All News articles – Page 39
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NewsWith ‘Boeing backs America’ message, US airframer embarks on Charleston expansion
Boeing will invest $1bn to build a second 787 assembly facility in North Charleston, potentially doubling production capacity to meet growing demand driven partly by Trump administration trade deals.
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NewsUK to trial autonomous collaborative platforms alongside AH-64E Apache
The UK Ministry of Defence by early next year intends to fund up to four companies to develop an unmanned air vehicle that can operate collaboratively with the British Army’s Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
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NewsTurkish air force C-130 breaks apart mid-flight over Caucasus
Video circulating on social media shows what appears to be a portion of the aircraft’s fuselage and wing spiraling downward and ultimately impacting the ground.
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NewsPeak-season fleet groundings frustrate Kazakhstan’s Air Astana
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana is irritated by the impact of unscheduled engine removals on its fleet during the peak season, which affected the differential between unit revenues and unit costs and more than halved net profit for the third quarter. Air Astana says 14 of the 19 unscheduled removals so far ...
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NewsEasyJet eyes A319 phase-out by 2030 as fleet replacement accelerates
EasyJet intends to have largely retired its fleet of elderly Airbus A319s by 2030 as the budget carrier’s refleeting programme accelerates.
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NewsEnlarged Heathrow would open door to low-cost airlines
Low-cost airlines will be welcome at Heathrow once the slot-constrained London airport gains its third runway, according to chief executive Thomas Woldbye.
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NewsCzech VTOL developer Zuri secures backing from former Lilium suitor AAMG
Fresh from losing out on Lilium’s assets to Archer Aviation, Dutch firm Ambitious Air Mobility Group (AAMG) has turned its attentions elsewhere and agreed to invest an undisclosed sum in Czech hybrid air taxi developer Zuri.
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NewsChina releases footage of GJ-11 Sharp Sword UCAV in flight
China’s air force has released footage showing its Hongdu GJ-11 Sharp Sword unmanned combat air vehicle in flight for the first time, marking the PLAAF’s 76th anniversary.
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NewsPIA A320 crew failed to notice wrong runway selected during Lahore diversion
Investigators have determined that the first officer of a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 selected the wrong ILS frequency before a wrong-runway landing at Lahore. The twinjet had been operating flight PK150 from Dammam, in Saudi Arabia, to Multan on 17 January. But Pakistani investigation authority BASIP, in findings released ...
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NewsUPS MD-11F crash probe focuses on engine mounts
Investigators probing the fatal 4 November crash of a UPS Boeing MD-11F in Louisville are examining whether an engine mount failure contributed to the left engine separating from the wing during take-off, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
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NewsA330, 787 crews failed to recognise reduced runway operations at Melbourne
Flightcrews of a Malaysia Airlines A330 and Bamboo Airways 787 failed to recognise temporary runway shortening at Melbourne airport, leading to take-off overruns during night departures in September 2023.
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NewsAzerbaijan confirms JF-17 fighter acceptance with Baku flypast
Azerbaijan has confirmed acceptance of at least five Chengdu/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex JF-17 fighters following their appearance in a military parade over Baku on 9 November.
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NewsFirst P-8A anti-submarine warfare aircraft arrives in Germany
Germany’s first Boeing P-8A Poseidon has arrived at Berlin-Brandenburg airport, marking the beginning of a fleet modernisation that will replace the country’s retired P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft with eight advanced anti-submarine warfare jets by 2029.
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NewsTUI airline chief cites ‘significant improvements’ at Boeing
European leisure operator TUI is encouraged by better news on 737 Max deliveries from Boeing after a post-pandemic period marked by a frustrating lack of new metal.
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NewsBA chief reassures on transatlantic after negative market response to Q3 earnings
The chief executive of British Airways has stated that transatlantic yields and load factors are recovering in the fourth quarter after a tricky third quarter.
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NewsRussia’s Su-57 fighter to take part in flying display at Dubai air show
Russia’s fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 fighter will make its debut Dubai air show appearance next week, Moscow’s state-owned Rostec conglomerate has announced.
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NewsSingapore to impose SAF levy from April 2026, with charges lower than forecast
Singapore has revealed the details of its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) levy on all flights departing the city, with fees set to be significantly lower than initially forecast.
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NewsWizz A321XLR's descent rate increased just before hard landing and tail-strike
Czech investigators have disclosed that a Wizz Air UK Airbus A321XLR’s descent rate increased by 60% in the last few seconds before a hard touchdown and tail-strike at Prague. It had been conducting an ILS approach to runway 24 following a service from London Gatwick on 11 September. Weather conditions ...
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NewsSJ-100’s domestic engines tested for resilience to water ingestion
United Aircraft has carried out water-ingestion tests on its initial import-substituted Yakovlev SJ-100, equipped with Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplants. The aircraft, number 97023, carried out the runway pooled-water test at the Gromov institute at Zhukovsky, outside Moscow. It was accelerated through the standing pool – about 70m long and 12m wide ...
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NewsThai commercial chief highlights cabin comfort as A321neo arrival nears
Thai Airways International is expecting to introduce its first pair of Airbus A321neos before the end of this year, with the first scheduled to arrive in November. Chief commercial officer Kittiphong Sansomboon, speaking during an event in London on 7 November, said the twinjets would enhance the single-aisle fleet which ...