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DLR to set up ‘world’s largest’ power-to-liquid jet fuel research facility
German aerospace research centre DLR is to set up a new platform aimed at ramping up the development of power-to-liquid (PtL) e-fuels for aviation, after receiving a €12.7 million ($13.7 million) government grant for the project.
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Juneyao Air receives first A321neo assembled in Tianjin
Juneyao Air has taken delivery of the first Airbus A321neo to be completed at the airframer’s final assembly line (FAL) in Tianjin.
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Aeromexico 787 hit Schiphol tractor after taxiing prematurely
Dutch investigators believe an Aeromexico Boeing 787-9 crew started to taxi without confirmation of clearance before the twinjet struck a pushback tractor at Amsterdam Schiphol last year. The crew of the aircraft, been parked at gate F3 on 11 June, had been cleared for engine start and pushback, and instructed ...
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Video shows China’s CJ-1000A engine in test flight
A video has emerged that appears to show the AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Corporation (ACAE) CJ-1000A high-bypass turbofan undergoing a test flight.
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Indonesia gets first A380 service with Emirates’ Bali up-gauge
Emirates is set to operate its Airbus A380s on daily flights to Bali, making it the first carrier to deploy the superjumbo to Indonesia.
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Short on fuel, F100 flew below landing minima
Qantas Group carrier Network Aviation has taken several safety actions after a Fokker F100 set down below landing minima in bad weather and short on fuel.
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Boeing and US Navy locked in dispute over lack of order for 20 F/A-18s
Congress has allocated funding for 20 additional Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets in the 2022 and 2023 defence budgets, but the US Navy wants Boeing to relinquish additional data rights on the type before it awards a production contract.
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Bombardier lifts production and revenue targets
Bombardier has hiked its two-year revenue projections and now expects in the coming years to significantly increase the pace at which it delivers business jets.
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EASA pilots fly AW609 for first time
Pilots working for the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have now flown the Leonardo Helicopters AW609 tiltrotor, matching their counterparts from the US regulator.
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Boeing donates $5.1 million to Embry-Riddle aviation safety centre
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has landed a $5.1 million donation from Boeing to support an aviation safety centre at the school’s campus in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Archer and United plan downtown Chicago-to-O’Hare air taxi route
US urban air mobility start-up Archer Aviation has added Chicago to its list of 2025 launch cities with an airport-to-downtown route planned to be operated by its in-development ”Midnight” aircraft.
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NATO declares initial operational capacity on Airbus tanker fleet
Seven of NATO’s planned 10 Airbus A330 Multi-role Tanker Transport jets are now in service, owned and operated directly by the alliance.
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Airlines for Europe names new managing director
Airlines for Europe has named Ourania Georgoutsakou as its new managing director following the departure in February of founding leader Thomas Reynaert.
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Lufthansa Cargo chief to become next head of Brussels Airlines
Lufthansa Cargo chief Dorothea von Boxberg will become the new chief executive of Brussels Airlines, following the recent departure of Peter Gerber.
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Oil firms must take blame for offshore helicopter shortages, consultancy argues
Oil companies will only “have themselves to blame” if they are forced to pay more for offshore helicopter transport services or see their operations hampered by the lack of available aircraft, a leading consultancy has argued.
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GE Aerospace’s history of 100% SAF testing
All GE Aerospace engines can operate on approved Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blends today. GE Aerospace also supports industry initiatives to qualify and adopt 100% SAF through its own testing and through industry collaborations.
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Avio Aero gears up to deliver final missing component to Airbus Racer project
Airbus Helicopters expects later this month to receive the crucial Avio Aero-built main gearbox (MGB) for its Racer high-speed rotorcraft, the final missing component holding up the demonstrator’s first flight.
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Rolls-Royce ready to run UltraFan ‘imminently’
A first ground run of Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan technology demonstrator is “imminent”, according to a senior company executive.
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Brussels Airlines boosts summer capacity through CityJet wet-lease deal
Brussels Airlines will operate 10% more European flights this summer than last, after signing an agreement to wet-lease two Bombardier CRJ900s from CityJet and taking delivery of two additional Airbus A320s.
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Post-storage Transavia 737’s loss of air data traced to unconnected pitot-static lines
Investigators have determined that a Transavia Boeing 737-700 brought out of storage during the pandemic departed Rotterdam without its pitot-static pressure lines being connected to their air-data modules, with a loss of crucial flight information to the pilots. The aircraft was operating to Alicante on 24 April 2021, and had ...