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US Air Force Golden Horde bomb demo partly fails
The US Air Force Research Laboratory’s first demonstration of its Golden Horde collaborative bomb partly failed due to a software problem.
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Boeing to pay $2.5bn to settle US government’s 737 Max investigation, avoids prosecution
Boeing has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a Department of Justice criminal investigation into circumstances surrounding the certification of the 737 Max.
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Online travel agency sues JetBlue for 'unfair fare practices'
An online travel agency group is suing low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways for removing its flights from the external travel portals, forcing customers to book more expensive fares through the airline’s own website.
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Saudi airspace access simplifies passage for Qatar Airways flights
Qatar Airways has begun redirecting flightpaths through Saudi Arabian airspace, after the lifting of a blockade imposed more than three years ago. The airline’s service to Johannesburg – flight QR1365, operated by an Airbus A350-900 – crossed into eastern Saudi airspace shortly after its departure during the evening of 7 ...
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US Transportation Secretary Chao resigns after pro-Trump riot
Elaine Chao, who heads the powerful US Department of Transportation, has said she will resign, a day after pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, leaving destruction and chaos in their wake.
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Air travel demand flatlined in November: IATA
Air travel demand remained sharply down in November, IATA’s latest industry statistics show, as resurgent Covid-19 cases and renewed travel restrictions battered passenger confidence.
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Air cargo volumes to reach 2019 levels by March or April: IATA
Global air cargo volumes sank more than 6% year on year in November, but remain on track to return to 2019 levels by March or April, according to IATA.
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Dassault hit 2020 delivery target with 13 Rafales
Dassault hit its target of delivering 13 Rafales in 2020, with these transferred to export customers India and Qatar.
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Tunisair names Hamdi as new chief executive
North African carrier Tunisair has appointed Olfa Hamdi as its new chief executive, replacing Elyes Mnakbi, who left the state-owned airline in July 2020.
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Lufthansa raises €500 million with A350s and A320s as security
Lufthansa has used eight of its aircraft as security in a range of financing transactions which have raised €500 million ($614 million) since last July.
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France conducts improved ASMPA nuclear missile test shot from Rafale
France has performed a first test firing of an updated MBDA ASMPA nuclear missile from a Dassault Rafale fighter.
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Longer-range Ansat helicopter makes maiden flight
Russian Helicopters has flown the first example of the upgraded Kazan Ansat-M light-twin helicopter, which boasts enhanced range and flight performance. Under an initiative funded by Russia’s trade ministry, which has provided Rb230 million ($3.1 million) for the work, the longer-range helicopters will be delivered to regional airlines. ...
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UK signs Spear 3 missile production deal for F-35 fleet
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded MBDA a £550 million ($750 million), seven-year demonstration and manufacturing contract for its Spear 3 air-to-surface missile, which will arm its Lockheed Martin F-35Bs.
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Israir pilot-training pact with Etihad deepens UAE-Israeli ties
Israeli leisure carrier Israir has signed with Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Aviation Group for Airbus A320 simulator training, further tightening Israeli-United Arab Emirates ties following a recent political normalisation agreement. Etihad Aviation Training will offer cockpit crew training for Israir, under a pact through which the airline will dry-lease full-flight simulators ...
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UK’s Titan receives first of three converted A321 freighters
UK operator Titan Airways’ is to introduce three Airbus A321 converted freighters to its fleet, with the first one newly redelivered from modification specialists ST Engineering and EFW. Powered by CFM International CFM56 engines, the aircraft, MSN1238, was originally delivered to MyTravel Airways in 2000, and subsequently operated by Thomas ...
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Ryanair cuts passenger forecast as it condemns latest travel restrictions
Ryanair has cut its full-year activity forecast after tighter travel restrictions in the UK threatened to limit its passenger numbers over its fiscal fourth quarter. The airline expects to have transported 26-30 million passengers by the end of the year, compared with its previous forecast of up to 35 million. ...
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China uses Wing Loong II variant for weather modification work
China has deployed a variant of the AVIC Wing Loong II unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to help create precipitation in the country’s arid west. The UAV, designated Ganlin-1, is equipped to modify weather through cloud seeding, according to a report by official news agency Xinhua. Source: Xinhua The ...
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Vietnam starts building new airport for Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam has broken ground for the first phase of a new airport for the city’s commercial centre of Ho Chi Minh City.
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Supersonic AS2 to get Universal Avionics enhanced flight vision system
Aerion Supersonic has selected Universal Avionics’ (UA) ClearVision enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) for its in-development AS2 high-speed business jet.
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Aviation union warns of safety onboard aircraft after Washington, DC riots
A US airline flight attendants’ union says its members are afraid for their safety onboard aircraft after an angry mob of rioters breached the US Capitol building in Washington, DC earlier in the day. The mob was attempting to stop the certification of the election of Joe Biden as president of the USA.