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NewsSpiceJet in fundraising talks after cutting full-year losses
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet cut its full-year pre-tax losses to R4.1 billion for the year ended March 2024, after publishing its first set of financial results for six months.
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AnalysisNew Super Hornet missile offers more sting against Chinese kill chains
A new long-range air-to-air missile for the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet will pose a challenge for Chinese aircraft and unmanned air vehicles attempting to target US aircraft carrier battle groups.
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NewsSouthwest pilots missed vital NOTAM before early-morning closed-runway take-off
US investigators have disclosed that a runway-closure notice for Maine’s Portland Jetport was missed by pilots of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 before the aircraft departed the closed runway 29. Although the crew had seen a NOTAM listing the closure at weekends, the captain “incorrectly assumed” that the same NOTAM ...
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NewsNATO pledges to expand defence industrial capacity
National leaders from all 32 NATO member states have committed to expanding defence industrial cooperation throughout the transatlantic bloc and expanding their capacity to deliver military weapons and equipment.
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NewsLOT turns in profitable year after adapting recovering network to conflicts
Polish flag-carrier LOT has turned in a profitable full year despite the Covid-19 pandemic’s interruption of its strategic plan and the subsequent conflict in Ukraine. LOT says it turned in an operating profit of zl1.13 billion ($289 million) and a net profit of zl1.07 billion, on revenues of zl10.12 billion ...
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NewsEmirates to take another five 777Fs to reinforce SkyCargo freight fleet
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is ordering another five Boeing 777Fs, doubling its outstanding orders for the freighter model.
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NewsIndia simplifies tax rules to boost local MRO sector
New Delhi has moved to simplify the goods and services tax imposed on aircraft and engine parts in a bid to boost the country’s MRO sector. According to Civil Aviation Minister Kinjrapu Naidu, the GST for aircraft components and engine parts will be standardised at 5% effective 15 July. ...
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NewsP&W completes preliminary design review for F135 upgrade
Pratt & Whitney has completed the preliminary design review under the F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) initiative, setting the stage for improved performance and durability.
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NewsTop Aces’ upgraded A-4 Skyhawks already boosting Canadian CF-18 combat training
Top Aces has delivered its first adversary air training sorties for Canada using Douglas A-4 Skyhawks modified with equipment including an active electronically scanned array radar.
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NewsGripen’s Thai competition edge spurs USA to sweeten F-16 financing
The US government has offered Thailand sweetened financing terms for the potential acquisition of Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70/72 fighters following news that the Saab Gripen E/F is the Royal Thai Air Force’s preferred aircraft.
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NewsPremium operator La Compagnie plans to acquire third A321neo
Premium transatlantic operator La Compagnie is to introduce another Airbus A321neo, which is set to join the fleet in September 2026. La Compagnie has disclosed the expansion as it commemorates 10 years of services. The airline currently uses a pair of A321neos – fitted with CFM International Leap-1A engines – ...
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NewsAurigny withdrawing sole Embraer 195 through sale to US lessor
Channel Islands-based regional carrier Aurigny is withdrawing its sole Embraer 195 from its fleet, and selling it to a US lessor. Aurigny has been operating the E195 – the only jet in its fleet – for 10 years, on routes to destinations in Europe. But it had indicated towards the ...
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NewsAviation Capital Group signs for 35 Boeing 737 Max
Lessor Aviation Capital Group has ordered 35 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, including 16 Max 8s and 19 of the larger but as-yet uncertificated Max 10s.
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NewsA320 terrain near-collision inquiry: ILS ‘masking’ threat of mis-set altimeter
French investigation authority BEA believes the prevalence of ILS approaches has obscured an underlying vulnerability of aircraft to the risk of terrain collision arising from incorrect altimeter pressure settings.
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NewsFirst Maersk Air Cargo 777F arrives in Billund after delivery flight
Danish logistics specialist Maersk Air Cargo has received its first Boeing 777 freighter, one of a pair scheduled to be introduced to the carrier. The aircraft arrived in Billund on 13 July, having been flown from Bangor. Maersk Air Cargo says the 777F is the first of the twinjet family ...
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NewsAirbus hikes 20-year delivery forecast with balance tilting towards single-aisles
Airbus is estimating demand for 42,430 new aircraft deliveries over the next two decades, with a higher proportion – some 44%, compared with last year’s 42% – set to serve as replacements.
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NewsAirbus’s latest freighter outlook leans more towards new-build and replacement markets
Airbus has trimmed its 20-year outlook for freighter demand, while tipping it more in favour of new-build aircraft and the replacement market.
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NewsMalaysia shows interest in used Kuwaiti Hornets
Malaysia is contemplating a possible acquisition of used Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornets from Kuwait.
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NewsTaiwan hopeful of receiving 66 F-16Vs by end-2026
Taiwan hopes to receive all 66 of its on-order Lockheed Martin F-16Vs by the end of 2026.
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NewsBoeing begins 777-9 certification flight testing
Boeing completed its first certification test flight of the 777-9 on 12 July after receiving the long-delayed jet’s type inspection authorization (TIA) from the Federal Aviation Administration.