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NewsRAAF to receive first MC-55A at end of 2023; IOC in 2024
Canberra aims to complete flight testing of its Gulfstream/L3Harris MC-55A Peregrine electronic warfare aircraft in mid-2023.
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NewsAtlas takes another 747-8F, bringing Boeing’s 747 backlog to just three
Boeing has delivered to Atlas Air another 747-8 Freighter, leaving the airframer with just three undelivered 747-8Fs and bringing the jumbo jet’s 50-year-plus production run one step nearer to the end.
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NewsKC-46 certificated for use in nearly all daily refuelling missions: USAF
The US Air Force says the troubled KC-46 aerial tanker is now approved to support 97% of the daily joint force air refuelling demands.
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NewsSpirit’s planned combination with Frontier faces fresh opposition
Spirit Airlines is facing fresh opposition to its planned acquisition by Frontier Airlines, with investors suing to stop the deal and a management consulting firm recommending against it.
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NewsLithuania crowdfunds Bayraktar drone for Ukrainian military
A crowdfunding effort organised by a journalist in the Baltic nation raised more than $6 million to purchase an armed drone for the Ukrainian armed forces.
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NewsNepal tightens flight safety guidelines following Tara Air crash
Nepal’s civil aviation regulators are looking to tighten guidelines for aircraft operations in adverse weather conditions, following the fatal crash of a Tara Air turboprop on 29 May.
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NewsJapan’s Nakanihon operates first SAF-powered helicopter flight
Japan’s Nakanihon Air has operated the country’s first helicopter flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel in collaboration with Airbus Helicopters.
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NewsCaribbean-based Sky High Aviation receives its first E190
Dominican airline Sky High Aviation received its first E190, becoming the first Caribbean-based carrier to fly an airframe in the E-Jet line.
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NewsDe Havilland completes first flight of CL-415 with new Collins avionics
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada on 30 May completed first flight of a CL-415 water bomber upgraded with Collins Aerospace Pro Line Fusion avionics.
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NewsEuropean sixth-generation fighter stays stalled amid industrial rancour
Ongoing tensions between the industrial partners involved in a tri-national effort to develop a sixth-generation fighter appear no closer to resolution, with efforts to progress the project still stalled.
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Paid contentCollins Aerospace Leads the Way in Thermoplastic Composite Manufacturing
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NewsLufthansa set to take first 787 this summer
Lufthansa is set to take delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 this summer as it prepares to launch the Dreamliner on flights to Toronto.
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NewsDelta chief predicts air travel demand will settle above pre-Covid levels
The experience of living through a pandemic is likely to prompt people to travel more than they did pre-Covid, according Delta Air Lines chief executive Ed Bastian.
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NewsChinook wins out in German heavy-lift helicopter contest
Germany intends to acquire 60 Boeing CH-47 Chinooks for a long-running effort to replace the elderly Sikorsky CH-53G helicopters operated by its air force.
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NewsDelta still in talks with Boeing over 737 Max order
Delta Air Lines is continuing talks with Boeing about an order for 737 Max jets, the carrier’s chief executive Ed Bastian confirmed on 1 June.
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Paid contentHow to plan cost-effective engine MRO
At over 200 engines, the LATAM V2500 engine fleet is big. Taking into account that the aircraft are based across multiple countries in different regulations and jurisdictions, and a whole range of climates, it is also complex. Not to mention that each engine has five modules and up to 30,000 ...
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NewsComair forced to suspend flights as it seeks fresh funds
South African carrier Comair has suspended scheduled flights as it bids to secure additional funding to enable it to resume services.
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NewsUK details revised schedule for Typhoon’s ECRS Mk2 radar introduction
Leonardo UK will deliver a first flight-test example of the ECRS Mk2 active electronically scanned array radar for the Eurofighter Typhoon before year-end, with the Royal Air Force’s service introduction schedule for the combination now targeted at the end of this decade.
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NewsSwiss WorldCargo joins Cathay, Lufthansa Cargo tie-up
Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo have added Swiss WorldCargo to their joint air cargo business arrangement.
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NewsBelavia axes planned revised service to Israel
Belarusian flag-carrier Belavia is having to scrap planned services to Israel, claiming that Israeli authorities have reversed a decision to allow the airline entry to Tel Aviv along a revised route. Belavia says it had received permission to operate from Minsk to Tel Aviv in mid-May and drawn up a ...