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Air Canada lowers full-year earnings expectations as competitive pressures mount
Air Canada has cut its full-year earnings expectations as yields and load factors are anticipated to be lower than expected, and international markets experience what the airline calls ”competitive pressures”.
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Korean commits to up to 50 Boeing widebodies
Korean Air has signed a memorandum of understanding covering its intent to acquire 20 Boeing 777-9s and 20 787-10s, together with options on 10 more Dreamliners.
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National Air Cargo orders four 777-200 Freighters
US air freight company National Air Cargo has ordered four Boeing 777-200 Freighters, with plans to acquire two of the jets in the fourth quarter of 2025 and the remaining two in the first quarter of 2026.
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Eva Azoulay is taking newly-independent ITP Aero to the next level
ITP Aero is on a mission. With new chief executive Eva Azoulay at the helm, the former Rolls-Royce subsidiary is coming to the Farnborough air show for the first time as a standalone company, with a new appearance, and something to prove.
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USAF contract to expedite KC-46A tanker launches
Boeing has been awarded a $16.8 million contract to update the capabilities its KC-46A tanker for the US Air Force.
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Comac brings stretched and high-altitude C919 models to Farnborough
Comac has brought models of the stretched and high-altitude variants of its C919 single-aisle for the first time at this year’s Farnborough air show, while also revealing the seat-map for the in-development C929 widebody.
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Delta continues cancelling flights as crew-tracking tools falter
Major US carrier Delta Air Lines continues experiencing major network disruptions related to the global technology outage that caused thousands of flight cancellations on the “busiest travel weekend of the summer”.
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Boeing, USAF agree price on E-7 prototype activity
Boeing and the US Air Force (USAF) have agreed pricing terms for a prototype batch of two E-7 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, while a UK Royal Air Force (RAF) programme to field three of the same type continues to advance. The airframer has been conducting work in ...
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Weak fares drag down Ryanair first-quarter profits
Ryanair’s net profit nearly halved over the first quarter, which the carrier blames on weak fares and the earlier Easter holiday. The carrier turned in a net profit of €360 million ($372 million) – down by 46% – on slightly lower revenues of €3.63 billion. Chief executive Michael O’Leary says ...
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Textron Aviation gives show debut to King Air 260 military trainer
Hot on the heels of the type’s delivery to the US Navy (USN) and selection for use by the Royal Canadian Air Force, Textron Aviation is giving a debut appearance to its Beechcraft King Air 260 trainer at the Farnborough air show.
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Honeywell and Frequentis test ground control station for eVTOLs
Honeywell and Austrian communications equipment supplier Frequentis say they have reached a “major milestone” in advancing the operation of remotely piloted aircraft in European airspace.
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Korean Air receives first 787-10
Korean Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-10, which are configured with new business-class seats.
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KAI, Korean compatriots set for big presence at Farnborough
South Korean aerospace companies have had a strong two years since their last appearance at the Farnborough air show.
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Turkish Aerospace enters Farnborough riding two years of achievement
Turkish Aerospace is nothing if not ambitious, with a spate of first flights since the last Farnborough air show and plans to show off two new types this year.
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How RTX is driving towards a more electric future
Electric power is likely to be at the heart of aviation’s net-zero ambitions and sister companies Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney are developing the technologies to help the industry meet its climate goals.
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Airbus Helicopters picks RTX hybrid-electric system to power PioneerLab
Airbus Helicopters has selected RTX units Pratt & Whitney Canada and Collins Aerospace to supply a hybrid-electric powertrain for its H145-based PioneerLab technology demonstrator.
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Sikorsky advances Hex design and builds hybrid-electric testbed
Sikorsky is close to completing the preliminary design review (PDR) for its Hex tiltwing demonstrator, as it also begins building a power system testbed to evaluate the aircraft’s hybrid-electric powertrain.
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RTX charges ahead as hybrid-electric work hits key milestones
RTX has validated “sustained operation” of its hybrid-electric STEP-Tech (Scalable Turboelectric Powertrain – Technology) demonstrator, even as it eyes potential future developments of the system.
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GKN thinks bigger with launch of 2MW-class fuel cell powertrain demonstrator
GKN Aerospace is to develop a 2MW-class cryogenic hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system under a new £44 million ($57 million) project – the latest in a series of hydrogen-focused research and technology programmes led by the company.
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GCAP partners reveal new look for bulked up future fighter
A repeat star of the Farnborough air show is back in new-look guise, as the three-nation Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) continues its progress towards service entry in 2035.