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American orders four E175s with 2024 deliveries
American Airlines has ordered another four Embraer 175 regional jets, which it intends to deploy into the fleet of its subsidiary regional carrier Envoy Air.
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United sees Dreamliner order giving it control of fleet growth plan
United Airlines’ recent order for more Boeing 787-9s reflects the airline seeking to lock in its growth opportunity amid a backdrop of sliding aircraft deliveries.
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GE Aerospace joins effort testing SAF impact on contrails
Sustainable Aviation Fuel can reduce carbon emissions by up to 85% over the fuel’s life cycle and produce less soot than conventional jet fuel. Boeing’s latest ecoDemonstrator Explorer is conducting flight tests, in collaboration with GE Aerospace, NASA, and United Airlines, that aim to determine how SAF can impact contrails.
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Opinion
Can Europe’s troubled NH90 programme salvage its reputation?
Stripping Australia’s unwanted NH90 fleet for parts will be a pragmatic move to help address the multi-role helicopter’s major sustainment issues. But European industry must also learn from the programme’s past mistakes.
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‘You could fly the plane’: how a few encouraging words inspired Tailwind’s chief pilot
Tailwind Air chief pilot Maria Maas Pettit remembers the exact moment the idea of becoming a pilot first flashed into her mind.
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Korean Air to conduct upgrade work for army UH-60Ps
The Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) will conduct extensive upgrade work for over 30 Sikorsky UH-60Ps in service with South Korea’s army, extending their service life to the 2040-2045 timeframe.
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Seoul eyes big special ops helicopters; poised to order three tactical transports
Seoul has plans for significant upgrades to its tactical transport capabilities, with plans to buy 18 Special Operations Heavy Helicopters (SOHHs), and three fixed-wing transports under its Large Transport Aircraft II (LTA II) requirement.
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Manila to acquire three new C-130Js
The Philippine government has greenlit plans to acquire three new Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports.
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Australian watchdog to resume domestic aviation sector monitoring
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been greenlit to resume monitoring the domestic aviation sector, amid concerns over rising airfares and slipping service standards.
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South Korean AEW&C requirement set for new phase
Amid rising geopolitical tensions in North Asia, Seoul is moving forward with plans to double the size of its airborne early warning and control fleet.
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Korean Air explores advanced UCAV concepts
Korean Air’s Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) is researching unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) advanced unmanned air vehicle concepts, as it also explores a new tiltrotor.
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Rolls-Royce Electrical charges towards crucial test phase
Rolls-Royce Electrical is gearing up for a frenetic year-end as ground tests of three key programmes get under way.
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Qantas axes plans to acquire charter operator Alliance Aviation
Qantas has scrapped plans to acquire resources charter operator Alliance Aviation – months after competition regulators opposed the deal – noting that “there is no reasonable path forward” for the merger now.
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Rolls-Royce plans November first flight for Pearl 10X powerplant
Rolls-Royce is targeting November for the first flight of the new Pearl 10X engine that will eventually power Dassault Aviation’s flagship Falcon 10X.
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Sun Country planning summer expansion to Canada
US ultra-low-cost carrier Sun Country Airlines plans to launch new routes from its base in Minneapolis to Montreal and Toronto in June 2024.
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In depth
Pentagon details ‘sharp increase’ in aggressive intercepts by Chinese aircraft
Military officials in Washington say they have logged some 300 incidents over the past two years in which aircraft from China’s People’s Liberation Army conducted what the Pentagon calls ‘coercive and risky’ intercepts of US and allied crews operating lawfully in the East and South China Seas.
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Air India Express rebrands and sets 170-aircraft target as 737 Max jets arrive
Air India Express has launched its new branding, weeks after taking delivery of its first two Boeing 737 Max jets, as Air India Group continues its transformation and growth under Tata Group ownership.
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Lilium signs up EMCJET as exclusive dealer in Texas
Lilium has signed up US aircraft broker EMCJET as exclusive dealer for the Lilium Jet in Texas until 2030 in a deal that also sees a commercial agreement for five production slots.
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Boeing to inject cash into Spirit AeroSystems under new deal to lift deliveries
Boeing has reached an agreement with struggling aerostructures firm Spirit AeroSystems under which it will provide a funding boost to stabilise and support future 737 Max and 787s production rate rises.
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Emirates strikes Neste deal to secure SAF for 2024-25
Middle East carrier Emirates has struck a major deal with Neste to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) during 2024 and 2025.