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NewsVolocopter names ex-Lilium finance chief Vogelgesang as new CFO
Volocopter has named ex-Lilium executive Oliver Vogelgesang as its new chief financial officer, effective immediately.
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NewsAirbus launches final assembly work on unmanned SIRTAP prototype
Airbus Defence & Space expects to complete final assembly work early next year on a first prototype SIRTAP unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for the Spanish military.
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NewsUK completes first air-launched guided firing of Spear cruise missile
The UK has conducted a first air-launched guided firing of MBDA’s Spear lightweight cruise missile, from a BAE Systems-operated Eurofighter Typhoon testbed.
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NewsAirbus UpNext Citation testbed prepared for wing swap at Cazaux
Airbus’s innovation division UpNext is preparing to engineer the wing-swap on its Cessna Citation VII platform to test future wing technology. The Citation, undergoing the work at Cazaux in southern France, has had its engines removed. With no crane capacity in the hangar, the aircraft had been jacked from the ...
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NewsGermany takes delivery of first H145M LKH
Germany has received the first of up to 82 H145Ms for operation by its armed forces.
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NewsDeutsche Aircraft chief positive on D328eco prospects as prototype takes shape
German turboprop manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft is justifying an ambitious outlook for its D328eco, arguing that there are fewer rival manufacturers pursuing the primary markets. Deutsche Aircraft, in its latest full-year financial statement, says its planning for the D328eco “assumes” sales of 1,000 aircraft, based on various market studies – a ...
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NewsUSA clears engine support package for Greek F-16s
The US government has cleared a possible deal involving the GE Aerospace engines that power Greece’s fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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NewsBleed-air switch lapse preceded TUI 737 cabin-altitude incident
Pilots of a Boeing 737-800 did not notice that the aircraft’s bleed-air system was not active before the jet took off from Manchester, triggering a cabin-altitude warning that remained active for over 40min. UK investigators found that the bleed-air switches had incorrectly been left off during air-conditioning pack maintenance, and ...
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News‘No more delays’ pledges Vertical chief Simpson following ‘bottom-up’ VX4 review
Vertical Aerospace’s chief executive says the decision to delay the service entry of its VX4 by two years came after a deep engineering-led review of the electric air taxi’s progress, but he insists there will be no further timeline slippage.
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NewsUnsecured cargo container shifted as 737-400 freighter descended towards Edinburgh
Investigators have been unable to determine precisely why a cargo container on board a Boeing 737-400 freighter was not secured, causing it to shift in flight during a service to Edinburgh. The West Atlantic aircraft (G-JMCZ) had been inbound from London Stansted on 26 April. It was transporting 8.9t of ...
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NewsAvincis spins up global growth plan
Emergency services provider Avincis is charting an aggressive growth path, targeting global expansion where “nothing is off the table”.
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NewsL3Harris prepares F-16’s Viper Shield EW system for flight-tests
L3Harris is anticipating the launch of a flight-test campaign involving its Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system – technology that will play a key role in protecting new Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters operated by nations including Bahrain.
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NewsNo wing-walkers present before Virgin 787’s pushback collision with BA A350
UK investigators have determined that a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 was being pushed back without assistance from dedicated wing-walkers when it collided with a British Airway Airbus A350-1000 at London Heathrow. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch points out that the airport’s operator “does not mandate” wing-walkers at the parking bay ...
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NewsAir Belgium awaits clarity on bid proposals ahead of court hearing
Air Belgium is awaiting details on potential bids for the carrier, after extending a deadline for submission of proposals. The revised deadline will expire on 15 November. Air Belgium says the extension of the bidding period is intended to “ensure solid and binding offers”. It adds that it “reflects the ...
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NewsThree UK airports sold to German management firm AviAlliance
Spanish infrastructure firm Ferrovial and joint-venture partner Macquarie Group are selling the entire shareholding of AGS Airports Holdings, the owner of three major UK airports. AGS Airports is the parent of Aberdeen and Glasgow airports in Scotland, and Southampton airport on the English south coast. Under the agreement they will ...
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NewsWizz Air: New crew procedures helping to cut GPS interference impact
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has recorded a decline in spurious terrain warnings since implementing defensive crew procedures against GPS spoofing and interference earlier this year. Wizz Air Hungary flight-data monitoring manager Akos Steigervald detailed the carrier’s experience during the annual European Union Aviation Safety Agency conference in Budapest ...
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NewsBabcock picked as preferred bidder for French military flight-training programme
UK-headquartered Babcock has been chosen as the preferred bidder for France’s tri-service Mentor2 pilot-training programme.
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NewsEcojet launches £20m funding push as it targets AOC
UK green aviation start-up Ecojet Airlines has appointed Wyvern Partners to lead a £20 million ($25 million) capital raise – enough to satisfy regulatory requirements and enable the launch of operations.
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NewsITA restarts flights to Libyan capital as EASA deems coastal airports less risky
Italian carrier ITA Airways is to open a service to the Libyan capital Tripoli, despite much of the country still considered risky for air transport. ITA intends to operate to Tripoli’s Mitiga airport, on the coast, rather than the city’s main international airport which lies some 13nm inland. The European ...
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NewsEFW’s Airbus freighter conversions reach triple figures
Modification venture EFW has reached triple figures with Airbus passenger-to-freighter conversions, with the delivery of an A330-300. The A330 underwent conversion at one of EFW’s partner facilities in China. It brings overall EFW deliveries of Airbus P2F airframes to 100. Forty-nine of these conversions have been A330s, with a further ...