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NewsBritish Airways suspends mainland Chinese services
British Airways is temporarily suspending all mainland Chinese services in the wake of government advice to avoid all but essential travel to the area. It operates services from London Heathrow to Beijing Daxing and Shanghai airports, using Boeing 777s and 787s. “We have suspended all flights to and from mainland ...
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NewsEmirates launches fifth freedom Singapore-Penang flights
Emirates is extending one daily Dubai-Singapore service to Penang from 9 April, having secured fifth freedom rights between the neighbouring countries. The Dubai-based carrier says it will deploy Boeing 777-300ERs, configured with 354 seats across three classes, bringing nearly 2,500 seats per week on the route. Source: Emirates ...
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NewsQantas Group inaugurates Toowoomba pilot training academy
The Qantas Group has opened its new flight training school at Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, with the capacity of training 250 pilots annually. “Opening our new Pilot Academy is a historic moment for Qantas, for aviation in Australia and for the thousands of future pilots who will learn how to fly ...
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NewsRAAF shifts F-35A training focus to Williamtown
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has shifted a substantial amount of training for the Lockheed Martin F-35A to Australia, while still retaining a training presence in the USA. The focus of RAAF F-35 training has been moved to RAAF Williamtown, where work has been undertaken to develop a full ...
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NewsUnited suspends some flights to China
Citing a significant drop in load factors, United Airlines has suspended some of its flights to China, which is reeling from the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV). “Due to a significant decline in demand for travel to China, we are suspending some flights between our hub cities and Beijing, ...
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NewsTennessee Valley Authority adds four Bell helicopters to its fleet
Bell says that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has added four of its rotorcraft to its fleet, bringing the electricity agency’s total to six.
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NewsRobinson Helicopter deliveries fall by about 33% in 2019
Robinson Helicopter’s deliveries fell by about 33% to 196 units in 2019.
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NewsMD Helicopters’ 6XX delays continue
MD Helicopters chief executive Lynn Tilton acknowledges her MD6XX project continues to suffer delays as the small manufacturer juggles work with its other helicopter models.
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NewsHong Kong carriers to halve capacity into China
Hong Kong’s four main carriers will halve their services into Mainland China, as part of special arrangements made in light of a novel coronavirus outbreak in China. The Hong Kong government said in a 28 January press briefing that the carriers — Cathay Pacific, Cathay Dragon, Hong Kong Express, ...
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NewsLeonardo to take delivery of full flight simulator for AW609 tiltrotor
Leonardo Helicopters plans to take delivery of the first AW609 simulator at its Philadelphia, Pennsylvania facility in the summer of 2020.
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NewsSafran to introduce four turboshafts to market in 2020 to grab market share
Safran plans to introduce four new turboshafts to the helicopter industry in 2020 as part of an effort to grab new market share.
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NewsNASA orders three Airbus H135 helicopters
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has ordered three Airbus H135 helicopters for various missions including security, emergency medical services, passenger transport and rocket launches, the European manufacturer says. The aircraft will be operated from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and will be delivered in 2020 and 2021. ...
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NewsAzul to sub-lease E195 fleet to LOT and US start-up
Azul is to sub-lease its entire fleet of Embraer 195s to Polish flag-carrier LOT and US start-up Breeze Aviation, in order to accelerate a transition to the more fuel-efficient E195-E2 variant. The Brazilian airline has disclosed a letter of intent for the sub-lease of 18 firm aircraft and 14 options ...
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NewsLeonardo Helicopters secures launch customer for AW189K
Gulf Helicopters of Qatar is to be the launch customer of the super-medium twin.
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NewsEngine surge and roll-back preceded Delta A350 diversion
Canadian investigators have disclosed that a Korea-bound Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 encountered engine surges and a thrust roll-back before the aircraft diverted to Alaska. The aircraft (N508DN) had been operating the DL159 service from Detroit to Seoul on 21 January. Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the right-hand Rolls-Royce ...
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NewsAirbus to take $4 billion provision to settle fraud and corruption investigations
Airbus has disclosed that it will take a provision of €3.6 billion ($4 billion) to cover penalty payments following its preliminary agreements to settle investigations by three states into alleged corruption in its activities. The agreements in principle centre on probes by UK, French and US regulators and remain subject ...
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NewsSAA secures critical funding while business rescue plan is finalised
South African Airways has secured offers from a financial institution to provide the additional critical funding necessary to bridge the period until its business rescue plan is adopted. The beleaguered flag-carrier says its business rescue practitioners have held “fruitful” discussions with the Development Bank of Southern Africa, based at Midrand ...
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NewsLeonardo acquires Kopter in a deal worth at least $185m
The deal comes as Kopter says it expects to concurrently receive airworthiness certificates from the FAA and EASA in 2020, regulatory approval that will clear the way for the upstart aerospace manufacturer to deliver its first helicopter before the end of the year.
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NewsPratt & Whitney works to clear GTF retrofit backlog
Pratt & Whitney is still working through a retrofit effort to fix the three major issues afflicting PW1000G-series engines, but expects the activity to be concluded this year.
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NewsUnited Technologies sees 90-day 737 Max production halt
United Technologies (UTC) forecasts that Boeing will suspend production of the 737 Max for around 90 days, then start building the narrowbody again at a rate of 21 aircraft per month.