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NewsShortfalls in Armenian oversight concern EASA
Scrutiny of Armenian regulation is being stepped up after the country’s Civil Aviation Committee failed to convince European air safety specialists that it was providing sufficient oversight to carriers. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency discovered shortfalls in oversight when it carried out a visit to carriers Taron Avia and ...
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NewsGermany takes first H145 helicopter for SAR missions
Germany has received the first of an eventual seven Airbus Helicopters H145s to be used for search and rescue (SAR) missions by the army.
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AnalysisBoeing NMA future doubted after United orders 50 Airbus A321XLRs
The future of Boeing’s proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) seems more uncertain than ever thanks to United Airlines’ recent order for Airbus’s competing A321XLR. But it might still be a go.
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OpinionTen years after debut, can A400M sales take off?
It has certainly taken a long time, but Airbus at last looks to be entering smoother air with its long-troubled A400M Atlas tactical transport.
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OpinionThe weird parallel reality of the WTO spat
One of the most fascinating aspects of the World Trade Organization dispute has nothing to do with the boasts about penalties and tariffs, or the squabble over who gained the greatest advantage from government handouts – but rather the potential realities that might have materialised if the controversial financial support had never existed.
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NewsBoeing looks at laser-range finder for KC-46A refuelling boom
Boeing is researching adding a laser-range finder to the KC-46A Pegasus’ problem-plagued refuelling boom camera system.
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NewsKorea-produced LCH conducts first flight
The second prototype of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) 4.5t Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) has conducted its first flight.
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NewsKorean Air in support deal for A-10 tank killer
Korean Airlines Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) has received a $213 million contract to support US Air Force Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II attack planes deployed to South Korea.
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NewsSkyports secures funding for future expansion
UK Urban air mobility (UAM) infrastructure developer Skyports has secured £5.35 million ($7 million) in funding from what it calls “quality investors”, who share its vision of creating a global network of vertiports to support the nascent vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) air taxi market.
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NewsVolocopter gets key EASA approval
Urban air mobility company Volocopter has received a Design Organisation Approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), as it makes progress towards certification and commercial deployment.
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NewsFuselage mated for first PD-14-powered MC-21
Russian airframer Irkut has completed fuselage assembly of the first MC-21 to be fitted with the domestically-built Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine.
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NewsEl Al details Melbourne test flights
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is to operate at least three non-stop services to Melbourne over the course of April-May next year, as part of a test of ultra-long-haul operations. The airline’s reservations system reveals that it will start operating the LY87 service from Tel Aviv to the Australian city on ...
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NewsTextron Aviation plans layoffs after Longitude certification
Textron intends to cut 875 jobs as part of a restructuring that “principally impacts” Textron Aviation and Textron’s industrial division.
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NewsElbit upgrades will give MD 530G Hellfire and APKWS
MD Helicopters intends to upgrade its MD 530G Block II scout attack helicopter with an integrated weapons system made by Elbit Systems that would make the aircraft capable of carrying and firing Hellfire missiles.
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NewsCollins, Aerothai, ADCC partner to improve Asia-Pacific tarmac operations
Asia’s airport tarmacs are busier than ever, but Collins and its partners believe improved data and communications can boost safety, efficiency, and even capacity.
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NewsUSAF searches for Boeing E-4B aerial command center replacement
The US Air Force (USAF) has started searching for a new airborne command, control and communications operations center to replace the Boeing E-4B, and the service is asking US defence manufacturers for input.
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NewsArmenian authority placed under closer EU safety monitoring
Armenia’s civil aviation regulator has been placed under increased monitoring by European safety authorities as part of a revision of the European Commission airline blacklist.
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NewsAvolon trims A350 order as A330neo commitment rises
Lessor Avolon appears to have dropped four Airbus A350-900s from its total order for 14 of the type.
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NewsChilean carrier Sky orders 10 A321XLRs
Chilean low-carrier Sky has ordered 10 Airbus A321XLRS and arranged a training partnership with the airframer.
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NewsEU appeals latest WTO ruling against Airbus
European Union representatives have lodged an appeal against the latest findings from a World Trade Organization panel regarding the long-running transatlantic subsidies dispute. The WTO’s findings distributed on 2 December stated that the EU side had failed to show that German and UK subsidy to the Airbus A350 had been ...