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NewsResurgent Aegean turns in full-year profit
Greek operator Aegean is expecting to introduce another nine Airbus A320neo-family jets this year, and take its fleet to 76 aircraft. Aegean says the initial booking indications for the year are “particularly encouraging”, with international traffic and summer sales trends exceeding pre-crisis levels. Its network will cover 161 destinations with ...
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NewsCanada announces new air defence initiatives, eyes Eastern Europe
Ottawa has officially requested industry proposals for a range of air defence platforms, including anti-aircraft and counter-unmanned aerial systems, to support Canadian missions on NATO’s eastern flank.
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NewsUS regulators approve deal to take Atlas Air private
US cargo carrier Atlas Air has received regulatory approval to be acquired by an investor group led by Apollo Global Management, which would de-list Atlas from the Nasdaq stock exchange.
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NewsFinnair avoids long-haul cabin crew outsourcing after savings pact
Finnair has reached a cost-saving agreement with cabin crew, averting implementation of a potential plan to subcontract in-flight services on certain long-haul routes. The airline had been looking to outsource cabin service on North American and Thai routes, according to the transportation workers’ union AKT, which had engaged in industrial ...
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NewsVertical powers ahead with new UK battery facility
Vertical Aerospace has opened a new aerospace battery research and prototype manufacturing facility as the UK firm presses ahead with development of its VX4 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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NewsBahrain’s air force takes delivery of three Bell 505 trainers
The Royal Bahraini Air Force has taken delivery of three Bell 505 training helicopters via a previously unannounced order.
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NewsPacific Propeller wins ‘urgent’ overhaul work for USAF’s C-130H fleet
Washington state-based MRO provider Pacific Propeller International has received what it describes as an “urgent contract” from the US Air Force to replace propeller barrels on the service’s fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130H transports still equipped with a legacy propulsion system.
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NewsSaudi Arabian aviation focus includes optimising air traffic management
Saudi Arabia’s government is complementing its ambitious air transport expansion programmes with an effort to increase airspace efficiency. The Saudi air navigation service SANS oversees some 2 million km² of airspace, controlling traffic primarily through two area centres. SANS has reached a provisional agreement on collaborating with UK counterpart NATS ...
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NewsUAE Rafale buy helped MBDA secure record orders last year
MBDA secured record orders worth €9 billion ($9.6 billion) last year, including an “extraordinary” armaments package linked to the United Arab Emirates’ contract for 80 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft.
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NewsChina fully reopens to travellers with easing of visa, group travel curbs
Beijing has eased the final part of its coronavirus travel restrictions, re-allowing visas to be issued and expanding the list of countries for outbound tour groups.
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NewsYear-end reopening lifts South Korean LCC earnings
South Korean low-cost operator Jin Air posted its first quarterly operating profit in more than three years, helped by a rebound in travel demand that has also helped boost the earnings of compatriots Jeju Air and T’way Air.
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NewsPentagon and Lockheed resume F-35 deliveries following engine fix
The US military is accepting new deliveries of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters for the first time since December, when a previously unidentified engine issue caused the crash of an F-35B undergoing certification at the company’s assembly plant in Fort Worth, Texas.
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NewsUS regional carrier Envoy Air expects six more Embraer 175s
American Airlines Group is assigning six more Embraer 175s to subsidiary US regional airline Envoy Air.
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NewsBeta to develop conventional electric aircraft amid eVTOL regulatory, infrastructure hurdles
Electric aircraft company Beta Technologies has shifted to pursue certification of a conventional fixed-wing electric aircraft – while still developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi. The US company has for years been flight testing a conventional fixed-wing electric aircraft as part of its eVTOL programme, which ...
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NewsDOT challenge to Spirit acquisition ‘unprecedented’: JetBlue chief executive
JetBlue’s chief executive Robin Hayes called the US Department of Transportation’s decision to get involved in its proposed acquisition of discount carrier Spirit Airlines “unprecedented”.
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NewsRussian and American military aircraft collide over Black Sea
An uncrewed aerial vehicle from the US Air Force and a Russian fighter jet collided over the Black Sea on 14 March during what American defence officials describe as an “unsafe intercept” by Russian aviators.
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NewsElbit secures Romanian SA330, Soim upgrade contracts
Elbit Systems has received a fresh slew of contracts from Romania linked to the NATO nation’s fleets of transport helicopters and jet trainers.
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NewsNorway picks MH-60R Seahawk as partial replacement for axed NH90s
Norway has selected the Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk to replace part of its fleet of NH Industries NH90 maritime helicopters which were ditched last June on the back of years of delivery delays.
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NewsJazeera to create new Saudi low-cost airline
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways is taking preliminary steps to establish a new operator in Saudi Arabia. Jazeera’s board held a meeting on 12 March at which it approved the plan. “The financial impact will be determined once the establishment and operating licensing procedures [are] finalised,” it states. Jazeera says ...
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NewsBoeing’s orders and deliveries slowed in February
Boeing’s commercial aircraft orders and deliveries slowed in February following a strong start to the year the previous month.