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NewsBoeing’s deliveries bumped higher in June as Max momentum builds
Boeing logged more positive momentum in June, accelerating 737 deliveries to a pace not achieved since late 2023 and padding its backlog with orders for another 116 aircraft.
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NewsUS lawmakers mull limit to Coast Guard helicopter retirement plans
The move comes after legislators approved more than $24 billion to fund modernisation of the Coast Guard, including more than $3 billion for the procurement of fixed-wing, rotary, and uncrewed aircraft.
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NewsMQ-9s deployed in search and rescue effort following deadly Texas floods
State-level authorities in Texas say MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft, operated by the Air National Guard, have been deployed to heavily flooded areas to support search and rescue operations.
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NewsPerson fatally injured by engine of taxiing Volotea A319 at Bergamo
Investigation is underway into an accident involving a Volotea Airbus A319 on a taxiway at Milan Bergamo airport which fatally injured a person on the ground. The A319 had commenced taxiing for flight V73511 to Asturias in Spain on 8 July. Volotea says a person who was “not on board” ...
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NewsRAF opens Protector training centre at Waddington base
The UK Royal Air Force has opened a new training centre for its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system, with the facility also available for use by allied nations.
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NewsSkydive Twin Otter crashed while attempting return to airport
US investigators have disclosed that the pilot of a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, which crashed during a skydiving flight in Tennessee, had been attempting to return to the airport after apparent loss of engine power on take-off.
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NewsZurich-bound A220’s diversion ‘unconnected’ to previous incidents: Swiss
Swiss is examining an Airbus A220-300 which diverted to Friedrichshafen while en route to Zurich during a cabin smoke incident.
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NewsChina Airlines taps GE Aerospace for GE9X MRO services
China Airlines has signed a multi-year agreement with GE Aerospace for MRO services of the latter’s GE9X engines.
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NewsNTSB report suggests ATC miscommunication led to close call at Reagan National
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released more information about a close call at Ronald Reagan Washington National airport that happened in March – two months after a deadly midair collision in the same airspace.
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NewsFAA to expand landing gear inspections to 737s and 757s
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to require US airlines to inspect some 2,200 Boeing 737s and 757s due to a risk that improper maintenance could have jeopardised the integrity of the jets’ main landing gears.
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NewsRussian transport minister Starovoit found dead hours after dismissal
Former Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead, hours after he was dismissed from the position through a presidential decree. Russia’s federal Investigative Committee says he was found in his personal car, in the district of Odintsovo in western Moscow, having sustained a gunshot wound. It states that ...
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NewsFrance details defence spending hike, as Rafale F5 study work advances
France’s defence ministry has announced new orders worth €4 billion ($4.7 billion), with its efforts around “strengthening defence capabilities and defence innovation” having totalled €12 billion through the first half of this year.
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NewsMammoth on pace to deliver 777-300ERMF conversion to AviaAM in 2025
Mammoth Freighters is tracking to complete its first passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion of a Boeing 777-300ER before year-end.
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NewsUSA lifts prohibition of GE Aerospace and CFM engines to China
GE Aerospace confirms the US government has lifted restrictions that, for several weeks, had prohibited it from shipping commercial aircraft turbofans to customers in China.
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NewsUK engineering team arrives in Kerala to repair stranded F-35B
The UK’s military has deployed a team of engineers to work on a Lockheed Martin F-35B which has been stranded in India’s southwestern Kerala state since making an emergency landing in mid-June.
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NewsASL Australia brings in second converted 737-800 freighter
ASL Aviation Holdings’ Australian division is introducing a second Boeing 737-800 converted freighter to its fleet. The carrier – known as ASL Airlines Australia – emerged from ASL’s acquisition of Pionair two years ago. It brought in an initial 737-800BCF freighter last year, the first to be certified in the ...
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NewsAselsan aces DIRCM test against live missile threat
Aselsan has conducted end-to-end testing of its Yildirim 100 directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system against warhead-equipped missiles.
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NewsSiberian operator Angara focused on twin-turboprop Ladoga for fleet renewal
Siberian regional carrier Angara Airlines is focused on the planned UZGA TVRS-44 turboprop for its fleet-renewal programme. But the Irkutsk-based airline is also prepared to look at the modernised Ilyushin Il-114-300 as a candidate, according to director Ivan Katitsyn. Angara Airlines has a fleet of 29 aircraft, comprising 11 Antonov ...
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NewsEstonian government turns down Air Baltic share offer as it seeks to develop Tallinn hub
Estonia’s government has turned down an offer to acquire a shareholding in Air Baltic, as it looks to improve connectivity from the capital’s Tallinn airport.
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NewsTaiwan retires F-5 fleet after five decades of service
Taiwan has formally retired its last Northrop F-5 fighters following over 50 years of service with the nation’s air force.