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NewsUnited to offer Starlink service for free wi-fi on all aircraft from 2025
United Airlines will offer customers free wireless internet service on all aircraft as it partners with Elon Musk’s Starlink network.
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Paid contentStewards of safety: Bombardier committed to making business aviation safer
On 12 November, more than 450 aviation professionals will descend upon Wichita, Kansas, for Bombardier’s annual Safety Standdown seminar to spend three days talking about everything safety. They will be joined by up to 1,000 virtual attendees from countless countries around the world, and several young aviation newbies just getting ...
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In depthNo let-up in sight as Heart attacks ES-30 development
Having unveiled its first flight-test prototype, Heart Aerospace is now working to get the HX-1 airborne next year while also overcoming the multiple engineering and production challenges on the path to developing its ES-30, a hybrid-electric airliner targeted for service-entry by the end of this decade.
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NewsItaly’s Frecce Tricolori display team to get new M-346 jet trainers
Italy’s Frecce Tricolori aerobatic display team is to be re-equipped with a new fleet of Leonardo M-346 jet trainers, with the type to replace its veteran Aermacchi MB-339s.
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NewsUnion strike to hit production of key Boeing programmes as machinists resoundingly reject pay offer
Boeing’s union in the Puget Sound area will go on strike after union members overwhelmingly rejected the terms of a new four-year employment contract.
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NewsFiji Airways acquires new A350, ATR 72 simulators
Fiji Airways has added two new full-flight simulators for the Airbus A350 and ATR 72 platforms, as it eyes a share in third-party airline training.
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NewsAlaska 737 blows tires during aborted take-off due to runway conflict at Nashville
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 suffered blown tires after its pilots aborted take-off from Nashville on 12 September due to a Southwest Airlines 737 crossing the same runway.
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NewsAir Canada asks labour minister to block pilot strike as government pushes back
Air Canada is calling on Canada’s minister of labour to prohibit the airline’s pilots from walking off the job, though the minister insists the parties should reach an agreement without government interference.
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NewsUS Army selects Anduril and Performance Drone Works to supply new tactical UAVs
The US Army jas selected two manufacturers, Anduril and Performance Drone Works, to provide the service with new uncrewed aerial vehicles that will support tactical-level ground troops in combat operations.
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In depthAnduril unveils low-cost Barracuda cruise missile designed for ‘hyper-scale’ production
The US defence start-up plans to develop a line of long-range precision munitions called Barracuda that are being designed for simplicity and rapid production at a mass scale.
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NewsUK Falcon 20 pitch-jam incident traced to undrained frozen rainwater
Dassault has developed a modification for Falcon 20 business jets to increase aft-fuselage drainage after a flight-control icing incident involving a UK-registered aircraft. The aircraft’s crew found that pitch control became restricted at 19,000ft and could not be moved nose-up sufficiently to maintain level flight during turns, according to the ...
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NewsDC Aviation becomes first declared customer for Gulfstream G400
DC Aviation is the first charter customer for the Gulfstream G400.
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NewsAir Transat CEO blasts Air Canada request to government to prevent pilot strike
Air Transat chief executive Annick Guerard blasted competitor Air Canada for asking the Canadian government to intervene in a conflict with its pilots to avoid a strike set to begin later this week.
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NewsCrowdStrike outage prompts Delta to revise third-quarter financial expectations
Delta Air Lines has detailed the degree to which its July operational meltdown impacted its third-quarter revenue and expenses.
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AnalysisNew Zealand aviation’s two-speed climate of change
New Zealand’s airports have long been decarbonising and partnering with airlines, energy, and aerospace companies in readiness for low- or no-emission aircraft.
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NewsTransat struggles in fiscal third quarter amid lower yields and aircraft groundings
Transat AT, the parent of Canadian leisure operator Air Transat, has posted lower fiscal third-quarter earnings as aircraft availability due to Pratt & Whitney engine issues and lower yields put pressure on the company.
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NewsLufthansa Technik names Vittadini as supervisory board chairperson
Lufthansa Technik has named Lufthansa Group chief technology officer Grazia Vittadini as its new supervisory board chairperson.
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NewsZeroAvia looks to Scotland for manufacturing site as investment bank joins funding round
Scottish National Investment Bank has joined an investment round for advanced propulsion specialist ZeroAvia, with a £20 million ($26 million) commitment to take the overall figure to $150 million. ZeroAvia says the Series C investment “accelerates progress” towards certification of its hydrogen-electric powertrains. The company has been flight-testing its ZA600 ...
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NewsHeart unveils the HX-1, its first full-scale flight-test demonstrator
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace has unveiled its first full-scale flying demonstrator – the Heart Experimental 1 (HX-1) – a stepping-stone on the way to developing its hybrid-electric ES-30, an aircraft only announced two years ago.
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NewsAegean boosts first-half revenue during busy European summer travel season
Aegean Airlines boosted revenue for the first half of the year as both international and domestic networks delivered higher results during the European summer travel season.