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NewsSafran advances hydrogen studies as part of future-fuel evaluation
Safran has launched a study alongside Ariane Group and Airbus examining the potential for hydrogen as a future fuel source for aviation.
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NewsIAG to operate 20% of capacity in first quarter after tumbling to €7.4bn loss
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG expects to operate just a fifth of its 2019 capacity in the first quarter after disclosing it swung to a €7.43 billion ($9.1 billion) operating loss last year. IAG posted a €1.47 billion loss for the fourth quarter, a period in which it operated ...
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NewsBangkok Airways posts 69% decline in full-year operating revenue
Bangkok Airways’ losses widened in 2020, as it reports a 69% decline in operating revenue to Bt7.95 billion ($262 million) for the year. Revenue from its airline business, which accounted for 55% of the company’s total revenue in 2020 versus 67% in 2019, was down 70% year-on-year to Bt5.64 billion ...
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NewsKelley Aerospace unveils supersonic combat drone concept
Singapore-based aerospace company Kelley Aerospace has officially launched its supersonic unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) concept, and has reportedly secured over 100 orders from undisclosed customers.
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NewsAustralian competition watchdog re-authorises American, Qantas joint venture
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) will re-authorise the joint venture between Qantas Airways and American Airlines across the Pacific.
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NewsAustralia first in Asia-Pacific to lift 737 Max grounding
Australia has become the first country in the Asia-Pacific to lift a ban on Boeing 737 Max flights to and from the country.
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NewsColombian civil aviation chief to head ICAO
Colombia’s Juan Carlos Salazar has been named as the new Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
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NewsFAA fines Boeing $6.6 million to settle three cases involving ODA failures
The Federal Aviation Administration has fined Boeing $6.6 million in penalties to settle three enforcement cases, including those related to its Organisation Designation Authorization (ODA) programme.
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NewsThai Airways to sell 10 747-400s as part of rehabilitation plan
Thai Airways International intends to put 10 Boeing 747-400s up for sale as part of its rehabilitation plan and has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to assess interest from buyers.
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NewsHK businessman becomes substantial shareholder of AirAsia Group
AirAsia Group has disclosed that existing shareholder Stanley Choi Chiu Fai is now a substantial shareholder, having acquired a chunk of new shares offered in the first tranche of the company’s private placement.
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NewsUSAF ponders Boeing E-3 Sentry replacement, some ask for Boeing E-7 Wedgetail
The US Air Force (USAF) is pondering replacing its Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne early warning and control aircraft and the commander of the Pacific Air Forces wants the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail.
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NewsDHL to source A321 freighter capacity through SmartLynx
Logistics specialist DHL Express is to introduce a pair of Airbus A321 freighters, to be operated by wet-lease capacity provider SmartLynx Malta. SmartLynx Malta had emerged last year as a customer for A321 freighters from Vallair as it sought to enter the cargo aircraft market. The company has reached a ...
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NewsUSAF to flight test Skyborg autonomous system at Orange Flag this summer
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to flight test its Skyborg autonomous aircraft technology during Orange Flag exercises this summer for the first time.
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NewsIsrael picks CH-53K as next heavy-lift helicopter
Israel has become the first export customer for the Sikorsky CH-53K, having selected the heavy-lift helicopter as a replacement for its fleet of elderly CH-53D ‘Yasur’ rotorcraft which have been in service since the 1960s.
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NewsAirlines warned slow action on CO2 means people will soon fly less
Europe’s airline industry has been warned that in the absence of concrete and speedy technological progress towards a reduction in CO2 emissions, people might choose to fly less as the impacts of climate change become more apparent.
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NewsThree landing jets ‘narrowly’ missed stepladder left on Birmingham runway
UK investigators have disclosed that three aircraft landing at Birmingham airport in darkness narrowly missed a large ladder which had fallen from a maintenance vehicle in the touchdown zone of runway 33. The A-frame ladder, about 2.2m in length, had fallen from a pick-up truck, probably during a sudden acceleration, ...
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NewsDe Havilland and PAL pitch special-mission ‘P-4’ Dash 8-400
De Havilland Canada and Canadian aircraft modification company PAL Aerospace intend to offer a special-mission variant of the Dash 8-400 turboprop to the Royal Malaysian Air Force.
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NewsSmartwings starts returning 737 Max to service
Czech carrier Smartwings is starting to put its Boeing 737 Max fleet back into service, following European recertification of the twinjet. Smartwings carried out a 1h verification flight with an initial aircraft (OK-SWE) at Prague on 24 February, and completed its first commercial flight with a 737 Max since its ...
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NewsPiaggio administrator invites five to make bids
Five bidders have been asked to submit formal offers for Piaggio Aerospace. It comes a year after the state-appointed commissioner who has run the ailing Italian airframer since 2018 invited applications of interest. Source: Piaggio Aerospace Piaggio is based at Villanova D’Albenga, near Genoa The unnamed companies, ...
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NewsIAG names new Aer Lingus chief
IAG airline Aer Lingus has appointed Lynne Embleton as its new chief executive, effective 6 April, replacing interim head Donal Moriarty.