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China using private companies and ‘lucrative contracts’ to recruit Western military pilots
Intelligence agencies from the so-called “Five Eyes” alliance of the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand say China continues to recruit current and former Western military pilots to train its own forces, using privately-owned shell companies offering “lucrative contracts and the opportunity to fly exotic aircraft”.
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Alaska Airlines ramps up capacity to meet strong summer travel demand
US carrier Alaska Airlines and its partners will have capacity this summer to carry nearly 1 million more passengers than they did last year, as the airline prepares for its “largest summer schedule ever”.
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Mesa avoids de-listing from Nasdaq by maintaining $1 share price
US regional airline company Mesa Air Group has regained compliance with the Nasdaq stock market’s listing rules, which require companies to sustain stock prices above $1.
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US lessor ATSG shuffles senior leadership team
US freight carrier Air Transport Services Group shuffled its executive leadership team on 4 June, appointing current president Mike Berger as its chief executive officer.
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Joby eyes future autonomous eVTOL operations with Xwing acquisition
US air taxi maker Joby Aviation has acquired the autonomy division of start-up Xwing, enabling it to eventually deploy pilotless technology in its developmental electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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Delta set to relaunch daily flights to Tel Aviv
US carrier Delta Air Lines is following through with previously disclosed plans to resume daily flights to Tel Aviv from New York on 7 June, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
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General Atomics lands first order for modernised Gray Eagles
On the heels of successful engine testing for the new type, uncrewed aircraft manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems scored its first order for the GE-25M Gray Eagle, a modernised version of the venerable MQ-1C UAV, from the US Army National Guard.
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FAA investigating aborted take-off involving American-operated A319
An Airbus A319 operated by American Airlines aborted take-off from Ronald Reagan International airport in Washington, DC as a Beechcraft King Air landed on an intersecting runway on 29 May.
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Boeing tells FAA how it plans to move past broad production problems
As Boeing attempts to cure its ailing aircraft manufacturing practices, the company on 30 May met with the Federal Aviation Administration to present a “roadmap for continuous improvement”.
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WestJet Encore avoids potential network disruption as deal with pilots’ union secured
A looming lockout and threatened pilots’ strike could prompt a work stoppage at WestJet Encore as soon as 1 June, as negotiations between the airline and its union continue acrimoniously.
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JetBlue to open crew base in San Juan amid network strategy shift
JetBlue Airways on 29 May disclosed plans to open a crew base in San Juan, Puerto Rico amid a sweeping strategy shift to focus more on the Caribbean.
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Electra shares video of its first piloted ‘ultra short’ take-off and landing with Goldfinch demonstrator
Virginia-based aircraft developer Electra has demonstrated the capabilities of its hybrid-electric short take-off and landing aircraft (eSTOL) with a video of an “ultra short” take-off performed with its EL-2 Goldfinch demonstrator.
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Pilot survives ejection from F-35B crash in New Mexico
A pilot was injured after ejecting from a crash that destroyed an F-35B fighter jet near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Chief commercial officer Vasu Raja to depart American Airlines
Vasu Raja will soon depart as chief commercial officer of American Airlines after more than 20 years with the Dallas-Fort Worth-based company.
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Next-generation Bell tiltrotor advances in DARPA X-plane competition
Bell’s proposal for the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies project involves a tiltrotor-like aircraft, with the addition of a third, jet-powered flight mode in addition to the rotor-driven vertical and horizontal flight modes found in existing designs.
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Passengers don life vests on Spirit Airlines flight diverted back to Jamaica
Spirit Airlines passengers were told to don life vests and prepare for a potential water landing on a flight that was safely diverted back to its origin in Jamaica due to an unspecified “mechanical issue”.
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Airline Business
US discounters Frontier and Spirit planning for futures without fees
Spirit Airlines is the latest US discounter to axe fees formerly levied against passengers for changing or cancelling flights, following the lead of rival ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines.
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FAA issues final airworthiness criteria for Archer’s Midnight air taxi
US electric air taxi developer Archer Aviation has secured final airworthiness criteria from the Federal Aviation Administration for its Midnight aircraft, marking a significant milestone in its effort to launch commercial flights as soon as next year.
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Sierra Nevada plans to purchase five commercial jets from Korean Air
Although the US defence contractor would not confirm the intent behind the purchase, the acquisition comes just weeks after Sierra Nevada secured a $13 billion Pentagon contract to build a new fleet of nuclear command and control aircraft.
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USA agrees to terms for withdrawal from Niger air base
Niger has cleared the US military to operate evacuation flights in support of a plan for US forces to withdraw from the country by 15 September.