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NewsLufthansa evaluates A220 and E-Jets as it confirms City Airlines will fly in 2024
Lufthansa Group has confirmed that new short- and medium-haul carrier City Airlines will begin flights in the summer of 2024, operating out of its Frankfurt and Munich hubs.
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NewsWalsh urges others to learn from Europe ‘mistakes’ on aviation environmental policies
IATA director general Willie Walsh is urging other regions not to repeat what he calls the mistakes policy-makers in Europe have made in tackling aviation’s impact on environment.
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NewsAnalysis urges incentives to exploit Ireland’s potential for €2.5bn sustainable fuel industry
Ten sustainable aviation fuel plants, each with 80,000t capacity, could generate over €2.5 billion ($2.6 billion) in revenues for Ireland by 2050 and meet European-mandated volumes for the country, an industry analysis has concluded, but incentives should be created to stimulate progress. The research has determined that “power-to-liquid” production of ...
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NewsBell eyes Asia-Pacific opportunities across its portfolio
Bell sees opportunities in the Asia-Pacific for its full range of helicopters, from the entry level 505 to the advanced 525 Relentless, which is on the verge of US certification.
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NewsUSA clears big air-to-ground missile deals for UK, Finland
The US government has cleared two possible sales of air-to-ground munitions for NATO allies in Europe, including the sale of the new AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) to the United Kingdom.
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NewsPilot fatigue cited as possible cause of GA8 exiting runway and tipping into sea
Pilot fatigue likely contributed to an unstable approach and runway excursion involving a Mahindra GA8 Airvan, where the aircraft ended up partially submerged in seawater and substantially damaged.
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NewsHawaiian Holdings loses $49m amid Q3 engine issues and sagging demand
Hawaiian Holdings reported a second-quarter loss of $48.7 million during the third quarter as the airline company continues to be affected by engine issues and the Maui wildfires.
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NewsPratt reveals other GTF variants have disk defect but predicts minimal A220 and E-Jet impact
Two other Pratt & Whitney (P&W) geared turbofan variants are affected by the powdered-metal manufacturing problem now disrupting operators of PW1100G-powered Airbus A320neo-family aircraft.
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NewsHawaiian expects P&W engine issues to ground up to four A321s through first quarter
Chief executive Peter Ingram describes how the company is being affected by RTX and subsidiary Pratt & Whitney’s recall of thousands of PW1100G geared-turbofan engines.
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NewsGE Aerospace trims 2023 Leap delivery target amid ‘supplier delinquencies’
GE Aerospace’s CFM International joint venture will likely deliver fewer than planned Leap turbofans this year amid sticky supply chain issues and robust demand for new aircraft engines and services.
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NewsTest pilots push F-35B limits in UK carrier trials
Test pilots with the US Marine Corps are seeing how far they can stretch the ability of the short take-off and vertical landing F-35 variant to operate from the UK Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers with ultra-heavy weapon loads and alternative landing techniques.
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NewsGE expects to become standalone aerospace business in second quarter 2024
General Electric expects to complete the divestiture of its energy division Vernova at the start of the second quarter of next year, leaving GE Aerospace as its sole surviving entity.
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NewsClass-action lawsuit alleging Archer misled investors dismissed
A class-action lawsuit alleging that Archer Aviation and its top executives misled investors about progress toward certification of its air taxi has been dismissed.
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NewsHigher fuel costs biggest impact on industry so far from Israel war: Walsh
IATA director general Willie Walsh sees airlines feeling the brunt of the impact so far from the armed conflict in Israel through higher fuel costs rather than a noticeable impact on bookings.
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NewsRAF begins MQ-9B flight trials
The first of 16 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B long-endurance UAVs arrived at RAF Waddington for flight testing, ahead of an expected entry into service in 2024.
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NewsVinci partnership tentatively chosen as strategic investor in new Polish hub airport
Developers of a new Polish central hub airport have selected a French-Australian partnership as the preferred strategic investor for the facility. The airport, capable of handling 40 million passengers annually, will be situated between the capital Warsaw and the major city of Lodz. French airports operator Vinci Group and Australian ...
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NewsFinnair to modernise Embraer cabin interiors as short-haul activity rises
Finnair is to revamp the interiors of its Embraer 190 fleet from next year, as the carrier highlights the growth potential in its short-haul operations. The carrier will introduce new seats, curtains and other features to the E190s of which it has 12, all operated on its behalf by Nordic ...
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NewsTAP enjoys high yields during profitable third quarter
TAP Air Portugal has reported a profitable third quarter during which its revenues were significantly above pre-pandemic levels, as it “accelerated” its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic downturn.
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NewsTurkish Airlines agrees to lease 28 Boeing jets from AerCap
Turkish Airlines is to lease 28 aircraft – including 25 Boeing 737 Max 8s – from Irish-based lessor AerCap from next year. Along with the 737 Max jets the carrier will lease three Boeing 787-9s. AerCap adds that Turkish Airlines will also extend leases on six Airbus A330-200s. The lessor ...
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NewsFinnair outlines full-year profit expectations after positive third quarter
Finnair Group has refined its full-year profit expectations, predicting a comparable operating result of €160-200 million ($170-212 million), and estimates that revenues will reach €2.9-3.1 billion. The upper threshold of the revenue prediction is around the pre-crisis figure recorded in 2019, although Finnair had previously doubted that this year’s revenues ...