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Northrop Grumman demos wide-area submarine tracking with MQ-8C
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated the ability to conduct wide-area multistatic acoustic search for a submarine using its MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter.
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Lessors raise concerns over Norwegian aircraft returns
Law firms representing Norwegian’s lessors and creditors have raised concerns over the airline’s bid to repudiate 36 aircraft leases under its restructuring process.
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Wizz to close Trondheim base
Wizz Air is to close its recently opened Tronheim base as Covid-19 continues to disrupt air travel in Norway.
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Lufthansa repays KfW loan early after €1.6bn bond issue
Lufthansa Group is to pay back early its loan from financial firm KfW following the German airline company’s issuing of €1.6 billion in bonds. The group says it has placed the bonds in two tranches, with terms of four and seven years. Lufthansa’s initial tranche of €750 million runs to ...
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Norwegian flew eight aircraft on average in restriction-hit January
Restructuring low-cost carrier Norwegian operated an average of just eight aircraft in January as a result of services curtailed by travel restrictions.
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EBACE cancelled for second year running
May’s European business aviation expo becomes the latest victim of pandemic uncertainty.
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Sriwijaya 737-500 'slowly' turned left before entering fatal descent
Components of the crashed Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 including the flight-control computer, autothrottle computer, and autothrottle actuator assembly are undergoing examination, a Indonesian parliamentary commission has heard. The commission held a session on 3 February during which various representatives involved in the inquiry provided preliminary information on the flight and ...
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Strong cargo demand helps Singapore Airlines cut Q3 loss
Singapore Airlines Group narrowed its third-quarter operating loss, as stronger cargo performance helped offset any further revenue loss from a pandemic-led collapse in passenger travel demand.
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Korean Air reports $213 million operating profit for 2020
Korean Air has reported a W238.3 billion ($213 million) operating profit in 2020, 17% below 2019 levels, on the back of a strong cargo business and company-wide cost cutting efforts.
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MHI’s aerospace unit narrows nine-month loss
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) troubled SpaceJet programme cut its losses for the nine months to 31 December 2020, as developmental costs fell amid an ongoing programme freeze.
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China Eastern’s parent to pump in up to $1.67bn via A-share issue
China Eastern Airlines’ controlling shareholder CEA Holding will inject up to CNY10.8 billion ($1.67 billion) into the airline by purchasing nearly 2.5 billion of newly issued A-shares, in a move the Shanghai-based carrier says will provide “strong financial support” for it to develop its business to cope with the impact of Covid-19.
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Martin-Baker Mk18 seat offered for Indian F-21 bid
Lockheed Martin will offer the Martin-Baker Mk18 ejection seat as a candidate for the F-21, in an effort to deliver a more competitive proposal for an Indian air force requirement for 114 fighters. If confirmed, the IN18E seat would replace the Collins Aerospace ACES II from the original F-16 – ...
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Alliance inks E190 wet-lease partnership with Qantas
Australian regional operator Alliance Airlines has inked a wet lease agreement to provide flexible capacity to the QantasLink network with three of its recently acquired Embraer E190s.
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HAL unveils ambitious air-teaming system centred on Tejas
Source: Atul Chandra A two-seat Tejas Light Combat Aircraft will form the centerpiece of CATS (Combat Air Teaming System)
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New Delhi to Issue RFP for 70 HTT-40s
The Indian air force is expected to issue a request for proposal (RFP) to Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) for 70 Hindustan Turbo Trainer 40 (HTT-40) basic trainers.
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Smaller Chinese carriers expect comparatively modest 2020 losses
The financial losses expected by three of China’s smaller carriers in 2020 are dwarfed by losses expected at the “Big Three” and troubled Hainan Airlines.
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AH-64E Apache teams with two UAVs to identify, attack target
An Apache AH-64E, a Textron Shadow RQ-7BV2 Block 3 tactical UAV and a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range UAV successfully worked together to carry out an air-to-ground missile attack at Dugway Proving Ground in October.
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Allegiant Q4 loss is $29m, sees recovery ‘on the horizon’
Allegiant Travel Company, the parent of ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant Air, sees a post-coronavirus recovery “on the horizon” with customer travel intention steadily rising following almost a year of coronavirus-driven inertia.
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Collins’ dogfighting training system flies on US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet
The US Navy has completed the first in-flight test of Collins Aerospace’s Tactical Combat Training System II (TCTS II), a system that could become the brains behind future large-scale virtual dogfights.
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American warns of more layoffs as expected summer travel demand falls short
Citing the slow pace of vaccinations and new travel restrictions, American Airlines has warned 13,000 workers they might be laid off after government aid expire on 31 March.