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NewsToyota plans $500m of investments to boost certification of Joby’s aircraft
Toyota Motor Corporation is planning to invest in two phases a total of $500 million into Joby Aviation as the start-up pushes to certificate and commercialise its electric air taxi as soon as next year.
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NewsTextron Aviation reverses course and will exhibit at NBAA
Textron Aviation now says it will exhibit at this month’s NBAA business aviation exhibition in Las Vegas, reserving course after last week backing out of the event amid a machinists strike in Wichita.
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NewsUrbanLink signs for up to 20 Alice all-electric aircraft
Florida-based UrbanLink Air Mobility has signed a tentative agreement for up to 20 Eviation Alice all-electric commuter aircraft.
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NewsMwari has key counter-insurgency role for Mozambique, Paramount says
Paramount has disclosed limited details about its Mwari aircraft’s operational performance for customer Mozambique, describing the type as having “played a key role in counter-insurgency operations”.
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NewsCebu Pacific firms up record Airbus narrowbody order
Cebu Pacific has signed the purchase agreement for up to 152 Airbus narrowbodies, firming up a record deal it first disclosed in July.
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NewsIAI commences conversion work for initial A330-300 freighter
Israel Aerospace Industries has completed the final design review for its Airbus A330-300 conversion programme and inducted the first airframe to undergo modification.
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NewsDLR performs emissions-measurement first with UpLift aircraft
Germany’s DLR aerospace research centre has for the first time measured the emissions from a turboprop aircraft with both engines running on 100% synthetic fuel while on the ground.
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NewsKAI and Saab sign pact for South Korean AEW&C requirement
Saab and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) related to South Korea’s requirement for a new airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.
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NewsLilium highlights urgency of German government loan
Loss-making Lilium is increasingly confident that it will gain approval “in the coming weeks” for a vital €100 million ($110 million) convertible loan from the German state development bank on which the company’s immediate future hinges.
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NewsCAE signs simulator development deal for Canada’s FaCT programme
CAE has signed a roughly $1.7 billion contract linked to the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Future Air Crew Training (FAcT) programme.
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NewsUS Navy explores ASW support role for CH-53 helicopter
The US Navy has conducted tests that saw sonobuoys deployed from the Sikorsky CH-53E heavy-lift helicopter, offering a new capability for the type.
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NewsCebu Pacific studying ‘business case’ for longer-range A321neos: CCO
Cebu Pacific is exploring the “business case” for the longer-range variants of the Airbus A321neo aircraft, as it moves closer to firming up its record order for up to 152 Airbus narrowbodies.
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NewsTupolev looks to modernise Tu-214 as S7 considers upgraded twinjet for expansion
Russian design bureau Tupolev is establishing a specialised centre to explore upgrade and modernisation of the Tu-214 twinjet.
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NewsProtracted longshoremen strike could disrupt Airbus production in Mobile: analysts
If a US dockworkers’ strike continues for more than a few weeks Airbus could start experiencing shortages of structural components used to assemble A320neo-family jets in Mobile, Alabama, possibly disrupting production.
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NewsPentagon pressing ahead with F-35 engine upgrade
The US Department of Defense is affirming its commitment to delivering an engine upgrade for the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter, with a recent $1.3 billion contract to propulsion supplier Pratt & Whitney to fund continued development of the initiative.
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NewsSpanish start-up Crisalion names new CEO to advance air taxi design
Spanish air taxi developer Crisalion Mobility has appointed Manuel Heredia Ortiz as its new chief executive, replacing founder Carlos Poveda.
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NewsAW249 shines in Stella Alpina exercise as airframer tweaks flight-test schedule
Leonardo Helicopters now expects to have its full complement of four AW249 Fenice test aircraft flying by the early part of 2025, as development of the next-generation attack helicopter continues to progress.
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NewsLilium powers up its jet for the first time on march to maiden sortie
German air taxi developer Lilium has powered up its Lilium Jet for the first time, marking what it calls a “significant milestone towards first flight”.
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NewsSmartLynx parent to set up new Thai wet-lease operator
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group is intending to establish a division of its SmartLynx carrier in Thailand next year.
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NewsSwiss and Helvetic extend wet-lease deal for further five years
Swiss International Air Lines and Helvetic Airways have extended their long-standing wet-lease partnership for a further five years.