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NewsAirbus to take $4 billion provision to settle fraud and corruption investigations
Airbus has disclosed that it will take a provision of €3.6 billion ($4 billion) to cover penalty payments following its preliminary agreements to settle investigations by three states into alleged corruption in its activities. The agreements in principle centre on probes by UK, French and US regulators and remain subject ...
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NewsSAA secures critical funding while business rescue plan is finalised
South African Airways has secured offers from a financial institution to provide the additional critical funding necessary to bridge the period until its business rescue plan is adopted. The beleaguered flag-carrier says its business rescue practitioners have held “fruitful” discussions with the Development Bank of Southern Africa, based at Midrand ...
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NewsLeonardo acquires Kopter in a deal worth at least $185m
The deal comes as Kopter says it expects to concurrently receive airworthiness certificates from the FAA and EASA in 2020, regulatory approval that will clear the way for the upstart aerospace manufacturer to deliver its first helicopter before the end of the year.
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NewsPratt & Whitney works to clear GTF retrofit backlog
Pratt & Whitney is still working through a retrofit effort to fix the three major issues afflicting PW1000G-series engines, but expects the activity to be concluded this year.
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NewsUnited Technologies sees 90-day 737 Max production halt
United Technologies (UTC) forecasts that Boeing will suspend production of the 737 Max for around 90 days, then start building the narrowbody again at a rate of 21 aircraft per month.
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NewsRyanair renews attack on Flybe rescue deal
Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary has ratcheted up his criticism of the UK government’s rescue of Flybe, describing the business model of the regional carrier “doomed to fail” and arguing that the deal contravenes state-aid rules.
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InterviewAmy Ruddock is helping Virgin Atlantic cut its carbon
As vice-president corporate development for Virgin Atlantic, Amy Ruddock is responsible for driving the carrier’s sustainability agenda via strategy, London Heathrow airport expansion and public affairs
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NewsAirbus Helicopters boosts H125 power for aerial work market
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled a batch of upgrades for its H125 it bids to keep the long-running light-single competitive in the crucial aerial work market.
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NewsKaman wins ‘multiple orders’ for autonomous K-Max kits
Kaman has received multiple firm orders for autonomous K-Max Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) kits from Helicopter Express and Swanson Group Aviation.
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NewsProfitable Air Astana cautious over Chinese virus impact
Kazakh carrier Air Astana has highlighted the uncertain potential impact from the Chinese coronavirus outbreak on its operations, after unveiling a strong rise in full-year net profit. Air Astana says its net profit for 2019 reached just over $30 million, a substantial improvement on the previous figure of $5.3 million. ...
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NewsSyberJet SJ30i completes key tests as approval set for early 2021
SyberJet Aircraft has completed a series of key tests on its Honeywell Primus Epic 2.0-based SyberVision avionics suite for the SJ30i business jet, as it targets certification and service entry of the high-speed light-twin for early 2021.
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NewsUSAF loses E-11A communications jet in Afghanistan
A Bombardier E-11A communications aircraft operated by the US Air Force has crashed in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province.
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NewsDhaka looks to add attack helicopter capability
The Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopter is in contention for a Bangladeshi requirement. “Boeing is encouraged by recent steps taken by the Bangladesh Air Force to communicate with the U.S. Government an interest in acquiring the AH-64E Apache,” says the US company. “This procurement would be a government-to-government Foreign Military ...
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NewsEASA issues safety bulletin on Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
As the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV) continues both in China and across the world, Europe’s safety regulator has issued a safety information bulletin with recommended measures for airlines and airports to take in dealing with the outbreak. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), in its bulletin, recommends ...
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NewsFirst USN MQ-4Cs arrive in Asia-Pacific
The Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton UAS has started its first deployment, joining a US Navy (USN) squadron at Andersen AFB in Guam. A pair of MQ-4Cs reached Guam on 26 January, and will be operated as part of an early operational capability (EOC), says the USN. The EOC will inform ...
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NewsBoeing, Embraer partnership cleared by Brasilia
Boeing and Embraer have secured approval of their planned partnership from authorities in Brazil. The latest approval for the pair’s two proposed joint ventures comes from Brazil’s Council for Economic Defense (CADE). It follows clearance from jurisdictions such as the USA, China, Japan, South Africa, Montenegro, Colombia, and Kenya. Only ...
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NewsKobe Bryant crash puts Heli-Expo conference in tricky spot
One day after basketball star Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter accident, the world’s largest helicopter association attempted to calm public fears about rotorcraft at an industry conference not far from the crash site.
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NewsCaspian MD-83 overrun crew requested opposite-direction runway: inquiry
Preliminary information from Iranian accident investigators indicates that the crew of a Caspian Airlines Boeing MD-83 requested to land in the opposite direction to the runway in use, before the jet overran at Mahshahr. The Civil Aviation Organisation says that the MD-83’s pilot was “notified” that runway 31 was in ...
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NewsCollins prepares for pilotless helicopter rescue with digitally-controlled hoist
Foreseeing a day in the not-too-distant future when pilotless helicopters may fly to people in need of rescue, Collins Aerospace’s next generation hoist, the Pegasus, will have the ability to be controlled digitally – even eventually wirelessly.
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NewsIndian government seeks expressions of interest in Air India sale
India’s government is seeking expressions of interest from investors following its approval, in principle, for the divestment of flag-carrier Air India – with the entire share capital on offer, along with the whole of Air India Express and 50% of its handling joint venture AISATS. Financial services specialist EY has ...