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NewsColombian air force assists search for missing Aliansa DC-3
Search efforts to find a missing Douglas DC-3 of the Colombian carrier Aerolineas Andinas Aliansa are concentrating on a region west of the town of Restrepo in the Meta district. The aircraft departed Villavicencio for a training flight early on 8 July, according to the airline. Restrepo lies about 5nm ...
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NewsBeijing eyes networked approach for AEW&C mission
Beijing foresees a series of networked platforms performing the future airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) mission, as opposed to relying solely on dedicated assets.
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NewsChina warms to lifting 737 Max grounding: Report
China is reportedly a step closer to returning the Boeing 737 Max to service, after grounding the type for more than two years following two fatal crashes.
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NewsAfter dismal year, HKIA eyes third runway, Zhuhai collaboration
Hong Kong International airport (HKIA) saw passenger volume drop 98.6% to just 800,000 passengers in its 2020/21 fiscal year to 31 March, but remains on track to complete its third runway as it works on closer collaboration with nearby Zhuhai airport.
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NewsFAA imposes new ‘cumbersome’ rules for some pilot training, citing improved safety
In what one general aviation (GA) lobby group calls “a stunning turnabout”, the Federal Aviation Administration has ruled that owners of certain types of aircraft and flight instructors who teach in those aircraft must obtain additional documentation for flight lessons.
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NewsTechnical failure of crashed An-26 ‘unlikely’: airline
Russian carrier Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise has disclosed that the captain of the Antonov An-26 which crashed at Palana had logged almost 2,900h on type including 746h in command. He had joined the airline as a first officer in 2013, says flight operations director Sergei Gorb, flying as a captain for ...
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NewsWhy the US Air Force plans to make a digital replica of the F-16 fighter
The US Air Force plans to disassemble and make 3D digital scans of two Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters mothballed in the Arizona desert.
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NewsFAA set to require inspections of more 737NG aft pressure bulkheads
The Federal Aviation Administration seeks to subject hundreds of additional Boeing 737NGs to inspections following more reports of cracks in aft pressure bulkheads.
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NewsEvidence of recovery as Airbus deliveries pick up in June
Airbus’s delivery of 77 aircraft during June marks the second-highest monthly figure since the onset of the air transport crisis. The level was only exceeded by the 89 achieved by the airframer during its end-of-year wrap-up in December 2020. Airbus delivered aircraft to 44 customers in June. These included 11 ...
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NewsUnited pushes Airbus into positive net orders for first half
United Airlines’ agreement for 70 Airbus A321neos finally lifted the airframer into positive net orders for the first half of the year. Airbus’s net orders had languished in negative territory over the course of 2021 until the United order was recorded on 28 June. The deal meant Airbus’s gross orders ...
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NewsIATA to outline fresh sustainability targets at October AGM
IATA will put forward proposals updating long-term airline industry targets to tackle emissions at its annual general meeting in October.
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NewsVolocopter turns to CAE for eVTOL pilot training
Urban air mobility developer Volocopter is to partner with CAE to set up a pilot training programme for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) operations.
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NewsAegean to restore 80% of capacity as losses narrow
Aegean Airlines’ losses almost halved year on year in the first quarter of 2021, and the Greek carrier aims to restore 75-80% of its capacity in the third quarter.
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NewsIndustry keeps pressure on as travel restrictions eased for UK residents
UK airline industry bodies have welcomed as a first step government moves to allow quarantine-free travel from 19 July for fully-vaccinated UK residents returning to England from countries classified as “amber” under its traffic light system.
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NewsIATA’s Walsh, UK cabinet minister, and technology chiefs head agenda for Farnborough Connect
Three-day virtual event being hosted by organisers of biennial show, with FlightGlobal as strategic media partner
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NewsMore than 70 airlines trialling IATA Travel Pass
More than 70 airlines are at various stages of trialling the IATA Travel Pass, the mobile application developed to help smooth the processing of passengers’ travel health credentials.
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NewsPiaggio sale enters final straight as talks with preferred bidder get under way
Negotiations between the administrator of Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace and a potential buyer for the troubled airframer have been given the go-ahead by the country’s economic development ministry.
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NewsJet2 waits on summer demand after losses in pandemic-hit year
UK leisure carrier Jet2 continues to have “limited visibility” for the key summer period and the coming winter season as it eyes a pick-up in travel demand after posting an operating loss of £373.8 million ($463.9 million) for the pandemic-hit year to March 2021.
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NewsPremature Bell 212 rotor strap pin failures spur urgent inspection order
Canadian authorities have ordered urgent replacement of rotor hub strap pins on certain Bell helicopters after premature failure of the component was found during investigation of a fatal Bell 212 crash. The inquiry into the recent accident found that one of the outboard main rotor hub strap pins sheared off ...
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NewsLow-cost, long-haul Flypop expects surge in demand for Indian flights
UK-based start-up says country’s extensive diaspora not being served by existing airlines and plans to launch services as soon as travel restrictions are lifted