All air transport news – Page 338
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NewsAlaska orders another 12 737 Max 9s
Alaska Airlines has ordered another 12 Boeing 737 Max 9s and taken 25 new purchase options – a deal handing another needed win to Boeing’s rebounding narrowbody programme.
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NewsHelvetic receives fourth E195-E2 as carrier completes fleet renewal
Helvetic Airways has taken delivery of its fourth and final Embraer E195-E2 – and its 12th second-generation E-Jet - as the Swiss regional carrier concluded a fleet renewal programme begun in October 2019.
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NewsVityaz-Aero banned from passenger transport after fatal Mi-8 lake crash
Russian helicopter operator Vityaz-Aero has been temporarily barred from transporting passengers following the fatal Mil Mi-8T accident at lake Kuril on the Kamchatka peninsula. At least eight of the 16 occupants survived the accident. Several fatalities have been confirmed after the Russian emergency services ministry – using a deep-sea vessel ...
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NewsBoeing details 737NG nacelle redesign following 2018 in-flight failure, asks for exemption
Boeing has disclosed details about “structural enhancements” it has developed for 737NG nacelles to ensure nacelles maintain integrity in the event of fan blade failures.
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NewsEmbraer looks to double its revenue in ‘medium term’
Embraer thinks its can possibly double its revenue in the “medium term”, the result of increasing aircraft delivery rates and expanding its aircraft services business.
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NewsEmbraer’s electric EMB-203 Ipanema makes maiden flight
Embraer in recent days completed first flight of an electric-powered EMB-203 Ipanema, part of a project by the company to develop electric technologies for use in future aircraft projects.
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NewsEmbraer rolls out carbon-reduction targets, supports ‘net-zero emissions’ by 2050
Embraer has pledged to develop “solutions” to achieve “net-zero aviation emissions” by 2050, saying it will work expand the use of biofuel and continue developing aircraft powered partly and fully by electricity.
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NewsEmbraer’s Eve partners with Kenya Airways
Embraer-backed air taxi developer Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions has launched a collaboration with Kenya Airways to develop a market for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in that African country.
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NewsEmbraer tweaks turboprop concept to have aft-mounted engines
Embraer has unveiled a new configuration for its conceptual turboprop, now pitching a 70-90 seat aircraft with aft-mounted engines – a design the company says can replace 50-seat regional jets.
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NewsEmbraer ends two year run of quarterly losses with $88m profit
Embraer in the second quarter swung to its first quarterly profit in two years, earning $87.9 million in a period marked by a surge in revenue and bump in aircraft deliveries.
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NewsAir Belgium’s first A330neo emerges in carrier’s colours
Air Belgium’s first Airbus A330neo has rolled out in the carrier’s full livery, one of two being acquired by the operator. Airbus has released images of the aircraft following painting, confirming it as MSN1861 – originally assigned to RwandAir through US lessor Air Lease. The twinjet, a -900 variant, is ...
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NewsLufthansa launches 787 flight-training device from L3Harris
German flag-carrier Lufthansa’s training division has emerged as the launch customer for a Boeing 787 fixed flight-training device designed to complement full-flight simulator activity. Lufthansa Aviation Training is acquiring the device from L3Harris Technologies, and is ordering a 787 full-flight simulator as part of the agreement. Both the flight-training device ...
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NewsIHI sees glimmers of hope in civil aircraft engine business
Japan’s IHI sees signs of recovery in its civil aircraft engines business, but warns of continued impact of coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsDivers search for survivors after tourist Mi-8 sinks in Russian lake
Divers are assisting Russian emergency services to locate survivors after a Mil Mi-8 helicopter operating a tourism service crashed and sank in Kuril crater lake, in the southern Kamchatka peninsula. Sixteen occupants, including 13 passengers and three crew members, were on board the aircraft which was flying from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on ...
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NewsAir taxi developer Joby Aviation becomes publicly traded company
Start-up air taxi developer Joby Aviation has become a publicly traded company by merging with investment firm Reinvent Technologies Partners.
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NewsC&L Aviation wins approval for all-business-class ERJ-135 upgrade
US interiors specialist C&L Aviation Services has gained approval for a modification of the Embraer ERJ-135 which transforms the regional jet into an all-business-class layout.
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NewsSouthwest cuts third-quarter financial expectations as Covid-19 infections surge
Southwest Airlines has trimmed its third-quarter revenue forecast to reflect declining demand for air travel and a jump in ticket cancellations – both stemming from surging Covid-19 infections.
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NewsCargo 747's unauthorised runway entry forced A330 to abort Hong Kong take-off
Investigators in Hong Kong have found that a taxi instruction to a Boeing 747-400SF was misconstrued by its crew to include a runway crossing clearance, resulting in an Airbus A330-300’s having to abort its take-off roll when the 747 entered the active runway. The Air Cargo Global 747 had landed ...
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NewsSouth African government welcomes court’s placing Mango in business rescue
South Africa’s government has welcomed a judicial decision to place low-cost carrier Mango under business rescue. The airline – a division of South African Airways – had been under financial pressure and, towards the end of July, was forced to suspend services. South Africa’s department of public enterprises says a ...
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NewsEAG opts for hydrogen fuel cells on 90-seater, as CityJet backs programme
UK-based Electric Aviation Group (EAG) has selected a hydrogen fuel cell-based powertrain for its future H2ERA regional aircraft, citing the technology’s promise of delivering zero greenhouse gas emissions.