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NewsEl Al board approves non-binding framework for Arkia acquisition
El Al’s board has approved a non-binding memorandum of understanding in preparation for signing an agreement to acquire fellow Israeli carrier Arkia. Under the proposed transaction El Al will acquire the entire share capital of Arkia from its shareholders, and the airline will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Israeli ...
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NewsPassenger vacated Airlink Jetstream seat before broken blade penetrated cabin
South African investigators have revealed that a passenger on an Airlink BAe Jetstream 41 missed being struck by a broken propeller blade that penetrated the cabin, because they had changed seat during the flight. As the turboprop landed at Venetia airfield, its right-hand Honeywell TPE331 engine was hit by a ...
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NewsATR 72-600 carries out flight tests using wholly-sustainable fuel
ATR has carried out a series of ground and flight trials using wholly-sustainable aviation fuel in one engine of a 72-600 test aircraft. The turboprop conducted 7h of flights with the 100% sustainable fuel, supplied by Neste, powering one the aircraft’s Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127 engines. The Neste MY ...
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NewsCruise-altitude simulations begin for SSJ-New’s PD-8 engine
Russia’s United Engine has carried out cruise-altitude simulation with the core of the Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplant, intended for a revised version of the Sukhoi Superjet 100. The test-bench simulation of operating conditions up to 12,000m (39,400ft) marks the initial stages of PD-8 certification testing. Rostec says the core section includes ...
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NewsSydney Airport shareholders approve A$23.6 billion takeover bid
Sydney Airport’s shareholders have accepted a A$23.6 billion ($16.8 billion) takeover bid, paving the way for one of the country’s largest infrastructure acquisition deals.
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NewsNew Zealand set to ease border restrictions from late February
New Zealand has outlined a five-stage plan to ease border restrictions from late February, which will see mandatory quarantine eliminated for vaccinated travellers, and a full border reopening expected by October.
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NewsPhilippine Airlines appoints new president, COO
Philippine Airlines has appointed Stanley Ng as its new acting president and operating chief effective immediately — its first senior management change since exiting restructuring in late-December.
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NewsANA ends brief A321LR affair with order swap for A321neos
The parent company of All Nippon Airways (ANA) has switched its order for two Airbus A321LRs — its sole commitments to the long-range variant — choosing instead to take the standard A321neo.
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AnalysisIs Asia-Pacific where urban air mobility revolution starts?
Passengers could soon be taking flights on electric air taxis, and many think the region, with its huge, gridlocked conurbations, is the perfect launch market.
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NewsAllegiant posts small profit in fourth quarter of 2021
Allegiant Travel Company, the parent of ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant Air posted a small profit in the fourth quarter of 2021, supported by more cost-conscious customers returning to travel.
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NewsNorthrop delivers first IFC-4 Triton signals intel UAV to US Navy
Northrop Grumman has delivered to the US Navy (USN) the first production example of the IFC-4 Triton, an upgraded MQ-4C that includes signals intelligence payloads.
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NewsDaher to expand in USA by acquiring Triumph’s aerostructures site in Florida
French aircraft manufacturer Daher has agreed to purchase Triumph Group’s aerostructures business in Stuart, Florida for an undisclosed sum – another in a series of divestitures by Triumph.
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AnalysisPandemic pushed Boeing’s 777X shift to freighter-next strategy
Boeing’s decision this week to launch development of its 777-8 Freighter marks a strategic shift for the programme – one driven by the dual factors of booming air freight demand and the pandemic’s ongoing impact on international air travel.
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems loses $541m in 2021 amid 787 hang ups
Troubles with Boeing’s 787 programme and pandemic-related pressures pushed aerospace component manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems to a $541 million loss in 2021.
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NewsAmerican Airlines reshuffles Boeing aircraft orders
American Airlines will be taking more Boeing 737 Max and delaying the delivery of some 787 Dreamliners, the company says in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 2 February.
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NewsANA turns small profit in third quarter while Japan Airlines narrows loss
Japan’s two biggest airline operating groups both reported progress in their recovery from the pandemic in the third quarter, including All Nippon Airways returning to the black for the first time in two years.
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NewsSpanish army takes first F-model Chinook
Spain has received its first of an eventual 17 remanufactured Boeing CH-47F Chinooks as it upgrades its army’s fleet to the latest standard.
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NewsFurther delay for 777-8 as freighter weighs in to development schedule
Boeing’s launch on 31 January of the 777-8 Freighter means a further delay for the passenger variant of the -8.
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AnalysisTech log indiscipline cited after stressful RAM 737 autopilot incident
French investigators have determined that two independent system failures affected the autopilot of a Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800 during a complex incident involving a diversion, go-around and a subsequent unstable approach to land at Lyon. The pilots became increasingly stressed during the event, on 30 December 2016, as they ...
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NewsRecovering Swiss to end short-time working and recruit cabin crew
Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss International Air Lines is to end the short-time working for all staff brought in to counter the pandemic and is to begin recruiting new cabin crew.