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US Army orders two more Block II Chinook heavy-lift helicopters
US Army has ordered two more examples of the updated Block II variant of the CH-47F tandem-rotor type, with long-lead funding for additional airframes.
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Airbus invites public to submit artistic ideas for A350F promotional livery
Airbus is opening a public competition to design a livery for its new A350 freighter, which is expected to conduct its first flight in 2024. The competition – to be formally launched on 4 October – will run for around eight weeks with submissions due by 28 November. Airbus says ...
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Air France-KLM alliances chief to head SkyTeam
SkyTeam has named Air France-KLM’s head of alliances Patrick Roux as its new managing director in succession to Kristin Colvile.
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Russian delegation falls short of votes needed for ICAO Council election
Russia has failed to secure election to the ICAO Council during a voting session at the organisation’s Assembly in Montreal.
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Wisk unveils new air taxi design that will be certification suitable
Boeing-backed air taxi developer Wisk Aero has revealed an updated prototype that it calls a candidate for type certification by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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Beyond C919 certification euphoria, Comac confronts sobering realities
Getting its C919 certificated is only the start of a potentially long journey for Chinese airframer Comac, as it will have to scale up production and grow orders amid simmering geopolitical tensions.
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Iberia receives first A350 with updated weights and interior
Spanish carrier Iberia has become the first to take delivery of the latest updated version of the Airbus A350-900. Airbus’s new production standard increases the use of advanced materials to trim the weight by 1.2t, while the maximum take-off weight has been raised by 3t. FlightGlobal had disclosed in June ...
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IndiGo inducts its first maindeck converted freighter
Indian low-cost carrier has inducted its first freighter aircraft, an Airbus A321P2F.
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Asia-Pacific carriers see sharp jump in August traffic
International air traffic in the Asia-Pacific continued to recover in August, but global economic weakness creates challenges for airlines.
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US FAA restores Malaysia's safety standard rating to Category 1
The US Federal Aviation Administration has reinstated Malaysia’s safety standard rating to Category 1, nearly three years after Malaysia was downgraded to a Category 2 rating.
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Royal Jordanian selects A320neos as it sets out fleet-modernisation plans
Royal Jordanian Airlines is to take Airbus A320neos to replace its fleet of conventional A320-family jets, and is discussing introduction of additional Boeing 787s. It is also intending shortly to disclose a regional jet selection with the aim of bringing in the chosen aircraft from the second half of next ...
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MTU Maintenance ON-SITEPlus: more than just on-site and near-wing services
Some jobs never become routine—and nobody knows this better than the mobile teams for MTU Maintenance’s ON-SITEPlus service team. The time pressure alone is enough to turn every assignment into a challenge: there was no time to lose, for example, when an MTU customer’s aircraft had to make an unscheduled ...
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Collins targets systems consolidation to meet Future Vertical Lift speed and range goals
The avionics manufacturer says the US Army’s next generation rotorcraft will need lots of multi-functional systems to shave off weight and drag.
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FAA calls for ‘realistic’ 737 Max 7 timeline after Boeing misses paperwork deadline
Boeing was late in providing some 737 Max 7 assessments to the Federal Aviation Administration, cutting the agency’s available time to certificate the jet before a critical December deadline.
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FlyArystan receives new A320neo, outlines fleet ambitions for 2023
Although parent company Air Astana only launched the Kazakhstani carrier in 2019, FlyArystan has grown rapidly in the post-pandemic market to fly 3.1m passengers in 2021 - almost as many as Air Astana itself. It has now taken delivery of its first new aircraft, one of three new Airbus A320neos ...
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United to end service to JFK airport in October
United Airlines will stop flying to New York’s John F Kennedy International airport at the end of next month due to lack of slots.
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US government approves Delta-LATAM joint venture
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has given its long-awaited approval of anti-trust immunity for the joint venture between Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group.
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Spirit Airlines testifies ‘competition is harmed’ in American-JetBlue antitrust trial
A Spirit Airlines executive denounced the American Airlines-JetBlue Airways partnership in federal court on 30 September – just two months after Spirit agreed to be purchased by low-cost competitor JetBlue.
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Blue Air drops restart date as it fights for survival
Romanian low-cost carrier Blue Air has suspended operations indefinitely as it continues negotiations with potential investors, lenders and the Romanian government over a financial restructuring. Blue Air suspended flights on 6 September after the country’s government blocked its bank accounts over the recovery of millions of dollars’ worth of debt. ...
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KLM enraged as Schiphol imposes ‘unacceptable’ winter restrictions
Dutch carrier KLM has described as “hopeless” the continuing restrictive operational measures at its Amsterdam Schiphol base, insisting they are damaging the reputation of airlines at the hub. Schiphol’s operator is capping the number of departing passengers for the winter season, and acknowledges that airlines are “not happy about it”. ...