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NewsEASA all-weather operations revision aims to increase airport accessibility
Europe’s aviation safety authority is proposing a regulatory revision intended to increase the number of medium-sized airports accessible to flights, by updating all-weather operations frameworks. This revision will take account of new technological advances to support safe operations to airports in low-visibility conditions. “While large aerodromes are, for the most ...
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Paid contentTowards emissions-free aviation: Hydrogen is the future
As the industry paves the way for emissions-free flight, MTU Aero Engines has high hopes for hydrogen and sees three possible uses for it: As a fuel it should be used right away. Direct combustion in gas turbines is also possible as well as converting it into electricity by means ...
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NewsAirlines and airports warn Covid-19 checks could cause ‘summer chaos’
An “unprecedented operational challenge” is ahead for airlines and airports in the coming months, as they grapple with time-consuming Covid-19 checks and space-constrained facilities during the expected recovery in passenger traffic, according to key industry trade bodies.
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NewsFrankfurt reopens refreshed Terminal 2 for first time since pandemic
Frankfurt Airport has reopened its Terminal 2 facility this morning for the first time since the pandemic as hopes grow for increased demand this summer.
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NewsAustrian completes phase-out of Dash 8 fleet
Austrian Airlines carried out its last De Havilland Dash 8-Q400 turboprop flight on 31 May, completing the retirement of the type from its fleet.
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NewsAuditor questions Indonesia AirAsia’s future amid full-year losses
The parent company of Indonesia AirAsia plunged to the red in its full-year earnings, as its auditors cast “significant doubt” on the carrier’s future.
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NewsIAI signs $200 million UAV contract with Asian customer
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a $200 million contract with an unnamed country in Asia related to its Heron unmanned air vehicle (UAV).
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NewsVietnam suspends international flights to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam’s two main international gateways Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi will temporarily suspend inbound international flights for at least one week as the country battles its largest surge in Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began.
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NewsSIA says liquidity sufficient to ride out Covid-19
Singapore Airlines has expressed confidence that it has the cash to ride out the coronavirus pandemic, as it also seeks to lower its monthly cash burn.
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NewsHoneywell, Insitu announce work with Australian UAV makers
Honeywell and Insitu Pacific have both announced agreements with Australian companies related to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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NewsAPAC traffic recovery stymied by restrictions in April: AAPA
Renewed border restrictions and domestic lockdowns across Asian economies in April have “quelled hopes of a meaningful resumption in international travel” for Asia-Pacific airlines.
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NewsAeroflot inaugurates new Krasnoyarsk hub
Aeroflot has formally inaugurated its new international hub at Krasnoyarsk, intended to complement its Moscow Sheremetyevo base. It intends to open services from 1 June, with the first flight SU2878 operating to Blagoveshchensk. Blagoveshchensk will be one of five initial routes on the Krasnoyarsk network which will also include Krasnodar, ...
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AnalysisBelavia faces setback to recovery at crucial point in its modernisation
Just a couple of days before the Ryanair diversion incident pitched Belrusian flag-carrier Belavia into a new crisis, it started putting its first Boeing 737 Max into operation as part of its efforts to clamber out of the current one. Belavia agreed in 2018 to lease a batch of Max ...
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NewsLeonardo Helicopters plans new unmanned demonstrator in UK
Leonardo Helicopters’ UK operation has begun initial design work on a clean-sheet 3t-class unmanned rotorcraft which could be flying by 2024.
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Paid contentDefending across the domains
The interoperability of security assets in air, land, sea, satellite and cyber is crucial to modern military thinking. This will be a key focus of the World Defense Show next March
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NewsThailand’s watchdog completes review of Korean Air-Asiana merger
Korean Air has cleared another milestone in its planned acquisition of compatriot Asiana Airlines, most recently with Thailand’s competition watchdog.
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AnalysisP&W matures low-emission technologies but near-term focus rests on GTF
A cadre of engineers and scientists at Pratt & Whitney and other companies within the Raytheon Technologies group are busy advancing next-generation technologies, like electric propulsion and the use of hydrogen fuel.
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NewsMyanmar suspends select domestic routes to curb Covid-19 surge
Myanmar’s airlines have temporarily suspended flights to six domestic airports from 29 May to 8 June, in line with the government’s movement restrictions for certain townships to curb a rise in Covid-19 cases that began last week.
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NewsJapanese operators Air Do, Solaseed Air to merge
Japanese regional operators Air Do and Solaseed Air will merge by 2022, in what appears to be the first signs of consolidation in the country’s airline market in recent years.
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NewsSingapore takes delivery of first CH-47F
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has started taking delivery of its new Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters.