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Prototype MC-21s to carry Rossiya livery during training programme
Irkut has painted an MC-21 twinjet in the colour scheme of Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya, the first airline set to receive the type.
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SSJ-New undergoes windtunnel tests to confirm PD-8 nacelle performance
Researchers have completed the latest round of windtunnel testing for the Irkut SSJ-New, which is fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-8 engines.
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Aura Aero eyes brighter future as Electric Regional Aircraft progresses
French start-up Aura Aero is a few weeks away from settling on the design of its Electric Regional Aircraft, as it pushes to maintain a first flight target of late 2024.

One to go: Boeing left with single undelivered 747 after Atlas takes second-to-last

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Private helicopter innovator Frank Robinson remembered as visionary

GKN Aerospace's Fort Worth, Texas additive-manufacturing site

GKN to open Texas additive-manufacturing development site

Asia-Pacific to take lion’s share of freighter deliveries: Boeing 20-year forecast

Airbus invests in Canadian firm working to pull CO2 from the air

One to go: Boeing left with single undelivered 747 after Atlas takes second-to-last
Private helicopter innovator Frank Robinson remembered as visionary
GKN to open Texas additive-manufacturing development site
Asia-Pacific to take lion’s share of freighter deliveries: Boeing 20-year forecast
Airbus invests in Canadian firm working to pull CO2 from the air

SSJ-New undergoes windtunnel tests to confirm PD-8 nacelle performance

Researchers have completed the latest round of windtunnel testing for the Irkut SSJ-New, which is fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-8 engines.

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Ampaire flies hybrid-electric Eco Caravan, as it lays out route to market

Propulsion system developer Ampaire has performed the first flight of a Cessna Grand Caravan modified to run on a new hybrid-electric powertrain.

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MTU bullish on fuel cell potential for narrowbody applications

MTU Aero Engines sees strong potential for a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system to power a future regional airliner of up to 100 seats – or even larger – arriving in the coming decades.

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Azul signs for three more A330neos
Brazilian carrier Azul has ordered a further three Rolls-Royce Trent 7000-powered Airbus A330neos taking its fleet of the widebody twin to eight.
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Azerbaijan’s Silk Way West signs for two Boeing 777-8 Freighters
Azerbaijani cargo carrier Silk Way West Airlines has placed an order for two Boeing 777-8 Freighters and taken options on two more of the type.
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Skymark set to commit to a dozen Boeing 737 Max jets
Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines has outlined plans to bring in a dozen Boeing 737 Max jets, including four ordered directly from the manufacturer.

Twin Otter force-landed in swamp after crews failed to notice insufficient fuel

Lack of checklist discipline left the pilots of a De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter unware that the aircraft was carrying insufficient fuel, before it carried out a forced landing in a swamp while diverting.

El Al to bring in freighter next year and signals plans to renew narrowbodies

Israeli flag-carrier El Al is pressing ahead with plans to introduce a dedicated freighter, indicating that the aircraft will arrive in the second quarter of next year.

Prototype MC-21s to carry Rossiya livery during training programme

Irkut has painted an MC-21 twinjet in the colour scheme of Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya, the first airline set to receive the type.

El Al turns in third-quarter profit as revenues near pre-crisis level

Israeli flag-carrier El Al has turned in further evidence of a recovery trend in its operations, with a third-quarter pre-tax profit of $68 million.

SAS to open JFK link to complement Newark operation

Scandinavian operator SAS is to open a new connection to New York JFK, from its hub in the Danish capital Copenhagen.

SSJ-New undergoes windtunnel tests to confirm PD-8 nacelle performance

Researchers have completed the latest round of windtunnel testing for the Irkut SSJ-New, which is fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-8 engines.

One to go: Boeing left with single undelivered 747 after Atlas takes second-to-last

Boeing has delivered the second-to-last production 747 to Atlas Air, leaving the US manufacturer one jumbo jet away from closing out a production programme that has spanned more than five decades.

CargoLogicAir enters administration on back of Russia sanctions

Volga-Dnepr Group-linked UK freighter operator CargoLogicAir has collapsed into administration, finally succumbing to the sanctions imposed on Russian businesses in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.

Nigeria’s Ibom introduces leased A320s as it awaits A220 deliveries

Nigerian carrier Ibom Air is introducing a pair of Airbus A320s as bridging capacity while the airline awaits A220 deliveries.

New Uzbek carrier Silk Avia solidifies ATR 72 fleet plan

Uzbekistan’s Silk Avia is to become the first carrier in the Central Asian state to introduce ATRs, following an agreement to acquire a fleet of turboprops.

Aura Aero eyes brighter future as Electric Regional Aircraft progresses

French start-up Aura Aero is a few weeks away from settling on the design of its Electric Regional Aircraft, as it pushes to maintain a first flight target of late 2024.

A220 autopilot directive followed ‘nearly catastrophic’ take-off incidents: FAA

US regulators have disclosed that two “nearly catastrophic” events were among 38 take-off incidents involving inadvertent Airbus A220 autopilot engagement, and are taking additional action to prevent a recurrence.

Archer’s Maker paves the way for production air taxi Midnight

As Archer Aviation’s first prototype “Maker” plies the pattern at Salinas Municipal airport, its successor “Midnight” waits for prime time in a hangar in Palo Alto.

Folding wing-tips considered for proposed An-124 successor

Russian researchers have raised the possibility that an Antonov An-124 successor could be designed with folding wing-tips to improve aerodynamic efficiency.

Private helicopter innovator Frank Robinson remembered as visionary

Pioneering helicopter engineer Frank Robinson – who greatly expanded access to rotorcraft by designing a series of light helicopters starting with the two-seat Robinson R22 – recently died in his home in Southern California. He was 92 years old.

FAA finalises rudder protection rule stemming from 2001 American Airlines A300 crash

The Federal Aviation Administration has finalised a rudder-related rule stemming from the 2001 crash of an American Airlines Airbus A300 after take off from New York.

GKN to open Texas additive-manufacturing development site

GKN Aerospace plans in 2023 to open a new site in Texas where it will develop additive-manufacturing processes for producing “large-scale” titanium aerostructures.

Finnair starts cutting jobs as airspace exclusion continues

Finnair is to shed some 150 personnel as a result of its adopting a new business strategy aimed at restoring the airline’s profitability.

Cockpit representatives bristle over police detention of Lima collision pilots

Representatives of the LATAM Airbus A320neo crew involved in the fatal runway collision at Lima Jorge Chavez airport have disclosed that the two pilots were taken into police custody following the accident.

Asia-Pacific to take lion’s share of freighter deliveries: Boeing 20-year forecast

Boeing forecasts operators in Asia-Pacific to take delivery of 40% of all freighters – the largest proportion of all regions – as it remains bullish about longer-term demand for cargo services.