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Airbus resorts to legal steps to resolve Qatar A350 skin-paint dispute
Airbus is to take legal steps in a bid to resolve a dispute over the surface paint quality on A350 twinjets, having been unable to settle the matter with Qatar Airways. Qatar Airways has been notably vocal about the issue of paint degradation on its A350 fleet, even taking steps ...
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Piaggio sale stalls as preferred bidder fails to table offer
Piaggio Aerospace has restarted talks with potential buyers after a previous exclusive bidder failed to submit a concrete offer for the Italian airframer.
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IATA joins African airline body in calling for Omicron travel bans to be rescinded
Global airline association IATA has urged governments to drop the travel bans implemented in response to the Omicron variant of Covid-19, citing World Health Organization advice on the issue.
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Heart picks G3000 avionics for all-electric ES-19
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace has selected Garmin to supply the G3000 avionics suite for its in-development ES-19 electric regional aircraft.
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IBF-equipped H145 helicopters banned from flights in snow
Airbus Helicopters has banned H145 light-twins fitted with inlet barrier filters (IBFs) from flying in snowy conditions after a Norwegian air ambulance operator experienced engine failure on the type.
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Investing in nature for a net-zero future
Offsetting and nature’s role in aviation’s net-zero ambition
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S7 A321neo was only partially de-iced before in-flight upset
Russian investigators have disclosed that the Airbus A321neo involved in a serious in-flight upset after taking off from Magadan had been de-iced only on its wing surfaces and stabiliser. Federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia states that the S7 Airlines aircraft was parked for two-and-a-half hours in heavy snowfall, leading to ...
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General Atomics unveils Mojave STOL UAV for dirt runways or aircraft carriers
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems unveiled a new medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle on 9 December that can take off and land in as little as 500ft, including from dirt runways or aircraft carriers.
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Indian defence chief killed in air force Mi-17 crash
The Indian air force has launched an investigation following the fatal crash of a Mil Mi-17 on 8 December in which 13 passengers and crew died, including the nation’s Chief of the Defence Staff.
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Decarbonising aviation: Cleared for Take-Off
What will it take to make aviation net zero by 2050? Download our report. Paid content by Shell Aviation
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Re-opened routes lift Rolls-Royce civil engine flying hours
Rolls-Royce’s level of large civil engine flying hours has recovered to around 50% of the pre-crisis figure in 2019, benefiting from the re-opening of transatlantic services and other important route sectors. The level has risen from the average of about 43% in the first half of the year, the company ...
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Decarbonising aviation: mapping a flightpath to net-zero
Aviation is vital for social and economic progress but if the world is to continue to benefit from flight, the sector must decarbonise.
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Paris and Amsterdam airport operators start untying cross-shareholding pact
Paris Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Schiphol airports’ operators have started unwinding their cross-participation share agreement, after opting not to extend it further. Groupe ADP and Royal Schiphol Group sealed the agreement in 2008, each company taking an 8% shareholding in the other. It reflected the combination of their main ...
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Vietnam details international border reopening plans
Vietnam has firmed up details of its international border reopening, which will kick off from 15 December, as it calls the move “necessary” in promoting the recovery of its travel sector.
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Why SAF is set to take off
Although challenges remain with scaling up aviation’s use of sustainable aviation fuel, it remains key to achieving the industry’s carbon targets
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Allegiant sees Mexico as a “green field”: CEO
A week after Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus and Allegiant Air applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for a transborder commercial alliance, the US discount carrier’s chief executive Maurice Gallagher says Mexico is a “green field” that holds many possibilities for the airline.
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First A320P2F completes maiden test flight from Singapore
The first Airbus A320 under EFW’s passenger-to-freighter conversion programme has completed its first flight from Singapore, paving the way for eventual service entry in 2022.
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Australia’s competition watchdog approves Sydney Airport takeover
Australia’s competition watchdog has cleared the proposed takeover of Sydney Airport, stating that the deal — valued at around A$23.6 billion ($16.9 billion) — was “unlikely” to reduce competition “in a market that already has such little competition”.
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Southwest predicts it will be profitable in Q4 and 2022
Southwest Airlines now expects its fourth quarter financial results will be better than previously anticipated, and predicts it will turn profits in the period and in 2022.
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Marine Corps expand AH-1Z Viper’s ship-hunting capabilities with JAGM tests
The US Marine Corps in November finished testing the Bell AH-1Z Viper’s ability to launch AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles at maritime targets – a capability the service sees as having potential to prevent enemy ships from transiting littoral zones.