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NewsSeoul makes third attempt to buy 41 new training helicopters
South Korea will make a third attempt to obtain a basic flight training helicopter under its long-running TH-X requirement.
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NewsUK risks friction as it drops tariffs on Boeing jets in bid to end WTO spat
Boeing and Airbus’s long-running transatlantic dispute over government subsidies to their civil aircraft development industries has taken a new turn following the UK government’s unilateral decision to suspend tariffs on the US airframer’s aircraft imports. The UK’s Department for International Trade says it has opted for an “independent approach” to ...
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NewsLawmakers propose second round of airline funding
A bipartisan group of lawmakers have proposed a second coronavirus relief package that would provide airlines and airports with another round of pandemic-relief funding.
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NewsFor hurting aerospace industry, defence budgets to supply steady revenue in 2021: report
Steady spending from governments around the world on military aircraft and spacecraft will likely be a rare bright spot for the global aerospace industry in 2021.
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NewsAmpaire demonstrates hybrid-electric Cessna on flight across Maui
Electric aircraft company Ampaire has flown its hybrid-electric powered Cessna 337 Skymaster on what it calls an “actual airline route”, between two of Hawaii’s islands.
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NewsRussian ministry probes theft from Il-80 airborne command post
Russia’s internal affairs ministry is probing an incident involving alleged theft from a military Ilyushin Il-80 command and control aircraft. The Il-80 is a heavily-modified airframe based on the four-engined Il-86 passenger transport, notably featuring a characteristic equipment pod on the upper forward fuselage. Three of the type are still ...
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NewsInvestment firm YH Dimri makes play for Israir
Israeli leisure carrier Israir has received another approach from a potential acquirer, YH Dimri Investments, the trustee for the airline’s divestment has disclosed. YH Dimri is a holding firm with interests including construction and real estate. It has submitted a bid for Israir based on a 141 million shekel ($43.4 ...
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NewsBA CityFlyer launches 11 routes from Southampton
British Airways regional subsidiary BA CityFlyer is launching a flurry of new summer season routes from the UK’s Southampton airport to leisure destinations across Europe.
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NewsIsraeli companies to debut at IDEX in Abu Dhabi
Move comes months after signing of Abraham Accords between UAE and Tel Aviv.
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NewsGreenpeace loses bid to impose strict emission conditions on KLM aid
Ecological pressure group Greenpeace has lost a legal bid to impose stronger environmental conditions for state aid intended for Dutch carrier KLM. A court in The Hague has rejected the case brought by Greenpeace, which had argued that this obligation for stricter conditions rested on the government under United Nations ...
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NewsWizz creates president role as it recruits senior EasyJet and Vueling executives
Former EasyJet commercial chief Robert Carey is to take up a newly-created role at budget carrier Wizz Air, serving as the company’s president. As part of the change, Wizz Air group chief operations officer Diederik Pen is to step down from his post, to be succeeded by budget carrier Vueling’s ...
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NewsMEBAA business aviation show cancelled
The Middle East Business Aviation Association’s MEBAA Show is the latest event to fall victim to the Covid-19 crisis. Source: BillyPix The static park at the MEBAA show The Dubai-based convention, which had been rescheduled from its original December date to February 2021, will now next take ...
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NewsLilium partners with Lufthansa training arm to meet crew needs
Lilium has selected Lufthansa’s training arm to develop a programme that will deliver a pipeline of qualified pilots for its developmental electric air taxi, as the Bavarian start-up solves another part of its pre-launch puzzle.
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NewsVolocopter eyes air taxi services in Singapore by 2023
German urban air mobility company Volocopter has committed to commence air taxi services in Singapore within the next three years, with longer-term plans for cross-border flights.
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NewsBOC Aviation seeks to enforce UK court judgement on AirAsia X
BOC Aviation has taken action to enforce a UK court judgement for AirAsia X to pay it $23.4 million in relation to aircraft leases.
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NewsGKN Aerospace signs aerostructures joint venture with AVIC, Comac
Aerostructures and engine parts supplier GKN Aerospace has signed a joint venture agreement with Comac and AVIC for the manufacturing of composite and metallic aerostructures in China.
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NewsJoby Aviation to acquire Uber Elevate
Joby Aviation has entered a deal to acquire Uber Elevate, with Uber to also invest $75 million into the California-based developer of small electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles for taxi services.
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NewsBoeing resumes Max deliveries as United receives new jet
Boeing has resumed deliveries of the 737 Max, with United Airlines receiving an aircraft on 8 December, the carrier confirms.
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NewsBoeing needs to develop a smaller mid-market aircraft: analysts
Competitive pressure will require that Boeing move forward with developing a mid-market aircraft. But that jet must be smaller than the concept Boeing had previously been studying, aerospace analysts say.
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NewsCollins Aerospace finishes E-6B communication systems upgrade
Collins Aerospace Systems has finished communications upgrades to the US Navy’s fleet of 16 Boeing E-6B Mercury aircraft.