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Air Niugini picks A220 as Fokker fleet replacement
Air Niugini will acquire 11 new Airbus A220s to replace its aging fleet of Fokker regional aircraft.
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Australia to build stealth coating facility for F-35
Australia will develop a domestic facility to apply stealth coatings to the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter.
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Boeing starts work on first Indian army AH-64E
Boeing has started producing the first of six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters destined for service with the Indian army.
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Avia Prime converts first 767 for Challenge Group at Belgrade facility
Polish maintenance and engineering specialist Avia Prime has conducted its first Boeing 767-300ER freighter conversion in Europe, through its Serbian division Jat Tehnika. The aircraft, which bears the Maltese registration 9H-CAC, is a Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered example, originally delivered to Air Canada in 1996. It has been modified through ...
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Fiji Airways eyes China expansion, ‘deeper’ USA network as A350 fleet grows
Fiji Airways is looking at expanding its North America and Asia networks – possibly flying to Mainland China for the first time – as it grows its Airbus A350 fleet.
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Volga-Dnepr threatens legal action over seized An-124
Volga-Dnepr has reportedly threatened legal action against the Canadian government over its seizure of one of its Antonov An-124 freighter aircraft.
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Boom hires former Boeing engine executive
Boom Supersonic has hired a Boeing propulsion veteran to lead development of the engine for its conceptual supersonic airliner.
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Southwest to add crew base at Nashville International next year
Southwest Airlines plans to add a crew base at Nashville International airport in the second quarter of 2024 that will start with 150-250 pilots and eventually house 500-600 pilots.
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Delta and investment partners to acquire 95% of Wheels Up with $400m in funding
Delta Air Lines and several investment partners are set to own 95% of Wheels Up’s stock by providing the struggling private aviation company with $400 million in fresh financial aid.
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Pilot of crashed MiG-23 ejected after feeling power loss: NTSB
Following the crash of a privately-operated Soviet fighter jet during an air show in Michigan, safety investigators in the USA say the aircraft’s two crew ejected after noticing a loss of power.
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German air force accelerates A340 retirement after technical fault scuppers ministry trip
Germany’s air force is to withdraw two Airbus A340s used for governmental flights after a recurring technical incident forced the cancellation of a high-level foreign ministry visit.
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Russian aircraft breach Alaska air defence zone: NORAD
The joint US-Canada North American Aerospace Defense Command says four Russian military aircraft operating in international airspace breached the air defence identification zone around Alaska that abuts Washington’s sovereign airspace – an increasingly common occurrence.
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Trio team on liquid hydrogen fuel system development
A trio of aerospace manufacturers are to collaborate on the development of a liquid hydrogen fuel system for future zero-emission aircraft applications.
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Pegasus sees post-Covid travel boom ebbing after ‘strong’ second quarter
Pegasus has reinstated its strategic focus on boosting load factors and ancillary revenues as the post-Covid travel boom subsides in the second half of 2023.
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Fuel starvation suspected after test-pilot school Cessna 414 force-lands in field
Canadian investigators have pointed to fuel starvation after a Cessna 414 was forced to land in a field while en route to a test-pilot training institution. The aircraft (C-FIYQ) had been newly purchased by the London, Ontario-based International Test Pilots School. It was being ferried to the school from Montreal ...
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Turkey’s Kaan fighter targets overseas partners
The Turkish Aerospace (TAI) developmental Kaan fighter appears to be gaining international traction, with Pakistan likely to follow Azerbaijan in exploring participation in the effort.
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Magnix and Eviation owner appoints new head of aerospace
Magnix and Eviation parent the Clermont Group has appointed Robbie Bourke as head of its aerospace business.
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Former ERA chief McNamara nets Heart governmental role
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace has appointed Simon McNamara as its director of government and industry affairs.
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US Navy, Marines continue to broaden F-35 collaboration with Asia-Pacific allies
A US Navy (USN) leader says that work continues to refine missions for the Lockheed Martin F-35, including working closely with operators of the type in the Asia-Pacific.
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Ethiopian to complement London Heathrow service with revived Gatwick route
Star Alliance carrier Ethiopian Airlines is to reinforce its operations to the UK, with a new service to London Gatwick which will commence in winter this year. Ethiopian Airlines says it will serve the route from Addis Ababa three-times weekly from 21 November. The carrier will use Airbus A350-900s on ...