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NewsBoeing and GMR Aero Technic to stand up India freighter conversion line
Boeing and GMR Aero Technic will set up a line in Hyderabad to convert passenger aircraft into freighters.
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NewsKAI unveils first FA-50 for Polish air force order
Korea Aerospace Industries has released the first images of its first of an eventual 48 FA-50/PL light combat aircraft ordered by the Polish air force.
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NewsBell secures 407GXi, 429 orders in the Asia-Pacific
Bell has secured three orders in the Asia-Pacific, including the first Bell 407GXi sale in Taiwan.
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NewsIndonesia eyes greater China connectivity
Indonesian authorities are hopeful for a return of flights to Mainland China, even as current frequencies remain well below pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsBOC Aviation’s upbeat outlook weighed down by Russia write downs
Lessor BOC Aviation is optimistic about the global airline market, although its exposure to Russia hurt profitability in 2022.
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NewsGMF AeroAsia hands over Indonesian C-130H with new centre wingbox
GMF AeroAsia has delivered a Lockheed Martin C-130H tactical transport to Indonesia’s air force after replacing its centre wingbox.
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NewsArcher Aviation achieved ‘significant milestones’ in 2022: CEO
Archer Aviation achieved “significant milestones” on its way to certification of its four-person air taxi Midnight, the company’s chief executive said on 9 March.
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NewsAggressively expanding GlobalX posts $4.4m Q4 loss
Fledgling US carrier Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) lost $4.4 million during the fourth quarter of 2022 as it pursues an aggressive expansion plan.
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NewsGE Aerospace still eyeing post-reorganisation expansion: CEO
General Electric chief executive Larry Culp still expects engine maker GE Aerospace will expand into new aerospace segments following a reorganisation expected to wrap up next year.
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NewsRevenue surges as Air Transat posts C$57m loss in first fiscal quarter
Fiscal first-quarter revenue for Transat AT – parent company of Canadian leisure airline Air Transat – reached C$667 million ($483 million), more than triple the company’s C$202 million revenue during the same quarter in 2022.
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NewsAir Transat expects delivery delays for three Airbus A321LRs
Canadian leisure airline Air Transat now expects delayed delivery of three Airbus A321LRs as chief executive Annick Guerard said “the industry supply chain is experiencing sporadic difficulty”.
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NewsGreener propulsion technologies present opportunities and challenges: panel
New propulsion technologies including hybrid-electric, hydrogen and modified turbofans have a number of challenges to overcome but offer huge opportunities for decarbonising aviation in the future, according to panellists on a FlightGlobal webinar. The ‘Disruptive Propulsion Technologies’ webinar on 9 March examined the pros and cons of hybrid-electric aircraft, hydrogen ...
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NewsDelta Air Lines says Airbus jet not hit by gunfire in Santiago
Delta Air Lines says the Airbus A350 that was parked near the location of a foiled heist at Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benitez International airport on 8 March was not, in fact, hit by gunfire.
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NewsGE Aerospace testing Leap tweaks to boost durability in dusty regions
GE Aerospace is tweaking some components in CFM International Leap turbofans to address operating issues primarily affecting commercial jets flying in India and the Middle East.
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NewsMilestone sees full return to service for S-92 fleet by year-end
Lessor Milestone Aviation expects, by year-end, to have returned all its fleet of Sikorsky S-92 heavy-twins to service on the back of an oil and gas rebound that has been driving operator demand for helicopters.
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NewsEthiopian Airlines to return to Karachi after 20-year hiatus
Ethiopian Airlines will resume flights between Addis Ababa and Karachi in Pakistan from the start of May, almost 20 years after it axed the route for a second time.
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NewsAirports ‘should cope’ with demand this summer: ACI Europe
European airports “should cope” with demand for air travel this summer, according to trade body ACI Europe, following a spate of headline-hitting delays and cancellations during last year’s peak travel season.
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In depthIAE marks 40th anniversary as V2500 production, maintenance work hums along
Forty years after its founding, IAE International Aero Engines is still producing V2500s, including turbofans for Embraer’s new C-390 military transport, and its maintenance shops are humming, supporting some 3,000 active V2500-powered Airbus A320ceo-family jets.
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NewsFraport ups goal for cutting carbon at Frankfurt airport
Germany’s Fraport has upped its target to cut its directly-controlled carbon dioxide emissions at Frankfurt airport.
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NewsAir Baltic A220 inspected after landing incident in snowy Riga
Latvian carrier Air Baltic is inspecting one of its Airbus A220-300s after a landing incident at Riga during poor weather. The incident involved the airline’s BT694 service from Paris Charles de Gaulle, which touched down on runway 18 at 23:17 on 8 March. According to Air Baltic the aircraft’s nose-wheel ...