its new chief financial officer.
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NewsAerodata to modify Praetor 600 for Korean flight inspection work
German firm Aerodata will modify an Embraer Praetor 600 business jet to perform flight inspection work for South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT).
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NewsIATA urges action over rogue lithium-battery shippers
IATA is calling for the criminalisation of rogue lithium-battery shippers as part of moves to ensure the safe carriage of such cargo for airlines.
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NewsConfident Airbus restarts work on new Toulouse A321neo production line
Airbus has given a further sign of its confidence in single-aisle recovery, by resuming work on an additional assembly line for A321neo twinjets. The airframer had unveiled plans for the modernised Toulouse line in January 2020, just weeks before the pandemic crisis forced it to slash production rates and shelve ...
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NewsSeoul forges ahead with autonomy for UAVs
South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has developed an autonomous navigation system for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) that helps them avoid threats and dangerous situations.
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NewsAirAsia Group MRO unit gets base maintenance regulatory approval
Asia Digital Engineering (ADE), the MRO unit of AirAsia Group, has obtained regulatory approval to perform base maintenance works.
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NewsQantas’ international restart faces fresh delays
Qantas has pushed back a planned resumption of international flights, following indications from the Australian government that the country’s borders will only reopen in 2022.
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NewsThailand’s third wave complicates restructuring plans
Two major Thai airlines, Thai Airways International and Nok Air, are at different stages of putting together business reorganisation plans outlining how they will restructure their businesses under court protection and emerge stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsST Engineering sees narrowbody MRO, freighters to lead recovery
ST Engineering’s commercial aerospace unit believes that domestic travel and air cargo will lead the recovery from the coronavirus downturn.
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NewsATR recruits Skyways Technics for flight-control repairs
Turboprop manufacturer ATR is co-operating with Danish maintenance provider Skyways Technics to facilitate structural component repairs for Asia-Pacific operators.
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NewsHoneywell’s $13m penalty shows it’s tricky doing business with China and Pentagon
Honeywell reached a $13 million settlement with the US Department of State over alleged violations of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (better known as ITAR).
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NewsUS lawmakers aim to prevent cut-rate airlines from operating to the US
The US House of Representatives has introduced a bill that would prevent cut-rate airlines which have been established under “flags of convenience” to operate in the US.