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NewsIsrair completes sale of ATR 72-500s
Israeli leisure operator Israir Group has completed the sale of a pair of ATR 72-500 turboprops whose phase-out was part of the company’s fleet-simplification plans. The company had previously disclosed, at the end of last year, that it had reached a binding agreement with a buyer for the aircraft. It ...
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NewsRoyal Society warns over cost of UK’s net-zero aviation ambitions
The UK’s ambitions to achieve net-zero emissions from aviation will be hugely expensive and require enormous quantities of agricultural land or renewable electricity to produce future fuels in sufficient quantities, a new study warns.
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NewsSikorsky sees strong interest in X2-based ‘International Twin’
Sikorsky is pitching its X2 high-speed helicopter technology to customers outside the USA and has spun out a conceptual multirole rotorcraft it now calls the ‘International Twin’.
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NewsIrish specialist to dismantle two early-build 787s for spares
Two Boeing 787-8s, both just 10 years of age, are shortly to undergo disassembly, overseen by the Irish-based asset-management company EirTrade Aviation. EirTrade says the identity of the airframes to be dismantled is currently confidential. But the aircraft will simultaneously be disassembled off-site and EirTrade expects parts to start becoming ...
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NewsEgyptAir claims Africa’s first A321neo introduction
EgyptAir is has received the first Airbus A321neo for the African continent, following delivery of its latest twinjet at the airframer’s Hamburg Finkenwerder plant. The airline is introducing the variant with a two-class configuration comprising 16 business-class and 166 economy-class seats. Airbus has identified the airframe as SU-GFR, with MSN11164, ...
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NewsViva Air dismayed as merger hold-up forces it to suspend operations
Colombian budget carrier Viva Air has suspended operations, citing regulatory hold-ups regarding its efforts to form a tie-up with Avianca.
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NewsAirbus sees need for 300 new civil helicopters in Pacific in next 10 years
Airbus Helicopters sees a requirement for 300 new civil helicopters in the Pacific region over the next decade, with oil and gas to return as a major segment.
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NewsBoeing keen to avoid fixed contract challenges of the past
Boeing Defense, Space & Security is disinclined from entering fixed-price contracts for major programmes.
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NewsBAE unveils Australian-designed armed VTOL UAV
BAE Systems has unveiled a conceptual unmanned air vehicle (UAV) designed for ground-attack missions.
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NewsAustralia’s autonomous combat jet sees public debut
For the first time, Boeing has revealed a flight-capable testbed of the autonomous jet aircraft the company is developing with the Royal Australian Air Force.
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NewsRAAF in the market for new advanced jet trainers
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is to acquire a new advanced jet trainer, with key manufacturers promoting potential candidates at the Avalon Airshow.
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NewsAustralia developing ‘shoot and scoot’ capability using C-130s and rocket artillery
With plans to purchase the US-made expeditionary rocket system known as HIMARS, Australia wants to turn its C-130 cargo transports into a long-range precision strike system.
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NewsRex narrows half-year losses, remains optimistic of return to profit
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) narrowed its half-year losses on the back of a significant jump in passenger revenue, though it notes that its regional operations were “a drag” on overall performance.
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NewsNew Zealand operator takes two VIP-roled Bell 429s
New Zealand’s Advanced Flight helicopter management company has taken delivery of two Bell 429 helicopters.
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NewsBoeing hands 787 to United but deliveries otherwise remain paused
Boeing has handed over a 787-10 to United Airlines but says its broader pause on deliveries of the widebody type remains in effect.
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NewsInside the effort to standardise 100% ‘drop-in’ sustainable aviation fuel
An effort is underway to power aircraft entirely with synthetic and sustainably derived jet fuel. Before that happens, the industry needs to agree on a technical definition of sustainable aviation fuel.
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NewsAviation companies fight for female talent in ‘buyer’s market’
With women making up less than 5% of pilots and less than 3% of aviation mechanics, airlines and other aerospace companies came to Long Beach, California to search for talent at the world’s largest convention that aims to get more female workers into the industry.
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NewsPorter Airlines to support construction of new terminal at Montreal Saint-Hubert airport
Porter Airlines plans to expand at a secondary airport near Montreal that now has relatively few commercial flights.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman pitches Advanced Hawkeye for NATO surveillance need
Northrop Grumman is offering its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to meet NATO’s future airborne surveillance needs, having responded to a recent request for information from the alliance.
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NewsCarlyle takes stake in SpiceJet after debt-for-equity swap deal
SpiceJet has agreed a debt-for-equity deal with Carlyle Aviation Group under which the aircraft lessor will take a stake in the Indian low-cost carrier and cargo unit SpiceXpress and Logsitics.