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NewsAirbus sets target of 720 commercial aircraft deliveries for 2022
Airbus is aiming to delivery around 720 commercial aircraft over the course of this year, up on the 611 it handed over during 2021. The airframer’s delivery performance enabled it to achieve an adjusted full-year EBIT of €3.57 billion ($4.05 billion) for its commercial aircraft division, on revenues of €36.1 ...
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NewsSIA places $2.8b order for GE9X engines
Singapore Airlines has signed an order for 22 additional GE9X engines, which will power its fleet of Boeing 777-9s.
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NewsEve, Skyports explore Japan eVTOL concept of operations
Embraer’s urban air mobility unit Eve will partner with Skyports to develop a concept of operations for advanced air mobility in Japan.
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NewsSingapore border reopening ‘back on track’ after two-month hiatus
Singapore will expand quarantine-free travel arrangements to more countries — and ramp up arrival quotas — after putting pause on the scheme for nearly two months amid a spike in Omicron infections.
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NewsWestern Global ordered two 777Fs in January
US cargo carrier Western Global Airlines is the previously undisclosed customer that ordered two Boeing 777 Freighters in January.
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NewsNH Industries plans to extend life of NH90 helicopters to half-century
NH Industries believes it can extend the service life of its NH90 helicopter out to 50 years with no modifications required to the airframe or dynamic components.
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NewsSIA Engineering seals deal to take 75% stake in SR Technics Malaysia
Singapore Airlines MRO unit SIA Engineering is to take a 75% stake in SR Technics Malaysia to form a new joint venture in a $3.75 million deal.
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NewsRolls-Royce interested in regional return on Embraer’s potential new turboprop
Roll-Royce is “very interested” in potentially providing an engine for Embraer’s proposed new 70-90-seat regional turboprop project.
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NewsGermany proposes joint training helicopter with Netherlands
Germany is eyeing the potential of establishing a joint training operation alongside the Netherlands using a single rotorcraft platform in order to boost inter-operability between the two nations.
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NewsEtihad signs for A350 freighters after shedding A330-200F fleet
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has signed a preliminary agreement for seven Airbus A350 freighters, potentially taking the number of customers for the new aircraft to five. Etihad was previously a customer for the A330-200F, ordering and receiving five of the type, before withdrawing them during a fleet overhaul. The ...
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NewsST Engineering to convert world’s first 757 firefighting tanker
ST Engineering is to create the world’s first Boeing 757 firefighting aircraft through the conversion of a passenger jet, with service entry expected within two years.
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NewsAirbus defence boss: only LMXT meets KC-Y requirements
Airbus Defence & Space chief executive Michael Schoellhorn believes that Lockheed Martin’s proposed LMXT tanker is the only aircraft that will meet the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) nascent KC-Y requirement.
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NewsAirAsia to lease at least 100 Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL aircraft
AirAsia Aviation Group will take at least 100 Vertical Aerospace VX4 electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from lessor Avolon, becoming the first Southeast Asian operator of the type.
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NewsBoeing waits on Chinook Block II decision from US Army
Boeing is hopeful the US Army will make a decision later this year on whether it will proceed with the Block II upgrade for the CH-47F Chinook helicopter.
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NewsMRO digitalisation ‘a big deal’ as recovery on the horizon: Collins
As airlines return capacity after a battering from the coronavirus crisis, Collins Aerospace believes it is important that MRO services move quickly to digitalise.
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NewsEFW clinches SmartLynx order for six A321P2F conversions
Aircraft modification joint venture EFW has secured an order for six Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversions from Latvian operator SmartLynx Airlines.
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NewsNATO progresses next-generation helicopter project as six-country agreement takes shape
Six European NATO members are gearing up to sign an agreement later this year to advance the alliance’s plans to field a next-generation medium-lift helicopter by the mid-2030s.
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NewsUkraine’s Bees forced to shift 737 fleet to France
Ukrainian carrier Bees Airline is the latest operator in the country to suffer disruption over insurance complications, after it had to relocate its fleet to France. The relatively new airline – which obtained its air operator’s certificate less than a year ago – has four Boeing 737-800s. But it says ...
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NewsEmbraer’s Eve bolsters backlog with commitments from Australian operators
A trio of Australian operators have placed tentative orders for up to 90 of the electric take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to be produced by Embraer’s Eve urban air mobility unit.
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NewsAsia-Pacific market to bounce back: Boeing
Despite 24 to 30 months of lost growth because of the impact of the pandemic, the Asia-Pacific air travel market will return to its pre-Covid level and strong growth, according to Darren Hulst, vice president commercial marketing of Boeing, speaking at the Singapore Airshow.