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NewsUS Air Force launches Skyborg competition, artificial intelligence for loyal wingman UAV
The US Air Force has launched a competition to design the artificially intelligent software that would control its planned fleet of loyal wingman unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsGarmin Autoland secures first certification on Piper M600 SLS turboprop
Piper Aircraft’s M600 SLS has become the first aircraft to secure certification for the Garmin Autoland system, with the safety feature receiving US Federal Aviation Administration approval on the single-engined turboprop on 18 May.
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NewsEviation picks GKN Aerospace to supply major sections of developmental Alice aircraft
Israeli start-up Eviation Aircraft has signed a collaboration agreement with GKN Aerospace, which will see the UK aerostructures specialist design and manufacture the wing, empennage, and electrical wiring interconnection systems (EWIS) for the in-development Alice all-electric commuter aircraft.
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NewsSmartwings seeks support on financing not state ownership
Czech airline operator Smartwings Group insists it is only pressing for government support on financing through the crisis rather than wanting it to take a holding in the company. The group, which includes Czech Airlines as well as leisure operator Smartwings, was the focus of fresh speculation after the country’s ...
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NewsRyanair expects post-Covid-19 price war
Fares will be slashed across Europe once coronavirus travel restrictions are lifted as airlines seek to tempt passengers back on board, Ryanair believes.
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NewsCessna SkyCourier makes maiden flight
Cessna has launched the flight-test campaign for its SkyCourier, with the twin-engined turboprop making its maiden sortie on 17 May from the airframer’s headquarters in Wichita, Kansas.
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NewsFinnair outlines plan to restart Europe and Asia flights in July
Finnair plans to start operating 30% of its network from July with flights to a number of key European and Asian cities.
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NewsRussian authority recommends flights operate half-empty
Russia’s federal consumer rights protection authority is recommending that aircraft should not carry more than half their total passenger capacity during the restoration of air traffic. The authority, Rospotrebnadzor, states that, during check-in, passengers should not be seated in “close proximity” to one another – including seats immediately in front ...
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NewsAirbus Helicopters touts safety benefits of rotor blade measurement research
Airbus Helicopters is hailing the success of a research project that has enabled for the first time the manufacturer to gather data on the stresses experienced by main rotor blades while they are in motion.
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In depthFor business aviation, new aircraft development presses on through pandemic
The 2020 coronavirus crisis may be wreaking havoc on sales and production, but business aircraft makers are pressing ahead with development work on a tranche of new models
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NewsThai Airways quashes bankruptcy rumours
Thai Airways International indicates that reform plans are still underway and dismisses recent bankruptcy rumours. “[Thai] has clarified that it has no intention to file for bankruptcy, responding to rumours [that] appeared in the news and online about the consensus of its board of directors meeting on 15 May 2020 ...
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NewsSAA rescuers given deadline to deliver business plan
South African Airways’ rescue practitioners have been instructed to produce a formal business plan for airline within 25 days, after a parliamentary standing committee expressed dissatisfaction with a draft publication. The standing committee on public accounts is also seeking a full schedule of fees from the practitioners, their advisers, and ...
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NewsAir travel restart differs in India and Pakistan
India is taking a more cautious approach than neighbouring Pakistan, which is looking to restart air travel. There will be no commercial flights in India until at least June, after the government extended a lockdown until the end of this month. A circular posted on the official Twitter account of ...
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NewsRyanair Group expects €200m first-quarter loss
Ryanair Group is forecasting a loss of more than €200 million for the first quarter, double the figure it estimated at the beginning of May, with a smaller loss in the second. The company is forecasting that it will transport fewer than 80 million passengers for the fiscal year 2020-21 ...
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NewsRyanair threatens closure of Lauda’s Vienna base
Ryanair Group is warning that it will close the Lauda Airbus A320 base at Vienna at the end of the month if there is no agreement on cost reductions. It says the Lauda division “underperformed” during the fiscal year to 31 March 2020 as a result of competition from Lufthansa ...
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NewsUS Navy receives its 100th P-8A Poseidon
The US Navy has taken delivery of its 100th Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.
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NewsGAMECO, China Southern open base maintenance line at Beijing Daxing
Chinese MRO GAMECO opened a base maintenance line at Beijing Daxing international airport, aimed at supporting parent company China Southern Airlines’ growing operations at the capital’s newest airport. The base maintenance line is situated inside China Southern’s hangar 1, purported to be Asia’s largest. It can accommodate up to two ...
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NewsCoronavirus puts paid to SIA’s last 777-200ERs
Singapore Airlines has confirmed that it will accelerate the retirement of its remaining Boeing 777-200ERs owing to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The airline says that its last three examples were recently moved to Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage in Alice Springs, Australia. Original plans had called for the type ...
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NewsSnowbirds CT-114 crashes during display in Canada
A Canadair CT-114 Tutor trainer operated by the Canadian air force’s Snowbirds team has crashed during a demonstration routine.
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NewsChinese carriers see mixed domestic traffic recovery in April
After being hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak at the start of the year, China’s three largest carriers saw some degree of recovery in domestic traffic for April — even while their international networks continue to suffer steep declines.