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NewsBAE Systems expands UAS technology pact with US partner Survice Engineering
BAE Systems’ FalconWorks unit is to expand its collaboration with US partner Survice Engineering, after a successful pact based on the T-150 uncrewed aerial system.
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NewsEx-GTLK Europe 777-300ERs sold for engine and spares recovery
Joint liquidators of the Russian-linked leasing firm GTLK Europe have sold three Boeing 777-300ERs to MTU’s Amsterdam-based leasing company. The airframes are set to be broken up for parts and materials while the engines – GE Aerospace GE90 powerplants – are in “full-life condition” and will be leased out, liquidator ...
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NewsBK 160 crashed into lake during upset-recovery training but cause remains elusive
Dutch investigators have been unable to determine conclusively why a Blackshape BK 160 descended rapidly and fatally crashed into the Zwarte Meer lake, during instruction for a student pilot – although it highlights that the lesson focused on upset recovery. The Dutch Safety Board inquiry into the light trainer accident ...
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NewsRussian deputy prime minister pressing to lower costs of Il-114-300
Russian deputy prime minister Yuri Trutnev has highlighted the importance of the new Ilyushin Il-114-300 to the country’s eastern region, but is pressing for lower costs of production and operation. Trutnev, who serves as presidential envoy to the Far Eastern district, stated during a meeting to discuss the aircraft’s prospects ...
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NewsAirbus bids for central role in revitalised European defence market
Airbus believes it can play a central role in a stronger, more consolidated European defence market, with chief executive Guillaume Faury reiterating the manufacturer’s commitment to the Franco-German Future Combat Air System while conceding “we would support a two-fighter solution” – a reference to the rival Global Combat Air Programme partnership between Italy, Japan and the UK.
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NewsStretched A350-1000 is ‘natural evolution’ but not a priority: Airbus chief
Airbus is looking at the potential for a larger variant of the A350, beyond the -1000, but stresses that its work in this direction remains preliminary. Speaking during a full-year briefing on 19 February, Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury said the airframer “sees demand for a larger [aircraft] – so ...
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NewsAirbus unlikely to obtain more Leap engines to offset shortage of P&W powerplants: Faury
Airbus believes is will not be able to source additional CFM International Leap engines to offset a projected shortfall in Pratt & Whitney powerplants for the A320neo family. The airframer’s chief executive, Guillaume Faury, expressed frustration at the situation during a full-year briefing on 19 February. He says he is ...
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NewsBAE Systems reports record £84 billion backlog on defence demand
BAE Systems has reported a record order backlog of £84 billion for 2025, driven by strong global demand for defence products amid rising security threats, with the Air segment contributing £32.6 billion.
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NewsFlyArystan picks former Wizz Air executive as new president
Air Astana Group has appointed former Wizz Air executive Johan Eidhagen to helm its low-cost unit FlyArystan.
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NewsAirbus hikes commercial jet delivery forecast by 10% over 2025 level
Airbus has hiked this year’s full-year delivery forecast by 10% compared with its performance last year, and by 6% on its original 2025 target. The airframer is looking to deliver 870 commercial aircraft over the course of 2026, having managed 793 last year – short of its planned output of ...
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NewsAirbus reins-in A320neo ramp-up forecast over engine supply uncertainty
Airbus is aiming to deliver 870 commercial aircraft this year but has cut back its A320neo-family ramp-up forecast after failing to secure commitments from Pratt & Whitney on required engine deliveries. The airframer says it expects to reach a monthly rate of 70-75 A320neo-family aircraft by the end of 2027 ...
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NewsAvia Solutions continues simplification with AirExplore and KlasJet tie-up
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group is further simplifying its structure, by bringing two of its operators under the same leadership. It will unify the operational structure of Slovakia’s AirExplore and Lithuania’s KlasJet, although both brands will be retained. KlasJet chief Justinas Bulka is to take up the same position at ...
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NewsAngara An-24 crew muted terrain-warning system before fatal ground collision
Russian investigators have disclosed that the crew of an Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 muted the ground-proximity warning system before a fatal terrain collision on approach to Tynda airport. The Interstate Aviation Committee’s inquiry into the accident, on 24 July last year, found that the crew had set the altimeter pressure ...
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NewsKomi republic hosts latest tests of MC-21 and SJ-100
United Aircraft has flown its Yakovlev MC-21-310 test aircraft to the Komi republic as part of its certification programme. The import-substituted MC-21 – number 73055 – conducted a training flight on 16 February from Moscow Zhukovsky to Vorkuta, in the north of the republic, and then to its main city, ...
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NewsBayraktar TB3 conducts live naval strikes from Turkish carrier during exercise
Turkey’s Bayraktar TB3 unmanned air vehicle has successfully conducted live naval strikes from the TCG Anadolu aircraft carrier during NATO’s Steadfast Dart 2026 exercise in the Baltic Sea, marking a significant milestone in carrier-based UAV operations.
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NewsLufthansa cleared to offer most Allegris seats for booking on 787-9s
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is making available most of the new business-class seats in its Boeing 787-9s, after a certification hold-up was overcome. The airline says “nothing now stands in the way” of approval for 25 of the 28 Allegris business-class seats on the twinjet type. Lufthansa has been flying the ...
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NewsProbe opens into chartered An-74 overrun in northern Russia
Russian investigators are probing an overrun incident involving an Antonov An-74TK-100 twinjet in the territory of Krasnoyarsk. The aircraft had been operating a charter flight from Igarka, to Dikson airport off the north coast, on 14 February. Fifty-two passengers and six crew members were on board, according to the federal ...
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NewsPilots should simulate ballistic-parachute activation to aid decision in emergency
French investigators believe use of a ballistic-recovery parachute in an emergency should be emphasised – and even simulated – prior to flight, following an analysis of accidents in which such systems were not activated. Aircraft types including the Cirrus SR20 and SR22, certain light aircraft models from Elixir, Bristell and ...
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NewsSunExpress 737-800 suffers main-gear collapse while taxiing for departure
One of leisure carrier SunExpress’s Boeing 737-800s has suffered a landing-gear collapse while taxiing at Antalya ahead of a service to Gaziantep. The aircraft’s left-hand main gear failed as the aircraft was taxiing as flight XQ7646 on 13 February. SunExpress states that the twinjet “experienced a technical issue involving the ...
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NewsBAE officials upbeat over follow-on Typhoon prospect with Saudi Arabia
UK airframer BAE Systems remains confident that Saudi Arabia will place a long-anticipated follow-on order for the Eurofighter Typhoon, as Riyadh also eyes a possible future role in the currently three-nation Global Combat Air Programme.