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NewsFAA to prohibit many flight operations due to risk of ‘5G’ wireless interference
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a sweeping order essentially prohibiting aircraft, including large jets, from using certain landing and navigation systems in areas of potential interference from new “5G” cellular networks.
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NewsSikorsky gains civil certification for new S-70M from FAA
Sikorsky has secured US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) civil certification for its newly designated S-70M Black Hawk, opening the door to wider commercial sales of the previously military-only helicopter.
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NewsNorway assesses leased helicopter options to make up for NH90 shortfall
Norway has kicked off a market survey of helicopter operators as it contemplates the lease of rotorcraft to backfill for a lack of NH Industries NH90 capacity on coastguard operations.
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NewsAirbus trebles net orders after Indigo Partners’ air show deal for A321neos
Airbus nearly trebled its net order figure in November, largely as a result of the firm agreement for 255 A321neos from Indigo Partners. The order – spread across Wizz Air, Frontier Airlines, Volaris and JetSmart – lifted the airframer’s net total for this year from 125 to 368 aircraft. ITA ...
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News777 Partners orders 30 more 737 Max
Miami finance company 777 Partners has ordered 30 additional Boeing 737 Max, including an unspecified number of Boeing’s high-density 737 Max 8-200 variant.
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NewsSAA agrees interline with CemAir as grounded Mango clears rescue hurdle
South African Airways has signed an interline agreement with regional operator CemAir as the state-owned flag carrier continues on a path towards privatisation and the divestment of low-cost unit Mango.
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NewsAmerican president Isom to succeed Parker as CEO in March 2022
American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker will retire effective 31 March 2022 and be succeeded by American president Robert Isom.
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NewsInmarsat repurposing satellite in UK bid to replace navigation service lost to Brexit
Space-based communications specialist Inmarsat is to test the use of a transponder on one of its satellites to refine GPS navigation for the UK, after its ‘Brexit’ withdrawal from the European Union forced the UK to give up access to the previous service. The Inmarsat-3 F5 satellite – launched in ...
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NewsFinnair to open new US route in mid-2022
Oneworld alliance carrier Finnair is to open a new US gateway by operating services to Seattle from next year. The airline is to fly from its Helsinki base three-times weekly with the transatlantic route commencing on 1 June. Finnair says it will use Airbus A330s for the Seattle service. The ...
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NewsPA-46 accident passengers wrongly believed they were flying with airline
Inquiries into a Piper PA-46 landing accident in eastern France have underlined how companies facilitating private flights can easily be mistaken for commercial airlines by unwary and uninformed passengers. French investigation authority BEA has detailed its concern over the way the flight to Courchevel mountain airfield was arranged, after the ...
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NewsSTAECO expands Boeing 737-800 converted freighter capacity
Chinese aerospace firm Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Company (STAECO) will add two more Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) production lines to its existing conversion capacity, amid strong market demand.
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NewsEmbraer’s Eve nets order for 50 eVTOLs from Sydney Seaplanes
Embraer’s urban air mobility unit Eve has clinched an order for 50 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Australian commuter airline Sydney Seaplanes — its second commitment from Australia in two days.
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NewsQantas to convert two A330s to freighters amid cargo boom
Qantas will convert two Airbus A330-200s into freighters in 2022 amid a boom in the cargo market driven by a “significant shift” towards e-commerce.
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NewsHoneywell starts upgraded T55 turboshaft tests for CH-47 Chinook
Honeywell started testing an upgraded version of its T55 turboshaft for the Boeing CH-47 Chinook in November at its Phoenix facilities.
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NewsUnited Airlines names Nike CFO Matthew Friend to its board
United Airlines has named Nike chief financial officer Matthew Friend to its board of directors.
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NewsTrio of FlyZero concepts taking shape as project reveals mid-market design
FlyZero is close to being able to reveal all three of the hydrogen-powered concept aircraft designs it is working on, as the project nears the end of its initial one-year remit.
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NewsFirst of three flight-test A321XLRs nears roll-out after structural assembly
Airbus is completing structural assembly of the first A321XLR, as the airframer prepares to commence flight-testing next year and maintain its entry-into-service target of 2023.
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NewsCriminal probe examines crew's actions after serious S7 A321neo icing upset
Russia’s federal Investigative Committee has opened a criminal probe into the serious in-flight upset incident involving an S7 Airlines Airbus A321neo. The probe will examine the actions of the crew during the 2 December service from Magadan to Novosibirsk. “During the climb, as the aircraft took off from Magadan airport, ...
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NewsA220 dual-engine shutdown probe cautions against ‘abrupt’ thrust-lever movement
New Airbus A220 crew procedures for landing are being introduced after investigation into a dual-engine shutdown found that abrupt throttle movement can trigger erroneous detection of uncontrolled high thrust. Canadian investigators have been looking into an incident involving an Air Baltic A220-300 during which both Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines ...
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NewsStansted-bound 737 narrowly brushes past drone during descent
Pilots of a Boeing 737 believe the aircraft came within 2m of a large drone during an approach to London Stansted airport in September. The encounter has been detailed in the UK Airprox Board’s latest bulletin. While it does not identify the carrier involved, it states that the crew testified ...