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NewsEASA spearheads rulemaking for VTOL-capable operations and licensing
Europe’s air transport safety authority has laid out pioneering proposals for integrating operation of air taxis within cities, using innovative vertical take-off aircraft, with rules complementing those previously drawn up for unmanned aircraft systems. The proposals cover airworthiness and flight-crew licensing, as well as air operations, and the European Union ...
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NewsIcelandair to take 737 Max fleet to 20 with further leases
Icelandair Group is to take its fleet of Boeing 737 Max jets to 20 through a new agreement to lease additional aircraft. It has entered a pact with Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation for a long-term operation lease of two 737 Max 8s. Icelandair Group says the aircraft will be delivered ...
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NewsUK airport operational issues are ‘primarily for industry to solve’: transport secretary
UK transport secretary Grant Shapps has unveiled a strategy aimed at tackling the operational problems at the country’s airports, but is resisting pressure to bring in European Union workers to fill staffing gaps. Shapps detailed a 22-point plan on 30 June, aimed at supporting recruitment, delivery of “realistic” schedules, and ...
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NewsHK controller cleared A330 to take-off while 747-8F crossed runway
Hong Kong investigators have concluded that an air traffic controller’s temporary loss of situational awareness resulted in a Hong Kong Airlines A330-300 being cleared to take off from a runway that a Cathay Pacific Airways Boeing 747-8F was crossing.
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NewsUncertainty clouds future of Vietnam’s Pacific Airlines
Vietnam Airlines low-cost unit Pacific Airlines is facing an existential crisis, but its parent is restricted in its ability to bring in new partners.
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NewsKorean LCCs deploy widebodies in summer capacity ramp-up
Two South Korean low-cost operators are ramping up international flying, coinciding with the peak summer travel period and as the country eases travel restrictions.
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NewsBombardier ups Singapore service presence amid Asian business jet rebound
With business jet travel in the Asia-Pacific recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, Bombardier has inaugurated a vast new service centre in Singapore.
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NewsKorean prepares fleet old and new for capacity step up
Korean Air’s plan to raise to capacity as Covid travel restrictions continue to ease will come as some of its grounded aircraft are returned to service and the airline prepares to introduce its second new aircraft type this year.
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NewsBuild of Sikorsky’s Raider X FARA prototype 90% complete
Sikorsky has completed 90% of the construction of its competitive prototype for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition.
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NewsAiming to ramp deliveries, Embraer hires Toyota to help streamline production
Embraer has hired automaker Toyota to help improve the efficiency of its aircraft manufacturing facility in Sao Jose dos Campos in Brazil.
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NewsCFM finds defects in 12 Leap-1As as industry works to avert inflight failures
CFM International has identified a small number of Leap-1A turbofans possibly containing defective internal components that could cause uncontained engine failures.
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NewsLCI leaps for latest Lobo Leasing portfolio
Lessor LCI has acquired a portfolio of 19 helicopters from Lobo Leasing in a transaction alongside RIVE Private Investment and Turning Rock Partners.
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NewsP&W, Embraer complete first full-SAF test flight with E195-E2
Pratt & Whitney and Embraer have completed the first flight test on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with an E195-E2 regional jet.
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NewsBoeing makes virtue out of necessity with Gatwick freighter conversion line
Airframer has transitioned the maintenance hangar – completed just before the pandemic struck – to serve the growing demand for cargo jets.
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NewsAfrican airspace set to benefit from European satellite augmentation system
Vast regions of Africa and the Indian Ocean are set to benefit from satellite-based landing technology after the European Space Agency reached agreement with African air navigation service Asecna to deploy augmentation systems covering an area of 16.5 million km². Initial operational capabilities for the project – based on the ...
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NewsFrankfurt Hahn administrator sells airport to investment joint-venture
Frankfurt Hahn airport is being sold to an investment joint venture, several months after it filed for insolvency and was taken over by administrators. The administrator, Jan Markus Plathner, states that the business will be transferred to a Frankfurt-based entity called Swift Conjoy. Completion of the contract remains subject to ...
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NewsEurocontrol lays out spectrum-efficiency strategies in wake of ‘5G’ concerns
Pan-European air navigation organisation Eurocontrol has outlined three strategies to improve efficient use of electromagnetic spectrum as it ponders whether increasing spectrum demand from the mobile connectivity sector could affect aviation safety. Eurocontrol has examined the situation following the conflict caused in the USA by roll-out of ‘5G’ technology, potential ...
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NewsSweden follows NATO membership approval with GlobalEye contract
Sweden has signed a roughly SKr7.3 billion ($714 million) contract to acquire an initial two Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft, just one day after NATO approved its membership request.
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NewsKLM repays last of Covid state aid
Dutch carrier KLM is to repay the remainder of the €942 million it borrowed from the state and banks under a loan package granted during the Covid-19 crisis.
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NewsRestructured Garuda aims for rapid fleet growth, domestic focus
Garuda Indonesia hopes to have over 100 aircraft back in service by the end of 2022, and plans to focus primarily on Indonesia’s domestic market.