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In depthL3Harris stays focused on military business jet conversions despite army setback
Although it lost out on a major US Army contract to develop a new long-range surveillance aircraft based on a Bombardier business jet, L3Harris continues to deliver similar aircraft that will be deployed to hotspots like the Korean Peninsula, along with new electronic warfare aircraft for the US Air Force, Italy and Australia.
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NewsSpirit rebuffs latest Frontier takeover bid
Spirit Airlines has rejected a third takeover attempt by rival Frontier Airlines, and will instead proceed with its own recapitalisation efforts, which it expects to complete by end-March.
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NewsOn-scene investigation of PSA regional jet and Black Hawk wreckage concludes
The US National Transportation Safety Board confirmed on 11 February that it is done examining pieces of the MHIRJ CRJ700 and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk that collided and plummeted into the Potomac River.
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NewsBoeing accelerated 737 deliveries in January following tumultuous 2024
Boeing made progress last month in ramping up 737 Max deliveries, and landed fresh orders for more than 30 of the narrowbody jets.
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NewsBoeing removed 38 777X from backlog in recent weeks
Boeing in recent weeks removed orders for 38 of its in-development 777X from its backlog, placing the deals into a special accounting bucket reserved for orders it suspects might not close.
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NewsOne fatality as Learjet collides with parked G200 during Scottsdale runway excursion
Fire department officials have confirmed one fatality from a collision at Scottsdale airport after a Learjet 35A experienced a runway excursion and struck a parked Gulfstream G200. The Learjet touched down on runway 21 but veered off the left side and continued towards an apron outside the Southwest Jet Center. ...
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NewsCanada reaffirms defence relationship with USA amid tariff tensions
Although the diplomatic relationship between the two North American allies has hit its lowest ebb in over a century, Canada’s top defence official is reaffirming the military relationship between Ottawa and Washington.
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NewsSouthwest picks Tom Doxey to replace retiring CFO Tammy Romo
Southwest Airlines has named Tom Doxey, former president of US discounter Breeze Airways, as successor to longtime chief financial officer Tammy Romo, who is set to retire.
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NewsSupersonic Overture beckons as Boom concludes XB-1 flight-test programme
US aerospace firm Boom Supersonic is expecting to reach design freeze on the Overture supersonic passenger aircraft in about a week, as flight-testing of its experimental XB-1 jet concludes. The XB-1 departed on its 13th and final flight on 10 February, carrying out its second set of tests at supersonic ...
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems forecasts $413m fourth-quarter loss but sees delivery rates rising
Spirit AeroSystems significantly ramped up deliveries to Airbus and Boeing in the fourth quarter of 2024 but still expects to post a $413 million loss for the period.
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NewsAlaska search team finds no survivors in wreckage of Bering Air Cessna Caravan
None of the 10 occupants of a Textron Aviation Cessna 208B Caravan has survived after the aircraft crashed en route to Nome in Alaska. The aircraft, operated by Bering Air out, had been flying from Unalakleet but was declared overdue at Nome on 6 February. US Coast Guard aircraft and ...
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NewsSkyWest returning 30 regional jets to service for summer block-hour surge
Regional carrier SkyWest Airlines expects to approach “2019 levels” of block-hour flying this year as major US airlines boost their feeder networks.
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NewsCoast Guard and military aircraft search for Bering Air flight missing in Alaska
Search personnel in Alaska are trying to establish the location of a Textron Aviation Cessna 208 Caravan with 10 occupants which was declared overdue while operating to Nome on the Bering Sea coast. The Bering Air aircraft was transporting nine passengers, with a single pilot, according to Alaska State Troopers. ...
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NewsElon Musk’s institution-dismantling DOGE turns attention to US air traffic control
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he has held aviation-focused talks with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), suggesting that drastic change could come to the country’s civil aviation regulators.
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NewsBombardier warns on US import tariff uncertainty but puts ‘solid contingency plans’ in place
Bombardier chief executive Eric Martel has highlighted the airframer’s extensive US industrial presence and strong trading relationship as he used the company’s full-year results call to warn against the imposition of tariffs on Canada-built products.
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NewsFamilies’ attorneys ask new DOJ head Bondi to intervene in Boeing plea deal
A lawyer for relatives of passengers killed by two Boeing 737 Max crashes is urging new US attorney general Pam Bondi to get involved with negotiating a guilty plea by Boeing on charges that it defrauded the Federal Aviation Administration.
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In depth‘Conglomerates are out’: How Honeywell’s break up plan could revive aerospace business
Analysts think Honeywell’s decision to spin its aerospace division into a new standalone company could be a recipe to fix a business suffereing from under investment.
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AnalysisHow year-end losses skewed our review of airline safety performance in 2024
An otherwise solid set of airline safety statistics through much of 2024 was transformed by two deadly losses, while pilot action elsewhere kept the final figures from being much worse.
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NewsJetBlue enters reciprocal loyalty relationship with partner TAP
Frequent flyers with JetBlue and TAP can now earn and redeem points ”using the programme of their choice when flying across either network”, the companies said 5 February.
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NewsRestored ‘Franken-bird’ F-35 returns to flight
After more than a year of work, engineers and maintenance experts from the US Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully flew a regenerated F-35 fighter formed by splicing together sections from two damaged jets to form a single working aircraft.