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NewsFlight-data recorder recovered from Sriwijaya 737 crash site
Search personnel have retrieved the flight-data recorder from the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 which crashed into the sea shortly after departing Jakarta. Indonesian search and rescue agency Basarnas says the recorder was handed to the investigation authority KNKT on 12 January. KNKT has yet to determine whether the details of ...
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NewsSAS chief Gustafson stepping down to take top post at industrial firm
Scandinavian carrier SAS’s chief executive, Rickard Gustafson, is to step down from the position and leave the company after a decade in charge. Gustafson will leave by the beginning of July, the airline states, taking up the chief executive role at Swedish industrial group SKF, succeeding Alrik Danielson. SKF specialises ...
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NewsAirbus dismayed as US tariffs sting aircraft structure shipments
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has reiterated the need for a negotiated settlement to the long-running transatlantic subsidies dispute, as the US government – in the final days of the Trump administration – prepares to put further sanctions in place. Speaking as the airframer unveiled its full-year 2020 order and ...
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NewsUK parts firm Gardner details pain from plunging volumes
Airbus and Boeing parts manufacturer Gardner Aerospace has laid out the devastating impact of the industry downturn on its business, highlighting a 45% drop in revenue across the first nine months of 2020 and a full-year operating loss for the Derby, UK-headquartered firm.
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NewsST Engineering, Honeywell ink agreement for Leap component MRO
ST Engineering and Honeywell Aerospace have signed a 10-year agreement for the maintenance of CFM International’s Leap engine components.
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NewsBahrain lifts restrictions on Qatari flights after Al-Ula summit
Bahrain’s air navigation service has updated NOTAMs to remove restrictions on Qatari services, following the recent reconciliation agreement reached at a Gulf Co-operation Council summit. Qatar does not have its own flight information region. Its airspace is contained within the Bahraini FIR. The kingdom’s aeronautical information publication has featured restrictions ...
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NewsEmirates 777-9 comments raise questions about delivery timeline and launch operator
Recent comments suggest that Emirates now expects to receive its first Boeing 777-9 in 2023, a development that raises questions about delivery timelines and launch customers.
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NewsStudents flock to some US flight schools despite aerospace industry woes
Evidence suggests that student pilots continue streaming into US flight schools despite the Covid-19 pandemic having left the world’s airline industry scrambling to survive.
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NewsNTSB calls for more scrutiny of flight instructors
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the federal agency responsible for aviation accident investigations, has recommended closer scrutiny of flight instructors following a 2019 crash in Mokuleia, Hawaii that killed 11 people.
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NewsAirbus cancellations include remaining A330Fs and AirAsia’s A350s
Airbus’s cancellations for the final month of last year included 26 long-haul aircraft, among them 15 A350s and the last three A330 freighters in the airframer’s backlog. The cancellation of three outstanding A330-200Fs – ordered by Turkey’s MNG Airlines – means there is no current backlog for the type, the ...
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NewsAirbus full-year deliveries fall by a third to 566 aircraft
Airbus managed to deliver 566 aircraft last year, with a surge of 89 deliveries in the final month of 2020. The figure was nevertheless 34% down on the 863 it managed to hand over in the previous year, as the airframer’s activity suffered from the impact of the air transport ...
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NewsCALC orders 30 ARJ21s with Indonesian carrier TransNusa
China Aircraft Leasing has placed an order for 30 Comac ARJ21 aircraft with an Indonesian airline, in which CALC and two of its most senior executives have a 49% stake, as a co-buyer.
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AnalysisHow Deutsche Aircraft plans to tackle regional resurgence with reborn Dornier 328
Fledgling airframer hopes that new engines and avionics, plus compatability with sustainable fuel, will enable D328eco twin-turboprop to take advantage of predicted demand for smaller, greener aircraft
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NewsAerolease cancels SpaceJet orders amid programme freeze
US-based lessor Aerolease Aviation has cancelled its commitments for Mitsubishi Aircraft’s SpaceJet programme, the airframer has disclosed.
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AnalysisWill US military end user list clip MA700’s wings?
The Avic MA700 turboprop finds itself in an awkward situation after airframer Xian Aircraft showed up on the US government’s Military End User list. With progress on the aircraft at a glacial pace, could the US government’s move seal the MA700’s fate?
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In depthUS government blames just two Boeing test pilots for Boeing’s Max ‘fraud’
The US government’s criminal case against Boeing rested on the actions of just two Boeing employees who prosecutors say conspired to defraud the US government.
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NewsBoeing to pay $2.5bn to settle US government’s 737 Max investigation, avoids prosecution
Boeing has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a Department of Justice criminal investigation into circumstances surrounding the certification of the 737 Max.
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NewsSaudi airspace access simplifies passage for Qatar Airways flights
Qatar Airways has begun redirecting flightpaths through Saudi Arabian airspace, after the lifting of a blockade imposed more than three years ago. The airline’s service to Johannesburg – flight QR1365, operated by an Airbus A350-900 – crossed into eastern Saudi airspace shortly after its departure during the evening of 7 ...
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NewsUS Transportation Secretary Chao resigns after pro-Trump riot
Elaine Chao, who heads the powerful US Department of Transportation, has said she will resign, a day after pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, leaving destruction and chaos in their wake.
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NewsAir cargo volumes to reach 2019 levels by March or April: IATA
Global air cargo volumes sank more than 6% year on year in November, but remain on track to return to 2019 levels by March or April, according to IATA.