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NewsHawaiian could consider electric aircraft for inter-island flights: CEO
Hawaiian Airlines may consider acquiring electric aircraft in the future for its inter-island flights, chief executive Peter Ingram says on 27 July.
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NewsRoyal Air Force to buy 13 additional General Atomics Protector UAVs
The UK Royal Air Force plans to buy 13 additional Protector RG1 unmanned air vehicles from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
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NewsHawaiian’s Q2 results improve as travel barriers ease
Hawaiian Holdings, parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, says relaxed travel restrictions for inbound travellers from the US mainland have gone a long way to help the airline’s bottom line during the second quarter of 2021.
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NewsBombardier and De Havilland Downsview workers go on strike
Bombardier and De Havilland Canada unionised workers at the Downsview production site in Toronto are on strike, a move coming amid contract negotiations and as both companies work to wrap up their Downsview presence. Downsview is home to Bombardier’s Global business jet production facility and De Havilland’s Dash 8-400 production site.
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NewsJetBlue delays Embraer 190 retirements
JetBlue Airways plans to delay retiring its Embraer E190 regional aircraft as the carrier assesses the post-coronavirus demand environment and how its new “Northeast Alliance” (NEA) joint venture with American Airlines will shake out.
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NewsAI fighter pilot software firm Heron Systems acquired by Shield AI
Heron Systems, the company behind the artificial intelligence software that beat a US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16 pilot 5-0 in the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s AlphaDogfight trials last year, has been acquired by Shield AI.
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NewsCondor secures approval for revised German aid package
German state financial support to Condor has been re-approved by the European Commission after the figure was revised in the aftermath of a court ruling on the way the aid was calculated. The Commission says it has approved two measures – comprising €204 million in damage compensation and €321 million ...
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NewsJetBlue to make ‘adjustments’ to transatlantic flight schedule
JetBlue Airways will make “schedule adjustments” to its transatlantic flights as the continued rapid spread of the highly-contagious “Delta” variant of the coronavirus as well as ongoing travel restrictions threaten to wreak havoc with the rebound of international air travel.
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NewsRaytheon CEO says significant narrowbody rate hikes pose supplier ‘challenge’
One aerospace supplier says it could struggle to meet demand if Airbus and Boeing significantly hike narrowbody production in the coming years, a warning that recalls the pressured growth conditions that plagued aerospace suppliers prior to Covid-19.
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NewsDemand for aftermarket services push P&W and Collins to Q2 profits
Surging commercial aftermarket revenue helped push Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney – both divisions of Raytheon Technologies – to profits in the second quarter of 2021.
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NewsReunion’s Air Austral receives first A220
French island territory Reunion’s operator Air Austral has become the latest Airbus A220 operator with the delivery of its first of the type. The A220-300 twinjet (F-OLAV), powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines, is one of three to be introduced by the Indian Ocean carrier. Air Austral has configured ...
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NewsSamad completes hover tests on second eStarling prototype
Start-up Samad Aerospace has completed hover tests on its second prototype eStarling electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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NewsEASA clears A220-300 to take up to 149 passengers
European authorities have formally approved a hike in the Airbus A220-300’s maximum seating to 149 passengers, contingent on an overwing exit slide modification. The aircraft had previously been limited to 145 seats. Air France is planning to introduce its first A220-300 with a layout of 148 seats, due to be ...
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NewsEuropean Commission clears AerCap-GECAS merger
European regulators have cleared AerCap’s $30 billion acquisition of General Electric’s leasing division, GECAS, concluding that it raises no competition concerns.
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NewsJetBlue returns to profitability in Q2 with government aid
JetBlue Airways swung to a $64 million profit in the second-quarter of 2021, a result reflecting US government Covid-19-related aid and an improving air travel market. Excluding special items, which include government payroll-support grants, JetBlue would have lost $206 million in the second quarter.
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NewsGE earns $176m second-quarter profit as engine orders and deliveries tick higher
GE Aviation has continued its profit streak, earning $176 million in the second quarter of 2021 amid revenue gains and a significant bump in orders for new engines.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr expresses interest in freighter version of MC-21
Russian logistics specialist Volga-Dnepr Group has expressed interest in the potential for a freighter version of the Irkut MC-21. Representatives of the cargo firm toured the MC-21 during the MAKS 2021 Moscow air show. The MC-21 family is designed for passenger layouts of 150-211 seats. But Volga-Dnepr notes the “wide ...
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NewsMango suspends flights again over late payments
Cash-strapped South African low-cost carrier Mango Airlines has suspended flights until further notice owing to payments due to the country’s air navigation services provider ATNS.
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NewsCanadian investigators take over probe into Air Baltic A220 engine incident
Canadian investigators are to probe an engine-control incident involving an Air Baltic Airbus A220-300 during which both powerplants shut down after the aircraft touched down in Copenhagen. Danish authorities have delegated the investigation into the 11 July incident to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. The board says the twinjet ...
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NewsSaab ships second T-7A aft fuselage section
Saab has delivered its second aft section for the test programme of the Boeing T-7A advanced jet trainer.