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Lilium partners with Ferrovial to build ‘vertiports’ in Florida
German electric air taxi company Lilium has partnered with Spanish infrastructure company Ferrovial to build “at least 10 vertiports” in what it calls “strategic locations” across the southern US state of Florida.
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Canada suspends all flights to Mexico and the Caribbean
Canadian airlines will suspend all flights to Mexico and the Caribbean for the next three months as the country imposes even stricter measures to stem the spread of new variants of the coronavirus.
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Finland requests final offers for HX fighter deal
Finland has asked all five bidders involved in its HX fighter contest to submit best and final offers by 30 April, ahead of a type selection decision at “the end of 2021”.
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New Spanish facility of BAA Training to offer 737 Max simulators
Pilot-training organisation BAA Training is intending to introduce Boeing 737 Max simulation devices at its Spanish facility over the course of this year. The company says the Barcelona centre will be introducing a Max full-flight simulator in April, and complement this with a flight-training device in the fourth quarter. With ...
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Bombardier becomes pure business jet company with sale of rail unit
Bombardier has completed its planned transformation into solely a business jet manufacturer, having closed the sale of its train business to French company Alstom.
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Air cargo leaders expect ‘challenging but profitable’ 2021
Elevated demand for dedicated air cargo services will persist for several years until there is a meaningful return of passenger services, according to leading figures in the air cargo industry.
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Gulfstream G650 demand holding up despite development of G700
Gulfstream continues to see strong interest in the eight-year-old G650, despite fears that newer models elsewhere in airframer’s line-up would kill demand for the ultra-long-range business jet.
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Textron Aviation eyes partial rebound in 2021
Textron anticipates higher output from its aviation unit this year as the market for business aviation bounces back, in part driven by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Chinese domestic flights drop to levels last seen in May 2020
Domestic flights in China have entered a steep downward trend in the past few days, according to data released by Eurocontrol, as the country responds to a resurgence of Covid-19 cases in some regions.
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Crashed Ju 52 was poorly-maintained and not airworthy: inquiry
Swiss investigators have determined that a Junkers Ju 52 was not fit to fly, having been poorly maintained, before it spiralled into the ground after stalling during a sightseeing flight in the Alps. But the inquiry believes that – despite being “not airworthy in a physical or formal sense” – ...
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Chinese aviation giant HNA Group receives bankruptcy filing
Hainan Airlines’ parent company, HNA Group, will undergo a business reorganisation after creditors filed for its bankruptcy.
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Pilotless, hydrogen-powered aircraft touted for Scottish routes
Blue Bear Systems Research is celebrating a double funding win after securing UK government backing for a pair of projects that could eventually boost sub-regional aviation through the deployment of pilotless, hydrogen- or electric-powered aircraft.
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FA-50 set to receive Sniper Pod clearance
The Lockheed Martin Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod is set to be cleared for use aboard the Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 light attack jet.
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ANA taps into bellyhold cargo in Okinawa logistics hub revamp
The ANA Group will make use of bellyhold cargo of flights at Okinawa island’s Naha airport in its plans to revamp the island’s logistics hub into a new network model.
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IndiGo eager for capacity growth amid volatile conditions
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo is cautiously optimistic about 2021 but warns that market conditions remain volatile.
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Sino-Philippine consortium loses award to build mega airport outside Manila
The Philippines has scrapped a multi-billion dollar project to build a mega airport outside of Manila, less than a year after it picked a Sino-Philippine consortium to develop the facility.
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US Navy begins search to replace MH-60R/S, MQ-8C
The US Navy has begun its search to replace its fleet of Sikorsky MH-60R/S Seahawks and Northrop Grumman MQ-8B/C Fire Scout unmanned air vehicles.
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AeroTec expands maintenance work, hangar space
Aerospace services company AeroTec has opened a third maintenance hangar in Moses Lake, Washington and secured approvals to maintain several aircraft types.
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De Havilland considers pausing production of Dash 8-400
De Havilland Canada confirms it is considering “pausing” production of its Dash 8-400 turboprop amid the pandemic.
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US airlines blast possible Covid-19 test requirement for domestic travellers
Requiring Covid-19 tests for US domestic air passengers would be unnecessary, complex and impractical – or as one Southwest Airlines executive puts it, “a real goat rodeo”.