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NewsMarket momentum will keep ATR top of the props, argues airframer’s sales chief
While output has not yet risen in line with customer demand, Alexis Vidal, senior vice-president commercial at the Toulouse turboprop maker, is confident that aviation’s expansion will drive continued success – potentially even securing the airframer a so-far elusive breakthrough in the USA.
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NewsHavelsan delivers first Bulut UAVs to Turkish armed forces
Havelsan’s Bulut uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) has entered service with the Turkish military and security forces.
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NewsSkyborne to open second UK training school, at Bournemouth
Flight school Skyborne is to open a second UK site, at Bournemouth airport, to meet what it calls growing demand from airlines for dedicated ab initio training.
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NewsFlydubai turns in record full-year profit despite 737 delivery hassle
Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai did not receive any of the new aircraft scheduled for delivery to the airline last year but, despite the constraints, it turned in a record pre-tax profit. Although Flydubai received four Boeing 737 Max 8s in the first half of 2024, it says these were part ...
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NewsUS FAA advises 757 cargo-door tests and cleaning after in-flight opening incidents
US safety regulators are recommending a series of checks on certain Boeing 757-200 converted freighters, after an incident in which the main cargo door opened during flight. The US FAA has stopped short of issuing an airworthiness directive but, in a safety information bulletin, highlights the occurrence in February 2021 ...
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NewsUnited Engine starts delivering serial PD-14 powerplants for MC-21
Russia’s United Engine has started delivering serially-produced domestic powerplants for the Yakovlev MC-21 programme. The Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines have been developed for the MC-21-310, the Russian-powered variant of the twinjet. State technology firm Rostec says the PD-14 has hollow titatium fan blades and that, overall, United Engine implemented 16 “critical” ...
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NewsDelta defends qualifications of Endeavor flight 4819 pilots
Delta Air Lines is defending the qualifications of the pilots involved in Endeavor Air flight 4819, which erupted in flames and overturned following a hard landing in Toronto, as it battles ”disinformation” about the accident.
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NewsUkraine’s Skyeton unleashes UAV-released Remora glide weapon
Ukrainian-formed uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) developer Skyeton has unveiled a lightweight glide munition optimised for carriage and release by its combat-proven Raybird platform.
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NewsLilium Aerospace files for insolvency as ‘funding options’ fail to ‘materialise’
Lilium Aerospace’s short-lived existence has ended in insolvency after the company failed to secure funding from its backers in time.
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NewsAirbus obtains EASA certification of P&W-powered A321XLR following engine approval
Airbus has secured European certification for the Pratt & Whitney-powered A321XLR, following the validation earlier this month of US FAA approval for the aircraft’s PW1100G engines. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued the type certificate for the variant on 20 February, two weeks after the powerplant validation. Certification enables ...
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NewsBoeing CEO ‘embracing’ Elon Musk’s help with VC-25B Air Force One replacement
Billionaire Elon Musk is now lending a hand to Boeing, assisting the company with developing the long-delayed 747-8-based VC-25B Air Force One replacement that president Donald Trump badly desires.
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NewsRAF Typhoons make first refuelling behind Luftwaffe A400M
Deployed Eurofighter Typhoons from the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) have for the first time undergone air-to-air refuelling behind a German-operated Airbus Defence & Space A400M tactical transport in the Middle East.
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NewsAir Greenland acquiring A320neo to reinforce Copenhagen links
Air Greenland is to introduce a narrowbody jet to its fleet, with the introduction of an Airbus A320neo scheduled for delivery at the end of next year. The airline is to take the twinjet under a six-year lease from Carlyle. It will be “adapted to Greenlandic conditions”, says the carrier, ...
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NewsSouth Korean start-up SumAir to apply for AOC after clinching business licence
South Korean start-up SumAir has been awarded its business licence, moving it one step closer to becoming the country’s newest carrier.
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News‘Combinations are coming’: Sun Country adds to airline consolidation chatter
With the US airline industry buzzing over potential tie-ups, Sun Country Airlines added to the chatter on 20 February by acknowleding that it views combinations with certain competitors favourably.
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NewsSpirit Airlines’ restructuring plan approved by US bankruptcy court
A US bankruptcy court has approved Spirit Airlines’ plan to reorganise through a Chapter 11 process and emerge with a stronger balance sheet.
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NewsUSAF advances sixth-generation engine designs from Pratt & Whitney and GE Aerospace
The US Air Force has completed a detailed design review of two adaptive-cycle engine designs under the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion effort, which aims to develop a turbofan for potential sixth-generation aircraft.
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NewsBoeing sees supply chain improvement, looks to hike 737 output
Boeing’s chief executive says the 737 Max’s supply chain is now “in good shape” and that the company will soon be ready to request further rate jumps from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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NewsLeonardo close to revealing investment partner for loss-making aerostructures business
Leonardo has identified an “investment partner” for its loss-making aerostructures unit, promising to reveal details on 11 March when it reports progress on its industrial plan.
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NewsJetBlue shopping around for potential tie-up partner as NEA appeal deadline looms
JetBlue Airways is exploring tie-ups with several US carriers, including the potential revival of its defunct the Northeast Alliance with American Airlines.