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Cathay flags steeper full-year net loss, but ‘excited’ about 2023 outlook
Cathay Pacific Group expects to report a steeper net loss for the 2022 financial year on the back of “significant losses” from its associates, but remains “encouraged” about its recovery in the new year.
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Swansea airport eyes scheduled services return with Exeter link
Plans are under way to launch flights this summer from Swansea airport to Exeter, restoring scheduled operations at the Welsh airport for this first time since Air Wales stopped flying from there almost two decades ago.
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Ambitious Uzbek start-up Centrum looks to build 100-aircraft fleet
Start-up Uzbek carrier Centrum Air is aiming to build a fleet of 20 aircraft by the end of the year, having acquired its first single-aisle types. Centrum Air has received a pair of Airbus A320s – with a third set to arrive shortly – as well as two Boeing 737s. ...
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Airbus nears C295 maritime patrol deal with Spain
Airbus Defence & Space expects Spain to sign a contract this year to acquire C295 twin-turboprops adapted for maritime patrol duties, after the nation’s air force recently retired its last long-serving Lockheed P-3 Orion.
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Uzbekistan places order for a dozen A320neo-family jets
Uzbekistan Airways is ordering 12 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft as part of a fleet modernisation. Four A321neos and eight A320neos are featured in the agreement, although no delivery date has been disclosed. Uzbekistan Airways has previously ordered A320s directly from Airbus, and its fleet also includes eight A320neo-family aircraft acquired through ...
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Qantas urges calm after third 737 mechanical issue in three days
Qantas has defended its safety record following a spate of mechanical issues on its Boeing 737s across three days, calling for calm and stressing that it was important “to put these things in context”.
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FAA finds ‘unintentionally deleted files’ led to 11 January system outage
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has identified “unintentionally deleted files” as the likely reason behind a system outage that led to nationwide flight disruptions.
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US federal judge orders Boeing arraigned for 737 Max crashes
A federal judge in Texas has lifted Boeing’s immunity from arraignment on criminal charges for two fatal crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft.
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Spirit Airlines selling 29 Airbus A319s amid fleet renewal
Spirit Airlines has entered an agreement to sell 29 Airbus A319s to Gryphon Trading Company for $152 million to $201 million, depending on price adjustments in the deal.
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Hawaiian Airlines’ pilots to vote on new contract
Hawaiian Airlines’ pilots have come to a tentative agreement with the airline on a new four-year contract.
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Universal Hydrogen reveals video of fuel-cell test run on modified Dash 8
Alternative propulsion developer Universal Hydrogen recently completed “propeller runs” of its hydrogen-fuel cell powertrain integrated onto a regional aircraft.
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Technical F-15 and F-16 documents leaked in online gaming forum
Military video game forum users posted apparently restricted documents pertaining to Boeing F-15s and Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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In depth
USA must pair anti-missile systems with ‘passive’ air base defences: Rand
Hardened shelters, camouflage and widely dispersing aircraft on the ground are the most cost-effective means of increasing the resiliency of air bases against attack from advanced adversaries, according to analysis by research group Rand Corporation.
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Airbus insists A350 lightning-protection change unconnected to Qatar dispute
Qatar Airways has highlighted Airbus’s introduction of an alternative to expanded copper foil for lightning protection on the A350, but the airframer insists it is not a reaction to its skin-paint dispute with the carrier. The airframer attributes paint cracking on the A350 to different thermal expansion rates of the ...
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Colombia’s Aerocivil to again review proposed Avianca-Viva tie up
Colombia’s civil aviation authority has annulled its earlier rejection of a proposed merger between Avianca and financially strapped discounter Viva Air, saying it will restart a review without forcing the companies to re-apply.
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P&W expands India presence with new Bengaluru engineering centre
Pratt & Whitney has opened a new engineering operation in the Indian city of Bengaluru as part of broader expansion in India by parent Raytheon Technologies.
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ZeroAvia mulls manufacturing locations as it readies for start of production
Advanced powertrain developer ZeroAvia has drawn up a shortlist of potential manufacturing sites and will make a decision in the coming months as it prepares for a sharp production ramp-up to meet early delivery targets.
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Japanese group secures delivery slots for Vertical Aerospace VX4
Marubeni plans to launch eVTOL flights in time for 2025 Osaka World Expo and has carried out proof-of-concept trials using helicopters.
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In depth
Falling short: why India’s domestic fighter programmes must hit ambitious targets
With its combat fleet size in decline, the Indian air force is counting on domestic programmes to recapitalise its fighter inventory from the end of this decade.
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Opinion
How omission of human failings undermined Ethiopian Max report
Although investigators examining the Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crash are rightly critical of Boeing, their failure to adequately probe the pilots’ actions leaves us with an incomplete picture.