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UK aircraft carrier bulks up with 15 RAF, US Marine Corps F-35Bs
Fifteen Lockheed Martin F-35Bs from the UK Royal Air Force and US Marine Corps have embarked aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for a major exercise.
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Concerns emerge over new El Al investor’s ownership
Israeli flag-carrier El Al’s new ownership structure has already run into problems, just a week after the share offering which resulted in a change in major shareholder. The new investor, Kanfei Nesharim, took a 43% shareholding in El Al during the share offering on 16 September. It had declared at ...
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Cabin-swap freighters' flight-time limited to reduce fire risk
European safety regulators are intending to impose a 2,000h flight-time limit on passenger aircraft converted to transport freight, as part of a mitigation strategy to reduce the risk of catastrophic fire. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has drawn up a proposed deviation from normal freighter certification requirements, in order ...
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ATSB details investigation into fatal C-130 firefighting crash
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its interim report into the 23 January crash of a Lockheed Martin EC-130Q during a firefighting mission. The 20-page report sums up the evidence the ATSB has amassed related to the crash, which killed all three crew members and destroyed the aircraft. The ...
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Vietnam Airlines resumes international flying with Seoul-Hanoi
Vietnam Airlines has opened bookings for Seoul-Hanoi, with the first flight scheduled to depart 25 September. “This is the first official scheduled international commercial flight to Vietnam since the Covid-19 situation restabilised in Vietnam,” the airline said in a 23 September statement. Source: Vietnam Airlines A Vietnam Airlines ...
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Ameco becomes China’s first PW1100G MRO shop
Pratt & Whitney has opened its first PW1100G geared turbofan MRO centre in China, by adding Beijing-based Ameco to its global network of MRO providers. Ameco will also be Asia’s fourth PW1100G MRO centre, after Eagle Services Asia in Singapore, as well as IHI and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ...
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Neste and Shell team up to produce sustainable aviation fuel
Finnish sustainable aviation fuel supplier Neste is teaming up with petroleum heavyweight Royal Dutch Shell to “significantly increase” the supply and availability of the lower-emissions fuel for the commercial aviation industry starting in October.
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Saab F-39E Gripen arrives in Brazil for flight testing
The Brazilian variant of the Gripen E/F will be used for a flight-testing campaign.
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Israir operates Bahrain flight after Israeli pact with kingdom
Israeli leisure carrier Israir has carried out a service to Bahrain from Tel Aviv, a week after the signing of a diplomatic accord between the two countries. Israir operated an Airbus A320 on the route which – like a previous El Al flight to the United Arab Emirates – involved ...
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UK pilots seek assurance on sensor and trim aspects of 737 Max redesign
UK cockpit crew representatives are seeking assurances on several aspects of the Boeing 737 Max’s redesign, including scenarios relating to the angle-of-attack sensors and the potential need for two pilots to turn the trim wheel if the jet is out of trim. Pilots union BALPA has formally responded to a ...
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MC-21 deliveries to start ‘by the end’ of 2021: Russian industry minister
First deliveries of the Irkut MC-21 to launch operator Aeroflot will take place by the end of 2021, according to Russian trade and industry minister Denis Manturov. Manturov says the combination of sanctions on the country and, in particular, the coronavirus situation have forced a delay to the twinjet’s flight-test ...
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MD-83 veered off Kiev runway after unstable approach and spoiler omission
Ukrainian investigators have determined that the crew of a Boeing MD-83 that veered off the runway at Kiev Zhulhany during a thunderstorm had chosen to continue an unstabilised approach, and failed to arm the aircraft’s spoilers before landing. The Bravo Airlines twinjet (UR-CPR) was following an ILS approach to runway ...
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LCI, SMFL firm up helicopter leasing joint venture
Lessors LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing (SMFL) have confirmed the launch of a helicopter leasing joint venture. The joint venture will launch with a value of $230 million, say the two companies. Source: LCI An H175 managed by LCI The deal was originally announced ...
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Tim Clark in conversation on the rise and rise of Emirates
As Emirates Airline president and founding father Tim Clark prepares to step aside, he reflects in this FlightGlobal video interview on more than three decades at the sharp end of Dubai’s flag carrier.
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JAL, Matternet in drone delivery business partnership
Japan Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding with California-based drone maker Matternet to explore medical delivery services by drone, as well as to further develop a drone delivery business in Japan. The partnership will see Matternet’s M2 drone system utilised in trials in Tokyo, before assessing opportunities for a ...
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CDB Aviation agrees Max and Dreamliner SLBs with United Airlines
CDB Aviation has agreed to purchase and lease back 12 new aircraft from US carrier United Airlines. The transaction comprises two Boeing 787-9s and 10 737 Max 8s, a 22 September filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange shows. Source: United Airlines CDB Aviation’s sale and leaseback transaction ...
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Beijing Daxing hits 10-million passenger mark, a year after opening
Passenger throughput at Beijing’s newest airport, Daxing International, hit the 10 million mark on 22 September, nearly a year since the facility commenced operations. The airport, which opened late September last year, adds that it expects total passenger throughput by the end of the year to be around 16 million ...
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American Airlines pilots to begin 737 Max training in November
American Airlines’ pilots will begin 737 Max “special training” in November in preparation for the jet’s return to service, with the company’s entire complement of 737 pilots expected to complete the reviews by January 2021.
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US Army flies CH-47 with GE Aviation T408 engine
GE’s T408 produces 7,500hp (5,593kW), about 56% more than the Honeywell T55 now used on the CH-47.
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US Army researches running the MQ-1C Gray Eagle on ‘any type of fuel’
The US Army Research Laboratory awarded the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign an $8 million, four-year contract to help develop new diesel-engine ignition technologies intended to allow unmanned air vehicles, including General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagles, to run on “any type of fuel”.