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First Black Hawk pair delivered to Latvia
Latvia has received the first two of an eventual four Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the USA.
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LOT Polish Airlines names interim chief after Milczarski dismissed
LOT Polish Airlines’ supervisory board has ended the tenure of president Rafal Milczarski after seven years heading the Star Alliance carrier.
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Capital A secures six-month extension to file ‘regularisation’ plan
AirAsia parent Capital A has been given until July to submit its “regularisation plan” after securing a six-month extension from the Malyasian stock exchange.
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Falco Xplorer UAV readied for second flight-test phase
Leonardo is preparing for the next phase of flight testing of its Falco Xplorer unmanned air vehicle (UAV) having successfully completed an initial validation campaign in collaboration with the Italian air force.
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Analysis
How Dassault is preparing flagship Falcon 10X as a ‘flying penthouse’
In developing the Falcon 10X, Dassault Aviation had one overarching consideration: what could it bring to the very top of the business jet sector that was unique and desirable?
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Analysis
Romania picks Watchkeeper X for tactical UAV need
Romania is to acquire Watchkeeper X tactical unmanned air systems for its army via Elbit Systems, under a deal worth around $410 million.
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Opinion
Why sixth-generation combat aircraft programmes are flying high
A tantalising batch of next-generation combat aircraft programmes are powering up for the USA and multiple key allies – now it is critical that such efforts can deliver success.
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Interview
Shivani Kulkarni’s journey from An-32s to IndiGo A320neos
Hooked on aviation since her pre-teen years, Shivani Kulkarni has progressed from flying Indian air force An-32 turboprops to A320neos for the nation’s most popular domestic carrier.
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Analysis
Which firms are leading aviation’s decarbonisation charge?
The hype about electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-powered aircraft to help solve aviation’s carbon emission problem is huge, but how much progress is being made bringing them to market?
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Analysis
How the US Air Force’s secretive B-21 Raider broke cover
A veil of secrecy has finally been lifted from Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider – the next-generation stealth bomber under development for the US Air Force.
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Star Alliance names interim chief as Goh steps down
Star Alliance has named SAS executive Charlotta Wieland as its interim chief, after the decision by Jeffrey Goh to step down. Wieland is the vice-president for alliances and industry at the Scandinavian carrier. She has served on the Star Alliance management board for six years and is also a member ...
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AviaAM takes another pair of 737-800s for freighter conversion
Lessor AviaAM Leasing is acquiring another pair of Boeing 737-800s which will undergo passenger-to-freighter conversion. The company has identified the twinjets as MSN29769 and MSN28225 – respectively 1998 and 1999 airframes. They were formerly operated by carriers including Caribbean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and SunExpress. AviaAM says the aircraft will take ...
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Tokyo stands up RQ-4B Global Hawk capability
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has beefed up its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities with the introduction of the Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk.
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KAI to develop minesweeping version of Surion
South Korea will invest W348 billion ($368 million) to create a minesweeping version of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KUH-1 Surion helicopter.
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Garuda secures key payment from Indonesian government
Garuda Indonesia has achieved a milestone on its road to recovery, with the receipt of Rp7.5 trillion ($478 million) in funds from Jakarta.
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Porter Airlines takes first two of 50 Embraer E195-E2s
Porter Airlines received the first two of its 50-strong order of Embraer E195-E2s during a ceremony at Embraer’s headquarters in San Jose dos Campos on 21 December.
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Congress proposes military spending plan with $7bn for aircraft procurement
A spending plan to fund the US government through September 2023 would provide roughly $7 billion for the acquisition of new defence aircraft and $45 billion to support the Ukrainian military.
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Mexican start-up airline Aerus will launch with six Textron turboprops
Aerus, a start-up regional airline in Mexico, will launch operations with Textron Aviation’s Cessna SkyCourier and Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprops.
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In depth
What lies in store for the aviation industry in 2023?
With pandemic precautions and travel restrictions now in the past for most of the world, 2023 is set to be the first ‘normal’ year for the aerospace and aviation industries since 2019. But with inflation surging, conflict in Ukraine, labour shortages, snags in the supply chain, and faltering consumer confidence, how normal will it be?
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Boeing resumes 777-9 testing after engine issue prompted flight-test pause
Boeing has resumed 777-9 testing after pausing flight tests earlier this year due to an unspecified issue with a GE Aerospace GE9X powerplant.