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NewsCFM still ‘in discussions’ with Airbus over Leap-1A deliveries to support rate 75 A320neo production
Safran and its CFM International narrowbody engine joint venture with GE Aerospace remain in negotiations with Airbus over the ramp-up required on the Leap-1A to meet the airframer’s rate 75 A320neo production target in 2027 and beyond.
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NewsShinMaywa tests unmanned amphibian for oceanic research missions
Japanese manufacturer ShinMaywa has conducted test flights with its XU-M II unmanned aircraft as part of development work on a future unmanned amphibian designed for oceanic research missions.
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NewsUnited Aircraft tests Il-114-300’s navigation capabilities in mountainous Siberian terrain
Russia’s United Aircraft has undertaken a series of flight tests with the Ilyushin Il-114-300 turboprop in regions of high terrain in southern Siberia. The tests took place at Gorno-Altaisk airport, in the Altai republic which borders Mongolia and Kazakhstan. “Conducting tests in this region allows for the evaluation of the ...
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In depthKAI advances KF-21 export drive as fighter nears service entry
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is pursuing its first international sale of the KF-21 Boramae fighter while advancing development of a single-seat FA-50 variant and exploring an ambitious tactical transport project.
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NewsAir New Zealand expects first loss in four years
Air New Zealand expects to report a pre-tax loss in the six months ending 31 December, amid “ongoing softness” in travel demand and other challenges.
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NewsTaiwan F-16 Block 70 deliveries slip into 2027
Deliveries of 66 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighters for Taiwan have been delayed again, with the aircraft now unlikely to arrive before late 2026 and possibly extending into 2027.
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NewsAlaska grounds all flights following IT outage
Alaska Airlines and its regional unit Horizon Air have grounded all flights system-wide following an IT outage, the second such incident in less than six months.
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NewsHoneywell nears aerospace leadership decision ahead of 2026 spin-off
Honeywell is close to announcing who will lead its aerospace business and where it will be headquartered following the planned 2026 spin-off into a separate publicly traded company, according to chief executive Vimal Kapur.
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AnalysisFully autonomous Black Hawk ready for production: Lockheed Martin CEO
Sikorsky’s fully autonomous UH-60 Black Hawk variant is ready for production, according to Lockheed Martin chief executive Jim Taiclet, with prototype flights planned within a year.
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NewsHAV locks in ‘innovative defence contractor’ as customer for three Airlander 10 hybrid airships
An undisclosed customer has secured reservations for three Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV)-produced Airlander 10 aircraft for use in support of military tasks – the first examples of the type “destined for defence use”.
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NewsSouthwest sees ’positive demand inflection’ enduring into fourth quarter
Improvements in the demand environment observed by Southwest Airlines in July continued through the rest of the third quarter and into the last three months of the year, allaying fears that market weakness would endure.
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NewsNat Pieper to step down as Oneworld chief and join American as CCO
Nat Pieper will leave has role as chief executive of the Oneworld alliance and become chief commercial officer at member carrier American Airlines, filling a role that has been vacant for more than a year.
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NewsTextron Aviation’s jet deliveries slip to 42 in third quarter
Textron Aviation delivered 42 business jets in the third quarter, down from 49 in the previous quarter, but the division posted a strong $179 million profit on higher revenues.
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NewsFrance targets significant Rafale order expansion from 2027 onwards
France could significantly expand its future commitments for the Dassault Aviation Rafale fighter, disclosing an ambition to order more than 50 additional examples of the multirole type in the coming years.
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NewsIcelandair brings forward 767 retirement to 2026 amid ‘unsustainable losses’
Icelandair will end widebody operations in 2026, after bringing forward the timeline for phasing out its Boeing 767-300ER twinjets by several years.
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NewsChallenge Group to gain 777-300ER freighter experience through Kalitta wet-lease
Cargo specialist Challenge Group is to wet-lease one of Kalitta Air’s newly-delivered Boeing 777-300ER converted freighters, ahead of acquiring its own examples of the twinjet. Challenge Group disclosed at the beginning of this year that it planned to take the 777-300ERSF – the designation of the new freighter, converted by ...
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NewsAvia Solutions divests SmartLynx’s Latvian arm and plans to consolidate other European divisions
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group has sold its Latvian division of SmartLynx and aims to merge its Estonian and Maltese arms of the carrier. Avia Solutions Group has divested the company to its management team as well as a Dutch fund, as part of a broader strategic effort to consolidate ...
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NewsSkyTeam partners complete WestJet stake acquisition
SkyTeam members Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM and Korean Air have completed the acquisition of a 25% stake in Canadian operator WestJet.
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NewsNouvelair A320 may have overflown EasyJet aircraft by less than 10ft during wrong-runway landing
French investigators have revealed that a Nouvelair Airbus A320 may have passed less than 10ft above a waiting EasyJet A320 during the recent landing conflict at Nice, after conducting its approach to the wrong runway. The inquiry into the extraordinary 21 September incident states that the Nouvelair A320 did not ...
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NewsSpirit Airlines explores merger options during second bankruptcy restructuring
Spirit Airlines believes merging with another company may provide its best path to long-term viability as the ultra-low-cost carrier operates under its second bankruptcy restructuring in one year.