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NewsElbit demonstrates 24h firefighting using liquid pellets
Elbit Systems is offering the prospect of round-the-clock airborne firefighting after demonstrating a method of dropping liquid pellets from 500ft – more than four times higher than the normal altitude for water bombing.
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NewsCitilink connects Avalon to Indonesia with Denpasar service
Melbourne’s Avalon airport will be connected to Indonesia for the first time, when Citilink launches a Denpasar service this month. From 24 January, the low-cost arm of Garuda Indonesia will carry 178 passenger and cargo on a daily service operated with Airbus A320neos, says Avalon airport. Cirium data shows that ...
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NewsCDB Aviation’s fleet grew 20% in 2019
CDB Aviation acquired 40 aircraft on operating lease in 2019, growing its fleet by 19.7% year-on-year. In a statement summarising last year’s activity, the lessor says it signed lease transactions for 54 aircraft, along with agreements to sell 22 aircraft and acquire 17. Financing transactions inked during the year are ...
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NewsNew Delhi’s Su-30MKIs get hard-hitting anti-ship capability
The Indian Air Force has added a powerful anti-shipping capability with the induction of the first Su-30MKI squadron to be equipped with the Mach 2.8 BrahMos cruise missile. To mark the addition of the capability, New Delhi has resurrected the 222 Sqn ‘Tigersharks’ squadron designation. Source: Greg Waldron ...
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NewsPhilippine Airlines leases two Dash 8s from TrueNoord
Philippine Airlines has agreed to lease two new De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s from TrueNoord. One of the turboprops has already been delivered, says the regional aircraft lessor, and the other will join the airline’s fleet in February. The two aircraft, registered as MSN4610 and MSN4612, are the first Dash ...
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NewsNAC fleet reaches 500 aircraft
Nordic Aviation Capital has increased its fleet to 500 aircraft and posted its best first-half financial performance for the first six months of its current financial year. The Danish regional aircraft lessor, which has just opened a new headquarters building in the Irish city of Limerick, says it almost doubled ...
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NewsAdministration justifies Bek Air grounding with damning catalogue of flaws
Kazakhstan’s civil aviation administration has revealed a damning list of flaws in Bek Air’s flight operations and maintenance processes, to justify the carrier’s grounding. One of Bek Air’s Fokker 100s crashed on take-off from Almaty on 27 December, resulting in the enforced suspension of the airline’s operation – a measure ...
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NewsFirst prototype of Stratos 716 very light jet takes shape
Stratos Aircraft has completed load testing on its 716 very light jet (VLJ), and is now assembling the first prototype of the single-engined six-seater, which it hopes to fly in the second half of the year.
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NewsUdvar-Hazy: Boeing should rename ‘damaged’ 737 Max
Air Lease executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy believe Boeing should drop the word “Max” from the name of its latest Boeing 737 family, following two fatal crashes and the subsequent grounding.
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NewsAvolon foresees industry ‘turbulence’ in 2020
Boeing’s 737 Max “will safely return to revenue service” in 2020, Avolon has predicted in a new report, but the lessor expects “turbulence” in the aviation industry amid geopolitical uncertainty and rising environmental concerns.
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NewsBAE launches $2.2bn bid for Collins, Raytheon units
BAE Systems intends to acquire two parts of the Collins Aerospace portfolio mandated for sale as part of regulatory requirements enabling the US giant’s formation last year.
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In depthHas airline safety peaked?
The shock of a second 737 Max tragedy in the past year has prompted an urgent rethink of certification and training priorities after a long period of improving accident statistics
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In depthAccident reports issued during the second half of 2019
Final report: Lion Air 737 Max 8, loss of control in flight, 29 October 2018 The Indonesian national transport safety committee (KNKT) found that the aircraft (PK-LQP), during the climb-out from Jakarta international airport on a short domestic flight, crashed when the crew lost control following a technical malfunction. It ...
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NewsFalco Xplorer soars with first flight success
Leonardo completed a successful first flight of its Falco Xplorer unmanned air vehicle on 15 January.
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AnalysisEmbraer turboprop go-ahead hinges on EU probe into Boeing joint venture
Embraer is on course to decide on the launch of an all-new advanced turboprop airliner within the next year but warns that the decision hinges on the approval of its joint venture with Boeing.
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NewsStruggling SAA insists flight operations are continuing
South African Airways is maintaining operations for the time being, despite apparent increasing uncertainty over the ailing flag-carrier’s financing. The airline says it is “aware” of local media reports suggesting the airline is on the verge of ceasing operations. But it insists that flights to all destinations “continue as normal”. ...
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NewsWestJet Q400 damaged by sharp de-rotation at Edmonton
Investigators have determined that a WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 suffered damage at Edmonton after de-rotating sharply during a high-speed landing. The Q400 – arriving from Fort McMurray on 19 July last year – had been approaching Edmonton’s runway 12 with storms in the vicinity of the airport. Its captain opted ...
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NewsXiamen Airlines seeks financing for two new ARJ21s
Xiamen Airlines is looking to finance two new Comac ARJ21 aircraft. The Chinese carrier is inviting bids from parties with net assets worth at least CNY100 million ($14.6 million) in their latest audited full-year financial statements. Alternatively, bidders should have experience providing aircraft financing, including sale-and-leaseback transactions, to China’s three ...
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NewsJiangxi Air takes delivery of first ARJ21
Jiangxi Air has become the latest operator of Comac’s regional jet, the ARJ21. The carrier — a Xiamen Airlines joint venture — took delivery of the first aircraft, registered B-605V, on 19 January. Source: Comac Jiangxi Air took delivery of its first Comac ARJ21. It was delivered ...
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NewsSIA and ANA in joint venture talks: reports
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) are said to be discussing a joint venture partnership, The Straits Times has reported. It says the Star Alliance carriers may seal a deal by the end of this month and the scope of the proposed partnership is for flights between Japan ...