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All the passengers and crew on board a Hevilift Aviation ATR 42-500 have emerged uninjured after the aircraft suffered a runway excursion at Simberi airport in Papua New Guinea. The turboprop, arriving at Simberi on 15 January, had been landing on runway 28, according to the operator. It states that ...
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NewsGrid Aero’s Lifter Lite uncrewed cargo aircraft makes runway appearance alongside C-130
California-based start-up Grid Aero has begun ground testing its Lifter Lite uncrewed cargo aircraft, less than a year after publicly unveiling the twin-engined turboprop design intended as a companion to the Lockheed Martin C-130 transport.
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NewsChina Southern to revive Helsinki link to Beijing
China Southern Airlines is opening its first route to Finland, with a service between Beijing Daxing and Helsinki. The three-times weekly service will commence on 29 March. China Southern will use Boeing 787-9s on the sector, and will increase frequency to daily from 20 June. Finnish airport operator Finavia says ...
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NewsFAA faces pressure to scrutinise Boeing’s Renton 737 production line
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