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Textron eAviation outlines what’s next for Nexus
After more than a year of silence, Textron eAviation has finally revealed the proposed design of its Nexus electric air taxi and intends to start building the initial prototype next year.
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Avianca, Copa, United to pursue joint venture pact under new conditions
Colombia’s Avianca, Panama’s Copa Airlines and United Airlines will still pursue a long-awaited a three-way joint venture agreement (JVA), even though the framework and market conditions have dramatically changed since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Lufthansa Group raises full-year earnings forecast above €1bn
Lufthansa Group is hiking its outlook for full-year adjusted earnings to more than €1 billion ($984 million), following indications of a strong third quarter. The German company says the increase is based on the current booking situation which “continues to reflect strong demand” over the next few months. It adds ...
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Taxes, litigation, air rage and infrastructure weigh on Latin American carriers
Latin American carriers must face down both familiar and new structural issues in the post-pandemic environment if the region is to grow to its full potential, and allow greater access to the population in the coming years.
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Airbus Corporate Jets eyes TwoTwenty opportunity from booming US market
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) sees a booming US business jet market as offering the perfect sales opportunity for its family of VIP airliners, particularly the ACJ TwoTwenty.
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Airbus opens space market for Beluga with satellite transfer to Cape Canaveral
Airbus has conducted a satellite ferry to Cape Canaveral using its A300-600ST Beluga transport, as the company seeks to expand use of the type for third-party outsize services. Two of the Beluga twinjets are in operation with the Airbus Beluga Transport division, set up to capitalise on remaining life in ...
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Poland picks CT7 engines for AW149 fleet
Poland has selected GE Aviation CT7-2E1 engines to power its on-order fleet of 32 Leonardo Helicopters AW149s.
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Norse Atlantic’s UK arm cleared to operate transatlantic routes
Norse Atlantic Airways has been granted authorisation to operate transatlantic services with its UK division. The airline will be able to serve US cities from London Gatwick as a result of the regulatory decision by the US Department of Transportation. Norse Atlantic UK has already been awarded an air operator’s ...
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Honeywell hikes 10-year business-jet delivery forecast by 1,100 units
Honeywell has upped its 10-year business jet delivery forecast by 1,100 units, reflecting a market buoyed by demand for travel by private aircraft.
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Ultra A320 conducted evasive climb after terrain alert during descent
Colombian investigators are probing an incident in which an Ultra Air Airbus A320 crew had to respond to a terrain alert during descent to Cali. The twinjet had been arriving after a flight from San Andres on 28 September, according to information relayed to French investigation authority BEA. It had ...
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China reopening still uncertain as Beijing doubles down on zero-infection strategy
China is unlikely to ease its long-drawn ‘zero-Covid’ pandemic strategy in the near-term, with Chinese president Xi Jinping doubling down on the country’s strict virus controls at a key speech.
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Russian windtunnel tests explore assisted lift from distributed powerplants
Russian analysts are assessing the potential for distributed powerplants to improve lift for future regional aircraft concepts. The research aims to enable regional aircraft to be based at lower-class airports which have particularly stringent operating requirements – such as those with runways of 500-1,000m in length. Moscow’s Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute ...
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Virgin Atlantic receives UK’s first A330neo
Virgin Atlantic has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900, a twinjet which is being acquired through US lessor Air Lease. The aircraft (G-VJAZ) is one of 13 A330neos ordered by the UK carrier, and Virgin will become the first operator of the type in the country. Six of the ...
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Cathay’s network recovery ‘on course” as traffic improves on easing of curbs
Cathay Pacific is set to ramp up flying through the end of the year – with flights to more points in its network restored – as it confirms that it is “on course” for recovery.
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Korean Air to restart hiring after three-year hiatus
Korean Air is to recruit over 100 cabin crew, as it restarts hiring after a freeze of nearly three years from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Business aviation firms get ready for World Cup kick-off
Charter companies and FBOs are expecting a big win from the FIFA tournament in Qatar next month as thousands of fans opt to fly privately
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Elevate makes its pitch in NBAA debut
Greg Raiff’s career as a business aviation entrepreneur began when he chartered a Boeing 747 to take fellow high school students to the Bahamas to mark their graduation. He sold his first company for $7 million while at college. Over the next more than 20 years he had further success ...
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CFM will not develop engine for supersonic ‘niche’ market: CEO
CFM International, the 50-50 joint venture between GE Aviation and Safran Aircraft Engines, will not step into the supersonic engine game, the company’s chief executive says.
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ALTA president urges policies to drive SAF production in Latin America
Public policies are required by Latin American and Caribbean governments to incentivise production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) if the region is to be independent in helping carriers transition to net-zero carbon emissions, the president of trade body ALTA says.
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Cargo remains essential to health of Latin American airlines: ALTA president
Cargo remains essential to the financial health of the Latin American aviation industry in the post-pandemic environment, according to the region’s airline executives.