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NewsAirAsia acquisition clears important hurdle with shareholder approvals
AirAsia X shareholders have backed the carrier’s acquisition of sister operator AirAsia, paving for the way for the deal to be completed by the end of the year.
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NewsAir New Zealand begins 787 cabin retrofit
Air New Zealand has started its cabin retrofit programme for its Boeing 787-9s, with the first aircraft inducted at ST Engineering’s Singapore facility on 13 October.
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NewsRecord number of Chinese military aircraft tracked around Taiwan
Chinese military activity around the self-governing island has been steadily increasing for several years, with a record-setting number of aircraft from the People’s Liberation Army Air Force identified during Beijing’s recent blockade exercise surrounding Taiwan.
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NewsSkyWest signs to fly 11 CRJ550s under United Express brand
US regional carrier SkyWest Airlines has secured a deal to fly a small fleet of MHIRJ CRJ550 regional jets on behalf of United Airlines starting in December.
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NewsL3Harris appeals selection of Sierra Nevada for US Army intelligence jet
Work on the army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System business jet-based intelligence programme is now paused, while auditors review the process by which the service selected Sierra Nevada Corporation over L3Harris.
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NewsMesa to stop flying CRJ900s for United and shift to all-E175 fleet as losses mount
US regional carrier Mesa Airlines intends to remove all MHIRJ CRJ900 regional jets from its fleet with United Airlines by March 2025, shifting to a smaller fleet composed only of Embraer 175s.
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NewsAbra closes acquisition of Wamos Air
Madrid-based Wamos Air has officially joined Abra Group, the parent company of Colombian airline Avianca and Brazil’s Gol, five months after the companies first announced the transaction.
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: Transatlantic bonds
Mathieu Gaillot says he has been on a ‘remarkable journey’ with CFM since he was chosen for a role on the newly launched LEAP programme as a graduate engineering recruit to Safran Aircraft Engines. Fifteen years later, focused on CFM RISE, he is still thriving on the ‘collaborative spirit of the team’
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: Pushing the boundaries - innovative technologies
From the CFM56 to RISE, the partnership between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines has been about a marriage of technologies and talents to create the very best propulsion products on the market
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: Maintaining a difference
Sophisticated health monitoring technology together with a global network of specialist MRO providers help keep CFM engines performing profitably for their operators over a long lifetime
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NewsAirbus defence division to shed 2,500 jobs, as challenges persist
Airbus’s defence unit is to reduce its headcount by up to 2,500 personnel, with the cuts driven by what it describes as a “continued complex business environment”.
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: Great minds
Marion Chambre describes experiencing live the first ground-test run of the LEAP engine as one of the highlights of her career. Eleven years on, the Safran Aircraft Engines engineer has a crucial role on CFM’s RISE demonstration programme
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: Sharing everything - how CFM engines are produced
Despite its transatlantic, dual-ownership structure, the principle behind how CFM International operates has remained true to its founders’ vision and proved successful
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: The start of something big:
How an unlikely partnership that needed presidential intervention to get off the ground and almost collapsed five years later went on to become the most successful ever jet engine manufacturer
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: Family affair
Mike Millhaem followed his father into GE Aerospace 15 years ago. During that time, he has made a remarkable contribution to two key CFM engineering efforts
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NewsRussia shot down its own UCAV to avoid capture by Ukraine, UK MoD says
The Russian military shot down one of its own unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) early this month, rather than risk the stealthy asset being captured by Ukraine, a western intelligence assessment has concluded.
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: A star on the RISE
Emily Davenport, a young engineer helping to design key technologies for CFM’s future narrowbody engine initiative, explains what motivates her in her job
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Paid contentCFM marks 50 years redefining aviation
Fifty years ago, GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines formed CFM International, a unique transatlantic partnership that would redefine commercial aviation. Today, CFM is the world’s leading supplier of commercial engines. With the RISE program, the companies are now advancing a suite of pioneering technologies like Open Fan engine architecture to revolutionize more sustainable air transport. Read more here.
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NewsDeutsche Aircraft claims preliminary agreements for over 30 D328eco turboprops
Deutsche Aircraft has tentative agreements in place for 34 D328eco turboprops, the German aerospace firm has disclosed in its recently-published full-year financial statement.
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NewsShinMaywa looks at enhancements for US-2 amphibian
Japanese airframer ShinMaywa is proposing a set of improvements for its US-2 amphibian, as it also looks to develop unmanned aircraft.