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NewsRussian analysis highlights recent upward trend in hard landings
Russian safety analysis has revealed a disturbing upward trend in the number of hard landings by large transport aircraft which, it concludes, is not simply the result of a rise in traffic. The federal Aviaregister Russia – through a decision by air transport regulator Rosaviatsia – conducted a study into ...
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NewsVolocopter, ride-hailing firm to explore urban air mobility in Southeast Asia
Volocopter and Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab will jointly explore opportunities for urban air mobility in the region. The study will look at Southeast Asian suitable cities, routes, use cases, and joint flight tests, says Volocopter. The effort could evolve into further cooperation between the two companies. “This cooperation is ...
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In depthSingapore air force confronts rapidly changing world
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is committed to continually updating its combat power, with efficiency as a focus, given the small nation’s manpower limitations. The RSAF had a prominent role in last week’s Singapore Airshow. Its flying display saw a Boeing F-15SG paired with two AH-64D Apaches. ...
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NewsSIA selectively cuts non-China flights amid coronavirus outbreak
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and SilkAir are selectively cutting several flights outside of China for the next three months due to weak demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak. On 17 February, SIA switched its Singapore-Hong Kong-San Francisco service to a non-stop Singapore-San Francisco service, which will operate until 28 March. It ...
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NewsLHT joins Collins’ GTF nacelle MRO network
Collins Aerospace and Lufthansa Technik have signed a licensing agreement for nacelle MRO services for the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan. Under the agreement, LHT will now join Collins’ nacelle MRO network. Collins, which is the original equipment manufacturer for the PW1100G nacelles, will provide LHT with technical and ...
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NewsAir Lease ready to accommodate clients hit by coronavirus crisis
Air Lease is willing to support customers affected by flight cancellations and falling passenger traffic amid fears over the coronavirus. The US lessor says it can help airlines by purchasing aircraft, either for cash or via sale-and-leaseback, or by allowing temporary lease-payment reprieves. “It’s only in the last five or ...
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NewsUdvar-Hazy hits out at European politicians over ATC inefficiency
Air Lease executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy has criticised European politicians for failing to address air traffic control inefficiency as part of their efforts to limit aviation’s environmental impact. “You have all these politicians making a lot of noise about airlines polluting the earth, but they can’t get a united skies ...
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NewsFormer chief returns to Scoot for second stint at helm
Campbell Wilson will rejoin Singapore Airlines subsidiary Scoot on 1 April and begin his second stint as chief executive of the low-cost carrier. Wilson – who previously led Scoot between 2012 and 2016 before becoming the group’s executive vice-president of sales and marketing – will succeed Lee Lik Hsin, who ...
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NewsSecond Austral E190 suffers nose-wheel detachment
Argentinean investigators have opened a probe after an Embraer 190 apparently lost its left-hand nose-wheel in Rosario. The Austral Lineas Aereas twinjet (LV-CHQ) had arrived at Rosario following a service from Buenos Aires on 16 February. Argentinean accident investigation authority JIAAC says the incident occurred at about 23:10 local time ...
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NewsCathay flags ‘significantly’ lower first half results from coronavirus hit
Embattled Hong Kong-carrier Cathay Pacific has warned that its first half results for 2020 will be “significantly down” compared to the same period last year, as the outbreak of the coronavirus compounds an already challenging market.
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NewsLate action on weak flare preceded IndiGo A320 hard landing
Indian investigators believe inadequate flare by the first officer of an IndiGo Airlines Airbus A320 led to a hard landing by the twinjet at Raipur. The aircraft (VT-IGK), arriving from Delhi, had been conducting an ILS approach to runway 24 with the first officer – who was undergoing supervised line ...
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NewsCabin fire caused Cirrus SF50 fleet grounding
Cirrus grounded its global fleet of more than 170 SF50 Vision Jets on 7 February, and issued a mandatory service bulletin (SB) to all owners of the single-engined aircraft, after identifying faulty audio amplifier circuit cards as the cause of a 27 December cabin fire.
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NewsBAE joins high-altitude race with maiden PHASA-35 flight
BAE Systems has performed a maiden sortie of its solar-powered PHASA-35 high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) from the Woomera Test Range in South Australia. Further flights will follow this year, says BAE.
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NewsAir-conditioning tests start for ‘Russified’ Superjet
Sukhoi’s civil aircraft division has commenced testing of a new Russian-built air-conditioning system as part of its development of a revised Superjet 100 with greater domestic content. The ‘SSJ New’ is intended to have a higher proportion of Russian-supplied systems and components, under an import-substitution strategy for the country’s aviation ...
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In depthLaunch race reaches UK
London is adding the missing link of access to orbit to its plan to turn the country into a world space power
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In depthFor Reaction Engines, cool is the key
Radical rocket concept could propel the next-generation of hypersonic transports
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In depthAriane 6, Vega C fuel Europe's new launch era
Light and heavy rocket upgrades make a family built for cost, performance and versatility
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NewsSpiceJet adds Airbus aircraft to fleet
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has introduced two Airbus A320s into its fleet of largely Boeing aircraft. The carrier wet-leased the A320s from Bulgarian carrier BH Air. Source: BH Air Bulgarian charter carrier BH Air has three Airbus A320s in its fleet. SpiceJet adds that it has sought ...
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NewsSIAEC takes 49% stake in Malaysia’s Pos Aviation Engineering
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) is expanding into the Malaysian market, with a 49% stake acquisition in Pos Aviation Engineering Services (PAES). The MRO arm of Singapore Airlines is acquiring the stake from Pos Aviation, the parent company of PAES, in a deal valued at MYR10.1 million ($2.44 million). Pos Aviation is ...
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AnalysisAsia-Pacific sees subdued deliveries in January
Asia-Pacific carriers took 21 of the 55 commercial aircraft delivered globally in the first month of of the new decade, followed by European carriers with 17 deliveries and North American carriers with just 10. While January is particularly weak for deliveries after airframers’ traditional push in December, global deliveries for ...