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NewsFirst Il-76 built on automated line transferred for flight-testing
United Aircraft has transferred for ground- and flight-testing the first Ilyushin Il-76 to be manufactured on the advanced assembly line established at its Aviastar facility. The Il-76MD-90A four-engined heavy transport has been formally sent to the flight-test station at Ulyanovsk. United Aircraft revealed last year that a new digital automated ...
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NewsEasyJet ready to ‘flex up’ capacity after pandemic-hit first-half loss
Low-cost carrier EasyJet expects to fly only 15% of its capacity in the current quarter after posting a pre-tax loss of €701 million for the first half of its fiscal year.
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NewsSIA Group to take 32 deliveries despite very weak demand
Singapore Airlines Group expects to take delivery of 32 aircraft in the coming 12 months including eight Boeing 737 Max 8, although it is uncertain when the type will return to service in the region.
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NewsSubaru Bell 412EPX marks first delivery
Subaru has conducted the first delivery of the Subaru Bell 412EPX, with the rotorcraft going to Japan’s National Police Agency.
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NewsCollins, Ameco expand Air China support pact
Collins Aerospace has expanded its agreement with MRO firm Ameco to support Air China’s aircraft fleet.
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NewsSIA announces S$6.2 billion convertible bond issue
Following massive losses for its 2020/21 financial year, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has moved to further shore up its cash position with a S$6.2 billion ($4.6 billion) convertible bond issue.
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NewsQantas flags A$2 billion loss amid further job cuts, wage freeze
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to cost the Qantas Group A$16 billion ($12.4 billion) in lost revenue, though airline chief Alan Joyce believes it is “slowly starting to turn the corner”.
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NewseVTOL developer Wisk files motion for preliminary injunction against Archer
Urban air mobility aircraft developer Wisk Aero has filed a court motion to prevent competitor Archer Aviation from using what it calls its “confidential trade secrets” it claims Archer stole, before the case goes to trial.
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NewsUS Air Force tests using F-15’s EPAWSS to clear path for F-35
At its Northern Edge 21 exercises in Alaska, the US Air Force (USAF) tested the Boeing F-15 conducting an electronic attack to clear a path for a Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter.
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NewsFAA dishing out hefty fines to combat surge in ‘unruly’ air passengers
The Federal Administration has been dishing out more and higher fines in recent weeks to combat a surge disturbances caused by “unruly” passengers, including incidents involving violence against flight crew.
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NewsAer Lingus details cuts at Shannon and Cork bases
Aer Lingus is to permanently close its cabin crew base at Shannon airport as part of a series of cost-savings measures after warning there will be redundancies as it emerges smaller from the pandemic.
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NewsInflation warning as business aviation readies for recovery
Shortages and rising prices of parts among threats facing industry, chief executives caution.
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NewsCourt rules against KLM and TAP state aid approvals
A court has annulled European Commission decisions approving state aid for KLM and TAP Air Portugal, judging that it failed to consider all factors, though it has suspended the annulments until fresh decisions are made.
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NewsSingapore Airlines retires four Boeing 777-300ERs early
Singapore Airlines has retired four Boeing 777-300ERs earlier than expected, as part of its wider culling of aircraft it has “deemed surplus to fleet requirements”.
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NewsJetBlue to begin JFK-Heathrow flights in August, Gatwick flights in September
JetBlue Airways will begin daily flights between New York John F Kennedy International airport and London Heathrow on 11 August, followed on 29 September with daily JFK-London Gatwick flights.
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NewsEmbattled SIA plunges to record losses in ‘toughest year’ yet
In what it called the “toughest year in its history”, Singapore Airlines Group slumped to a record S$4.3 billion ($3.2 billion) full-year net loss, dragged down hefty impairment costs.
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NewsEASA sees start of electric air taxi services in 2024 as study reveals public approval
Paying passengers are likely to be flying in electric-powered air taxis in Europe by the middle of the decade, the bloc’s chief aviation safety regulator believes, but fully autonomous operations are likely to be some way off.
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NewsAir Astana to shift some jets to Irish register under new regulatory pact
Some of the aircraft operated by Kazakh carrier Air Astana are set to be transferred to the Irish registry under a new regulatory services agreement between the two countries. Under ICAO standards such a formal arrangement enables aircraft operated in one country to be registered in another. The agreement between ...
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NewsCrosswind limit breach cited in Yak-40 excursion at St Petersburg
Russian investigators believe a serious runway excursion incident involving Yakovlev Yak-40 at St Petersburg resulted from a breach of crosswind limitations during landing. The Vologda Aviation Enterprise trijet had been arriving from Vologda on 9 April and touched down on Pulkovo airport’s runway 10R. Rain and crosswinds from the right ...
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NewsUnited Engine nears ignition test of prototype PD-8 for Superjet
Russia’s United Engine is preparing to start testing the first prototype core of the Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplant intended for the Sukhoi Superjet 100. Assembly of the core has been completed and the bench tests are aimed at verifying that the main performance parameters of the engine are in line with ...