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NewsAir Baltic expects growth ‘leading to IPO’ as bailout is approved
Shareholders in Air Baltic have approved a €250 million ($285 million) investment by the Latvian government to ensure the carrier’s survival amid the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsAir Partner set for first-half revenue boost on back of coronavirus travel surge
Strong demand for freight transport, group travel and repatriation flights during the coronavirus pandemic helped to bolster the performance of global aviation services company Air Partner in the first five months of its financial year.
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NewsGlass cockpit update transforms RAF Rivet Joint
A glass cockpit upgrade for the Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint electronic intelligence aircraft has secured UK certification, with a first modified example close to being returned to operational use by the Royal Air Force (RAF).
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NewsSlower traffic recovery in June adds to Singapore Airlines pain
Singapore Airlines Group expects a “material” operating loss for the quarter ended 30 June, as it warned of a “slower than initially projected” recovery trajectory from the coronavirus outbreak. In June, the group’s carriers — comprising SIA, SilkAir and low-cost unit Scoot — carried just 17,700 passengers. While this ...
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NewsUK signs £65m contract for first three Protectors
The UK Ministry of Defence has ordered its first three of a planned 16 Protector RG1 unmanned air vehicles from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
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NewsUSA, Australia advance partnership on next-generation jammer for EA-18G
Washington DC and Canberra have entered a partnership for work related to the developmental Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) project.
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NewsTokyo defence white paper outlines airpower goals
Tokyo’s growing geopolitical concerns will see it make continued investments in its military, including updates to airpower capabilities. Tokyo’s 2020 Defense of Japan white paper notes that the existing order in the Asia-Pacific is becoming increasingly uncertain, and that “inter-state competition is becoming prominent across the political, economic, and military ...
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NewsHelvetic converts E2 order to larger variant
Swiss operator Helvetic Airways is to switch part of its order for Embraer regional jets to the larger E195-E2 variant. Helvetic will configure the aircraft with 134 seats, in a single-class layout, compared with the 110 seats of its E190-E2s. The airline had originally ordered 12 E190-E2s, powered by Pratt ...
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NewsGA Telesis, Liebherr ink E-Jet landing gear overhaul agreement
GA Telesis’ MRO unit will cooperate with Liebherr-Aerospace to provide landing gear repair and overhaul for Embraer E-jet operators in the Americas. The agreement will see GA Telesis receive technical support and original materials from Liebherr-Aerospace, which manufactures the landing gear on the E-Jet family. GA Telesis adds that ...
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NewsHong Kong government appoints board observers to Cathay Pacific
The Hong Kong government has appointed two observers to the board of Cathay Pacific Airways, as part of its bailout plan for the Chinese special administrative region’s flag carrier. Carlson Tong and Rimsky Yuen joins the board as observers with immediate effect, the government said in a 14 July statement. ...
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NewsLessors bemoan lack of clarity around Garuda’s bailout
Garuda’s lessors are concerned about the lack of clarity surrounding the quantum and timing of an expected government bailout seen as key to the survival of Indonesia’s national carrier, even though it pulled off a three-year extension of its $500 million sukuk last month. Lessors tell Cirium they have been ...
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NewsCH-47 Chinook flight tests with more powerful GE T408 engine could begin within weeks
Boeing could start flight tests of a US Army NCH-47D Chinook with the more powerful GE Aviation T408-GE-400 turboshaft engine within a couple of months, if not several weeks.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr Group overhaul to bring three freight airlines together
Russian outsize freight specialist Volga-Dnepr Group is preparing to undergo a restructuring to improve management efficiency across its business divisions. Volga-Dnepr has revamped its board of directors and discussed a new strategy to transform the business into a “monocompany”, it states. This would “optimise” the group’s operating divisions, it adds. ...
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NewsIn response to Atlas crash, NTSB urges fixes to pilot training records
Atlas Air flight 3591 crashed outside Houston in 2019 after the first officer, due partly to sensory illusion, improperly reacted to inadvertent activation of the aircraft’s go-around mode.
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NewsCoronavirus pushes Boeing to deepen local military MRO in Saudi Arabia and India
The company also foresees shrinking government defence budgets, which might delay purchasing decisions.
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NewsBoeing sees T-7 as combat replacement for Northrop F-5 and Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet
Boeing has long touted the “growth potential” of the T-7, noting that the jet trainer could be retrofitted with weapons, such as missiles or bombs, to serve as a light attack aircraft.
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NewsDoncaster Sheffield runway shuts after cargo 747 excursion
Doncaster Sheffield airport in the UK has been forced to close its runway after a Boeing 747-400F ran onto rough ground. The aircraft – bearing the Icelandic registration TF-AMU – is pictured on social media with its nose-gear and main landing-gear in the grass. It bears the logo of Kenya’s ...
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NewsTextron Aviation to lay off another 800
Textron Aviation has announced another round of job cuts, bringing the total number of layoffs at the US airframer to nearly 1,100.
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AnalysisMixed fortunes for Airbus and Boeing in first half amid sharp declines
Combined deliveries by Airbus and Boeing have declined by more than half during the first six months of 2020 to just 266 aircraft, compared with 2019. Meanwhile the overall order intake has collapsed into a negative tally, although this is driven by a raft of cancellations for the Boeing 737 Max.