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NewsFrontier in “strong financial position”; expects recovery by Spring 2022
Frontier Airlines says it is in a “strong financial position” to get to pre-coronavirus levels by early 2022 despite the coronavirus’ Delta variant that ate into the carrier’s revenues in the third quarter of 2021.
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NewsAttorneys for former 737 Max technical pilot again request trial delay, cite simulator ‘glitch’
Attorneys for the former Boeing technical pilot indicted on fraud charges related to the 737 Max are again asking a federal judge to delay the trial.
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NewsUS Army tests FARA’s 20mm Gatling gun, mix-and-match weapons pylons
The US Army has started flight testing weapons systems for its next-generation scouting helicopter, the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft.
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NewsLATAM loses $692m in Q3, sees capacity hitting 65% by year-end
LATAM Airlines Group posted a third-quarter loss but says increased vaccination rates, fewer travel restrictions and pent-up demand will propel capacity to 65% of pre-pandemic levels by year-end.
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NewsUS aviation industry asked White House to delay 5G cellular expansion
Citing the risk of altimeter interference, the US airline and aerospace industries have asked the US government to temporarily prevent cellular telecommunications providers from starting to use newly available radio frequencies.
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NewsViasat eyes global in-flight connectivity coverage with Inmarsat acquisition
Satellite communications company Viasat views its planned acquisition of competitor Inmarsat as a means to add global in-flight connectivity coverage to what is now largely a regional-focused network.
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NewsDHL starts transferring UK 757 freighter fleet to new Austrian cargo airline
Cargo specialist DHL Express is to establish a new airline in Austria which will operate a fleet of 18 Boeing 757 freighters. The airline, to be known as DHL Air Austria, will be based at Vienna and focus on European cargo flights, employing some 176 pilots. DHL commenced discussions with ...
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NewsNorway’s Wideroe pushes for eVTOL operations in Scandinavia with Eve
Norwegian regional carrier Wideroe and Embraer urban air mobility spin-out Eve are to collaborate on the potential operation of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in Scandinavia.
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NewsIAG and Southwest to snap up sustainable fuel output from new Mississippi plant
IAG carriers and US budget operator Southwest Airlines have agreed to purchase the entire production of sustainable fuel, over the course of several years, from a planned US biorefinery project in Mississippi. Sustainable fuels technology specialist Velocys Renewables says it has entered a memorandum of understanding – which it aims ...
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NewsRussia and China give go-ahead for heavy-lift helicopter programme
Russia and China appear to have finally signed an agreement that will allow the two countries to begin development of a new heavy helicopter, but the rotorcraft will not enter service for another 13 years.
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NewsUK signs deal to expand T-6C trainer operations
Affinity Flying Training Services has been placed under contract to operate an expanded fleet of Beechcraft T-6C primary trainers for the UK Ministry of Defence.
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NewsRomania confirms Black Hawk buy
Romania has cleared the acquisition of 12 Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawks for operation by its SMURD emergency services organisation.
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NewsEmirates recovering but has ‘some way to go’ to restore profits: chairman
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has turned in a first-half loss of Dhs5.8 billion ($1.6 billion), halving the deficit from the previous interim, but still contrasting sharply with the pre-crisis half-year profit of Dhs862 million. The Dubai-based airline’s revenues in the six months to 30 September 2021 reached Dhs21.7 billion. EBITDA ...
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NewsKAI secures $360 million deal to support Iraqi T-50IQs
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has secured an $360 million operational support deal for Iraq’s fleet of 24 T-50IQ advanced jet trainers.
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NewsSerial 3D printing begins for Russian MC-21 engine components
Russian state technology firm Rostec has commence serial 3D printing of components for the Aviadvigatel PD-14 powerplant. The PD-14 engine has been developed for the Irkut MC-21-310 twinjet, offering a Russian-built alternative to the Pratt & Whitney PW1400G. Rostec says the 3D printing scheme – managed by the Centre for ...
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NewsFreighter conversions buoy ST Engineering aerospace revenue
ST Engineering’s commercial aerospace unit is ramping up its passenger-to-freighter conversion capacity, as it discloses that conversion slots for Airbus aircraft have been fully booked through mid-2025.
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NewsPhilippine air force takes delivery of final S-70i Black Hawks
The Philippine air force (PAF) has taken delivery of a final five Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters, bringing its total fleet to 15 examples.
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NewsIHI sees improving demand for spares with air travel recovery
The aero engine, space and defence unit of Japanese firm IHI generated revenues of Y108.2 billion ($957 million) for the first half of its 2021 financial year, up 9% from a year earlier as the airline sector starts to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCebu Pacific narrows Q3 losses as revenue jumps 62%
Cebu Pacific Air cut its third-quarter operating losses slightly on the back of a significant increase in revenue, though hefty foreign exchange losses widened the carrier’s net loss.
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NewsUS Army demos UH-60 air assault with soldiers wearing AR goggles
The US Army is experimenting with ways to conduct Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk air assault missions using soldiers wearing its Integrated Visual Augmentation System goggles.