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NewsAir Canada Q1 ends on positive note, upward trajectory continues
Air Canada says that after an Omicron-fuelled dip in the first weeks of the year, the first quarter of 2022 ended on a positive note, and it expects that momentum to continue.
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NewsJetBlue cuts Q2 capacity growth as it attempts to ‘create resiliency’
JetBlue Airways will cut capacity growth as it looks to “create resiliency” in its operations ahead of what promises to be a busy summer travel season.
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NewsNew jamming pod will defeat Russian air defence radars, Hensoldt says
Germany’s Hensoldt has developed and trialled a ‘Kalaetron Attack’ electronic warfare system, which the company says “jams even the latest Russian [air defence] radars”.
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NewsH2Fly powers ahead with flight-test campaign
German hydrogen powertrain specialist H2Fly is continuing to ramp-up flight testing of its fuel cell-powered HY4 aircraft ahead of a planned pause later this summer as it switches to a new fuel type.
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NewsUK MoD launches space-based surveillance push with Carbonite+ contract
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ordered the first part of a future space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance constellation, with Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) awarded £22 million ($27.9 million) to provide the Carbonite+ spacecraft.
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NewsUK airlines baulk at Heathrow’s downbeat winter travel outlook
An association representing UK airlines does not share the downbeat winter season outlook released by Heathrow airport this week, accusing the London hub of seeking to “drive up passenger charges”.
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NewsGE Aviation Q1 profit jumps on service revenue, but engine sales slump
GE Aviation’s number of commercial aircraft engine shipments slipped year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022, and the company continues dealing with supply chain issues.
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NewsASL supports Fokker development of 737 satellite-based guidance modification
ASL Airlines France has co-operated with Dutch aerospace firm Fokker Services on a satellite-based landing system modification for Boeing 737s. The LPV modification allows operators to conduct approaches down to localiser performance, or localiser performance with vertical guidance, minima. Fokker Services says that, from January 2024, all European instrument runways ...
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NewsQatar loses court bid to force Airbus to build cancelled A321neos
Qatar Airways has lost a bid to force Airbus to continue producing A321neo jets, after a judge in London dismissed a request from the airline after the airframer cancelled Qatar’s order for 50 of the type. FlightGlobal was in London’s High Court to hear the ruling on 26 April, which ...
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NewsUnited marks ‘historic’ transatlantic expansion
United Airlines will ramp up its transatlantic schedule this summer by introducing six new destinations and reinstating 18 routes in Europe and the Middle East, marking what the Star Alliance carrier calls its biggest expansion in history.
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NewsUSAF pins RQ-4B loss on crew error, control logic ignorance
Crew error and a misunderstanding of the aircraft’s control logic caused a Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Block 40 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to overshoot a runway and crash in a field 6.8 miles (10.9km) away.
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NewsThai AirAsia X marks return to service with Japan, South Korea relaunch
Long-haul, low-cost carrier Thai AirAsia X is set to resume operations in June, more than two years after suspending flights amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsHawaiian Airlines ties up with SpaceX’s Starlink for high-speed connectivity
US operator Hawaiian Airlines is to use the Starlink satellite system to provide high-speed internet services on its aircraft, claiming to be the first major carrier to tie up with the network. Starlink is the low-Earth orbit satellite network developed and deployed by private firm SpaceX, intended to enable internet ...
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NewsMHI expands Nagasaki engine component plant, eyes growth
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) aero engines unit is expanding its engine component facility in Nagasaki, as it forecasts an increase in demand for short- to medium-haul engines in the near term.
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NewsChina Eastern 737 crash clues point to few plausible causes
Aviation safety experts increasingly see only a few plausible reasons why a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plunged into the ground on 21 March, killing all 132 people aboard.
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NewsUnited Airlines adds codeshares with Singapore Airlines
United Airlines will expand its codeshare agreement with Singapore Airlines to include routes to 19 additional cities in the USA and Asia-Pacific region.
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NewsUS Army seeks replacement for Stinger anti-aircraft missile
The Army says the venerable heat-seeking missile will become obsolete in the coming year.
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NewsBell and Boeing vie for Polish attack helicopter contract
Poland has shortlisted the Bell AH-1Z Viper and Boeing AH-6HE Apache for its ongoing attack helicopter requirement.
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NewsAmpaire starts ground tests of hybrid-electric Grand Caravan
Ampaire has begun ground tests of a Cessna Grand Caravan equipped with the US developer’s hybrid-electric propulsion system.
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NewsA220 operators told to check pins removed from evacuation slide canisters
Operators of Airbus A220s are being instructed to check the emergency slides of passenger exits to ensure that safety pins are removed from escape slide inflation canisters. The urgent directive has been issued by Transport Canada. It states that inspections of two forward passenger slides of in-service aircraft found that ...