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NewsVirgin Atlantic attaches new conditions to support for third Heathrow runway
Virgin Atlantic is now attaching conditions to its support for the building of a third runway at London Heathrow airport, having previously been “unequivocal” in its backing of the idea.
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NewsGermany reports key agreement will revive stalled FCAS effort
Europe’s three-nation Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme has edged closer to entering its delayed next stage, following the conclusion of key talks.
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NewsCockpit representatives bristle over police detention of Lima collision pilots
Representatives of the LATAM Airbus A320neo crew involved in the fatal runway collision at Lima Jorge Chavez airport have disclosed that the two pilots were taken into police custody following the accident. The Sindicato de Pilotos de LAN Peru states that the two were detained while the preliminary investigation into ...
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NewsThink tanks call for greater USAF striking power in Pacific
A recent think tank report suggests that the US Air Force (USAF) needs to substantially upgrade its force structure in Guam and Okinawa, while another warns about the danger posed by hardened Chinese airbases near Taiwan.
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NewsAsia-Pacific to take lion’s share of freighter deliveries: Boeing 20-year forecast
Boeing forecasts operators in Asia-Pacific to take delivery of 40% of all freighters – the largest proportion of all regions – as it remains bullish about longer-term demand for cargo services.
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NewsLima firefighting exercise ‘agreed and co-ordinated’ before A320neo runway collision
Lima Jorge Chavez airport’s operator states that a firefighting exercise had been co-ordinated with the control tower before a fatal collision between an emergency vehicle and a LATAM Airbus A320neo. The exercise on 18 November had been intended to confirm that firefighting personnel at the airport could reach the scene ...
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NewsLATAM Airlines Airbus A320neo catches fire on runway in Lima
A LATAM Airlines Group Airbus A320neo struck a vehicle as the aircraft attempted to take off in the Peruvian capital Lima, and caught fire.
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AnalysisAmpaire flies hybrid-electric Eco Caravan, as it lays out route to market
Propulsion system developer Ampaire has performed the first flight of a Cessna Grand Caravan modified to run on a new hybrid-electric powertrain.
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NewsRAF Voyager tanker makes history with 100% SAF-powered flight
A UK Royal Air Force (RAF) tanker/transport has conducted a milestone flight performed using only sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with the service and its industry partners claiming the achievement to be a world first.
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NewsMTU bullish on fuel cell potential for narrowbody applications
MTU Aero Engines sees strong potential for a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system to power a future regional airliner of up to 100 seats – or even larger – arriving in the coming decades.
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NewsFormer Ryanair marketing chief Jacobs to head Dublin airport
Former Ryanair marketing head Kenny Jacobs has been named as the new chief executive of DAA, the operator of Dublin and Cork airports.
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NewsCathay flags ‘substantial’ 2022 loss despite improving environment
Cathay Pacific Group expects to post a “substantial” full-year loss for 2022, despite being cash positive and seeing good recovery progress through the year-end.
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NewsRomanian state set to take controlling stake in grounded Blue Air
Romania’s government is set to take a 75% controlling stake in grounded low-cost carrier Blue Air after opting to enforce a guarantee related to owed state-aid granted during the pandemic.
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NewsA220 pilots warned of premature rotation risk if autopilot inadvertently engaged
Airbus A220 operators have been ordered to alert pilots to the possibility of premature rotation on take-off as a result of inadvertent autopilot engagement. The warning is contained in an emergency directive from Transport Canada, which states that “several” events have occurred in which crews have accidentally activated the autopilot ...
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NewsWindshear in frame after Jubba Fokker 50 landing accident
Investigators have indicated that windshear contributed to the landing accident involving a Jubba Airways Fokker 50 turboprop in Somalia earlier this year. The Kenyan-registered aircraft (5Y-JXN) had been conducting a domestic service to Mogadishu from Baidoa on 18 July. During the final approach to runway 05, the aircraft experienced windshear ...
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NewsAsiana sees 43% rise in profits as passenger travel returns
Asiana Airlines improved its quarterly profits, amid an upswing in passenger travel following the easing of domestic and international travel restrictions.
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NewsVietravel Airlines marks international foray with Bangkok launch
Vietnam’s Vietravel Airlines is commence operations to Bangkok from 16 December, its first international destination since commencing operations about a year ago.
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NewsAir Canada invests C$6.75 million in carbon capture technology
Air Canada has invested C$6.75 million ($5.07 million) to support nascent technology that could potentially pull carbon from the atmosphere at an industrial scale.
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NewsBoeing reorganises defence and space division, cutting executives
Aerospace giant Boeing has consolidated its financially struggling defence division to four from eight units, a move intended to improve quality and stabilise production.
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NewsAirbus invests in Canadian firm working to pull CO2 from the air
Airbus has invested in Canadian firm Carbon Engineering to help fund development of technology that extracts CO2 from air, freeing it to be stored or used to produce fuel.