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NewsUS Air Force inks $2.4bn contract with Boeing for KC-46A Lot 12
Boeing has secured a $2.4 billion US Air Force contract for 15 KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuellers under production Lot 12, with deliveries expected to be complete by mid-2029.
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NewsGKN Aerospace to fly new Swedish UAV demonstrator within 18 months
Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration has awarded GKN Aerospace a contract to design, develop and flight-test a new uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) demonstrator by mid-2027.
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NewsAirbus expects main-deck cargo door fit for initial A350F test aircraft early next year
Airbus has yet to fit the main-deck cargo door to its initial A350F test aircraft but is expecting to take delivery of the assembly early next year. While much of the airframe for MSN700 – fuselage, wings, empennage and landing-gear – has been mated and rolled out, the cargo door ...
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NewsFull-year profit to elude Norse Atlantic as transatlantic market softens
Norse Atlantic Airways admits that it will be unable to achieve its ambition of full-year profitability this year, after its third quarter was affected by soft transatlantic demand and one-off costs. The Scandinavian low-cost airline’s chief, Bjorn Tore Larsen, says there is “tough competition” on core transatlantic routes. This softening, ...
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NewsSafran inaugurates Leap and M88 MRO facilities in India
Safran has inaugurated major MRO facilities in Hyderabad for CFM International Leap commercial engines and M88 fighter engines, representing a combined investment exceeding €240 million as the French aerospace group targets tripling its Indian revenue to €3 billion by 2030.
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NewsHong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines takes first Boeing 737 Max 9
Hong Kong-based Greater Bay Airlines has put into commercial service its first Boeing 737 Max 9, days after taking delivery of the aircraft.
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NewsRepublic Airways and Mesa Air Group combine into second-largest US regional airline
Regional airline operators Republic Airways and Mesa Air Group completed a business combination on 25 November that creates the second-largest feeder airline in the USA.
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NewsDARPA launches X-plane competition for new uncrewed cargo drone
The Pentagon’s technology incubator has launched a competition seeking novel designs for uncrewed cargo aircraft capable of carrying payloads more than four times their own weight, with applications spanning military logistics to civil package delivery.
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NewsSmartLynx ‘underperformed’ after operational disruption and fall in cargo narrowbody demand
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group attributes the underperformance of its SmartLynx airline division to operational and maintenance problems last year, as well as a downturn in the cargo sector. Avia Solutions divested the Latvian division of SmartLynx during October-November, and the carrier subsequently ceased operations. The company states, in its ...
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NewsNew volcanic ash forecasting service could halve airline disruption from future eruptions
Meteorological agencies in France and the UK are spearheading the launch of a new and more detailed volcanic ash forecasting service they believe could significantly reduce disruption to airlines in the event of a large-scale volcanic eruption.
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NewsFresh layoffs hit ZeroAvia’s Propulsion Center of Excellence in Everett
Questions have been raised over ZeroAvia’s future plans for its Propulsion Center of Excellence in Everett, Washington after staff were hit with another round of redundancies – the third since August.
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NewsGovernment favours longer third runway scheme for London Heathrow expansion
London Heathrow’s third-runway plan will be based on the development proposal submitted by the airport’s operator, which favours a longer runway of 3,500m. UK transport secretary Heidi Alexander says the scheme submitted by Heathrow Airport offers the “most credible and deliverable option”. She says this is mainly due to its ...
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In depthGeneral Atomics, Saab cite ‘tremendous customer interest’ in MQ-9B AEW development
Prospective customers will be in attendance when General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Saab fly an MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft configured for airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) duties next year, with service entry being offered before the end of this decade.
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NewsZuri reveals design changes for latest VTOL technology demonstrator
Czech advanced air mobility developer Zuri has revealed more details of its scaled second-generation technology demonstrator – referred to as TD2.0 – including significant changes to the aircraft’s V-tail configuration.
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NewsBaykar Kizilelma conducts simulated F-16 shoot-down in Turkish trials
Baykar’s Kizilelma unmanned combat aircraft has successfully conducted a simulated shoot-down of a Turkish air force F-16 fighter using a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile during trials east of Istanbul.
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NewsNew Zealand firms A321XLR contract to replace 757s
Wellington has confirmed a contract for two Airbus A321XLR aircraft to replace its Boeing 757-200s in the long-range transport mission under a NZ$620 million project.
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NewsKorean Air to build new MRO facility at Seoul Incheon
Korean Air is to construct a new airframe MRO hangar at Seoul’s Incheon airport, with operations targeted to commence in 2029.
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NewsNASA reveals details of X-59’s first flight, describes programme as ‘validation’
NASA has disclosed further details of its X-59 Quesst supersonic demonstrator’s maiden flight on 28 October, marking the first major piloted X-plane the agency has built and flown in over two decades.
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NewsAir Canada to transfer 737 Max 8s to Rouge subsidiary
Air Canada plans to transfer all of its Boeing 737 Max 8 jets to leisure-focused subsidiary Air Canada Rouge, while Rouge-operated Airbus A320s and A321s will receive cabin upgrades and transition to Air Canada’s main fleet.
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NewsLufthansa 747-8 and A380 among types to receive centenary livery
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is to paint five additional aircraft – each a different model – with the anniversary livery celebrating the airline’s centenary. The airline has already shown off the colours on a Boeing 787-9. Source: Lufthansa Lufthansa will paint six different aircraft models including an A380 ...