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NewsBoeing walks away from Embraer tie-up
Boeing has abandoned its plans for a tie-up with Embraer, exercising its right to terminate the agreement for joint commercial and military aviation ventures. The US airframer says its master transaction agreement with the Brazilian manufacturer had reached its initial termination date on 24 April. This was subject to extension ...
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NewsRolls-Royce to continue ground test of E-Fan X systems despite axing of programme
Rolls-Royce is to continue ground-test activities on the power generation system it was developing as its contribution to the Airbus E-Fan X, despite the programme’s cancellation before the hybrid-electric demonstrator ever flew.
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NewsOperators of 787s warned after latest ILS deviation incident at Hong Kong
Hong Kong authorities have warned Boeing 787 operators of possible adverse autopilot behaviour during localiser capture at the city’s international airport, after the latest in a string of incidents involving the type. A newly-issued NOTAM instructs carriers to check a Boeing flight crew operations bulletin referring to “anomalies” in localiser ...
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NewsSupersonic jet maker Aerion to build manufacturing site in Florida
Supersonic business jet company Aerion will manufacture its in-development AS2 transport aircraft at a new facility in the Florida city of Melbourne, in the heart of the state’s aerospace cluster.
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NewsSkyWest scores $438 million for wage support
SkyWest Airlines will receive $438 million in federal aid to fund salaries and benefits for its workers while helping mainline carriers keep US cities connected during the coronavirus downturn.
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NewsAir France-KLM Group carriers secure Franco-Dutch financial package
Air France-KLM Group has secured government funding to help the operator cope with the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The group had previously warned that, despite measures to preserve liquidity, it would need a capital injection in the third quarter of this year. It has negotiated a French state-backed loan ...
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NewsBoeing delivers last Block II F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the US Navy
In total, the US Navy received 322 one-seater F/A-18Es and 286 two-seat F/A-18Fs as part of the Block II Super Hornet programme, which started in 2005.
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NewsAirline pilots deal with coronavirus reality
While airline executives are struggling to figure out how to manage their fleets, pay staff and protect their businesses for a time after the coronavirus, employees on the front lines have been dealing with a very different reality.
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AnalysisEmbraer-Boeing tie up tenuous on merger deadline date
The planned merger of Embraer’s commercial aircraft business with Boeing is hanging by a thread as the coronavirus crisis brings into sharp relief some of the problems with a transaction that seemed like a foregone conclusion just a few months ago.
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NewsCheap fuel should not tempt airlines to keep older aircraft: Ascend
Four-engined widebodies like 747 likely to be among the types worst-affected by the coronavirus crisis
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NewsAirbus and Rolls-Royce cancel E-Fan X hybrid-electric RJ100 experiment
Airbus and Rolls-Royce have axed the E-Fan X demonstrator programme, a year before the experimental hybrid-electric engine airliner was supposed to fly. The E-Fan X programme was launched to explore electric aviation and involved equipping a BAE Systems Avro RJ100 with a hybrid engine. But Airbus chief technology officer Grazia ...
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NewsIcelandair converting 767s for Chinese medical supply flights
Icelandair Group is to reconfigure three Boeing 767s to transport cargo after reaching an agreement to operate freight flights between China and Germany. It has entered a pact with German firm DB Schenker, which is owned by rail company Deutsche Bahn. Icelandair Group says the 767s will have their passenger ...
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In depthWhy leasing market is shedding 737 Max orders
Recent cancellations of Boeing 737 Max orders likely reflect unique pricing pressures faced by aircraft lessors and could foretell additional Max cancellations.
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OpinionBoeing’s structural reboot vital to prepare for rebound
Management changes at US airframer are required as it seeks stability ahead of any recovery
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NewsJet2 expects £109m coronavirus hit and cancels 12 aircraft leases
UK leisure carrier Jet2 expects to take a £109 million ($135 million) hit from suspending operations during the coronavirus pandemic, and has cancelled plans to lease 12 aircraft for the summer season. The airline’s parent company, Dart Group, says in a disclosure to the London Stock Exchange that “due to ...
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NewsIndia’s Air Deccan eyes post-crisis relaunch with new aircraft
Air Deccan is in talks with an aircraft manufacturer as the Indian carrier prepares to restart operations once the coroanvirus crisis stabilises, chief executive Arun Kumar Singh has disclosed.
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In depthDespite delays, high-speed Racer begins to take shape for Airbus Helicopters
First flight may have slipped by around 12 months, but at production sites across Europe components for the Airbus Helicopters Racer high-speed technology demonstrator are beginning to come together.
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NewsGerman operator LGW files for insolvency
German regional carrier LGW has filed for insolvency after Lufthansa low-cost subsidiary Eurowings terminated a wet-lease agreement.
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NewsSAA left with no options but wind-down or liquidation: rescue practitioners
South African Airways’ business rescue practitioners have warned that the exhaustion of funding to draw up a rescue plan for the flag-carrier has left them with two stark options for the airline. The practitioners state that they are facing the choice of attempting to secure a better return for SAA’s ...
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NewsFastjet sells ERJ-145 to Solenta to offset maintenance debt
African budget operator Fastjet Group has sold a dormant Embraer ERJ-145 to Solenta Aviation in a deal to reduce debts owed for maintenance work within Fastjet’s Zimbabwean division. The ERJ-145 had been used for Fastjet’s operations in Mozambique before the company suspended services in the country last year. Fastjet Group ...