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NewsSpirit AeroSystems plans to stop operations on 22 June amid labour dispute
Spirit AeroSystems plans to suspend operations on 22 June in response to a decision to strike by employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
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NewsEASA poised to overhaul 'unrepresentative' engine endurance testing
Certification requirements for turbofan endurance testing are set to be overhauled by European regulators, to take better account of modern engine design characteristics. The update is contained in a proposal put forward by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. It also intends to improve the level of confidence in the ...
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AnalysisParis air show Order Tracker: IndiGo deal and Air India confirmation lead show business
Tracking the commercial aircraft firm order, commitment and option announcements made during the 2023 Paris air show
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NewsSkyDrive picks Thales for eVTOL flight control systems
Japanese urban air mobility firm SkyDrive has selected Thales to provide flight control systems for its eponymous electric take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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NewsLufthansa continues non-core divestments with sale of business-travel payment arm
Lufthansa Group has divested its specialist corporate travel payments subsidiary AirPlus Servicekarten to the Swedish financial institution SEB Kort Bank. The sale is worth around €450 million ($495 million). Lufthansa Group had previously signalled that it was looking at divesting AirPlus, along with other non-core businesses, as part of a ...
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NewsWhy pilots of ditched Transair 737 identified, then misidentified, failed engine
US investigators believe pilots of a Transair Boeing 737-200 freighter which ditched in the ocean off Honolulu did not verify which engine had failed shortly after take-off, despite initially correctly identifying the damaged powerplant. When the first officer, who was flying the twinjet, reduced thrust to decelerate, this obscured obvious ...
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NewsRiyadh Air picks GEnx engines to power Dreamliners
Ambitious Saudi start-up Riyadh Air has picked GE Aerospace GEnx engines to power its on-order Boeing 787-9s.
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NewsEmbraer and GKN eye flight tests of fuel cell powertrain for regional market
Embraer and GKN Aerospace are to collaborate on development and integration of a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain that could result in flight tests aboard one of the Brazilian airframer’s jets.
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NewsOne-tenth of jets with P&W’s geared turbofans have been sidelined
About 10% of aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofans have recently been of service amid a surge in durability problems that the engine maker insists it is addressing.
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NewsATR sees 42-600 opportunity in China amid Asia recovery
ATR is eyeing opportunities in China with its 42-600 turboprop, as it works to “reactivate campaigns” among the country’s operators.
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NewsAustralian start-up Dovetail taps Hyundai unit HTWO for fuel cell systems
Dovetail Electric Aviation has picked Hyundai for fuel cell systems to be used in electric powertrain trials.
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NewsAvolon satisfied with healthy order backlog
“Without question, the order book is exactly where we want it to be for the next three years,” says Andy Cronin, chief executive of global lessor Avolon, announcing the signing of a memorandum of understanding to order 20 Airbus A330neos at Paris air show on 21 June.
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NewsPorter agrees E195-E2 sale-and-leaseback deal with Avolon
Canadian regional carrier Porter Airlines has agreed to sell 10 of its incoming Embraer 195-E2s to aircraft lessor Avolon and buy back the E-jets.
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NewsGermany’s MHS boosts Falcon 2000 fleet
German aircraft management company MHS Aviation has ordered a single Falcon 2000LXS business jet from Dassault Aviation.
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NewsAirbus-Safran venture demonstrates proof-of-concept for hydrogen aircraft fuel system
Airbus-Safran space launch venture ArianeGroup has conducted a proof-of-concept test of hydrogen conditioning which would be suitable for feeding an aircraft engine. The test, carried out on 12 May at the Vernon facility northwest of Paris, marks the conclusion to a project named Hyperion which looked at hydrogen propulsion options ...
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NewsAFI KLM E&M targets return to pre-Covid profitability by 2024 amid supply chain threats
Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) is hopeful of returning to pre-pandemic operating profits by 2024, even as it flags the threat of global supply chain issues.
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NewsEmbraer eyes freighter conversion line in China as it reveals E-Jet P2F deal
Embraer signed a letter of agreement with Lanzhou Aviation Industry Development Group for 20 E-Jet passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions at the Paris air show on 21 June, in a deal that could see it establish a conversion facility in China.
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NewsElectra, Safran to produce hybrid-electric eSTOL propulsion system
US start-up Electra Aero has signed an agreement with Safran Helicopter Engines to develop a hybrid-electric propulsion system for the prototype of its in-development short take-off and landing aircraft.
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NewsNew Eurofighter boss targets sale of 150-200 Typhoons by mid-decade
Eurofighter’s new chief executive says opportunities exist to close multiple new Typhoon sales by the middle of this decade.
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NewsFlying Whales on ‘huge’ mission to access remote regions with conceptual airships
Airship developer Flying Whales is on course to launch cargo flights with its massive craft by 2027 despite significant regulatory hurdles facing its ambitious programme.