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NewsIndia’s AIESL to provide local support for P-8I Neptune fleet
Air India Engineering Services (AIESL) has entered an agreement with Boeing to provide local MRO support for the Indian Navy’s P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft.
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NewsAir Baltic signs for 10 additional A220-300s
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has exercised options on another 10 Airbus A220-300s, taking its total commitment to 90 aircraft.
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NewsAirAsia to pioneer international flights to India’s Andaman Islands
AirAsia Malaysia plans a new route to Port Blair, the first international service to India’s remote Andaman Islands.
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NewsEmirates taps GAMECO for A380 12-year checks
Guangzhou-based MRO firm GAMECO has commenced its first 12-year check on an Emirates Airbus A380,
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NewsEmbraer scores order for eight E190-E2s from Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia has ordered eight Embraer E190-E2s, with deliveries set to begin in the second half of next year.
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NewsAzul reports R$3.9b loss as value of Brazilian real tanks
Azul posted a R$3.87 billion ($703 million) loss for the second quarter of the year after the devaluation of the Brazilian real to the dollar, as well as higher fuel costs, hit the company’s earnings.
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NewsUSMC cites pilot error in 2023 fatal Osprey crash in Australia
Investigators have concluded that a loss of situational awareness by the pilot, rather than any material or mechanical failure, caused the August 2023 crash of a Bell-Boeing V-22 tiltrotor near Darwin, Australia that killed three US Marine Corps personnel.
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NewsPentagon orders stealth fighter-equipped aircraft carrier to Middle East
The deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln to the Middle East will add a squadron of sea-based Lockheed Martin F-35C stealth fighters and three squadrons of Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet strike fighters to the existing USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group already in the region.
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NewsEthiopian Airlines eyes 2029 opening for new hub as plans take shape
Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed an advisory and consultancy contract with Dar Al-Handasah Consultants covering plans for a new 110 million passenger airport located around 25 miles (40km) southeast of its existing Addis Ababa Bole hub.
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NewsCommercial flights at flood-damaged Porto Alegre airport to resume in October
Brazil’s government has declared that the flood-hit Porto Alegre airport will be re-opened to commercial flights from 21 October.
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NewsLukashenko’s presidential 767 added to US sanctions list
Belarusian Alexander Lukashenko’s presidential Boeing 767-300ER has been added to a list of assets subject to US sanctions, in the latest round of restrictions against the country.
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NewsRussian government to permit wet-leasing under amendment to country's Air Code
Russia’s government has approved measures allowing wet-lease of aircraft, through an amendment to the country’s aviation regulations which will take effect from 1 September. The amendment – one of a number of changes to the Air Code signed by president Vladimir Putin on 8 August – features in the section ...
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NewsArcher secures further financing from Stellantis and details LA network
Silicon Valley-based electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft developer Archer Aviation has secured additional financing from its backer Stellantis.
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NewsThai carriers remain profitable but rising costs bite
Thailand’s two full-service operators were in the black in their second-quarter earnings, as passenger traffic grew and revenues remained strong.
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NewsLockheed hands first C-130J to RNZAF
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first of five C-130J tactical transports to the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).
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NewsPLAAF fighter drops flares in path of Philippine air force NC212i
Manila has condemned the unsafe intercept by a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) fighter of a Philippine air force aircraft over Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
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NewsNorthrop seals South Korea pact for Surion minesweeping system
Northrop Grumman has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean firm Genohco related to its contract to supply the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System for the minesweeping variant of the Korea Aerospace Industries KUH-1 Surion.
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NewsUSAF formalises E-7A prototype contract with Boeing
The US Air Force has formalised a $2.6 billion contract with Boeing for a pair of E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) prototypes.
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NewsAir China, China Southern set to receive first C919s as flight tests wrap up
Comac has completed flight testing for the first C919 aircraft to be delivered to state-owned carriers Air China and China Southern.
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NewsPAL blames yield ‘pressures’, rising costs for drop in Q2 profit
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will implement “a disciplined investment plan” in the near term, as it reported a steep decline in second-quarter profitability amid yield “pressures” and an rise in operating costs.