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NewsRussian authority urges greater fuel risk awareness after dual-engine filter incidents
Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia is urging aviation organisations to pay closer attention to the risk of aircraft fuel system contamination, after assessing a number of incidents over the past two years. Rosaviatsia states in a June bulletin that the presence of contaminants – such as resin, impurities or ...
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NewsEmbraer hikes second-quarter commercial jet deliveries
Embraer has nearly trebled the number of commercial aircraft deliveries in the second quarter compared with the first.
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NewsBoeing to acquire Spirit AeroSystems’ Belfast site as alternative buyer fails to emerge
Boeing will acquire Spirit AeroSystems’ Belfast site – save for Airbus A220 work – as part of its planned acquisition of the aerostructures supplier.
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NewsATI-funded HyFIVE hydrogen project to end early after GKN’s departure forces rethink
A UK government-backed project to develop a cryogenic hydrogen fuel system looks set to end prematurely after a previous departure from the industry consortium led the remaining partners to reassess its feasibility.
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NewsCorporate officer Moynihan confirmed as next Wizz Air UK chief
Budget carrier Wizz Air’s corporate and ESG officer, Yvonne Moynihan, has confirmed that she will succeed Marion Geoffroy as managing director of Wizz Air UK. FlightGlobal had previously reported on 1 July that Geoffroy – who has run the UK carrier for four years – would be stepping down from ...
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NewsEASA proposes to mandate take-off performance monitoring on new-build aircraft
Certain transport aircraft will be required to carry a take-off performance monitoring system to reduce the persistent risk of data-entry and calculation errors, under a new proposal from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. The proposed mandate would only apply to new-build aircraft and would be unlikely to take effect ...
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NewsChina joins aerospace firms in urging no new US trade barriers
China, along with many US and global aviation firms, in recent weeks raised alarm with the US Department of Commerce, warning that new aerospace-specific import taxes would negatively disrupt a global industry.
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NewsHERWINGT project progresses wing designs for next-generation regional turboprop
A European project to design a wing for a next-generation regional aircraft is closing in on the production of a series of demonstrators that will mature the underlying technologies required.
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NewsMozambique’s LAM ruffled by management chair’s Air Botswana board role
Air Botswana has unveiled a new board structure, but the appointment of Dane Kondic as chair has sparked discontent within Mozambican carrier LAM, where Kondic already heads the management committee. Kondic, a former chief executive of Air Serbia, has been listed in a new Air Botswana board line-up. “Comprising a ...
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NewsUnited Aircraft gradually progressing with Il-114-300 and Tu-214 certification
Russia’s United Aircraft is to fit a new anti-icing system to the Ilyushin Il-114-300 prototype this summer, and equip it with a passenger cabin in autumn, as the twin-turboprop progresses with certification. The Il-114-300 has completed 116 flights under the certification programme, according to Ilyushin division managing director Daniil Brenerman, ...
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NewsGerman regulator permits Lufthansa acquisition of Air Baltic share despite reservations
Lufthansa Group has been cleared to acquire a minority shareholding in Latvian carrier Air Baltic by the German competition regulator, despite concerns over the effect on certain routes. Earlier this year, Lufthansa disclosed that it would take a convertible 10% stake in the airline, ahead of a planned share issue. ...
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NewsBombardier secures 50-strong executive jet order from mystery customer
Canadian business jet manufacturer Bombardier has landed a firm order for 50 Challenger- and Global-family jets from an anonymous first-time customer.
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NewsCirrus to expand production site in Grand Forks
US aircraft manufacturer Cirrus has committed $13 million to expand its production site in North Dakota, a move the company says will enable it to better support production of its SR Series single-piston and SF50 Vision Jet.
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NewsEve targets potential air taxi operations in Costa Rica
US air taxi developer Eve Air Mobility has secured a letter of intent that calls for the potential delivery of up to 50 electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles to a start-up operator in Costa Rica.
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NewsFitch upgrades Boeing’s outlook on operational and financial improvements
Fitch Ratings has signalled increased confidence in Boeing’s financial and operational stability by boosting its long-term credit outlook for the aircraft manufacturer.
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NewsRTX to sell Collins’ sensing and controls business to TransDigm
In addition to selling Collins Aerospace’s controls business to TransDigm, RTX is working to overcome a US lawsuit threatening its plan to sell a separate flight-control business to Safran.
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NewsUK competition regulator launches probe into Boeing’s Spirit acquisition
UK competition regulators have launched an initial investigation into Boeing’s planned acquisition of aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems.
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NewsLong-distance delivery flight for Qantas underlines A321XLR’s performance
Qantas has taken delivery of its initial Airbus A321XLR, one of 28 on order with the Australian airline. The carrier received the twinjet – fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines – at the airframer’s Hamburg Finkenwerder plant, following a customer acceptance flight on 24 June. Qantas becomes the launch ...
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NewsUnited Aircraft fits domestically-produced cabin elements to prototype MC-21
United Aircraft has carried out a provisional installation of domestically-produced interior fittings in the cabin of a prototype Yakovlev MC-21. The cabin work was undertaken at the Irkutsk aviation plant where the MC-21 is assembled. It features business-class seats, overhead luggage bins, galley and lavatory modules, and closets, as well ...
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NewsATR landed gear-up after crew ‘overloaded’ by electrical failure: inquiry
Brazilian investigators have revealed that a ATR 42-300 landed with its undercarriage retracted despite each pilot’s separately calling that the landing-gear had been extended. The MAP aircraft made the gear-up touchdown at Manaus, the departure airport to which it had returned after experiencing an electrical failure shortly after take-off. This ...