All air transport news – Page 189
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Airbus to set up Chinese aircraft recycling centre
Airbus plans to create an aircraft “lifecycle” service centre in China to take advantage of the forecast “exponential” growth of aircraft retirements in the country over the next 20 years.
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China’s AutoFlight seeks EASA certification for Prosperity I eVTOL taxi
Chinese electric vertical take-off and landing specialist AutoFlight is preparing to embark on a European certification bid for its Prosperity I air taxi aircraft. It has established a European operation at Augsburg airport and is pursuing approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency for the three-passenger eVTOL aircraft by ...
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Maldivian to modernise turboprop fleet with acquisition of ATRs
Indian Ocean carrier Maldivian is ordering three ATR turboprops, comprising two 72-600s and a 42-600, which are set to be delivered this year. Maldivian’s ATRs will be fitted with the new Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127XT engines, the development of which was unveiled at the Dubai air show last year. ...
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Airlines urge US government to prohibit 5G near airports to avoid ‘incalculable’ disruption
US airlines are urging the administration of President Joe Biden to prohibit 5G wireless transmissions near certain airports, warning of an aviation-industry meltdown starting 19 January.
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Airline Business
Airline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: January 2022 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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Electric Aviation Group launches fuel cell development spin-off
Hot on the heels of the December launch of an electric motor business, UK technology firm Electric Aviation Group (EAG) has set up its second spin-off, this time focused on the development of megawatt-class hydrogen fuel cells.
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EU assurances on airport slots not enough for Air France-KLM and Lufthansa
European Commission assurances that existing airport slot regulations make so-called ‘ghost flights’ unnecessary have failed to placate two of the region’s largest airline groups, with both Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group since asking for rules to be relaxed during the current northern hemisphere winter season.
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Several Airbus and Boeing types cleared over ‘5G’ concerns but 787 among exceptions
US aviation regulators have cleared several Airbus and Boeing models to operate low-visibility landings at airports where ‘5G’ communications services will become available. The US FAA’s work means some 45% of the US commercial fleet has been approved for the operations. Its analysis follows concerns over potential interference from 5G ...
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Bahrain’s Texel claims first Middle Eastern converted 737-800 freighter
Bahraini operator Texel Air has received the Middle East’s first Boeing 737-800 converted freighter, with a second due to be delivered in September. The two aircraft will take the carrier’s freighter fleet – which includes a 737-300F and two 737-700FCs – to five. Texel Air held a ceremony on 16 ...
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FAA to work with pilots of ‘varying’ experience when setting pilot training standards
The Federal Aviation Administration will now consider the actual real-world skills of US and foreign airline pilots when developing aircraft-specific pilot-training standards.
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Armenian joint-venture start-up Fly Arna unveils livery
Armenia’s new national carrier, Fly Arna, has unveiled the design of its livery, with a colour scheme based on the country’s flag. Fly Arna is being developed as a venture between Middle Eastern budget airline Air Arabia and the Armenian National Interests Fund. Its livery is dominated by the bold ...
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Boom Supersonic begins testing XB-1 demonstrator’s GE engines
Supersonic aircraft developer Boom has begun testing the engines that power its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft.
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Boeing’s 777X chief project engineer Teal to retire, succeeded by Loffing
Boeing 777X chief project engineer Michael Teal, who had been chief engineer of the 737 Max programme, will retire from Boeing on 1 April.
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FedEx sought to equip A321s with missile-defence systems
US express delivery company FedEx applied with the Federal Aviation Administration in 2019 for authority to install a missile-defence system on Airbus A321s – an aircraft type FedEx does not yet operate.
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Cranfield Aerospace powers towards first flight of converted Islander under Project Fresson
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) is moving “full throttle” through the detailed design phase on its project to convert a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander to run on hydrogen fuel cells, as it eyes a first flight of the aircraft next year.
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EU says Lufthansa ‘ghost flights’ unnecessary as Ryanair wades in
The European Commission has insisted that airlines do not need to operate so-called ‘ghost flights’ under current slot rules, with the issue continuing to attract a diverse range of views.
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China Southern celebrates A380 pilot who spent 189 days quarantined in 2021
China Southern Airlines has described one of its Airbus A380 pilots as the “King of Quarantine” after he spent 189 days in isolation during 2021.
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Airline Business
Asia-Pacific set to enter third year of international travel woes as Omicron hits
This week provided has provided a reminder of how fragile the Covid-19 recovery is the Asia-Pacific region, where an already tentative return of international travel is being hit by the spread of Omicron variant of Covid-19.
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Hop ERJ take-off disrupted autoland approach for trailing 717
French investigators believe an Embraer ERJ-145 crew’s premature acceptance of take-off clearance disrupted the landing of a Boeing 717 on low-visibility approach to the same Strasbourg runway. Investigation authority BEA says Cat III conditions prevailed at the time. The crew of the Hop ERJ-145, bound for Amsterdam, had accepted an ...
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FAA bars auto-landings at more than 100 US airports starting 19 January in response to 5G
The US Federal Aviation Administration has prohibited some instrument-based flight operations at US airports beginning on 19 January, a response to the planned start of so-called 5G cellular transmissions.