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NewsCongress moves to protect E-7A Wedgetail programme from cancellation
Lawmakers in the US Congress are taking legislative action to prevent the Trump Administration from cancelling the US Air Force’s Boeing E-7A Wedgetail acquisition programme, overriding opposition from the White House, which favours space-based alternatives.
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NewsAbra Group expands Aerolineas Argentinas codeshare to include Avianca
Abra Group has expanded its codeshare agreement with Aerolineas Argentinas to include Avianca, covering nine Colombian cities and 12 Argentine destinations as the Latin American aviation group builds its regional network.
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NewsAnduril picks GKN Aerospace as manufacturing partner for British Army ACP bid
Anduril Industries UK and GKN Aerospace are to collaborate in pursuit of an opportunity to produce an autonomous collaborative platform (ACP) demonstrator for the British Army.
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NewsEtihad cancelled some Boeing widebody orders in November
Etihad Airways cancelled orders for 16 Boeing widebody aircraft in November, the same month the Abu Dhabi carrier revealed plans to significantly expand its Airbus long-haul fleet with new A330-900 and A350 orders.
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NewsAzul E195 landed on wrong Rio runway after parallel’s lights were switched off
Brazilian investigators have been unable to determine precisely why runway lights at Rio de Janeiro’s Santos Dumont airport were switched off for several minutes, during which time an Azul Embraer 195 inadvertently landed on the illuminated parallel runway. The incident occurred at night as the twinjet, inbound from Sao Paulo ...
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NewsBelgium advances on 240-round Hellfire missile acquisition
Belgium has secured clearance from the US Department of State for a potentially $79 million acquisition of Lockheed Martin-produced AGM-114R2 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles.
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NewsIndiGo chief claims carrier ‘back on its feet’ after extensive disruption
Indian carrier IndiGo’s chief executive, Pieter Elbers, is claiming that the airline’s operations are “stable” and the carrier is “back on its feet” after days of widespread disruption. It has returned to all 138 destinations, he says, with flights scheduled to operate on “an adjusted network”. Elbers says the restoration ...
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NewsTrillion-dollar airline industry set for record-high profits in 2026: IATA
IATA expects the global airline industry to achieve its highest-ever profits in 2026, with European carriers having overtaken North American operators as the biggest contributors to the total.
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NewsBoeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat destroys drone in air-to-air weapons test
Australia’s Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat has successfully destroyed a drone target using an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile during testing at Woomera range, as the nation commits A$1.4 billion to develop the collaborative combat aircraft into an operational military asset.
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NewsFirst flight of Wisk’s newly assembled autonomous air taxi prototype coming ‘soon’
Autonomous air taxi developer Wisk Aero has delivered its full-scale Gen6 prototype to flight-test teams, marking the transition from aircraft construction to airworthiness validation ahead of planned first flight.
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NewsAir Transat winds down operations amid pilot strike threat
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat is winding down operations after receiving a strike notice from the union representing its 750 pilots, with a potential strike looming on 10 December.
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NewsBombardier hands over first Global 8000
Bombardier has marked the entry into service of the Global 8000, hailing the Mach 0.95 type as the world’s fastest business jet.
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NewsArgentina takes delivery of initial six F-16 fighters from Denmark
Argentina has received its first tranche of secondhand Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters from Denmark, marking the restoration of supersonic fighter capability for the Argentine air force after decades of restrictions following the 1982 Falklands War.
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NewsSpirit carve-up complete as Boeing and Airbus take on key sites
Boeing has completed its acquisition of 737 Max fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems, while Airbus-focussed facilities have been simultaneously divested to the European airframer.
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NewsBabcock to fly L-39 trainers in support of France’s DGA and EPNER test pilot school
Babcock International has secured a contract to operate Aero Vodochody L-39 jet trainers in support of France’s EPNER test pilot school and the nation’s DGA defence procurement agency.
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NewsGKN to boost 3D-printing capabilities with Norwegian investment
GKN Aerospace is to invest millions of pounds alongside the Kongsberg Technology Cluster to expanding the company’s additive manufacturing capabilities in the Norwegian city.
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NewsBeyond Aero casts eyes on multiple sites for manufacturing campus on back of feasibility study work
French business jet developer Beyond Aero has kicked off the hunt for a location for its future production centre, having completed feasibility studies for a facility sized to build up to 60 of its fuel cell-powered BYA-1s per year, a figure that could eventually rise to 120.
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NewsTurkey’s Pegasus Airlines emerges as buyer of Czech budget carrier Smartwings
Turkish budget carrier Pegasus Airlines is set to acquire Czech Airlines and its low-cost operator Smartwings in a €154 million ($180 million) transaction. Smartwings’ shareholders have been holding partnership talks for several years, notably with Israeli leisure carrier Israir. But Israir withdrew from the process earlier this year having engaged ...
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NewsUS clears $1bn munitions sales to Denmark, Italy, South Korea
The US government has approved potential sales of air-launched munitions worth over $1 billion to three allied nations, with Denmark securing clearance for 200 AIM-120C-8 missiles in the largest package.
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NewsThai air force strikes Cambodian military targets amid border tensions
Royal Thai Air Force combat aircraft have struck military targets in Cambodia as border tensions between the Southeast Asian neighbours escalate, with Thailand conducting multiple missions against Cambodian forces.