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NewsSwiss to configure A350 fleet with four-class interior
Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss is to configure its Airbus A350-900s with four classes, including a small number of first-class seats plus a premium-economy section. Swiss is to introduce the A350s to replace its long-haul A340-300 fleet. The airline has disclosed that the twinjets will be fitted with 242 seats, of ...
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NewsRAF capability gaps leave UK ‘dangerously exposed’, MPs warn
Defence chiefs have left the UK “dangerously exposed” through a series of misguided equipment decisions – in one case branded “irrational” and “perverse” – which have created “unacceptable” capability gaps for the Royal Air Force (RAF), a cross-party group of MPs has warned.
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NewsP&W geared turbofan issue will ground hundreds of A320neos through 2026
Airlines will need to remove hundreds of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines from the wings of Airbus A320neo-family jets by the end of 2024 to inspect for defective high-pressure turbine and compressor discs.
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NewsHeart picks Honeywell fly-wire-controls for ES-30 development
Honeywell has been picked by Sweden’s Heart Aerospace to supply fly-by-wire flight controls for its ES-30 hybrid-electric aircraft.
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NewsPolish FA-50 fleet to use enhanced Sniper targeting pod
The Polish air force’s Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50PL Block 20 combat aircraft will be equipped with an enhanced 1KTV version of Lockheed Martin’s Sniper targeting pod.
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NewsEast Russian operator Aurora unveils plans to acquire MC-21s
Eastern Russian carrier Aurora has signed a provisional agreement to acquire 10 Yakovlev MC-21s. Aurora will take delivery of the twinjets over the course of 2027-30, according to Russian state technology firm Rostec. The agreement was signed during an eastern economic forum in Vladivostok. Rostec says the agreement establishes the ...
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NewsJakarta expresses interest in A330 MRTT
Jakarta appears to have made a decision to acquire the Airbus Defence and Space A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT).
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NewsAeroflot Group reaches lease agreement for over 50 MC-21s and SJ-100s
Aeroflot Group has entered a financial leasing agreement with Aviakapital-Servis covering 52 aircraft, the initial airframes from a deal for over 300 jets unveiled a year ago. The agreement centres on the acquisition of six Yakovlev MC-21-310s to Aeroflot, as well as 12 MC-21-310s and 34 SJ-100s to Rossiya. Aviakapital-Servis ...
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NewsVietnam Airlines to order 50 Boeing 737 Maxes: White House
Vietnam Airlines is poised to order 50 Boeing 737 Max narrowbodies, following a visit to the Southeast Asian country by US president Joe Biden.
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NewsAir Canada 777 returned to Delhi after ‘pull up’ terrain warning in cruise
Canadian investigators have disclosed that a Boeing 777-200LR crew received terrain alerts and ‘pull up’ instructions while in cruise over Pakistan. The incident occurred on 27 August, as the Air Canada aircraft was operating the AC43 service from Delhi to Toronto. According to a Transportation Safety Board bulletin, the crew ...
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NewsAir China A320neo suffers engine fire on Singapore-bound flight
Singapore’s Transport Safety Investigation Bureau is investigating an engine fire on an Airbus A320neo operated by Air China.
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NewsSecond United Nigeria ERJ-145 skids off Lagos runway in three months
Nigerian investigators have opened an inquiry after a United Nigeria Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 suffered a runway excursion at Lagos, the second such occurrence involving the carrier in about three months. The aircraft had been arriving from Owerri, with 51 passengers and four crew members, on 8 September. Nigeria’s Safety Investigation ...
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NewsDesign and inspection problems preceded 2021 PW4000 failure as nine more cracked blades found: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has blamed the 2021 uncontained failure of Pratt & Whitey PW4077 turbofan on engine design and testing failures and on inadequate fan blade inspections.
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NewsNorthern Pacific Airways to rebrand itself as New Pacific Airlines
US start-up carrier Northern Pacific Airways plans to rebrand itself as New Pacific Airlines rather than fight a trademark lawsuit.
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems CEO flags ‘pressures’ affecting composite manufacturing
Spirit AeroSystems’ composite-manufacturing programmes continue to weigh on the company amid escalating costs, slow production rates and a longer-than-anticipated composite-material “learning curve”.
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NewsFAA approves Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines for G700 and G800 business jets
Gulfstream says the Federal Aviation Administration has certificated the Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 turbofans which power its G700 and G800 large-cabin business jets.
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NewsAirbus confident that UK’s New Medium Helicopter buy will not be culled
Airbus Helicopters is confident the UK government is committed to its New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme despite the procurement delays which have led to speculation it could be axed as a cost-saving measure.
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NewsCobra pilot awarded USA’s top decoration for improvised rescue in Vietnam
Captain Larry Taylor evacuated a team of US Army troops who had been abandoned under heavy enemy fire, using a Bell AH-1G Cobra attack helicopter that was not designed to carry additional personnel beyond the pilot and weapons officer.
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NewsBoeing to install electronic warfare survival system on Japan’s F-15 fighters
Tokyo will pay Boeing $474.5 million to equip its fleet of F-15 fighters with the Eagle Passive Warning Survivability electronic warfare system.
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NewsUK competition regulator broadly backs CAA decision over Heathrow charges
The UK's competition regulator has largely backed the position of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in its initial ruling on appeals by airlines and Heathrow Airport into pricing controls set at the London hub through to 2026.