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NewsOne crew fatality after inbound 737 freighter crashes north of Vilnius airport: police
Preliminary information from Lithuanian police indicate one crew fatality from the four occupants of a Swiftair Boeing 737 cargo aircraft which crashed north of Vilnius airport early on 25 November. Three other crew members were injured, the police state, after the jet came down near a main highway about 0.6nm ...
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NewsAzimuth Superjet burns after ‘rough landing’ at Antalya
Passengers have been evacuated from a Yakovlev Superjet 100 operated by Russian carrier Azimuth, after it caught fire upon arrival at Antalya. Images from the scene circulating on social media show emergency services dealing with an intense blaze on the left side of the aircraft. Azimuth indicates that the incident ...
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NewsBritish Airways expands Cardiff MRO base to handle A350s
British Airways is to expand its Cardiff maintenance station in Wales in order to handle Airbus A350 twinjets. The base is currently able to service only Boeing 777s and 787s. British Airways started introducing A350-1000s in mid-2019. It operates 18 of the type. The carrier states that it will expand ...
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NewsFive budget carriers fined over alleged violations of Spanish consumer regulations
Spain’s consumer affairs ministry has fined five low-cost carriers a total of €179 million ($187 million), alleging abusive practices against customers – with Ryanair bearing the heaviest burden. The ministry has imposed a €107.8 million sanction against the Irish airline, while Vueling and EasyJet have respectively been given €39.2 million ...
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NewsNorse Atlantic to establish Asian route from Stockholm Arlanda
Norse Atlantic Airways is expanding its Scandinavian reach by establishing an operation from Stockholm Arlanda next year. It will open a twice-weekly route from Stockholm to Bangkok from the end of October 2025, the beginning of the winter season. Norse uses a fleet of Boeing 787s. The aircraft will be ...
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NewsRomania makes formal commitment to acquire 32 F-35As
Two months after receiving the necessary export approval from Washington, Bucharest has signed a formal letter of offer and acceptance with airframer Lockheed Martin covering 32 of the company’s F-35As, making Romania the 20th country to adopt the prolific stealth fighter.
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AnalysisHow the global military fleet shapes up in our 2025 World Air Forces review
Our annual World Air Forces directory – published in association with Embraer – details the military aircraft fleets of 161 nations, and analyses the main events of the last 12 months.
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NewsRyanair 737 Max crew pushed jet into steep descent after go-around altitude breach
Ryanair has introduced a ‘discontinued approach’ procedure after a serious incident at London Stansted during which a Boeing 737 Max 8-200 breached its go-around altitude, leading the crew to push the jet into a steep descent. The aircraft pitched to 17.7° nose-down in instrument conditions, reaching a descent rate of ...
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OpinionWhy the time is right for hydrogen propulsion shift
Hydrogen propulsion has the potential to help the aviation industry meet ambitious decarbonisation goals, but collective support and investment is needed, argues Dr Josef Kallo.
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NewsDeutsche Aircraft reinforces Honeywell ties with D328eco radio selection
Deutsche Aircraft has selected Honeywell to supply the high-frequency radio system for the under-development D328eco turboprop. The D328eco – a stretched and modernised version of the Dornier 328 – will be fitted with the Primus HF-1050 model. Honeywell previously provided avionics equipment for the 328. The supplier says the HF-1050 ...
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NewsEstonia’s Nordic Aviation Group files for bankruptcy after privatisation collapses
Estonian carrier Nordic Aviation Group has ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy after a proposed investor pulled out of a planned privatisation.
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NewsUnited Aircraft modernisation plan for Tu-214 envisions two-person cockpit
Russia’s United Aircraft is intending to use a newly-restored Tupolev Tu-214 to advance efforts to develop a two-person cockpit for the type. The aerospace firm disclosed the plan as the testbed commenced a flight programme to check Russian-built components developed to modernise the twinjet. United Aircraft says the Tu-214 – ...
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NewsNATO vouches continual support for Ukraine after 1,000 days of conflict
The war in Ukraine entered a new phase in mid-November, as Kyiv’s forces began to engage military targets inside Russian territory using long-range weapons donated by the USA and its other western allies.
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NewsWalsh sees US carriers hopeful of 'lighter touch' on industry from Trump administration
IATA chief executive Willie Walsh believes US president-elect Donald Trump’s previous support of the airline industry during Covid and likely lighter regulatory touch mean US airline leaders are generally “net positive” about the incoming administration.
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NewsITA Airways chief hopes for Lufthansa final approval before Commission change
ITA Airways chair Antonino Turicchi is hopeful the Italian carrier will secure final approval for its protracted acquisition by Lufthansa Group from the outgoing European Commission before the year-end.
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NewsBaykar TB3 demonstrates carrier take-off and landing
A Baykar TB3 unmanned air vehicle has successfully taken off from and landed on Turkey’s sole aircraft carrier.
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NewsEuroDASS partners reveal Eurofighter’s electronic warfare advance
The EuroDASS industry consortium responsible for the Eurofighter Typhoon’s Praetorian self-protection system has revealed its progress on expanding the capability, following recent flight trials.
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NewsUS B-52 drops ordnance over Lithuania during live-fire training
Boeing B-52H heavy bombers with the US Air Force are currently on rotational duty in the UK for one of the Pentagon’s regular bomber task force missions, training with European members of the NATO alliance.
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NewsTurkey’s BBN seeks approval to operate US services
Turkish operator BBN Airlines is seeking authorisation to open both passenger and cargo services to US destinations. BBN initially aims to start cargo and passenger charter operations but expand to scheduled services in both sectors. The carrier uses the main Istanbul airport for cargo flights, and the secondary Sabiha Gokcen ...
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NewsLong-haul routes copying ‘green’ shipping corridors could drive SAF economic case: researchers
Concentrating sustainable aviation fuel use on a small number of dense long-haul routes would accelerate development of commercial supply chains, a new research paper has concluded. Such “green flightpaths” would demonstrate economic viability, the paper states, and drive the large-scale investment needed for broader take-up of sustainable fuels. The research ...