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Cabin comfort and cold-weather tests beckon for A321XLR prototype

Airbus is looking ahead to the final maturity stages of A321XLR development, as it details the in-flight validation effort for the cabin-equipped flight-test airframe.

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Riyadh Air to take up 72 Boeing 787s, Saudia to sign for 49 more Dreamliners

National start-up carrier Riyadh Air is take up to 72 Boeing 787-9s, including plans for firm orders for 39 Dreamliners, as part of a wider Saudi Arabian commitment which will see Saudia also sign for up to 49 more of the widebodies.

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A321neo conducts emission-data test flights using wholly-sustainable fuel

Airbus has been conducting in-flight emission measurements using an A321neo powered by wholly-sustainable aviation fuel.

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Leonardo upbeat as volumes recover at aerostructures business

Italy’s Leonardo believes its aerostructures business is on an “upward trajectory” as the commercial aerospace sector continues its recovery from the lows of the pandemic.

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Taby’s converted Saab 2000 freighter conducts maiden flight

Swedish modification specialist Taby Air Maintenance has conducted the maiden flight of its new Saab 2000 freighter conversion.

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Cargojet pushes back 777 freighter conversions citing slowdown risk

Canadian operator Cargojet is to defer freight conversion of several Boeing 777s and 767 in response to forecasts of slower global economic growth rates.

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KrasAvia to test prototype TVRS-44 under provisional acquisition deal

Russian operator KrasAvia is to become one of the initial customers of the proposed UZGA TVRS-44 turboprop with a provisional agreement for 20 aircraft.

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Sichuan’s SAID to take Precision Conversions A321 freighter for Chinese service

Chinese operator Sichuan Aviation Industry Development is committing to converted Airbus A321 freighters, with the first to be inducted this month.

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SuperJet International plots return on back of UAE investment and Al Ain factory for SSJ100

SuperJet International (SJI), the former joint venture between Italian firm Leonardo and Russia’s United Aircraft (UAC), is bidding to make an unlikely comeback, including plans to relaunch production of the SSJ100 regional jet at a new site in the United Arab Emirates.

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Shake-out looms as zero-emission aircraft developers fight for finance

The rush to reduce aviation’s emissions has created a tsunami of sustainable aircraft concepts, as many as 700 by some estimates.

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