All Air Transport articles – Page 161
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NewsHelvetic leases more E190s to reinforce summer capacity
Swiss regional carrier Helvetic Airways is leasing another pair of Embraer 190s, which will be sourced from TrueNoord. The aircraft will be place under three-year operating leases with the airline. They will take Helvetic’s fleet to 18 E-Jets, including six E190s. Helvetic also uses 12 of the re-engined E2 family, ...
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NewsUS government seeks input to help define air taxi ‘national strategy’
The US government has kicked off an information-gathering effort to help it prepare for a future that could include widespread operation of regional and intra-city small electric aircraft.
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NewsOman Air 737 grounded in Iran after sustaining debris damage on landing
One of Oman Air’s aircraft has been damaged by runway debris while landing in Iran, forcing the grounding of the jet. The Boeing 737-900ER had been operating the carrier’s WY2435 service – a chartered flight – from Muscat to Shiraz on 15 May. Oman Air says the twinjet sustained damage ...
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NewsSichuan Airlines receives first Chinese A330-300 converted freighter
Chinese operator Sichuan Airlines has taken delivery of the country’s first converted Airbus A330-300 freighter, through lessor CDB Aviation. The twinjet – powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines – was modified by the EFW joint venture and Shanghair Technologies Aerospace Company at a facility in Shanghai Pudong. “Introduction of this ...
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NewsGerman start-up USC looks to operate A340s including converted freighters
German-based start-up operator USC is intending to operate Airbus A340 converted freighters, and has reached an agreement on the modification with the UK’s Avensis Aviation. USC is located in Frankfurt and aims to serve long-range routes with A340-300s and -600s from this summer. It is intending initially to conduct wet-lease ...
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NewsDeutsche Aircraft books first agreement for D328eco
Deutsche Aircraft has secured Private Wings as a launch customer for its D328eco, with the German operator signing a tentative agreement for the twin-turboprop.
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NewsCourt grants approval for SAS’s equity-raise solicitation
Scandinavian carrier SAS has obtained court approval to commence solicitation procedures to raise equity as part of the airline’s ‘SAS Forward’ restructuring programme. The carrier, which is under US Chapter 11 protection, states that potential investors will have about 13 weeks to present final bids. “We will conduct a competitive ...
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NewsUkraine’s SkyUp creates Maltese carrier to establish EU presence
Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines has established a Maltese division, giving the operator a presence in the European Union. It has branded the division SkyUp MT and says it has obtained an air operator’s certificate as well as other regulatory certifications. SkyUp has transferred an initial aircraft, a 189-seat Boeing 737-800, ...
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NewsUK cargo start-up One Air hints at eventual migration to 777F
UK start-up cargo carrier One Air has disclosed that it could look to modernise with Boeing 777 freighters as its business develops. The operator is formally seeking to operate US routes, and has submitted a filing with the US Department of Transportation. One Air has newly secured an air operator’s ...
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NewsA380 wing-spar crack checks must take account time in storage
Inspections for cracks in the vicinity of Airbus A380 wing spars must take into account the amount of time the aircraft has been parked in storage, safety regulators have instructed. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has updated its criteria for determining inspection intervals for the affected areas – specifically ...
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NewsAura Aero reveals final design for hybrid-electric ERA but delays service entry
French start-up Aura Aero has frozen the design of its 19-seat hybrid Electric Regional Aircraft (ERA) but has pushed back service entry by at least a year.
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NewsJazeera chief stays coy on fleet requirements for Saudi carrier
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways is expecting to have around 35 aircraft by 2025, with a number of them potentially allocated to its proposed Saudi Arabian joint venture. Speaking during a briefing earlier this month, chief executive Rohit Ramachandran referred to ‘Jazeera Saudi’ – a start-up in which the Kuwaiti ...
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NewsXwing lands USAF contract for autonomous cargo trials
Autonomous flight technology developer Xwing has won a 21-month contract with the US Air Force (USAF) to operate pilotless cargo trials, becoming the latest aviation start-up to partner with the US military.
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NewsArcher posts first-quarter loss of $113m; progressing toward certification of Midnight
Start-up electric air taxi company Archer Aviation says it continues to progress toward certification of its four-person vertical take-off and landing vehicle “Midnight”, and a commercial entry-into-service date of 2025.
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NewsNetJets to purchase up to 250 Embraer Praetor 500s
Fractional aircraft ownership company NetJets has signed a deal with Embraer that includes options to order 250 of the Brazilian manufacturer’s Praetor 500 super-midsize jets.
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NewsUK lessor Monte signs for up to 30 of Eviation’s all-electric Alice
US company Eviation has lined up another potential buyer for its in-development electric aircraft Alice, with UK firm Monte Aircraft Leasing signaling its intent to acquire the type.
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NewsCourt rules TAP pilot’s death no excuse for refusing passenger compensation
Portuguese carrier TAP is not relieved of its obligation to compensate passengers for a flight cancelled after the death of a pilot, European judges have ruled. The first officer of the Stuttgart-Lisbon service, on 17 July 2019, was found deceased in his hotel room about 2h before the scheduled departure ...
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NewsArcher reveals Midnight prototype, certification-test variant still incomplete
Start-up Archer Aviation has finished assembling a prototype of its in-development electric air taxi Midnight and aims to begin flight testing the aircraft this summer.
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NewsLarge engine flying hours at over 80% of 2019 levels, says Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce says large commercial engine flying hours are tracking towards its goal of up to 90% of pre-pandemic levels for the full year, on the back of strong performance during the first four months of 2023.
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NewsHoneywell eyes roll-out of new eSAF production technology
Honeywell has secured its first customer for a new means of producing synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) that promises significantly lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions than conventional jet fuel.