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Analysis
Why the US Air Force is accelerating its future tanker fleet plans
Accelerated plans to develop and field a next-generation tanker have raised questions about the US Air Force’s need to plug a gap as its venerable KC-135s head for retirement.
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Analysis
Was airline industry's exceptional first-half safety performance in 2023 an anomaly?
Only one fatal accident made the first six months of this year exceptional for airline safety – but will a lack of progress on broader improvements cause it to appear as an anomaly in the longer term?
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US aviation industry fights to maintain safety record after spate of close calls
With air travel in the USA bursting at the seams, the nation’s ageing air traffic control infrastructure is struggling to cope – resulting in several high-profile near-disasters and deep soul-searching within the industry.
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India’s Spirit Air provisionally signs for new-variant Islander fleet
Indian domestic operator Spirit Air has tentatively signed for six Britten-Norman Islander turboprops, with which it intends to establish a regional network. The Bengaluru-based company was set up in 2008 and had been conducting charter flights with light Cessna aircraft. But it has been seeking authorisation to carry out scheduled ...
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IAG invests in UK waste-to-fuel bioethanol production facility
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG is investing in a UK-based firm developing processes to produce bioethanol for sustainable biofuel, sourced from non-food agricultural waste and wood residue. The firm, Nova Pangaea Technologies, is developing a UK waste-to-fuel production facility called NovaOne, but has ambitions to expand to the other ...
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Comac to set up electric aircraft joint venture: reports
Comac has set up a joint-venture with Chinese battery manufacturer CATL, and is reportedly mulling an electric aircraft programme.
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Go First’s resumption plan cleared, but with caveats
New Delhi has approved grounded Go First’s plan to resume services, but requires the carrier to meet several conditions.
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Ryanair indicates 737 Max delivery delays could persist to mid-2024
Budget carrier Ryanair is suggesting that delivery delays from Boeing could continue for another year, after a series of hitches at the US airframer. Ryanair is renewing its fleet with 737 Max jets and had 119 of the type – out of a total fleet of 558 aircraft – at ...
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Philippine Airlines in talks for more aircraft to beef up reliability
Philippine Airlines (PAL) confirms it is in talks to “secure additional aircraft”, in an effort to boost its network and fleet reliability amid the global supply chain crunch.
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Australia to buy 20 C-130Js for A$9.8 billion
Australia confirms that it will obtain 20 new Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports to expand the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) airlift fleet.
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Alaska plans to bolster regional Horizon routes in Northwest USA
Alaska Airlines plans to boost regional air service in the USA’s Pacific Northwest by increasing flight frequencies to three cities and resuming service to another.
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In depth
FAA approves Reliable Robotics’ autonomous flight system certification plan
The California start-up is pushing for certification and commercialisation of its autonomous flight system, which works as an always-on autopilot during taxiing, take-off and landing.
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FAA to require 757s be inspected for frame cracks
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to require airlines to inspect Boeing 757s after one operator found cracks on a high-time jet.
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Russia arrests intelligence officer convicted in MH17 downing
Igor Girkin, a former military commander convicted of involvement in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17, was arrested in Moscow on 21 July – but not for his role in the deaths of 298 air travelers.
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USAF makes first-ever use of commercial in-flight refueling service
During recent exercises over the American southwest, a commercially-operated tanker provided air-to-air refuelling support to US Air Force military aircraft.
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RTX green lights sale of actuation business to Safran
US aerospace giant RTX has approved the sale of subsidiary Collins Aerospace’s $1.5 billion-revenue actuation division to French firm Safran.
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Cyprus Airways prepares to commence A220 services
Cyprus Airways has started introducing a pair of Airbus A220-300s, part of a lease agreement disclosed during the Paris air show. The aircraft will complement the pair of A320-family jets already used by the carrier on its network to 19 scheduled destinations. Both A220s – MSN55208 and MSN55203, registered 5B-DEB ...
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Collins steps up 3D-printing capabilities to meet engine component demand
Collins Aerospace has significantly expanded its additive manufacturing capabilities at a facility in Iowa, part of an effort by the aerospace giant to produce more aircraft engine components via 3D printing.
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IATA opposes ban on night flights at Brussels airport
IATA has voiced its opposition to proposals that would see night flights banned at Brussels airport on the grounds of reducing noise, claiming such a move would ignore Belgium’s international obligations.
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Dassault on cusp of Falcon 6X certification
European certification of the Dassault Aviation Falcon 6X is imminent, with achievement of the milestone “a question of a few days”, says the airframer’s chief executive.