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NewsEdelweiss unveils more spacious A350 cabin to replace original LATAM interior
Swiss leisure carrier Edelweiss has unveiled the new cabin it will fit on its Airbus A350-900 fleet, replacing the interior originally based on a LATAM configuration. Edelweiss has four A350s, introduced in 2025, and will take another pair by the end of this year. The aircraft – which are replacing ...
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NewsEthiopian signs for more 787-9s and 737 Max jets as construction begins on new hub
Ethiopian Airlines is ordering another nine Boeing 787-9s, which will be delivered early in the next decade. The Star Alliance carrier states that the twinjets will be introduced over the course of 2031-33. “This order underscores our continued commitment to enhancing our fleet with modern, fuel-efficient aircraft, thereby further strengthening ...
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NewsGermany awards Top Aces 10-year contract extension for adversary air training services
Top Aces has landed a 10-year contract extension worth a potential €420 million ($490 million) to continue its delivery of advanced adversary air training services to the German armed forces.
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NewsAirAsia X rejigs leadership following AirAsia Group acquisition
The newly expanded AirAsia X has disclosed its senior management structure, following its acquisition of AirAsia Group from sister company Capital A. Helming the group will be Bo Lingam, who formerly headed the AirAsia Aviation Group under Capital A. His deputy will be Farouk Kamal, who also hails from Capital ...
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NewsSharp Airlines crew departed with pitot covers still fitted
The crew of a Sharp Airlines Fairchild SA227 freighter departed Townsville in darkness and rain without removing pitot tube covers, leading to erroneous airspeed readings during the 10 February flight, Australia’s safety bureau reports.
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NewsGA-ASI advances Avenger autonomy tests with simulated air-to-air engagement
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ (GA-ASI’s) MQ-20 Avenger remotely piloted air system has conducted a successful ‘mission autonomy flight’ culminating with a simulated air-to-air engagement.
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NewsQinetiq gets follow-on engineering support contract for RAF’s Typhoon fleet
Qinetiq has secured a five-year contract extension from the UK Ministry of Defence to provide “mission-critical engineering services” in support of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Eurofighter Typhoon fleet.
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NewsBeyond Aero hails windtunnel success for BYA-1 business jet
Hydrogen fuel cell-powered business jet developer Beyond Aero has completed its first windtunnel test campaign, successfully validating the aerodynamic performance of its planned BYA-1 aircraft.
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NewsHigher fares and economic slump stalling domestic air travel recovery: Swedish regulator
Sweden’s transport regulator believes an economic downturn, coupled with increasing air fares – partly through air taxation – as well as competition from rail are behind a halving of domestic airline passenger numbers compared with pre-pandemic levels. Transportstyrelsen states that, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the domestic airline network carried ...
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NewsSafran to sell 50% stake in EZAir interiors business to partner Embraer
Safran is to sell its 50% stake in Mexican cabin interiors joint venture EZAir to partner Embraer for an undiclosed figure.
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NewsUnited Aircraft to display import-substituted SJ-100 and Il-114-300 at Indian air show
United Aircraft is to display its import-substituted Yakovlev SJ-100 and the new Ilyushin Il-114-300 internationally for the first time, at the upcoming Wings India 2026 show in Hyderabad. The SJ-100 – featuring a Russian-sourced cabin interior for serial production – will feature alongside the Il-114-300, which will also have a ...
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NewsSri Lanka air force to receive 10 ex-US Navy TH-57s
Sri Lanka’s air force will receive 10 Bell TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters formerly operated by the US Navy, with deliveries commencing in February to bolster training and disaster response capabilities following the devastating Cyclone Ditwah.
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NewsIndiGo fined Rs222 million over December operational meltdown
Indian regulators have sanctioned low-cost operator IndiGo following its high-profile operational meltdown in December, imposing a Rs222 million ($2.45 million) fine and putting its senior leadership on notice.
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NewsIndonesian ATR 42-500 involved in South Sulawesi accident
Indonesian air accident investigation authority KNKT has opened an inquiry into the loss of an ATR 42-500 operating a domestic service between Java and South Sulawesi. KNKT says it has sent a team to carry out an investigation into the 17 January accident. The Indonesian ministry of maritime affairs states ...
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NewsEngine tests progress in Russian civil supersonic demonstrator research programme
Russian research efforts to create a new supersonic civil aircraft demonstrator have edged forward with completion of a phase of engine model testing. The technology demonstrator – known as ‘Strizh’, the Russian term for ‘swift’ – could fly before the end of the decade, although this would depend on the ...
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NewsHevilift ATR 42 damaged during Papua New Guinea runway excursion
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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NewsFrench navy commits to VSR700 uncrewed helicopter with six-unit order
France has ordered six VSR700 uncrewed rotorcraft from Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group, which will be operated by the French navy from 2028.
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NewsProteus autonomous helicopter takes flight for Royal Navy
Leonardo Helicopters has performed the first flight of the Proteus autonomous rotorcraft technology demonstrator it has developed for the UK Royal Navy.
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NewsWindracers ramps up production to meet Ultra Mk2 demand
UK cargo drone developer Windracers is gearing up to build more than 100 examples of its Ultra Mk2 aircraft this year as it ramps up production to meet soaring demand.