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Defence sales slide, despite heightened global tensions
Defence sales slid by 4.1% in 2022 versus the previous year.
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Commercial aviation flying high after pandemic squeeze
Commercial aircraft business soared in 2022, as demand rose in a post-pandemic hurry.
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Montana Aerospace leads the sales growth climbers
Montana Aerospace’s acquisition of rival Asco in early 2022 has seen it vault up the Top 100 and head the sales growth table with a revenue increase of 123%.
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Acquisitive TransDigm tops list of leading margin makers
Acquisitive TransDigm tops the operating margin table in our annual Top 100 report.
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G150 overran after unstable approach as crew ‘raced’ to destination
US investigators have revealed the pilots of a Gulfstream G150 acted as if they were engaged in a race to beat another aircraft to their destination, before an unstable approach at excessive speed resulted in an overrun that badly damaged the jet. The aircraft (N22ST) was heading for Ridgeland in ...
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Portugal readies for September arrival of first firefighting Black Hawk following maiden sortie
US helicopter modification specialist Arista Aviation Services has performed the first flight of an upgraded Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk that will eventually be delivered to the Portuguese air force.
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Hill Helicopters plans first engine run by year-end with HX50 maiden sortie likely by mid-2024
Would-be rotorcraft manufacturer Hill Helicopters is hopeful of performing a first ground run of its GT50 turboshaft engine in the autumn, but the maiden sortie of the HX50 light-single it is intended to power will not take place until the second quarter of 2024 at the earliest.
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Kazakh government formally seeks offers for privatising Qazaq Air
Kazakhstan’s government has formally opened invitations to potential investors for the privatisation of regional operator Qazaq Air. Qazaq Air was set up by the government in 2015 and uses a fleet of five De Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprops. It is owned by the Kazakh national wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna. “Attracting a ...
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SAA restoring Star codeshares with Lufthansa Group carriers
South African Airways is restoring its Star Alliance codeshare relationship with Lufthansa Group, with a new agreement centred on Frankfurt services. The African carrier says the codeshare will provide access to the German hub as well as connections to several European destinations. SAA adds that it aims to introduce a ...
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Lessor BOC Aviation observes strong recovery for airlines
While noting a strong traffic and profitability recovery among airlines, lessor BOC Aviation expects supply chain challenges to continue slowing aircraft deliveries.
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Malaysia starts probe of fatal business jet highway crash
Malaysian officials have located the flight recorders of a Beechcraft Premier I business jet that crashed into a highway while attempting to land at Kuala Lumpur’s Subang airport.
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Czech AH-1Zs take flight, as Prague retires Mi-24s bound for Ukraine
Prague intends to field 20 Bell AH-1Z attack and UH-1Y utility helicopters, in a mix of new orders and refurbished existing aircraft provided by the Pentagon.
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Boeing flies MD-90 to Palmdale to begin building NASA’s X-66A
Boeing has now moved an MD-90 to the site in Palmdale, California where it plans to modify the former passenger jet into NASA’s X-66A truss-braced-wing demonstrator aircraft.
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Allegiant reaches two-year contract extension with technicians
Allegiant Air and its technicians represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have agreed a two-year contract extension.
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MD Helicopters lands Middle East contract for armed scouts
The order by an unnamed Middle Eastern buyer covers six Cayuse Warrior Plus armed scout helicopters, plus glass cockpit upgrades for six Armed MD 530F light utility models.
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Now confident in 787 deliveries, American plots 2024 European expansion
American Airlines has increasing confidence in Boeing’s ability to deliver 787s as planned, prompting the airline to finally move forward with plans to launch new routes to Europe in 2024.
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UK watchdog warns on delivery of three key defence acquisitions
A government watchdog has warned over the performance of several UK defence acquisitions, with a trio of programmes – including the Tempest future fighter effort – moved to a list of projects whose delivery or cost targets appear unachievable.
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Aer Lingus earmarks A321XLR for Minneapolis return as it adds Denver link
Aer Lingus is expanding its North American network from Dublin by returning to Minneapolis-St Paul and adding a new route to Denver, both from summer 2024.
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BAE Systems to acquire $2bn-revenue Ball Aerospace
BAE Systems is to acquire US defence and space contractor Ball Aerospace for around $4.8 billion, pending regulatory approval.
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A320 triggered altitude alarm after missing runway axis during night visual approach
French investigators believe an Airbus A320 pilot manually flew a visual approach with too much bank, and lost sight of the airport, before descending on a flightpath which was far offset from the runway centreline in Guadeloupe. The Air France aircraft was inbound from Martinique at night on 11 February ...