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NewsCanberra eyes opportunities, risks of future drone, eVTOL operations
Canberra has published a discussion paper exploring the opportunities and challenges involved with the increased adoption of drones and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The 68-page report explores issues ranging from airspace integration to security, noise, and infrastructure. The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications calls ...
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NewsAircastle’s profit falls to $5.8 million in Q3
Lessor Aircastle has posted a $5.8 million profit for the third quarter ended 30 September, a significant drop on the same quarter last year when the lessor made $43.3 million in profit. Total lease revenue for the three months was down 12.5% to $189 million, while total revenues dropped 18.8% ...
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NewsGA Telesis to remarket China Airlines 747-400s
China Airlines has picked GA Telesis’ aircraft asset management unit to remarket and sell its four remaining Boeing 747-400 aircraft, with deliveries expected as early as the first quarter of 2021. The four 747s (MSNs 33734, 33735, 33736 and 33737) are currently in storage, Cirium fleets data indicates. China ...
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NewsUSA approves sale of four MQ-9B SkyGuardians to Taiwan
The US Department of State has approved the possible sale of four General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicles to Taiwan.
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems aims for 10-monthly 737 rate in early 2021
Spirit AeroSystems intends to produce 737 fuselages at a rate of 10 monthly starting in January 2021 – a rate that would allow the company to burn down its inventory of finished fuselages.
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NewsBAE Systems wins contracts to develop US Army manned-unmanned teaming technologies
The US Army has awarded BAE Systems three contracts to develop technology to help helicopter pilots and weapons systems officers control unmanned air vehicles in combat.
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NewsMexico’s Interjet future unclear amid strike, operational halt and reports of near-bankruptcy
Mexico’s low-cost carrier Interjet is on the verge of collapse after the airline cancelled flights over the weekend and a union representing its workers called for a strike to protest unpaid wages, reports say.
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News747 exit boosts sustainability effort: British Airways chief
British Airways’ decision to retire its fleet of Boeing 747s will accelerate the airline’s sustainability efforts, according to recently appointed chief executive Sean Doyle.
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NewsKLM clears path to bailout with union deals
KLM has reached an agreement with the FNV Cabine, FNV Luchtvaart and VNV unions – representing flight attendants, ground personnel and pilots – clearing the Dutch carrier to receive €3.4 billion ($4 billion) in government loans and guarantees.
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NewsSpain agrees €475m Air Europa aid package
Spain’s cabinet has agreed a €475 million ($552 million) support package for Air Europa, the first funding delivered under a wider scheme established by the government in July. The funds have been released as part of a €10 billion solvency support fund for strategic companies set aside by the Spanish ...
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems reports $156m Q3 loss
Wichita-based aerostructures manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems lost $156 million in the third quarter of 2020 amid tumbling revenue resulting from the dual pressures of the pandemic and Boeing 737 Max grounding.
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NewsHill Helicopters reveals in-house engine to power HX50 development
UK start-up Hill Helicopters has revealed the in-house engine which will power its developmental HX50 light-single, claiming that the clean-sheet GT50 turboshaft will offer significant benefits over rival powerplants.
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NewsShift to domestic markets helps Volotea limit crisis impact on traffic
European carrier Volotea is crediting a shift of its network strategy to focus on domestic flights for a July-September traffic performance in which declines in passenger levels were kept to less than a quarter. Volotea says it handled 2.4 million passengers in the third quarter, down only 23% on the ...
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NewsCollapse in MRO work pushes SIA Engineering into red for half-year
Plummeting MRO volumes on the back of coronavirus-driven fleet groundings pushed SIA Engineering (SIAEC) into the red at an operating level in the first-half of its financial year.
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NewsAir Canada Rouge relaunches with Cancun flight
Air Canada Rouge on 2 November flew passengers from Toronto to Cancun, Mexico, marking the first time it has operated since the start of the coronavirus pandemic travel downturn in March.
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NewsWet-lease operator Hi Fly to axe A380 in favour of A330s
Portuguese operator Hi Fly is ending its Airbus A380 services, just two-and-a-half years after taking on the type to explore its potential for the wet-lease market. Hi Fly acquired a former A380, MSN6, in mid-2018. The aircraft, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines and configured with 471 seats, had been ...
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NewsRyanair and Wizz traffic down 70% in October
Traffic data released this morning from European low-cost carriers Ryanair and Wizz Air for October shows passenger levels running 70% down on prior-year levels as travel restrictions across Europe took further hold.
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NewsNew images of Z-20 helicopter variants highlight China’s ASW efforts
Fresh pictures have emerged of the two naval variants of the Harbin Z-20 helicopter, highlighting the Chinese type’s similarity to the Sikorsky S-70 family.
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NewsLast Avro RJ leaves CityJet fleet
Irish wet-lease operator CityJet has withdrawn the last of its BAE Systems Avro RJ85 regional jets, ending a 27-year association with the type and its predecessor, the BAe146. The operator’s final RJ85, registration EI-RJF, left Dublin on 2 November bound for Reykjavik. The aircraft was en-route to the USA where ...
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NewsPoorly-maintained Air Namibia scissor-lift collapsed while overloaded
Investigators in Namibia have concluded that poor maintenance of a scissor-lift passenger assistance vehicle, and possibly its overloading, resulted in its collapsing during disembarkation of an Air Namibia aircraft at Windhoek. The vehicle was offloading people from flight SW708, which had arrived from Cape Town on 13 December last year. ...