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NewsJPALS deployed on UK’s HMS Queen Elizabeth and Italy’s Cavour aircraft carriers
Raytheon’s Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) has been deployed on the UK Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth and Italy’s ITS Cavour, the first aircraft carriers outside of the US Navy to feature the system.
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NewsEmbraer delivers 34 jets in the second quarter
Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 34 jets during the second quarter of 2021, double the number it delivered in the same period during coronavirus-plagued 2020.
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NewsUnited ‘bullish’ about business and international travel rebound
United Airlines executives are “bullish” about the carrier’s post-coronavirus recovery trajectory, and expect the business travel segment to accelerate significantly in the coming months.
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NewsDenali closes on first flight as turboprop joins Beechcraft family
Textron Aviation says it is on track for a first flight later this year of its Denali single-engined turboprop, after the aircraft – newly rebranded as a Beechcraft product – was powered on for the first time earlier this month.
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NewsHybrid-electric LMS-901 unveiled as replacement for An-2
Mock-up displayed at MAKS, but developer hopes to have single-propeller utility aircraft in service by 2023
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NewsMAKS debuts for Klimov helicopter engine pair
United Engine (UEC) has displayed at the MAKS air show two new turboshafts that will replace Western-built powerplants on rotorcraft from the Russian Helicopters stable.
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NewsRussia targets low cost, high performance with Su-75 Checkmate fighter
United Aircraft is pitching the single-engined Su-75 to export markets as an affordable, fifth-generation type that shares characteristics with Sukhoi’s Su-57.
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NewsUTair orders 50 Mil Mi-8AMT helicopters
Russian airline UTair has signed for 50 Mil Mi-8AMT heavy-lift helicopters as part of a fleet renewal programme.
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NewsUnited Engine aims for 2023 certification of SSJ-New’s engine
United Engine is aiming to secure a type certificate for the Aviadvigatel PD-8 in 2023, with production work already underway on the first prototype for certification tests. The PD-8 is being developed as an alternative engine to the PowerJet SaM146 for the Sukhoi Superjet 100. Russia’s United Aircraft is intending ...
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NewsAirbus commences flight tests with fourth BelugaXL
Airbus has carried out the maiden flight of its fourth BelugaXL high-capacity transport, which took off from Toulouse on 20 July. The Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered aircraft is one of six being constructed by Airbus for its logistics transport division. Airbus has been gradually withdrawing its older A300-600ST Beluga fleet from ...
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NewsDassault delivers first used Rafale to Greece
Dassault Aviation has handed over the first of an eventual 18 Rafale multirole fighters to the Greek air force.
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NewsAsymmetric braking cited after Pegas Fly 767 excursion at Simferopol
Russian investigators have determined that pilots of a Pegas Fly Boeing 767-300ER lost directional control of the aircraft on landing at Simferopol after applying asymmetric braking on a wet runway in a crosswind. The aircraft (VP-BMC), with the first officer flying, touched down on runway 19 – which has a ...
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NewsAirbus delivers first A350 from Chinese completion centre
Airbus has delivered its first A350 from its widebody completion centre in Tianjin, China.
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NewsBoeing eyes continued promise in Asia-Pacific defence market
Despite challenges related to the coronavirus pandemic, Boeing continues to see opportunities across the Asia-Pacific for its fixed-wing military aircraft portfolio.
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NewsMalaysia Airports, Volocopter, Skyports to explore air taxi deployment in Malaysia
Malaysia Airports has signed a memorandum of understanding with urban air mobility (UAM) company Volocopter and vertiport firm Skyports to explore the potential deployment of electric air taxi services in Malaysia.
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NewsEasyJet to build maintenance hangar in Berlin
EasyJet will build a hangar at Berlin airport for light base maintenance checks as part of a wider effort to insource more MRO activities.
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NewsKAI lands Indonesian deal for six more T-50is
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has landed a W274 billion ($238 million) deal to provide Indonesia with six additional T-50i advanced jet trainers.
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NewsIndonesia’s Super Air Jet teases imminent launch
Super Air Jet, the new Indonesian carrier with links to Lion Group founder Rusdi Kirana, has hinted about launching flights “soon”, as it announced several domestic destinations it intends to serve.
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NewsKorean Air to explore using 747 for rocket launches
The Republic of Korea Air Force has commissioned Korean Air and Seoul National University to research the use of the Boeing 747-400 to air-launch rockets.
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NewsSingapore and Hong Kong to review travel bubble in late-August
Singapore and Hong Kong will revisit discussions on the twice-delayed air travel bubble arrangement “when the Covid-19 situation allows”, which is likely to be in late August.