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NewsA321 uncontained failure spurs urgent V2500 disk measures
Operators of Airbus A320-family jets are being ordered to remove disks from certain International Aero Engines V2500 powerplants after an uncontained failure resulted in an aborted A321 take-off. The incident occurred on 18 March, says the US FAA, and involved a high-pressure turbine first-stage disk failure. While the regulator has ...
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NewsAirline CEOs promise no furloughs if aid flows quickly
US airline chief executives have told Congress that government aid must flow quickly to avoid mass layoffs and furloughs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, while promising to limit executive pay and stop share buyback programs.
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NewsAn-124 disk inspection ordered after uncontained failure
Ukrainian authorities have ordered Antonov An-124 operators to inspect engines on the type after an uncontained powerplant failure. An-124s are fitted with Ivchenko-Progress D-18T engines, as is the sole example of the An-225. The Ukrainian state aviation administration says an investigation into the “serious incident”, which occurred to an An-124, ...
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NewsBoeing executives to give up all pay
Boeing announced several extraordinary measures to help the company through the coronavirus crisis which has left the entire aerospace industry reeling.
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NewsTrump suggests airline aid package could restrict stock buybacks
President Donald Trump supports imposing stock buyback restrictions on companies that receive financial aid as part of the federal government’s coronavirus recovery package.
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NewsUSAF Research Laboratory tests Gray Wolf low-cost turbojet for swarming cruise missiles
The laboratory aims to create a cheap and easily manufacturable jet engine which it can built in large numbers for swarms of low-cost cruise missiles. It claims the TDI-J85 is the first in “its class and price point to successfully operate at altitude”.
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NewsBrandenburg operator discusses financial aid but opening stays firm
Berlin airports operator FBB is insisting that the new Brandenburg hub will open on time, even if the coronavirus crisis disrupts trial runs prior to the inauguration. The operator says the 31 October opening date will be “strictly adhered to”, but it acknowledges that there are aspects of the testing ...
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NewsAir Canada temporarily lays off 5,100 cabin crew: union
Air Canada is reportedly temporarily laying off 5,100 cabin crew as the coronavirus hits its business, forcing it to ground aircraft and take significant capacity out of its network.
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NewsLongview halts production of Q400s and Twin Otters
Longview Aviation Capital’s subsidiaries will suspend production of De Havilland Aircraft of Canada’s Dash 8-400 turboprop and Viking Air’s DHC-6-400 Twin Otter turboprop in response to the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsEuropean flight activity halves under coronavirus onslaught
Flight activity in European airspace has deteriorated by more than 50% compared with the same point last year, the latest data from air navigation organisation Eurocontrol reveals. The average daily number of flights for March 2019 reached 27,362. But the daily figure sank below the halfway point on 18 March ...
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NewsLatest modernised Tu-22 strategic bomber takes flight
Russia will shortly launch test flights with a second modernised Tupolev Tu-22M3M long-range strategic bomber, following the aircraft’s maiden sortie on 20 March.
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NewsFarnborough, RIAT shows axed as coronavirus crisis deepens
Two stalwarts of the European summer aerospace event calendar – the Farnborough air show and Royal International Air Tattoo – have become the latest to confirm their cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsFAA staff at JFK and Indianapolis test positive for coronavirus, prompting contingency operations
Federal Aviation Administration employees who work at an Indianapolis air traffic control center and the tower at John F Kennedy airport in New York have tested positive for coronavirus.
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NewsEuropean Council approves plan to waive slot rule until October
The European Council has approved a plan to suspend rules that force airlines to continue operating 80% of flights at certain EU airports in order to maintain slots.
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NewsSpain’s Volotea grounds fleet until 8 April
Volotea has announced the temporary grounding of its entire fleet until at least 8 April, sending home 1,100 of its employees in Spain, France and Italy over this period.
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NewsSouth African Airways suspends all international services
South African Airways is immediately cancelling all international services until the end of May.
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OpinionBoeing is too big to fail, but any rescue will be conditional
Eleven years after the end of the 2007-2009 Great Recession, the USA is again having “too big to fail” discussions, with the airframer at their centre.
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OpinionEnd of illegal charter would be best tribute to Emiliano Sala
More than a year has passed since the tragic crash off the coast of Guernsey of the Piper Malibu that ended the life of the young Argentinian footballer and pilot David Ibbotson yet unlicensed flights continue.
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NewsGovernments could offer certainty by taking Airbus deliveries: research note
Governments should buy up to 600 aircraft from Airbus over the next three years, as a measure to sustain the airline and aerospace industries, according to a research note from US financial services firm Jefferies Group. Airbus deliveries might fall to some 600 aircraft per year – compared with 863 ...
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NewsLondon Heathrow operations to ‘shrink’ during outbreak
London Heathrow is to restructure and “shrink” the hub’s operations while the coronavirus situation persists, the airport’s operator has advised. The airport will remain open, enabling vital freight services – as well as a limited number of passenger services – to continue. But the operator warns that its financial performance ...