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NewsIndia orders CAE training devices for MH-60R Seahawk fleet
CAE Defense & Security USA will supply the Indian navy with two new training devices to support its fleet of Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters.
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NewsEasyJet joins forces with JetZero to shape blended-wing-body development
Budget carrier EasyJet is partnering with JetZero to offer operational insights to help guide the development of the US start-up’s blended-wing-body aircraft.
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NewsCyprus Airways to take ex-EgyptAir A220 through new Azorra lease
Cyprus Airways has taken delivery of an Airbus A220-300, one of a batch of former EgyptAir aircraft which were picked up by US-based lessor Azorra. Azorra acquired the 12 A220-300s from EgyptAir in February this year. EgyptAir, which initially took delivery of A220s in 2019, had parked several of the ...
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NewsIl-114-300 prototype emerges in United Aircraft livery as test flights progress
United Aircraft has disclosed that its Ilyushin Il-114-300 has carried out over 30 test flights, as it unveils a prototype airframe in corporate livery. The -300 is a modernised version of the Il-114 twin-turboprop, developed to address Russian requirements for a domestically-built regional aircraft to replace Antonov An-24s. United Aircraft ...
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NewsBatik Air 737 passed close to hilltop on low Canberra approach
A Batik Air Boeing 737-800 passed within 1,000ft of terrain on an approach to Canberra in which it passed below the safe altitude.
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In depthSlot reform welcomed, but ‘not panacea’ for current challenges: ACI regional head
While current efforts in Australia to reform slot allocation are “important”, the head of Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific and Middle East warns that resolving the slot issue will not be a “panacea” for current challenges surrounding air traffic recovery.
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NewsCathay confirms fuel system component on Trent XWB failed as repairs continue
Cathay Pacific has confirmed that it was a fuel system component that failed during a flight to Zurich, as it works to get its grounded fleet of Airbus A350s back into service.
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NewsRussian state lessor agrees delivery terms for nearly 240 domestically-built aircraft
Russian state leasing company GTLK has signed an agreement on terms covering delivery of 238 domestically-built jet and turboprop aircraft. Its agreement with United Aircraft spans 132 Yakovlev SJ-100s, plus 65 Ilyushin Il-114-300s and 41 Tupolev Tu-214s. The documentation sets out the primary terms for aircraft deliveries over the course ...
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NewsLoganair to explore hybrid-electric potential with Heart Aerospace
Scottish regional carrier Loganair is eyeing the possible use of hybrid-electric aircraft on its UK domestic routes through an agreement with Sweden’s Heart Aerospace.
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NewsSafety measures taken after Air China A320neo emergency landing
Air China, Pratt & Whitney, and Singapore authorities have taken safety actions following the 2023 emergency landing of one of the carrier’s Airbus A320neos in the city state.
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NewsSmartavia 737-800 bounced before suffering Sochi tail-strike
Preliminary investigation into a Boeing 737-800 tail-strike in Sochi indicates that the aircraft bounced on its initial touchdown. The Smartavia twinjet (RA-73659) had been arriving from St Petersburg on 18 August. It conducted its approach to Sochi’s runway 06 in daylight and good visibility, with an 8kt wind from the ...
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NewsIndia orders 240 AL-31F engines for Su-30MKI fleet
The Indian government has cleared the acquisition of 240 AL-31F engines to power the country’s Sukhoi Su-30MKI fleet.
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In depthRobinson and United Therapeutics gearing up to fly hydrogen-powered helicopters
Light rotorcraft maker Robinson Helicopter Company and biotechnology firm United Therapeutics have recently ground-tested an R44 modified with hydrogen fuel cells, and the companies say test flights are imminent.
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NewsRate of large-aircraft accidents declined further in 2023
The number of aviation accidents involving large Western-made commercial jets declined in 2023 – and none caused fatalities, the first time that has happened since Boeing started collecting safety data decades ago. Airlines globally suffered 11 accidents involving the Western aircraft types last year, down from 25 accidents the prior ...
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NewsQuebec to launch remotely piloted aircraft test centre
The facility in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region aims to support the operational needs of companies across the aerospace industry, including remote aircraft subsystem and payload integrators, original equipment manufacturers and aircraft end-users.
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NewsMalawi vice-president’s Dornier 228 meandered in marginal weather before fatal collision
German investigators have disclosed that the Malawi air force Dornier 228-200 which crashed fatally while transporting the country’s vice-president had followed a meandering flightpath in poor weather after deviating from its course. The aircraft had departed the capital Lilongwe for Mzuzu – about 150nm to the north – on 10 ...
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NewsAegean positions to become Volotea shareholder with €25m investment
Greek carrier Aegean Airlines intends to take a stake of up to 21% in Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea after it participated in a round of fundraising with the latter’s shareholders.
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NewsKongsberg unit to update Royal Norwegian Air Force Bell 412 fleet
Oslo has awarded Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services (KAMS) a contract to upgrade the Royal Norwegian Air Force’s (RNoAF’s) fleet of Bell 412 utility helicopters.
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NewsWizz Air A320 crew credited for effective response to phone battery fire
Norwegian investigators are advising airlines to carry fireproof gloves in the passenger cabin as part of the kit for dealing with lithium-battery fires from personal devices. The advisory follows an incident in which a mobile phone ignited in the forward cabin of a Wizz Air Airbus A320 during top-of-descent before ...
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NewsPoland’s WZL-2 completes maintenance work on its last Su-22
Poland’s WZL-2 works has completed the process of maintenance, repair and overhaul and modernisation work on the nation’s Sukhoi Su-22 fleet.