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NewsAmeco becomes China’s first PW1100G MRO shop
Pratt & Whitney has opened its first PW1100G geared turbofan MRO centre in China, by adding Beijing-based Ameco to its global network of MRO providers. Ameco will also be Asia’s fourth PW1100G MRO centre, after Eagle Services Asia in Singapore, as well as IHI and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ...
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NewsNeste and Shell team up to produce sustainable aviation fuel
Finnish sustainable aviation fuel supplier Neste is teaming up with petroleum heavyweight Royal Dutch Shell to “significantly increase” the supply and availability of the lower-emissions fuel for the commercial aviation industry starting in October.
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NewsSaab F-39E Gripen arrives in Brazil for flight testing
The Brazilian variant of the Gripen E/F will be used for a flight-testing campaign.
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NewsIsrair operates Bahrain flight after Israeli pact with kingdom
Israeli leisure carrier Israir has carried out a service to Bahrain from Tel Aviv, a week after the signing of a diplomatic accord between the two countries. Israir operated an Airbus A320 on the route which – like a previous El Al flight to the United Arab Emirates – involved ...
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NewsUK pilots seek assurance on sensor and trim aspects of 737 Max redesign
UK cockpit crew representatives are seeking assurances on several aspects of the Boeing 737 Max’s redesign, including scenarios relating to the angle-of-attack sensors and the potential need for two pilots to turn the trim wheel if the jet is out of trim. Pilots union BALPA has formally responded to a ...
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NewsMC-21 deliveries to start ‘by the end’ of 2021: Russian industry minister
First deliveries of the Irkut MC-21 to launch operator Aeroflot will take place by the end of 2021, according to Russian trade and industry minister Denis Manturov. Manturov says the combination of sanctions on the country and, in particular, the coronavirus situation have forced a delay to the twinjet’s flight-test ...
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NewsMD-83 veered off Kiev runway after unstable approach and spoiler omission
Ukrainian investigators have determined that the crew of a Boeing MD-83 that veered off the runway at Kiev Zhulhany during a thunderstorm had chosen to continue an unstabilised approach, and failed to arm the aircraft’s spoilers before landing. The Bravo Airlines twinjet (UR-CPR) was following an ILS approach to runway ...
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NewsLCI, SMFL firm up helicopter leasing joint venture
Lessors LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing (SMFL) have confirmed the launch of a helicopter leasing joint venture. The joint venture will launch with a value of $230 million, say the two companies. Source: LCI An H175 managed by LCI The deal was originally announced ...
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InterviewTim Clark in conversation on the rise and rise of Emirates
As Emirates Airline president and founding father Tim Clark prepares to step aside, he reflects in this FlightGlobal video interview on more than three decades at the sharp end of Dubai’s flag carrier.
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NewsJAL, Matternet in drone delivery business partnership
Japan Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding with California-based drone maker Matternet to explore medical delivery services by drone, as well as to further develop a drone delivery business in Japan. The partnership will see Matternet’s M2 drone system utilised in trials in Tokyo, before assessing opportunities for a ...
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NewsCDB Aviation agrees Max and Dreamliner SLBs with United Airlines
CDB Aviation has agreed to purchase and lease back 12 new aircraft from US carrier United Airlines. The transaction comprises two Boeing 787-9s and 10 737 Max 8s, a 22 September filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange shows. Source: United Airlines CDB Aviation’s sale and leaseback transaction ...
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NewsBeijing Daxing hits 10-million passenger mark, a year after opening
Passenger throughput at Beijing’s newest airport, Daxing International, hit the 10 million mark on 22 September, nearly a year since the facility commenced operations. The airport, which opened late September last year, adds that it expects total passenger throughput by the end of the year to be around 16 million ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines pilots to begin 737 Max training in November
American Airlines’ pilots will begin 737 Max “special training” in November in preparation for the jet’s return to service, with the company’s entire complement of 737 pilots expected to complete the reviews by January 2021.
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NewsUS Army flies CH-47 with GE Aviation T408 engine
GE’s T408 produces 7,500hp (5,593kW), about 56% more than the Honeywell T55 now used on the CH-47.
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NewsUS Army researches running the MQ-1C Gray Eagle on ‘any type of fuel’
The US Army Research Laboratory awarded the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign an $8 million, four-year contract to help develop new diesel-engine ignition technologies intended to allow unmanned air vehicles, including General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagles, to run on “any type of fuel”.
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NewsHydrogen-powered airliners unlikely in near term: Boeing exec
Boeing’s top product developer doubts hydrogen-powered airliners will be viable in the near future due to technical and regulatory hurdles and remaining technological uncertainty.
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NewsVolaris shareholders vote in favour of capital increase
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has won shareholder approval to raise up to Ps3.5 billion ($164 million) in capital. The airline says it is “evaluating different financing alternatives” after shareholders approved the plan at an extraordinary general meeting on 18 September. Source: Airbus Options under consideration are a ...
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NewsSpirit predicts Asco purchase will terminate, describes Bombardier buy as uncertain
Spirit AeroSystems expects not to close its planned $420 million acquisition of Belgium company Asco and has raised uncertainty about closing a planned $500 million purchase of Bombardier’s commercial aviation businesses.
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NewsTravel restrictions prompt Wizz to put St Petersburg launch on hold
Expanding Central European carrier Wizz AIr has been forced to put plans to launch its first Russian base on hold as a result of fresh travel restrictions.
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NewsCrisis diminishes cross-border merger prospects: IAG ex-chief Walsh
Former IAG chief executive Willie Walsh believes the prospects for greater cross-border merger freedom have receded in the wake of the air transport crisis, because governments are more likely to act to protect airlines. Speaking at a Eurocontrol event on 22 September, Walsh said he expected consolidation in the form ...