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NewsBoeing remains mum on reports of potential 737 production halt
Boeing declines to address reports it is considering reducing or halting 737 production following news that the Federal Aviation Administration’s certification of the troubled jet will not occur in 2019, as Boeing had hoped.
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NewsCzech Republic signs for UH-1Y and AH-1Z in $600 million deal
Bell has secured a deal from the Czech Republic for a total of 12 military rotorcraft: eight UH-1Ys for utility missions and four AH-1Z attack helicopters
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NewsDublin, Prague bolster Airbus C295 backlog
Airbus Defence & Space has secured new orders for its C295 twin-turboprop from the Czech Republic and Ireland.
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NewsGovernment seeks Tarom rescue aid: minister
Romania’s government is to seek €47 million in rescue finance for loss-making flag-carrier Tarom, as part of a €110 million restructuring package, the country’s transport minister has told a television station. Lucian Bode has disclosed the plan to Romanian television channel B1. “At Tarom, things look very bad,” Bode told ...
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Jambo Jet head steps in to lead Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways has disclosed that the head of its Jambo Jet regional division, Allan Kilavuka, is to take over temporarily as chief executive of the flag-carrier. Kilavuka only stepped into the top post at Jambo Jet at the beginning of this year. He was formerly with General Electric. Kenya Airways ...
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NewsAirAsia Japan appoints new head
The AirAsia Group has appointed Jun Aida to head its Japanese operations. Effective 1 January, Aida relinquishes his role as the carrier’s senior advisor, and takes on the mantel as representative director and chief operating officer of the Japanese low-cost carrier. Source: AirAsia Jun Aida has been ...
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NewsJetstar strike accelerates fleet review
Jetstar estimates that ongoing industrial action will impact its earnings by about A$20-25 million ($14-17 million) and may take three Boeing 787-8 out of its fleet to maintain profitability. The budget carrier says it has identified three 787-8s that are currently serving “loss-making and marginal international routes” and will make ...
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NewsSpiceJet grounds three IAI-converted freighters
India’s SpiceJet has grounded three Boeing 737 freighters converted by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) over concerns of potential defects. The carrier states in a stock exchange disclosure that it has done so on the advice of IAI, which has recently advised operators of its converted freighters, of which 47 were ...
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NewsTaiwan’s FAT says closure notice mistakenly issued
In a turn of events, Taiwan’s Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) chairman says last week’s closure notice was mistakenly issued by airline executives. The troubled carrier is, however, still subject to punitive action from Taiwan’s authorities.
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NewsGE Aviation clinches US Army T700 engine contract
GE Aviation has been awarded an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract — worth more than $1 billion — by the United States Army for the production of T700 turboshaft engines. The contract, which will last through 2024, will cover as many as 1,700 engines, if completely exercised, GE Aviation ...
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NewsQantas A330 suffers hydraulic fluid leak
A Qantas Airbus A330-200 returned to Sydney shortly after it took off, after one of the three hydraulic systems on board suffered a leak. The airline says in a statement that it is now cooperating with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) in investigations into the incident, which left at ...
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NewsBell V-280 to begin autonomous flight tests in ‘next couple of months’
Bell plans to start autonomous flight tests of its V-280 Valor tiltrotor demonstrator in “the next couple of months.” The company loaded the aircraft with its autonomous flight control software in the beginning of December and has been conducting pilot-controlled test flights, says Ryan Ehinger, programme manager of the V-280 ...
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NewsEmbraer E2 anomaly spurs urgent revision of smoke procedures
Testing of the re-engined Embraer E2 family has revealed an electrical system anomaly which has spurred Brazilian regulators to order an urgent revision of smoke procedures in the flight manual. The emergency directive from Brazil’s civil aviation regulator ANAC focuses on the 190-E2 and 195-E2 variants of the regional twinjet. ...
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NewsWestJet goes private under Onex
Toronto-based Onex Corporation will complete its buyout of Calgary-based WestJet Airlines for C$5 billion ($3.8 billion) including the carrier’s debt following final regulatory approval of the deal by the Canadian Transportation Agency. In a 11 December statement Onex says WestJet shareholders will receive C$31 per share during the buyout but ...
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NewsFull Sunrise A350-1000 details yet to emerge
Airbus has yet to disclose detailed final specifications of the adapted A350-1000 which will be developed for Australian carrier Qantas’s Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul flights. The provisional selection of the twinjet by Qantas is still to evolve into a firm order, owing to continuing negotiations over various aspects of the envisioned ...
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NewsLOT 737 departed with weight error after mail overlooked
UK investigators have determined that a LOT Boeing 737-800 took off from London Heathrow with a weight error close to 1t, after a consignment of mail was inadvertently discarded from loading records. The mail was initially recorded twice in the load management system while the aircraft (SP-LWA) was being prepared ...
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OpinionThe end of 2019 does not signal an end to Boeing's woes
Boeing had been hoping that its problems would be, if not be ended, then at least on the way to being solved as 2019 draws to a close, but that no longer appears the case.
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OpinionDespite 2019’s challenges, aviation continues to weather the storm
Boeing stockpiles undeliverable aircraft after a fatal crash grounds its most popular model and undermines confidence. Meanwhile, Airbus throws in the towel on the superjumbo era, Bombardier bows out of commercial aviation, Embraer nears the end of the road as an independent airliner-maker and Mitsubishi confronts reality – again.
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NewsMalaysia merges civil aviation regulators amid outcry
The Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) will be dissolved, and its roles merged into that of the country’s civil aviation authorities. The Malaysian cabinet approved of the move on 11 December, according to media reports, setting in motion a series of legislative changes that will ultimately see MAVCOM subsumed into the ...
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NewsDutch airports set to introduce remote towers
Maastricht and Groningen airports in the Netherlands are set to undergo a switch to digital remote tower control under a programme overseen by Dutch air navigation service LVNL. The two airports will be part of an initial deployment of remote towers through a contract which will also establish a remote ...