All News articles – Page 76
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NewsJoby anchors pilot production scale-up on Marina expansion
Joby Aviation is to expand its pilot production facility in Marina, California, eventually doubling capacity to 24 aircraft per year.
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NewsJapan warns of China’s expanding airpower reach
China’s air force is extending its operational reach beyond the First Island Chain into the Pacific, according to Japan’s latest defence white paper, which highlights Beijing’s growing bomber and aircraft carrier capabilities.
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NewsIATA’s Walsh weighs in on cockpit-video recording, following Air India crash report
IATA director-general Willie Walsh has weighed in on the debate about cockpit video recording, in his first remarks since the release of the preliminary investigation report into the crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 in June.
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NewsAir Arabia expanding Abu Dhabi operation as budget rival Wizz Air backs out
While Wizz Air is withdrawing from its Abu Dhabi venture, budget carrier Air Arabia’s similar operation has revealed plans to expand. Air Arabia Abu Dhabi was established in co-operation with Etihad Airways – which is based in the United Arab Emirates capital and which has also newly unveiled plans to ...
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NewsAirbus, AVIC launch A321 fuselage equipping in Tianjin
Chinese aerospace firm’s Tianjin facility begins work on A321 sections following earlier A320 programme involvement
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NewsJapan leans into UAVs as defence posture evolves
Japan’s defence ministry plans to acquire six shipborne small UAVs in fiscal year 2025 as part of a broader strategy to integrate unmanned systems across its military forces.
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NewsHorizon looks to future with ZeroAvia pact but stops short of hydrogen powertrain commitment
Canada’s Horizon Aircraft insists a newly disclosed collaboration agreement with hydrogen propulsion developer ZeroAvia does not change a go-to-market strategy for its Cavorite X7 that is based on hybrid-electric power.
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NewsAvelo planning closure of Burbank base, total withdrawal from West Coast
Low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines is planning to withdraw from the West Coast of the USA by year-end, a sweeping strategic change that signals significant financial difficulty for the start-up.
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NewsEl Al to seek new chief as Ganancia decides to step down
Israeli flag-carrier El Al’s chief executive, Dina Ben Tal Ganancia, is to step down from her post by the end of this year. Ganancia, who has served in the top job for three years, is the airline’s first female chief. She has overseen the company’s emergence from the Covid-19 pandemic ...
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NewsTokyo to reduce number of F-15Js to be upgraded
Japan remains committed to an ambitious upgrade programme for its Boeing F-15J fighters but has reduced the number of aircraft involved.
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NewsEtihad unveils several new Abu Dhabi routes as Wizz Air pulls out
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has unveiled several new destinations, hours after the disclosure that Wizz Air Abu Dhabi is suspending services. Etihad is opening seven new routes, most of which are to cities on the Wizz Air network from the United Arab Emirates capital. They include Almaty, Baku, Bucharest, Tashkent, ...
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NewsYak-40 testbed carries out first flight with UZGA VK-800 engine
Siberian aerospace research institute SibNIA has carried out the first test flight of a Yakovlev Yak-40 fitted with the UZGA VK-800 engine. The Novosibirsk-based institute says the flight is to support the progress of the engine – intended for the UZGA LMS-901 utility aircraft, and other types – towards certification ...
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NewsWizz Air opening Romanian maintenance centre to ease slot constraints
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is opening a dedicated maintenance facility at Bucharest’s Baneasa airport, with the facility set to commence operations in October. The airline has a large presence in Romania, with 43 locally-stationed aircraft planned for the 2025-26 winter season. Wizz has eight bases in Romania, including ...
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ to extend loss-making streak as economic, geopolitical challenges remain
China’s three largest carriers – Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines – expect to prolong their post-pandemic loss-making streaks for the first half of the year, blaming a raft of economic and geopolitical challenges.
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NewsUS Air Force test pilots ferried Super Tucanos with ‘zero formal flight training’
Test pilots with the US Air Force had to transfer the Embraer turboprops to the service’s test pilot school in California, despite having never trained on the lightweight single-engined type.
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NewsAir Canada deepens ties with future Star Alliance carrier ITA Airways
ITA Airways has formed a codeshare partnership with Air Canada as part of the Italian carrier’s entry into Star Alliance.
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NewsL3Harris to upgrade Moroccan C-130s
The American defence systems integrator will provide an avionics update, depot maintenance, engine overhaul and other support efforts for the Royal Moroccan Air Force’s C-130H transports.
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NewsAlaska Air Group receives DOT approval for transfer of Hawaiian’s operating certificate
The DOT approved on 14 July the de facto transfer of “certificates and other economic authorities” held by Hawaiian to Alaska Air Group, the parent company of Alaska Airlines and wholly owned regional subsidiary Horizon Air.
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NewsAir India 787 fuel-switch puzzle could reinforce case for cockpit video recording
Investigators of the fatal accident will need to consider not only scenarios of inadvertent or deliberate pilot action, but also the possibility that neither crew member touched the fuel cut-off control.
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NewsNo survivors from Zeusch King Air take-off crash at Southend
Dutch operator Zeusch Aviation has confirmed that one of its aircraft was involved in the accident at Southend airport on 13 July.