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NewsNorway approved to acquire nine HH-60W helicopters in $2.6bn deal
Norway has been cleared to acquire nine Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue helicopters as potential replacements for its fleet of special forces-roled Bell 412s.
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NewsWizz Air axing Abu Dhabi venture after struggling with operational and political obstacles
Budget carrier Wizz Air is suspending operations with its United Arab Emirates venture, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, and plans to withdraw from the company.
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NewsIndia tests Astra air-to-air missile with indigenous seeker head
India has successfully tested the locally developed Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile using an indigenous radio frequency seeker.
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NewsSouth Korea’s Marine Attack Helicopter completes live-fire tests
The Korea Aerospace Industries Marine Attack Helicopter (MAH) has successfully completed a series of live-fire tests.
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NewsEmirates to purchase four more A380s from Channel Islands leasing vehicle
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has agreed to purchase, by the end of this year, another four Airbus A380s which it currently operates under lease. Emirates is to purchase the four aircraft over the course of August to November, as their leases expire. It will acquire the jets for a total ...
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NewsQantas A380 damaged after Sydney airport aerobridge strikes engine
A Qantas Airbus A380 suffered damage after an aerobridge hit its engine before the aircraft was due to operate a flight.
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NewsIndian pilot association claims ‘bias’ against crew in 787 crash probe
Indian pilot representatives are insisting that they should be included in the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash inquiry, arguing that the preliminary findings lean towards bias against the crew. The initial disclosure by the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau states that fuel-control switches moved to the ‘cut-off’ position moments after ...
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NewsCircumstances of fuel-switch movement become central to Air India 787 crash inquiry
While the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash inquiry has found that fuel control cut-off switches were activated almost as soon as the aircraft lifted off, the circumstances of the switches’ movement remain unexplained. Preliminary findings from India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau simply state that both switches “transitioned” to the ‘cut-off’ ...
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NewsEngine fuel-supply switches transitioned to ‘cutoff’ before Air India 787-8 crash: investigators
India’s civil aviation regulator has released a preliminary report indicating that both of the jet’s fuel cutoff switches flipped to the “cutoff” position shortly after take-off – but neither pilot believed they had moved the switches manually.
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NewsFinal NTSB report on Alaska 737 Max 9 blow-out faults Boeing’s worker training and FAA oversight
The US National Transportation Board (NSTB) has released its final report on the January 2024 in-flight depressurisation of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 – an incident that proved tectonic for Boeing’s commercial business and prompted sweeping changes in the airframer’s C-suite and on its factory floors.
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NewsBudget carrier Airblue among prequalifiers for Pakistan International Airlines sale
Pakistani carrier Airblue is among four parties shortlisted for the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines, in the government’s renewed effort to sell the flag-carrier. The commission tasked with the divestment says the prequalification of the parties is a “significant advancement” of the government’s privatisation agenda. Five out of eight original ...
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NewsVertical closes $60 million share sale
Vertical Aerospace is financially secure for around another 12 months having closed a share sale that has raised gross proceeds of $60 million.
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NewsFedEx signs to take first converted ATR 72-600 freighter by year-end
US express shipment specialist FedEx has signed for the first ATR 72-600 to undergo conversion to a large-door freighter.
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NewsSuperjet testbed with PD-8 engines joins SJ-100 certification programme in Moscow
United Aircraft has flown a Yakovlev Superjet 100 testbed, fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-8 engines, to the test airfield at Moscow Zhukovsky. The aircraft, serial number 95157, was designed for PowerJet SaM146 engines but is serving as a PD-8 platform for the import-substituted SJ-100 programme. It has been transferred to Zhukovsky ...
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NewsVisibility of Boeing 737 Max deliveries ‘increasing massively’: Norwegian chief
Norwegian is benefiting from Boeing’s higher 737 Max production levels and even took delivery of two aircraft early during the second quarter, in a sign that the airframer is emerging from a challenging period of constrained output.
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NewsBabcock eyes military training expansion and hails Ukraine contribution
UK aviation services provider Babcock has highlighted the ongoing success of its contribution to the training of Ukrainian air force pilots, as it eyes further expansion of its training business across Europe.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters hosts European delegations to showcase next-gen capabilities, as Belgium walks away from NH90 TTH fleet
As Airbus Helicopters continues to press forward with plans for a pan-European next-generation rotorcraft, another customer of the NH Industries NH90 – a current multi-national programme – has decided to prematurely retire its fleet.
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NewsTrump’s trade posture toward Brazil raises potential threat to Embraer’s regional jet business in USA
Heightened trade tensions between the USA and Brazil – and the prospect of swingeing tariffs – could pose problems for Embraer and US airlines that hold orders for the Brazilian airframer’s regional jets.
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NewsS7 Group aims to certify Spectra Tango trainer next year
Russia’s S7 Group aims to begin certifying its Spectra Aircraft PV-10 Tango next year, before commencing serial production of the light single. Spectra presented the four-seat Tango at the Innoprom 2025 industrial trade fair in Ekaterinburg. The aircraft is intended as a platform for flight training as well as private ...
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NewsUkraine secures support from European firms to rebuild air traffic surveillance capability
Italian aeronautical organisations are aiming to support a rebuilding of Ukrainian air traffic management systems, through an initial donation of radar equipment. The five primary-surveillance radars, and associated equipment, are part of a package to restore Ukraine’s civil air navigation infrastructure. Italian air navigation service ENAV and aerospace firm Leonardo ...