All news – Page 403
-
NewsAir New Zealand plans to operate Beta’s conventional take-off and landing aircraft
Air New Zealand has secured an agreement that could deliver up to 23 of Beta Technologies’ all-electric conventional take-off and landing aircraft.
-
NewsDassault Falcon 6X enters service after post-certification delay
Dassault Aviation has confirmed its Falcon 6X entered service on 30 November, just over three months after the jet received US and European certification.
-
NewsEcoPulse demonstrator flies on hybrid-electric power
Daher’s EcoPulse demonstrator aircraft has performed its first hybrid-electric flight with its Safran-supplied electric motors powered by batteries and a turbogenerator.
-
NewsEASA bids to reduce maintenance fraud risk by revising training framework
European safety authorities are proposing revisions to the regulatory framework governing maintenance training organisations, in order to cut the risk of fraud. The changes to Part-147 are contained in a newly-issued proposal from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. EASA says the proposal intends to address the impact on safety, ...
-
NewsUSA clears upgrade work for Saudi RE-3A SIGINT aircraft
The US government has cleared a possible $582 million upgrade package for Saudi Arabia’s Boeing RE-3A Tactical Airborne Surveillance System (TASS) aircraft.
-
NewsSeoul confirms intention to obtain more F-35As
South Korea will buy additional Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters to bolster its combat capabilities, as it also lays the foundation for the mass production of the Korea Aerospace Industries Light Armed Helicopter (LAH).
-
NewsJAL to begin dedicated freighter operations in February
Japan Airlines will commence dedicated freighter operations in February next year, with an initial network of points around North Asia.
-
NewsBoeing no longer competing to build USAF’s new ‘Doomsday jet’
The withdrawal of Boeing from the contest to build a new airborne command centre capable of managing a nuclear exchange leaves Sierra Nevada Corporation as the only bidder to replace the current Boeing E-4B Nightwatch.
-
NewsAnti-ice issue prompts Boeing to seek certification exemptions for 737 Max 7
Boeing has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to exempt its long-delayed 737 Max 7 from several certification rules due to an issue involving engine anti-ice system overheating.
-
NewsSearch crews find wreckage of US Osprey tiltrotor that crashed off Japanese coast
Dive teams have located the fuselage of a US Air Force CV-22 Osprey that crashed in water off the southern coast of Japan on 29 November, killing eight crew.
-
NewsHawaiian and Alaska agree to break-up fees if planned tie-up falls through
Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines have released more information about their potential merger, including reciprocal break-up fees in the case of non-consummation of the proposed transaction.
-
NewsUK mulls raising slot usage rules as part of wide-ranging consultation
Raising the existing 80:20 slot usage rates, greater transparency of slot-allocation decisions, creating a central platform for secondary slot trading and limiting the length of slot leases are among a number of topics under consideration as part of a wide-ranging UK government consultation.
-
NewsEl Al firms tourism joint-venture with travel company Issta
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has firmed its agreement with travel company Issta following their tentative deal to establish a tourism and package-holiday joint venture. El Al says it will hold 60% of the new subsidiary’s shares while Issta takes the 40% balance. The venture will develop, market and sell tourism ...
-
NewsC-390 scores first Asia-Pacific win with South Korean commitment
Embraer has signed up South Korea as the first Asia-Pacific customer for the C-390 tactical transport.
-
NewsSaudi start-up Riyadh Air unveils network co-operation pact with Turkish Airlines
Saudi Arabian start-up carrier Riyadh Air has provisionally agreed to enter a strategic co-operation with Turkish Airlines. The agreement is set to include codeshare and interline operations between Riyadh and Istanbul, and the deal will also cover “points beyond”, the Saudi carrier says. “Guests of both airlines will be able ...
-
NewsSouth Korea to retire F-35A that ingested eagle
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) will not repair a Lockheed Martin F-35A that was damaged in January after sucking an eagle into its engine intake.
-
NewsUS Navy hauls P-8A from the sea in Hawaii
A full-day recovery effort was needed to pull the aircraft out of Oahu’s Kaneohe Bay, and a freshwater wash down beckons.
-
NewsVietjet teams up with Dubai lessor Novus for financing, SAF
Dubai-based lessor Novus Aviation Capital and low-cost carrier Vietjet Air have signed memorandums of understanding for an aircraft leasing vehicle and for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Vietnam.
-
NewsVietnam’s Vietravel mulls MRO facility partnership in Hue
Vietnamese operator Vietravel Airlines is looking at the construction of an airframe maintenance facility in central Vietnam, becoming the country’s latest carrier looking to tap into the growing MRO sector.
-
NewsAlaska acquisition of Hawaiian is ‘pro-consumer, pro-competitive’: Minicucci
Alaska Airlines chief executive Ben Minicucci says that the planned acquistion of Hawaiian Airlines will benefit not only the companies, but also employees and consumers, and it was the right opportunity for the Seattle-based company at the right time.