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‘More missiles in the cupboard’: Australia pushes domestic munitions production
Under a national defence initiative, Canberra is working with Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to develop a manufacturing base capable of producing precision-guided weapons domestically.
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Dominican Republic’s Arajet applies to US DOT to launch routes to the USA
Arajet, a new low-cost start-up carrier based in the Dominican Republic, has applied to the US government to launch routes between the Caribbean country and the United States.
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McKenzie succeeds Hyslop as Boeing’s chief engineer
Boeing’s head of commercial aviation engineering Howard McKenzie became the company’s chief engineer on 1 March, succeeding Greg Hyslop, who is set to retire in June.
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Delta pilots approve new contract
Pilots at Delta Air Lines have approved a new contract that will give them a 34% pay increase by 2026.
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Turkish Airlines doubles revenues and operating profits in 2022
Turkish Airlines almost doubled revenues and operating profits last year as a sharp return in passenger demand helped it to record profitability
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China Southern signs for S-92 with AerCap subsidiary
Deals between lessor AerCap and China Southern Airlines are nothing out of the ordinary but the latest agreement between the two may raise a few eyebrows.
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UK advertising regulator raps Lufthansa over environmental promotion
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has been rapped by UK advertising regulators after a single complaint was lodged against a promotion referring to the airline’s environmental credentials. The complaint centred on a poster, seen in June last year, which showed an aircraft’s cockpit nose-on with the lower fuselage represented by an image ...
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Profitable Flydubai cites fuel-cost benefits as 737 Max fleet expands
Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai expanded its fleet to 74 aircraft last year, with Boeing 737 Max variants accounting for more than half. The airline has turned in a full-year profit of Dhs1.2 billion ($327 million) for 2022, during which it took delivery of 17 more 737 Max 8s – the ...
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UK authority clears Korean Air-Asiana merger based on Virgin access to Seoul
Korean Air has secured UK competition approval for its proposed merger with fellow Korean operator Asiana, based on its supporting Virgin Atlantic’s access to the London-Seoul route. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority says that undertakings given by Korean Air are “appropriate” to remedy or mitigate a lessening of competition ...
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Babcock finalises partial disposal of European emergency services business
Babcock has completed the sale of aerial emergency services operations in six European countries to fund manager Ancala Partners for €136.2 million ($144 million).
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Asia-Pacific carrier traffic to be near full recovery by early 2024 after China boost
It is still too early to determine how quickly the Chinese international travel market will recover, though it is clear there is “no let-up” in recovery momentum in the greater Asia-Pacific region, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
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Air India confirms Vistara brand to be dropped after merger: CEO
Air India has confirmed it will not be retaining the Vistara brand when it merges with its sister unit, though the national carrier intends to “keep some of the heritage” of Vistara.
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Canberra decides against obtaining special forces helicopters
Canberra has axed a planned acquisition of helicopters earmarked for special forces use, as it sets the stage to transition the Australian Army’s helicopter to the Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopter and Sikorsky UH-60M utility helicopter.
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Australia signs agreement to include domestic suppliers in deal for 29 Apache attack helicopters
Speaking at the Avalon Airshow, the Australian government’s defence industry minister says Canberra will take delivery of the attack helicopters in 2026, while also increasing to 10 its acquisition of MQ-28 Ghost Bat autonomous combat jets.
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Croatia Airlines remains loss-making despite progress in recovery
Croatia Airlines has turned in a full-year net loss of Kn137 million ($19 million) as its performance, while recovering, still lagged pre-crisis levels. The carrier transported 1.45 million passengers but this figure remained one-third down on that achieved in 2019. Croatia Airlines says passenger load factor reached an average of ...
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Embraer sees Asia-Pacific turning point
Embraer sees recent Asia-Pacific commitments to E-Jets as a major turning point for its prospects in the region.
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Embraer lands A-29 Super Tucano support deal with the Philippines
Embraer has entered into a services agreement with the Philippines to provide materiel support for the nation’s fleet of A-29 Super Tucano combat aircraft.
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Boeing in discussions for F/A-18F Block III upgrade in Australia
Boeing is in discussions with Australia about upgrading Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornets to the latest Block III standard.
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AirAsia Aviation's China capacity to surpass pre-Covid levels by year-end
A bullish AirAsia Aviation Group expects to surpass pre-pandemic capacity to Mainland China by the year-end, with its Malaysian and Thai units leading the ramp-up in the coming months.
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BAE unveils low-cost precision munition for Australian rotorcraft
The Australian arm of BAE Systems says it will develop a domestically-produced kit to convert unguided munitions into cheap, precision weapons for unmanned air vehicles and helicopters.