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NewsUS sanctions on Belavia eased after political prisoner release
US authorities have eased sanctions against the Belarusian flag-carrier Belavia, following an agreement involving the release of political prisoners. Sanctions against Belavia were imposed more than two years ago, and extended to include president Alexander Lukashenko’s official Boeing 767 transport. But the US Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued ...
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NewsAirExplore 737-800 suffers runway excursion in rain at Krakow
One of Slovakian carrier AirExplore’s Boeing 737-800s has suffered a runway excursion while landing at Krakow airport in Poland. The aircraft, arriving from the Turkish resort of Antalya on 14 September, had been operating on behalf of Polish leisure carrier Enter Air. It landed on runway 25 shortly after 13:30. ...
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NewsInitial A350F aft fuselage transferred to Toulouse final assembly line
Construction of Airbus’s initial A350 freighter is progressing with the arrival of its aft fuselage at the Toulouse final assembly line. The first fully-equipped aft section for MSN700 has been transferred from the airframer’s Hamburg facilities. Airbus senior vice-president of marketing Joost van der Heijden says the forward, centre and ...
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NewsKC-135 took evasive action to avoid glider with de-activated transponder
UK investigators have underlined the importance of transponders, after a serious airprox incident in which a US Air Force Boeing KC-135 carried out an evasive manoeuvre to avoid an undetected glider.
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NewsWizz Air to scrap Vienna base but reinforce Albanian operation
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is closing its Vienna base, claiming that its costs have become too high, but is expanding its base at the Albanian capital Tirana. Wizz Air says the Vienna closure will be “gradual”, with two of its five Airbus A321neos – as well as two ...
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NewsLeonardo Helicopters to fly unmanned Proteus demonstrator within coming weeks
Leonardo Helicopters expects to fly its unmanned Proteus technology demonstrator for the first time in the near future, with work on the aircraft at an advanced stage.
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NewsFinland sets sights on $1 billion AMRAAM weapons order
Finland could acquire 405 AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) from Raytheon under a Foreign Military Sales deal worth a potential $1 billion.
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NewsUSAF B-2 teams with Norwegian F-35As in QUICKSINK anti-shipping test
A Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bomber has successfully engaged a maritime target in the Norwegian Sea during a long-range mission from the USA, demonstrating advanced sensor-to-shooter capabilities with Norwegian F-35As.
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NewsLeonardo offers UK final assembly of M-346 as Hawk replacement need grows
Leonardo is open to its M-346 undergoing final assembly in the UK should the type gain selection as a replacement for the Royal Air Force’s BAE Systems Hawk T1 and T2 fleets, a senior official at the Italian airframer says.
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NewsMGI draws on its motorsport agility as TigerShark effector nears first flight
MGI Engineering has unveiled a full-scale mock-up of its TigerShark one-way effector, with the company targeting a need among militaries to rapidly field more affordable long-range precision strike weapons.
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NewsNATO scrambles F-16s, F-35s in response to Russian air incursion into Poland
More than a dozen Russian uncrewed aircraft entered Polish territory on 10 September, prompting a coordinated defensive operation involving fighters, tankers and air defence systems.
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NewsPutin urges quick development of proposed PD-26 widebody engine
Russian president Vladimir Putin is urging prompt development and serial production of the proposed Aviadvigatel PD-26 engine, which has potential application to a range of large aircraft programmes. Putin spoke during an aerospace powerplant meeting on 5 September, during a visit to United Engine’s Kuznetsov facility in Samara. “This is ...
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NewsEASA approves installation of drag-reduction fins on 737 variants
Operators of European-registered Boeing 737s will be able to install aerodynamic fins on the aft fuselage following validation of a US supplemental type certificate. The ‘finlets’ – developed by Vortex Control Technologies – have been approved by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. EASA’s clearance covers the modification of 737-700, ...
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NewsSouthwest mulls European flights and airport lounges
Carrier’s chief executive Robert Jordan says ‘everything is on the table’ as airline continues transformation of its traditional low-cost model
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NewsGCAP momentum builds, with new agreements reached on sensor and engine developments
Continued solid progress on the three-nation Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) was in evidence as the DSEI exhibition began in London on 9 September, with new agreements announced regarding the development of its sensors and engines.
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NewsBAE innovation unit teams with Skunk Works to target electronic attack shortfall
BAE Systems’ and Lockheed Martin’s rapid innovation units have joined forces to explore the potential to develop a modular family of uncrewed aerial systems, with their early work looking at the suppression of enemy air defences mission.
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NewsATR hybrid-electric aircraft among programmes sharing latest Clean Aviation funding
ATR is aiming to fly a hybrid-electric regional aircraft by the end of this decade, leading two of the 12 projects newly granted Clean Aviation funding under the latest financing round for decarbonisation initiatives.
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NewsRed Wings expands fleet of restored Tupolev Tu-214s
Russian carrier Red Wings has introduced a second restored Tupolev Tu-214 to its fleet, part of an effort to increase narrowbody capacity with domestically-sourced aircraft. Red Wings has identified the twinjet, powered by Aviadvigatel PS-90A engines, as RA-64549. It was formerly operated by Transaero, a Moscow-based airline which primarily operated ...
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NewsBiggest-ever DSEI show gets ready to open its doors
The UK’s cross-domain DSEI exhibition will be bigger and better than ever when the doors open at the extended ExCel centre in London’s Docklands on 9 September, its organiser says.
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NewsRaytheon UK’s updated Paveway IV bomb hits the spot with Italian-produced warhead
Raytheon UK has completed a series of integration trials with the Eurofighter Typhoon involving its Paveway IV precision-guided bomb carrying an Italian-produced warhead.