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NewsSR Technics spins out component services into new unit
Swiss maintenance provider SR Technics has spun out its component support business into a separate entity under new branding, as part of a wider company restructuring.
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NewsHSBC slashes first-half outlook for Europe’s carriers
Prospects for Europe’s airlines in the first quarter of 2021 have deteriorated notably in recent weeks, but bank HSBC expects intra-European and possibly transatlantic passenger numbers to bounce back for the summer season.
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NewsMC-21 suffers runway excursion during simulated single-engine failure
One of the flight-test Irkut MC-21-300s has been involved in a runway excursion at Moscow Zhukovsky during an exercise simulating single-engine failure. Images from the scene show that aircraft 73051 – the first example of the aircraft to fly – has come to a halt on snow-covered ground. The depth ...
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NewsEASA outlines tighter regulations for over-water helicopter operations
European regulators are proposing to tighten rules for helicopters that are operated over water for extended periods in order to speed the uptake of the latest safety standards.
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NewsEgyptian AW149 fleet grows with late 2020 deliveries
Egypt is quietly building up its fleet of Leonardo Helicopters AW149s, having now taken delivery of five of an eventual 24 of the super-medium-twins from a 2019 order worth €871 million ($1 billion).
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NewsVirgin Australia shakes up management team under new chief
Virgin Australia has announced six appointments to its 10-member executive leadership team, under new chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka.
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NewsBudget airline Pobeda proves resilient as Russian full-year traffic halves
Russian airlines’ passenger traffic halved over the course of last year, official figures from the federal air transport regulator show. Rosaviatsia states that overall traffic was down by 52% with passenger numbers down 46% to 69.2 million. But the fall was not indiscriminate across the Russian carriers. Aeroflot Group’s budget ...
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NewsSouth Korea’s Eastar Jet files for court receivership: reports
South Korea’s Eastar Jet has filed for court receivership as a means to restructure, according to local media reports.
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NewsST Engineering clinches five-year cargo MRO contract
ST Engineering has signed a five-year airframe heavy maintenance contract with an unnamed air cargo carrier.
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NewsVirgin Orbit successfully launches rocket from 747-400
Virgin Orbit has successfully lofted its LauncherOne rocket into space after launching it from a Boeing 747-400.
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NewsIs air safety progress vulnerable to pandemic ripple effects?
Catastrophic departure from controlled flight at high altitude is an unusual occurrence, even in Indonesia, where the shoddy state of air transport safety led to a decade-long blacklisting by European authorities. While Indonesian oversight has improved sufficiently in recent years to lift the sanction, the loss of Sriwijaya Air’s flight ...
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NewsFlybe Q400s to be converted into firefighters for Conair
Source: Conair Group Eleven Q400s, formerly with Flybe, are being transferred to Conair Source: Conair Group Eleven Q400s, formerly with Flybe, are being transferred to Conair
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NewsChina's 'Big Three' cap off 2020 with lower passenger traffic results
China’s three largest carriers reported year-on-year declines in their full-year traffic results for 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak impacted travel demand, particularly in their international networks.
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NewsUS airlines begin tapping into government aid
The US government has begun disbursing $15 billion in payroll assistance to airlines, which have been eagerly awaiting the financial relief ever since an earlier programme expired in September.
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NewsAeroVironment to add larger group 2 and 3 UAVs with $405m acquisition of Arcturus
So far, AeroVironment’s products were almost entirely group 1 UAVs, weighing 9.07kg or less.
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NewsFormer KPMG CEO Doughtie joins Boeing’s board as Kennedy steps down
Former KPMG chief executive Lynne Doughtie has joined Boeing’s board of directors, filling a seat left vacant by the resignation of board member Caroline Kennedy.
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NewsEmbraer North American president Spulak retires
Gary Spulak, the longtime president of Embraer’s US business, retired from the Brazilian airframer at the end of 2020, Embraer confirms.
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NewsUS airlines gear up for potential trouble ahead of presidential inauguration
US airlines have adopted stricter safety policies on flights to and from the Washington, DC-area ahead of the presidential inauguration scheduled for 20 January.
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NewsAirports call for further support as UK suspends travel corridor scheme
UK airports are calling for further government support to cover operating costs after the suspension of the country’s safe travel corridors programme as part of efforts to counter further strains of the coronavirus.
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NewsVolocopter working toward FAA approval of VoloCity eVTOL
German urban air mobility company Volocopter has received FAA permission to pursue certification of its autonomous, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) passenger drone design for flights in the USA.