All news – Page 501
-
News
Bell eyes law enforcement opportunities for 429s in Asia-Pacific
Bell is optimistic about growing the number of law enforcement operators of its Bell 429 light-twin rotorcraft, including around the Asia-Pacific region.
-
News
Future beckons as AirAsia X completes debt restructuring formalities
Malaysia long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X has completed all formalities of its debt restructuring, paving the way for a planned fundraising.
-
News
FlyZero warns on UK aerospace jobs if hydrogen research funding does not materialise
UK clean aviation research body FlyZero has called for the UK government and aerospace industry to invest rapidly in the development of next-generation propulsion, fuel and airframe technologies or risk losing the country’s prominent position in the global supply chain.
-
News
Aeromexico emerges from Chapter 11 process
Aeromexico has successfully completed its restructuring and emerged from bankruptcy protection almost two years after Covid-19 forced it to enter the process.
-
News
IAG to secure exclusivity on Air Europa acquisition through loan to Globalia
IAG has agreed to loan Air Europa parent Globalia €100 million ($111 million) over seven years in a deal that gives the pan-European group exclusivity on rights to purchase the Spanish airline.
-
News
Canada to end pre-entry Covid testing requirement for international arrivals
Canada will end its pre-entry coronavirus testing requirement for inbound international travellers who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
-
News
Latest NMH contender breaks cover and touts ‘evolved and renewed’ Black Hawk bid
A surprise contender for the UK’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement has broken cover, pitching pre-owned Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks that would be extensively upgraded at a new facility in the northeast of England.
-
News
Production of New Zealand’s first Boeing P-8A gets underway
Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has started producing the first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for New Zealand, putting Boeing on track to deliver that country’s first P-8A this year.
-
News
Half of world’s top airline markets free of restrictions for vaccinated travellers: IATA
Half of the world’s top 50 air travel markets are now open to vaccinated international travellers without Covid-19 quarantine or testing requirements, according to IATA, amid increasing momentum towards the relaxation of border controls.
-
News
Textron moves to snap up Pipistrel
Slovenian electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel is to be acquired by US conglomerate Textron, parent company of Beechcraft, Bell and Cessna.
-
News
Iceland’s Play optimistic of achieving positive second-half earnings
Icelandic low-cost carrier Play expects to start turning in positive earnings in the second half of this year, as its transatlantic network matures. The airline has disclosed a $22.5 million net loss for 2021 – the carrier started services in June last year – on revenues of $16.4 million. It ...
-
News
USA greenlights MH-60R sale to Spain
US officials have approved the possible sale to Spain of eight Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission helicopters for operation by the country’s navy.
-
News
Investigators probe Ryanair 737 dip below Malaga approach path
Spanish investigators are probing an incident in which a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 dipped below minimum height thresholds during a second approach to Malaga. The aircraft (EI-EVR) had been inbound to the Spanish resort on 6 March. According to investigation authority CIAIAC, the 737 was approaching runway 12 when its crew ...
-
News
Comair starts restoring services after regulator lifts AOC suspension
South African authorities have lifted the suspension of carrier Comair, satisfied that the airline has addressed safety concerns which forced its grounding for five days. Comair was grounded after an audit following an audit which commenced on 7 March. The audit had been initiated after a “spate of occurrences”, says ...
-
News
Lockheed names company veteran as new Skunk Works boss
Lockheed Martin has named John Clark as the new head of the company’s Advanced Development Programs unit, more popularly known as Skunk Works.
-
News
China Airlines eyes short, medium-haul recovery
China Airlines expects its short- to medium-haul passenger network to recover first, with long-haul recovery expected to be “full of challenges” in the near-term given rising fuel prices.
-
News
E-3 insufficient for timely detection of J-20: Pacific Air Forces chief
US Air Force (USAF) General Kenneth Wilsbach says that the Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS fleet is suffering significant obsolescence issues, and that the Boeing F-15EX is ideally suited to conflict in North Asia.
-
News
Washington to supply Ukraine with AeroVironment drones: report
A new US government aid package to Ukraine may include AeroVironment Switchblade drones designed to take out light-armoured vehicles.
-
News
Dassault Falcon 6X certification on track as twinjet wraps up cold weather testing
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X business jet has completed cold weather testing as the ultra-wide-cabin aircraft progresses towards certification expected later this year.
-
News
Volotea to take six more A320s in 2022
Pan-European carrier Volotea will add six more Airbus A320s to its fleet this year as it continues to expand beyond its pre-Covid capacity. The Spain-headquartered airline – which focuses on serving mid-sized European cities – transitioned to an all-Airbus fleet last year following the early retirement of its Boeing 717s ...