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NewsBAE ramps development of electric-aircraft technology at US site
Aerospace company BAE Systems is ramping up development of electric-aircraft systems in the USA to ensure it remains on the leading edge of that burgeoning aviation segment.
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NewsAir Transat cuts fiscal Q4 loss and ramps schedule
Transat AT, owner of Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat, says increased load factors helped reduce losses in the company’s fiscal fourth quarter, and that demand is set to rise as passenger confidence improves.
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NewsAirbus proposed 'wide range' of solutions to resolve Qatar A350 skin-paint row
Airbus insists Qatar Airways took the first legal steps in the bitter dispute over A350 skin-paint quality, and that the airframer still wants to find a solution despite responding with its own legal measures. Qatar Airways has been vocal over the deterioration of fuselage surface paint on the type, and ...
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NewsAmerican cuts summer 2022 international flying due to 787 delivery delays
American Airlines has reduced international flying next summer due to delayed deliveries of widebody Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
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NewsAirbus resorts to legal steps to resolve Qatar A350 skin-paint dispute
Airbus is to take legal steps in a bid to resolve a dispute over the surface paint quality on A350 twinjets, having been unable to settle the matter with Qatar Airways. Qatar Airways has been notably vocal about the issue of paint degradation on its A350 fleet, even taking steps ...
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NewsPiaggio sale stalls as preferred bidder fails to table offer
Piaggio Aerospace has restarted talks with potential buyers after a previous exclusive bidder failed to submit a concrete offer for the Italian airframer.
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NewsIATA joins African airline body in calling for Omicron travel bans to be rescinded
Global airline association IATA has urged governments to drop the travel bans implemented in response to the Omicron variant of Covid-19, citing World Health Organization advice on the issue.
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NewsHeart picks G3000 avionics for all-electric ES-19
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace has selected Garmin to supply the G3000 avionics suite for its in-development ES-19 electric regional aircraft.
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NewsIBF-equipped H145 helicopters banned from flights in snow
Airbus Helicopters has banned H145 light-twins fitted with inlet barrier filters (IBFs) from flying in snowy conditions after a Norwegian air ambulance operator experienced engine failure on the type.
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Paid contentInvesting in nature for a net-zero future
Offsetting and nature’s role in aviation’s net-zero ambition
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NewsS7 A321neo was only partially de-iced before in-flight upset
Russian investigators have disclosed that the Airbus A321neo involved in a serious in-flight upset after taking off from Magadan had been de-iced only on its wing surfaces and stabiliser. Federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia states that the S7 Airlines aircraft was parked for two-and-a-half hours in heavy snowfall, leading to ...
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NewsGeneral Atomics unveils Mojave STOL UAV for dirt runways or aircraft carriers
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems unveiled a new medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle on 9 December that can take off and land in as little as 500ft, including from dirt runways or aircraft carriers.
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NewsIndian defence chief killed in air force Mi-17 crash
The Indian air force has launched an investigation following the fatal crash of a Mil Mi-17 on 8 December in which 13 passengers and crew died, including the nation’s Chief of the Defence Staff.
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Paid contentDecarbonising aviation: Cleared for Take-Off
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NewsRe-opened routes lift Rolls-Royce civil engine flying hours
Rolls-Royce’s level of large civil engine flying hours has recovered to around 50% of the pre-crisis figure in 2019, benefiting from the re-opening of transatlantic services and other important route sectors. The level has risen from the average of about 43% in the first half of the year, the company ...
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Paid contentDecarbonising aviation: mapping a flightpath to net-zero
Aviation is vital for social and economic progress but if the world is to continue to benefit from flight, the sector must decarbonise.
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NewsParis and Amsterdam airport operators start untying cross-shareholding pact
Paris Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Schiphol airports’ operators have started unwinding their cross-participation share agreement, after opting not to extend it further. Groupe ADP and Royal Schiphol Group sealed the agreement in 2008, each company taking an 8% shareholding in the other. It reflected the combination of their main ...
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NewsVietnam details international border reopening plans
Vietnam has firmed up details of its international border reopening, which will kick off from 15 December, as it calls the move “necessary” in promoting the recovery of its travel sector.
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Paid contentWhy SAF is set to take off
Although challenges remain with scaling up aviation’s use of sustainable aviation fuel, it remains key to achieving the industry’s carbon targets
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NewsAllegiant sees Mexico as a “green field”: CEO
A week after Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus and Allegiant Air applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for a transborder commercial alliance, the US discount carrier’s chief executive Maurice Gallagher says Mexico is a “green field” that holds many possibilities for the airline.