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NewsAir Baltic receives EU approval for half of proposed state aid
European regulators have approved half of the state aid pledged to Air Baltic by the Latvian state earlier this year.
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NewsWizz to base four more A321neos at Gatwick after acquiring Norwegian slots
Wizz Air has acquired 15 daily slot pairs at London Gatwick airport from Norwegian Air Shuttle, as carriers jostle for position at the UK facility.
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NewsSpain gives go-ahead for Tiger MkIII attack helicopter upgrade
Spain has finally given its approval for the Tiger MkIII programme, clearing another obstacle to the upgrade of the Airbus Helicopters attack rotorcraft.
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NewsAirbus slots A350F between twinjet family's passenger models
Airbus has confirmed that the A350 freighter will be 3m shorter than the A350-1000 but 4m longer than the -900. The airframer puts the A350F’s overall length at 70.8m compared with the 73.79m of the -1000, but the wingspan remains the same. Diagrams from Airbus indicate that the frame reduction ...
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NewsEAG and University of Nottingham to partner on electric engine development
Zero-emission aircraft developer Electric Aviation Group is to set up a joint venture with the University of Nottingham to design a range of electric powertrains.
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NewsMC-21 undergoes series of proving flights ahead of certification
Irkut has carried out a dozen flights with the MC-21 on different routes, carrying test passengers, as part of the final stage of certification. The -300 variant of the aircraft – fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW1400G engines – has conducted 12 proving flights, says Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft. ...
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NewsOmicron prompts Asia-Pacific governments to slow air travel reboot
Asia-Pacific governments have slowed the pace of the region’s air travel reopening, as they contemplate the risks associated with the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Singapore will effectively scale back its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) programme, whereby vaccinated travellers from certain countries need not serve quarantine, says the Civil Aviation Authority ...
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NewsKorean Air in pact to research low-observable technologies
Korean Air has entered an agreement related to research into low-observable technologies for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).
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NewsUS government clears possible Australian Hellfire buy
The US government has cleared the possible sale of 800 Lockheed Martin AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles for Australia.
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NewsAirbus and Boeing jointly call on US government to delay ‘5G’ network rollout
Airbus and Boeing have written a joint letter to the US government expressing concern that the introduction of soon-to-be-active “5G” wireless networks could have a grave impact on commercial air transportation.
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NewsJetBlue extends flights to London Heathrow through October 2022
JetBlue Airways has extended its daily flights between New York and London Heathrow airport through October 2022 after securing the required take-off and landing slots.
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NewsEve to become public company through merger with blank-check company
Embraer’s electric air taxi development subsidiary Eve plans to become a publicly traded company by combining with blank-check firm Zanite Acquisition, with Embraer retaining 82% of the resulting company’s equity.
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NewsBAE, Embraer to study Eve’s military potential
BAE Systems and Embraer are to collaborate on a study into potential military applications for the electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft being developed by the Brazilian company’s Eve urban air mobility unit.
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NewsUPS orders 19 more 767 Freighters
Express package specialist UPS has ordered another 19 Boeing 767 Freighters, handing another win to the US airframer at a time of robust demand for air cargo.
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NewsPIA to add A320 simulator to Karachi centre
Pakistan International Airlines is to acquire a full-flight simulator for conventional Airbus A320s for installation at its Karachi training centre. The simulator will be supplied by L3Harris, and delivered for use by August next year, following a contract signature with the Pakistani flag-carrier. L3Harris says the A320 simulator will be ...
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NewsTUI 737 crew faced unreliable airspeed after improvised static-port cover left in place
Investigators probing an unreliable airspeed incident on a Boeing 737-800 have traced the event to technicians’ using transparent film, instead of high-visibility stickers, to protect static ports during storage. High demand for the orange stickers, as a result of the large number of aircraft being stored, meant none was available ...
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NewsAir NZ looks to replace turboprops with zero emissions aircraft
Air New Zealand has outlined its plans to eventually eliminate carbon emissions on its short-haul domestic network, where it now operates a fleet of turboprops.
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NewsZeroAvia recruits UK aerospace institute figure to set out strategic path
Hydrogen-electric engine firm ZeroAvia has recruited a strategy head from the UK’s Aerospace Technology Institute as well as a senior Boeing propulsion engineer and Shell hydrogen specialist, to reinforce its management and advisory teams. Aerospace Technology Institute’s James McMicking, who comes from an engineering background and served in several roles ...
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NewsMQ-25 winds up deck handling tests on US aircraft carrier
Boeing and the US Navy (USN) have completed a series of tests to assess the deck handling characteristics of the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned air vehicle (UAV) aboard an aircraft carrier.
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NewsEviation taxis Alice prototype at Arlington Municipal airport
Eviation’s in-development all-electric aircraft completed a low-speed taxi run in recent days, marking what Eviation calls another step leading toward the prototype’s first flight.