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EASA strategy director named as interim successor to long-standing chief Ky
European Union Aviation Safety Agency strategy director Luc Tytgat will oversee the regulator from the beginning of September, as the authority seeks a permanent successor to executive director Patrick Ky. Ky steps down as the head of EASA on 1 September having served a second five-year term in the role. ...
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Revenue jump helps privatisation target TAP swing to first-half profit
Privatisation target TAP Air Portugal turned a net profit of €22.9 million ($24.9 million) in the first half of the year, a marked improvement on losses at the same stage of 2022.
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Saab acquires UK autonomy and AI specialist Blue Bear
Saab has acquired UK autonomy and artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Blue Bear Systems, via an all-shares deal disclosed on 31 August.
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Partners launch series production of Light Armed Helicopter
Airbus Helicopters and local partner Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) are to launch series production of the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) – derived from the former’s H155 medium-twin – with deliveries to commence in 2024.
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China Southern confirms exit of A380
China Southern Airlines has retired its last two Airbus A380s, marking the type’s complete exit from the Chinese market after more than a decade of operations.
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A321 hard-landing inquiry unable to determine whether cockpit recorder deliberately erased
Russian investigators have not been able to determine whether a deliberate attempt was made to erase the cockpit-voice recorder of a Nordwind Airbus A321 after a hard landing in Antalya, by fitting it into a different aircraft. The recorder had been present on the A321 (VQ-BRS) as it flew – ...
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Rex says pandemic’s ‘legacy effects’ to blame for full-year losses
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) remained in the red in its full-year earnings, as it laid the blame on the “legacy effects” of the Covid-19.
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China Southern first of ‘Big Three’ to return to profitability as travel demand picks up
China Southern Airlines became the first of the country’s three largest carriers to eke out a small operating profit following the coronavirus pandemic, as its compatriots narrow their losses on the back of travel demand recovery.
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Norway’s Elfly lands $8m grant to produce prototype of all-electric seaplane
Norweigian electric seaplane developer Elfly Group has secured an $8 million grant from the government of Norway to continue developing a prototype of its conceptual aircraft, Noemi.
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Air Nostrum doubles Airlander 10 commitment to 20 aircraft
Spanish airline group Air Nostrum has doubled its commitment for Hybrid Air Vehicles’ (HAV) Airlander 10 to 20 aircraft, delivering a boost to the UK developer ahead of its planned production start and certification campaign.
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Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee not ‘currently’ investigating fatal Legacy crash
Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee, the country’s civil aircraft accident investigation authority, is not currently probing the Embraer Legacy 600 crash northwest of Moscow. The aircraft – bound for St Petersburg – came down in the Tver region on 23 August, with no survivors among the 10 occupants. While the Interstate ...
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Airbus opens pulse line in Hamburg for equipping A321XLR aft fuselages
Airbus has formally opened a facility in Hamburg for equipping the aft fuselage sections of the new long-range A321XLR. The sections – around 24m in length – will be fitted with various electrical and mechanical systems, floor panels, windows and other features. Airbus says they will travel on an automated ...
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Australia’s Torres Strait Air to renew fleet with 10 new-build Britten-Norman Islanders
UK airframer Britten-Norman has secured the latest commitment for its revitalised Islander utility aircraft, with Australian air charter operator Torres Strait Air signing a letter of intent to take 10 examples.
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Bombardier reveals cockpit updates for in-service Global business jets
Bombardier has rolled out an avionics update programme for in-service Global-series large-cabin business jets that includes equipping the jets with a “combined vision system”.
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USAF KC-135 crew records ‘St Elmo’s fire’ weather phenomenon during hurricane evacuation
While evacuating their Florida base ahead of Hurricane Idalia, the crew of a US Air Force Boeing KC-135 aerial refueller recorded video of a rare weather phenomenon known as St Elmo’s fire, forming around the aircraft.
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Revived Monarch reveals new colour scheme and drops previous logo
Barely a week since its unveiling, the revived Monarch Airlines has changed its branding, ditching the logo and livery of the collapsed carrier that inspired it.
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First RAF instructors begin simulator training on General Atomics’ Protector
The first instructors for the UK Royal Air Force’s General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system fleet have begun simulator-based training in the USA.
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Israeli lessor Global Knafaim settles dispute over aborted A330 sale
Israeli lessor Global Knafaim Leasing has reached an agreement in the dispute over an aborted Airbus A330-200 sale, and is aiming to supply the jet to a third party. The company is also separately intending to sell a pair of Airbus A320s. Global Knafaim disclosed in March this year that ...
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Share details reveal AMG Ventures stake in clean aviation start-up Ecojet
AMG Ventures, a business accelerator run by consultancy Airline Management Group, has taken a small stake in Ecojet Airlines as part of its backing for the environmental start-up.
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Pskov airport closed as drone attack apparently damages military Il-76s
Four Ilyushin Il-76 heavy transports have been damaged in a drone attack on Russia’s Pskov airport, the region’s government believes. The governor, Mikhail Vedernikov, has attended the scene and states, through the regional’s official social media channel, that the attack did not lead to any injuries or fatalities. But the ...