All air transport news – Page 121
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NewsAviation industry accelerates push to reach net-zero as 2050 target looms large
With aviation just 26 years away from its self-imposed deadline of reaching net-carbon-neutrality, the notoriously slow-moving sector is now taking bolder, more concrete steps to develop technologies and lobby for regulatory change.
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NewsCanadian budget carrier Flair seeks new chief as Jones retires
Canadian carrier Flair Airlines is seeking a new chief executive, as current head Stephen Jones is poised to retire this summer.
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NewsD328eco progresses as Uplift flight tests trial synthetic SAF potential
Deutsche Aircraft is preparing to cut metal on its first D320eco test aircraft as the German manufacturer maintains its pace towards a 2025 first flight.
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NewsArcher receives Part 135 certification from FAA
US air taxi developer Archer Aviation has secured a Part 135 air carrier and operator certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration on behalf of its subsidiary Archer Air.
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NewsAAM start-up Volocopter secures new funding from investors
German air taxi developer Volocopter has secured new funding just weeks after chief executive Dirk Hoke had raised the prospect of insolvency for the start-up.
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NewsEmirates prepares to train initial A350 pilots with tailored competency-based scheme
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is preparing for Airbus A350 operations with an enhanced jointly-developed pilot-training programme which takes advantage of IATA principles and Airbus experience.
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NewsHelios Horizon claims altitude record for multi-seat electric aircraft
Small US aerospace project Helios Horizon claims to have recently broken the record for the highest-flying multi-seat electric aircraft, which it considers a step on its journey into the stratosphere.
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NewsUS 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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NewsKrasAvia An-26 overruns at northern Russian island airport
Siberian investigators are probing an overrun involving an Antonov An-26 operated by Russian regional carrier KrasAvia. The aircraft had been conducting a charter flight from Norilsk, says the West Siberian transport prosecutor’s office. It landed at Dikson airport, on an island in the far north of the Krasnoyarsk region, at ...
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Airline BusinessSAF supply dominates IATA AGM as Walsh sees no straight line to net-zero target
Efforts to step up sustainable aviation fuel use for the industry dominated much of the forums and media briefings during this year IATA AGM in Dubai, with much of the focus on the setting of interim goals.
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NewsJoby 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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NewsSuppressing growth ‘not a debate’ outside of Europe: Walsh
IATA director general Willie Walsh believes pressure to suppress air travel growth as a way of countering aviation’s climate change impact is only a debate in Europe and that it is “arrogant” to expect emerging countries to be deprived of the economic benefits of air connectivity the continent has enjoyed.
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NewsDual hydraulic system failure preceded Fly Jamaica 757 overrun at Georgetown
Guyanese investigators have disclosed that a Fly Jamaica Boeing 757-200 suffered significant hydraulic failure as it returned to Georgetown’s Cheddi Jagan airport, with the subsequent loss of braking effectiveness causing the twinjet to overrun and sustain severe damage.
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NewsEmirates and Lufthansa chiefs reiterate concerns over 777X delivery dates
Early airline customers continue to voice concerns as to whether they will recieve Boeing’s already delayed new 777X widebody next year as planned.
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NewsMexicana orders 20 Embraer E2 aircraft
Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico’s new government-run carrier, has placed an order for 20 Embraer E2 narrowbody aircraft, making it the first customer of the type in that country.
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NewsAALTO’s Zephyr programme to soar via $100m Japanese investment
Zephyr ultra-endurance air vehicle developer AALTO has secured a $100 million investment from a Japanese consortium including mobile services provider NTT DOCOMO.
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NewsPIA awaits restoration of EASA approval as Pakistani regulator shows safety progress
Pakistan International Airlines is still waiting for European regulators to restore its third-country operator approval, although the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority is progressing with safety-oversight improvements.
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NewsIATA launches SAF registry as production set to triple in 2024
IATA has established a Sustainable Aviation Fuel registry for the accounting and reporting of emission reductions from SAF.
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NewsArcher signals interest in South Korean air taxi market
US air taxi developer Archer Aviation has a partnership with a South Korean firm aimed at launching commercialised passenger service in 2026 and possible demonstration flights later this year.
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NewsFatal Schiphol incident victim deliberately entered KLM E190 engine: investigators
Dutch military police investigators have determined that a person killed by an aircraft engine at Amsterdam Schiphol had entered the powerplant deliberately. The man was fatally injured on 29 May after the aircraft, a KLM Cityhopper Embraer 190, had just completed its pushback procedure and was preparing to taxi for ...