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Backlogs already hold 40% of forecast 20-year single-aisle demand: Airbus
Airbus has hiked its outlook for new aircraft deliveries over the next 20 years to 43,420, up by about 1,000 from last year’s prediction. Of this total, covering both passenger and freighter model, around 34,250 will be typically single-aisle aircraft. Another 9,170 will typically be widebodies – among them 970 ...
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Garmin unveils G5000 Prime avionics suite for transport-category aircraft
Kansas firm Garmin on 11 June revealed the G5000 Prime integrated flight deck for Part 25 aircraft, representing its next-generation avionics suite for transport-category jets.
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Embraer chief Gomes-Neto maintains neutral stance on next aircraft platform
CEO Francisco Gomes-Neto continues, as he has for months, to downplay Embraer’s eagerness to make an ambitious jump into the large narrowbody market with its commercial unit.
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Blended-wing-body aircraft to be produced in North Carolina, all eyes on JetZero
North Carolina has apparently been chosen as the location for a blended-wing-body aircraft manufacturing site, and though the company behind the plan has yet to be named, reports indicate the firm is California-based JetZero.
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Britten-Norman to gain fresh leadership as long-serving chief Hynett ‘transitions’ to new role
Long-serving Britten-Norman chief executive William Hynett is to step down from his post, moving across to a new non-executive director role focused on business strategy at the UK airframer.
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US regional carrier Silver Airways ceases operations across network
The Hollywood, Florida-based carrier disclosed the decision in a 11 June social media post, which urged customers not to seek refunds at the airport.
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US defence secretary casts further doubt on E-7 acquisition plan
In recent congressional testimony, US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth gave the clearest indication yet that his Pentagon has soured on the battlefield value of Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control platform.
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Embraer names Northrop Grumman as potential partner for US development of KC-390
Northrop Grumman has emerged as a prospective new partner for Embraer as the Brazilian airframer advances the promotion of its C/KC-390 tactical transport/tanker to the US military.
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Indonesia signs agreement for 48 Kaan fighters
Indonesia has entered an agreement for 48 Turkish Aerospace Kaan fighters, marking the first international commitment for the type, which is still in development.
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Air New Zealand to operate from new Western Sydney airport in 2027
Air New Zealand will be the second international carrier to operate from the forthcoming Western Sydney International (WSI) airport, after signing an agreement with airport operators on 11 June.
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Indonesia’s first A400M breaks cover in Seville
The first Airbus Defence & Space A400M tactical transport due for service with Indonesia’s air force has emerged from the paint shop in Seville, Spain.
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Saab hails AI agent trial as BVR game-changer for Gripen E
Saab is claiming a world-first in the use of an installed artificial intelligence (AI) agent to enable beyond-visual-range (BVR) engagements conducted during flight trials of its Gripen E fighter.
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China’s AG600 attains production certificate
The AVIC AG600 amphibian has received its production certificate in China, paving the way for mass production of the four-engined type.
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Qantas to shutter Singapore-based low-cost unit Jetstar Asia
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Jetstar Asia will be shut down by end-July, following a “strategic restructure” by parent Qantas Group.
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MD Helicopters joins crowded field to supply new trainer to US Army
The company plans to offer its MD 530F light-single as an option to replace the army’s Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakotas.
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Audit projects Canadian F-35 acquisition costs will nearly double
The total cost of acquiring 88 Lockheed Martin F-35As will rise to more than C$33 billion ($24 billion), according to a Canadian government auditor, nearly double the originally estimated C$19 billion.
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Colombian Gripens could undergo final assembly in Brazil, Embraer says
Saab’s hoped-for finalisation later this year of a deal to supply the Colombian air force with Gripen E/Fs is also likely to represent good news for Embraer: the airframer’s industrial partner on the fighter programme.
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Boeing booked orders for 303 jets in May, its highest monthly tally in two years
Boeing padded its backlog in May with orders for 303 aircraft, while also accelerating 737 production to 38 jets monthly, the fastest pace permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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ATR takes largest order since 2017 with 19-strong Uni Air deal
Taiwanese regional carrier Uni Air has placed a firm order for 19 ATR 72-600s, the airframer’s largest single commitment since 2017.
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Lilium staff win German benefit concession amid brief return to abandoned headquarters
Beleaguered former employees of collapsed electric air taxi developer Lilium have received an overdue glimmer of good news after the German authorities agreed they were eligible to receive a previously withheld unemployment benefit.