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NewsEmbraer partners with Fokker companies in quest for global partners
Embraer and two Fokker companies have agreed to collaborate to advance projects related to commercial and defence aerospace projects, including aftermarket services.
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NewsGKN Aerospace hails opening of new ‘world-class’ Bristol technology centre
GKN Aerospace has officially opened its new Global Technology Centre in Bristol, a £32 million ($44 million) investment designed to prepare the aerostructures provider for work on the next generation of aircraft.
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NewsSmartLynx recruits for new in-house line maintenance arm
Wet-lease and charter specialist SmartLynx Airlines is opening a new in-house division for line maintenance, branded SmartLynx Technik, for its Airbus fleet. The division, with bases in Riga and Tallinn, will commence operations in the fourth quarter of this year. SmartLynx says its facilities will be approved by the European ...
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NewsA year after spin-off, Embraer’s Eve on track for 2026 launch
As Embraer’s Eve celebrates its first birthday, the company says its on track to launch urban air mobility operations by 2026
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NewsBoeing requests exemptions to get PW4000-powered 777s operational sooner
Boeing has asked US regulators to approve incremental modifications to the 777 intended to address the risk of Pratt & Whitney turbofan blade-out failures, rather than requiring simultaneous certification of all changes.
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NewsAirbus sees quickening recovery driving strong demand for technicians
Airbus envisions demand for 100,000 pilots and 175,000 technicians over the next five years, believing that this is partly being driven by a quicker-than-expected recovery. Speaking during an Airbus Services event on 14 October, senior vice-president and customer services head Klaus Roewe said maintenance markets have suffered a 40% loss ...
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NewsRussian centre obtains 3D-printing licence for aircraft components
One of Russian state technology firm Rostec’s divisions has become the first business in the country to secure a serial production licence for 3D printing in the aviation sector. The Centre for Additive Technologies obtained the licence from the Russian trade and industry ministry, says Rostec. It enables the company ...
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NewsFormer Boeing pilot charged with fraud in connection with 737 Max investigation
Former Boeing chief technical pilot Mark Forkner has been indicted on six counts of fraud in connection with the investigation of the FAA’s evaluation and certification of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
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NewsCAA chief cites ‘positive’ relations with EASA as agency develops post-Brexit
The head of the UK’s civil aviation regulator insists the relationship with its European counterpart remains “a positive one” despite the tension created by Brexit.
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NewsRolls-Royce urges sustainable-fuel acceleration to beat UN targets
All of Rolls-Royce’s Trent family engines will be proven compatible with 100% unblended sustainable aviation fuel by 2023, the engine manufacturer has disclosed. Rolls-Royce had previously committed to test the compatibility of in-production engines, as part of its decarbonisation efforts. While the United Nations has set targets of 10% sustainable ...
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NewsIreland’s ASL commits to buy Universal’s hydrogen ‘conversion kits’ for ATRs
Irish airline company ASL Aviation Holdings intends to purchase ten hydrogen-propulsion “conversion kits” for ATR turboprops from start-up Universal Hydrogen.
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NewsVolocopter’s VoloDrone makes maiden public sortie
Volocopter’s electric drone VoloDrone completed its first public test flight in Hamburg, demonstrating its cargo transportation capabilities.
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NewsHonda Aircraft unveils 10-passenger HondaJet 2600 concept
Honda Aircraft has unveiled a new business jet concept intended to sit at the upper end of the light-jet segment but have sufficient range and size to enable it to compete in the mid-size market.
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NewsXwing sees route to autonomous cargo operations within two years
US technology start-up Xwing is hopeful that cargo operations using its autonomous flight technology could begin within two years after sealing key airframe and systems partnerships that will help to accelerate the pace of development.
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NewsSenior eyes future lift from cleaner aircraft
UK-listed aerospace supplier Senior believes it is in a strong position to benefit from the shift to greener aviation.
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InterviewComlux chief executive Richard Gaona on hopes for the ACJ TwoTwenty
Charter and completions specialist Comlux is highly invested in the new corporate aircraft version of Airbus’s smallest narrowbody, the ACJ TwoTwenty programme.
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NewsIrish MRO firm Atlantic Aviation to take over Lufthansa Technik Shannon
Irish maintenance specialist Atlantic Aviation Group has further expanded by acquiring the Shannon division of German servicing giant Lufthansa Technik. Terms of the takeover have not been disclosed. But the agreement will increase AAG’s workforce to 740 personnel, says the company, with the absorption of “a majority” of Lufthansa Technik ...
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NewsTextron displays first mock-ups of enhanced business jet offerings
Textron Aviation has elevated its offering in the light and midsize business jet segments by launching updated variants of its Cessna Citation M2 and Citation XLS.
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NewsInitial testing begins on PD-35 demonstrator engine’s core section
Russia’s United Engine has initiated testing of a newly-assembled demonstrator core for the high-thrust Aviadvigatel PD-35 powerplant. The engine – intended for future long-haul aircraft programmes – would be the first of its size, and have a thrust capacity similar to the Rolls-Royce Trent 900. State technology corporation Rostec says ...
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AnalysisBoeing sees ‘alignment’ with Airbus on green ambitions despite differing emphasis
While Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has been promoting the virtues of bringing a clean-sheet, zero-emission narrowbody-sized airliner into service by “around” 2035, Boeing has distanced itself from such ambitions and instead put an emphasis on the role sustainable aviation fuel will play in meeting targets.