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Taichung airport to get third terminal, eyes greater international connectivity
Taichung international airport is to get a third passenger terminal, as it prioritises restoring – and expanding – international flights in the coming months.
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Australian E-7A to support Ukraine supply effort
Canberra will send a single Boeing E-7A Wedgetail early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft for a six-month deployment in Germany.
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SIA Engineering and Eaton to set up Malaysia component MRO unit
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) is to form a component MRO joint venture in Malaysia with aerospace firm Eaton, its latest foray in the Malaysian aerospace market.
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Northern Pacific to launch first passenger flights this week: CEO
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued Northern Pacific Airways an air carrier certificate, clearing the way for the start-up airline to begin passenger flights later this week.
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Canada Jetlines plans to expand charter flights to Guyana and Greenland
Start-up carrier Canada Jetlines has recently shown intention to expand its charter operations beyond North America.
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Boeing keeps 737 delivery goal despite collapse of bridge used to transport fuselages
Boeing still expects to meet its 737 delivery target this year despite facing a significant logistical hurdle imposed by the recent collapse of a railway bridge used to transport fuselages.
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USAF MQ-9 crash in Europe attributed to pilot error
The results of an initial accident investigation indicate that “channelised attention” led the pilot of a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 UAV to respond incorrectly to a warning indication, causing an unrecoverable crash of the remotely piloted aircraft.
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Fernandes to focus on AirAsia and digital push after ending football interest
Capital A chief executive Tony Fernandes has sold his interest in English football club Queens Park Rangers in order to focus on AirAsia and its associated units.
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Airbus formally inaugurates new Toulouse A320neo-family assembly line
Airbus has formally inaugurated a new A320neo-family final assembly line at its Toulouse manufacturing facility, which will support the airframer’s single-aisle ramp-up strategy. The assembly line will be capable of producing variants including the A321neo, which has recently become the most-ordered aircraft variant in Airbus’s range. It has already commenced ...
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Sweden approved for AMRAAM purchase, adding to surge in orders
Approval of the aspiring NATO member’s AMRAAM purchase request by US arms regulators will add to surge of orders for the battle-tested Raytheon air-to-air missile.
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LOT optimistic over prospects as it eases back to profitability
Polish flag-carrier LOT’s new chief executive, Michal Fijol, says he is “cautiously optimistic” about the airline’s prospects following its return to profitability last year. The carrier turned in a net profit of zl113.7 million ($28 million) for 2022 – compared with the previous full-year loss of nearly zl1.33 billion – ...
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Initial work begins on Merlin life-extension studies for Royal Navy
Leonardo Helicopters and Lockheed Martin UK have each been awarded contracts worth £1.8 million ($2.29 million) to evaluate how to keep the Royal Navy’s AW101 Merlin fleet operational until 2040.
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EasyJet blames ATC delays as it cancels 1,700 summer flights
EasyJet has cancelled around 1,700 flights from its summer schedule, blaming European airspace and ATC challenges.
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Rheinmetall picks Weeze for new F-35 fuselage plant
Germany’s Rheinmetall is to build a new factory to produce fuselages for the Lockheed Martin F-35 at a site in Weeze in the far west of the country.
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A350 orders edge into four figures a decade after maiden flight
Orders for Airbus A350s have passed 1,000 for the first time, after nearly 60 of the twinjets were added to the backlog during the Paris air show. Airbus unveiled the aircraft as the A350 XWB in July 2006, and formally launched the programme in December, replacing an earlier concept which ...
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Grounded Go First seeks bidders
Administrators for grounded Indian budget carrier Go First have launched a call for expressions of interest in the airline.
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USAF F-35As operate marathon sortie from Alaska to Japan
Lockheed Martin F-35As operated by the US Air Force (USAF) have performed a long-range sortie from North America to Japan simulating a combat mission.
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Elbit wins Asia-Pacific contract for two ATR patrol aircraft
Elbit Systems has secured a $114 million contract with an unnamed Asia-Pacific nation to supply two long-range patrol aircraft.
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Alliance signs component MOU with aerospace firm Quickstep
Australian aerospace firm Quickstep has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with regional operator Alliance Aviation covering component services for the latter’s Embraer E190 fleet.