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NewsAura Aero lines up €150m Toulouse Francazal factory for 2025 production
French hybrid-electric aircraft start-up Aura Aero has detailed plans for a new 40,000sq m (431,000sq ft) factory at Toulouse Francazal airport capable of building up to 150 aircraft per year.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic formally joins SkyTeam
Virgin Altantic has formally entered SkyTeam today, joining transatlantic joint venture partners Delta Air Lines, Air France and KLM in the global alliance.
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NewsLufthansa Group to take first A350-1000s as part of 22-strong widebody order
Lufthansa Group is ordering 15 more Airbus A350s, including its first -1000s, and seven additional Boeing 787s for delivery from the middle of this decade.
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InterviewLeonardo Helicopters boss Cutillo confident as rotorcraft market gains lift
Resurgent civil segment allied to increased defence spending helped the airframer to deliver a strong performance in 2022, but challenges remain as the company attempts to usher next generation of products into service.
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NewsSmartLynx parent Avia Solutions establishes Irish headquarters
Wet-lease operator SmartLynx’s parent company, Avia Solutions Group, has taken the strategic step of shifting its headquarters to Ireland. The company, previously based in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, says it selected Dublin as its new site owing to Ireland’s close associations with aviation firms. “Ireland is known as the hub ...
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NewsLufthansa extends Spohr’s contract for five more years
Lufthansa Group has extended the contract of chief executive Carsten Spohr for another five years, alongside that of chief financial officer Remco Steenbergen.
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NewsSichuan’s SAID to take Precision Conversions A321 freighter for Chinese service
Chinese operator Sichuan Aviation Industry Development is committing to converted Airbus A321 freighters, with the first to be inducted this month. The company is to introduce aircraft modified under the scheme of US-based 321 Precision Conversions. This conversion work will be undertaken in the Chinese city of Chengdu, by Sichuan ...
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NewsIraqi Airways takes delivery of first 737 Max
Iraqi Airways has taken delivery of a Boeing 737 Max 8, the first of the re-engined variant in the flag-carrier’s fleet. The twinjet (YI-ASL) departed Seattle for Reykjavik before arriving in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, on 26 February. Iraqi Airways says it held a ceremony marking the aircraft’s introduction, attended ...
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NewsAutoFlight flies Prosperity I eVTOL demonstrator on ‘record’ 135nm sortie
Air taxi developer AutoFlight has completed a long-distance flight of its newest demonstrator aircraft, a feat the company says proves the design’s viability and aids its path toward certification.
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NewsSouth African start-up Suid Cargo ties up with Kenya’s Astral for fleet capacity
South African start-up Suid Cargo Airlines is intending to commence services in the second quarter of this year, initially leasing a Boeing 727-200 freighter. The airline says it will lease the trijet from Kenyan company Astral Aviation, but also use other freighters in its fleet – including a Boeing 757, ...
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NewsRussian airspace condition attached to Virgin’s entry on Korean route
Virgin Atlantic’s entry on the London Heathrow-Seoul route, a remedy for the Korean Air-Asiana merger, is itself conditional on the opening of Russian airspace. The carrier is being granted access to the route, with support from Korean Air, as part of a framework agreement to obtain UK competition clearance for ...
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NewsAsia-Pacific international traffic sees strong start to year: AAPA
Asia-Pacific carriers had a good start to the new year, helped by strong travel demand which was buoyed by the peak Lunar New Year travel period, though cargo demand weakend further.
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NewsParamount prepares to integrate weapons with Mwari
The light surveillance aircraft has been in service with an undisclosed African launch customer since late last year.
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NewsLockheed will complete Australian F-35 deliveries by year-end
The manufacturer of the advanced fighter says it remains on track to deliver the last of Canberra’s 72 planned F-35s this year, despite an ongoing pause on flight operations that is holding up the turnover of new aircraft.
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NewsUSAF KC-10 visits Avalon as swan song approaches
The US Air Force’s McDonnell Douglas KC-10 refuelling aircraft has made what is likely to be one of its last international airshow appearances before the type is retired.
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NewsGA-ASI feels MQ-9B still essential for Australian army
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) remains hopeful of an MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicle (UAV) sale to Australia, following the cancellation of a major requirement in 2022.
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In depth‘More missiles in the cupboard’: Australia pushes domestic munitions production
Under a national defence initiative, Canberra is working with Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to develop a manufacturing base capable of producing precision-guided weapons domestically.
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NewsDominican Republic’s Arajet applies to US DOT to launch routes to the USA
Arajet, a new low-cost start-up carrier based in the Dominican Republic, has applied to the US government to launch routes between the Caribbean country and the United States.
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NewsMcKenzie succeeds Hyslop as Boeing’s chief engineer
Boeing’s head of commercial aviation engineering Howard McKenzie became the company’s chief engineer on 1 March, succeeding Greg Hyslop, who is set to retire in June.
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NewsDelta pilots approve new contract
Pilots at Delta Air Lines have approved a new contract that will give them a 34% pay increase by 2026.