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NewsE-2D Advanced Hawkeye plays ‘tanker king’ role by controlling MQ-25 in simulation
A Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne command and control aircraft was shown to be able to control a Boeing MQ-25A Stingray unmanned in-flight aerial refuelling tanker in a simulation.
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NewsBAE Systems stretches APKWS range 30% using new trajectory
BAE Systems has stretched the range of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) rocket by 30% using a new trajectory.
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NewsUS business travel could hit 80% of 2019 levels by end-2022, pandemic effects could last longer: report
US corporations’ travel spending will likely inch up to 25-35% of 2019 levels by the end of 2021 and up to 80% by the end of 2022 – though full recovery depends on how significantly the pandemic changed corporations’ view of business travel.
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NewsSpirit cancels half of its scheduled flights
For the third day in a row, Spirit Airlines has cancelled hundreds of flights due to what it calls “operational challenges”.
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NewsTUI Group to consolidate management of airlines
Travel group TUI plans to amalgamate its five individual airlines under a single leadership, bundling key functions together in order to streamline operations.
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NewsNordica debuts under own code as it eyes Tallinn return
Estonian carrier Nordica has begun operating flights under its own AOC and IATA code for the first time.
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NewsAir France 777 crew strayed close to volcano while trying to avoid storms
French investigators believe the crew of an Air France Boeing 777-200ER misinterpreted weather radar information while trying to avoid thunderstorms, losing awareness of the jet’s position before it strayed into close proximity with an African volcanic peak. It was operating in darkness from Malabo, in Equatorial Guinea, to Douala in ...
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NewsDHL Express orders fleet of Eviation all-electric Alice aircraft for cargo feed
Logistics specialist DHL Express is venturing into electric air transport by ordering a dozen Eviation Alice aircraft for freight operations. DHL Express expects to take delivery of the first of the 12 aircraft in 2024. Eviation conceived the Alice as a nine-seat commuter model. But DHL Express head of global ...
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NewsIndia’s ‘Warren Buffett’ plans airline foray
Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala says he plans to start a new carrier called Akasa Air.
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NewsJapan Airlines narrows first-quarter loss
Japan Airlines narrowed its first-quarter loss on the back of rising revenue, warning that it is “difficult to reasonably foresee” the timing and nature of the sector’s recovery.
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NewsBluebird Nordic to treble 737 capacity with ambitious freighter fleet expansion
Icelandic freight operator Bluebird Nordic is to treble its capacity under an expansion plan which involves taking 25 Boeing 737-800s over the next three years. The airline operates older-variant 737 freighters – comprising seven 737-400s and a single -300 – but will take its fleet to around 33 jets by ...
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NewsAeroflot slashes interim losses as domestic recovery lifts performance
Aeroflot Group managed to cut net losses by 38% over the first half, to Rb26.3 billion ($361 million) under Russian accounting standards. The company’s second quarter showed a “significant improvement”, it states, with a net loss of Rb1.4 billion in contrast to the figure of over Rb26 billion for the ...
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NewsSouth Korea tweaks pilot training amid weak hiring demand
South Korea has tweaked its pilot training programme, in response to the prolonged coronavirus pandemic, which has dampened hiring prospects.
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NewsKAI wins Thai deal for two T-50THs; teams with Boeing on E-737 work
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has sold two additional T-50TH advanced jet trainers to Thailand, and entered a deal with Boeing for upgrades to Seoul’s four E-737 airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft.
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NewsQantas furloughs staff, warns of ‘extended period of reduced flying’
Qantas and its low-cost Jetstar unit will furlough 2,500 employees for two months, owing to a capacity collapse stemming from domestic travel restrictions.
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NewsVietJet increases net profit in first half of 2021
VietJet Aviation increased its net profit for the January-June half-year period, despite a spike in Covid-19 infections in Vietnam that began at the end of April and caused Q2 profit to plummet compared with the first three months of the year.
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NewsBell unveils three ‘High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing’ design concepts
The company claims its High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft could blend “the hover capability of a helicopter with the speed, range and survivability features of a fighter aircraft”. Such as system would be capable of “low-downwash hover” and “jet-like cruise speeds over 400kt [740km/h]”, the manufacturer says.
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NewsUS Navy looks to add JPALS to CMV-22B Osprey
The US Navy is working toward adding Raytheon’s Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) to its Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey.
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NewsUS export bank backs Turkish Airlines’ $833m purchase of Boeing jets
The USA’s export-credit agency has agreed to guarantee $833 million in financing for the acquisition by Turkish Airlines of an undisclosed number of Boeing 737 Max and 787s.
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NewsSpirit delays or cancels almost 1,000 flights
In the latest disruption to passenger air travel across the USA, Spirit Airlines has been forced to cancel more than one-third of its flights in the past two days.