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Iran searches for missing presidential helicopter
Searchers are reportedly scouring mountainous terrain in northwest Iran for a Bell 212 that was carrying president Ebrahim Raisi and other officials.
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Pitch rate gyroscopes faulted in Singapore F-16 crash
Lockheed Martin and the Republic of Singapore Air Force have determined that bad inputs from pitch rate gyroscopes caused the crash of an F-16 on 8 May.
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Recaro hails ‘historic’ potential of eVTOL market
Recaro is eyeing further deals in the urban air mobility market after becoming the latest seating manufacturer to confirm a contract with an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer.
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Diehl Aviation to manufacture interiors products in Mexico
Diehl Aviation is to establish a manufacturing site in Mexico as part of a plan to bring production closer to customers in the Americas, including Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer.
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Mirus achieves Kestrel economy seat certification
UK seating manufacturer Mirus is bringing its latest lightweight economy seat to AIX, weeks after securing Civil Aviation Authority certification. The Kestrel was unveiled at the first post-pandemic event in 2022, and Mirus says it will be announcing a launch customer “soon”. Source: Mirus Mirus has not yet ...
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Unum launch customer not an A330 operator
Business-class seating entrant Unum says its first customer – which it is announcing at AIX – is a single-aisle operator. That is despite the UK company targeting its sights on what it says is an under-served Airbus A330 market.
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Not yet Eclipsed: is there still life in the VLJ market?
Would-be disruptors determined to broaden access to private aviation with a new category of more affordable and greener aircraft they are sure will sell in the thousands – and with orders aplenty from early adopters. It might sum up the anticipation today around advanced air mobility (AAM) but, rewind two decades, and it also describes the nascent very-light jet (VLJ) market.
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Starting Olver: ExecuJet founder is back and scaling up with Axis Aviation
Niall Olver, the serial entrepreneur behind the early success of ExecuJet and the launch of the Grob SPn light jet in the 2000s, is back in business aviation with big plans for his Austrian-based Axis Aviation venture.
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Biden signs wide-ranging FAA reauthorisation bill into law
US President Joe Biden has signed into the law the new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorisation Act setting out a wide-ranging programme for aviation infrastructure and safety investment and reforms through to September 2028.
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Dana MD-82 excursion crew received warning indication for nose-gear
Nigerian investigators have disclosed that the crew of a Dana Air Boeing MD-82, involved in a runway excursion while landing at Lagos, had received a nose-gear fault indication during approach, and conducted a flypast to check its status. Although the crew cycled the landing-gear, and executed an emergency checklist, the ...
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Refuelling demonstrations planned under Airbus-led hydrogen project
Airbus is to lead a new hydrogen handling and refuelling project to demonstrate ground-handling operations for the new fuel on a small scale at several European airports.
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Under-pressure Spirit AeroSystems to cut personnel at Wichita facility
US aerostructures firm Spirit AeroSystems has confirmed that it is cutting back staff numbers at its Wichita facility, where it produces Boeing 737 fuselages. The company – which has been under financial pressure and faced scrutiny over quality monitoring – says recent slowing of commercial aircraft delivery rates “compels” the ...
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Muirhead takes tanning in green direction
Muirhead is reinforcing its claim to be the industry’s most environmental leather supplier with the launch at AIX of a range it says goes a long way towards eliminating damaging oil-based elements, chrome, glutaraldehyde, and heavy metals from its tanning process.
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Portugal formally selects military airfield site for new Lisbon international hub airport
Portugal’s government has selected the military airfield of Alcochete as the site for a new airport in Lisbon with the capability of meeting projected demand of 100 million passengers annually by 2050.
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Lead Belgian F-35A completes first flight
A first Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighter built for European customer Belgium has been flown for the first time, with the airframer expecting to deliver the jet later this year.
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Norwegian carrier Wideroe’s chief to step down after nine years
Norwegian regional carrier Wideroe’s chief executive, Stein Nilsen, is stepping down from his post at the top of the company.
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Latest F-35 configuration may not be ready for service until 2025
Already months behind schedule, US government auditors now predict the latest Technical Refresh 3 configuration of the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter will not be ready for service until 2025, as the airframer struggles to resolve technical issues hindering flight certification of the new systems.
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FAA yet to lift United’s certification suspension following safety scares
A series of attention-grabbing safety incidents earlier this year prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to pause United Airlines’ certification activities, preventing it from adding new aircraft and routes.
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EasyJet chief takes heart from close rejection by pilots of pay deal
EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren struck a hopeful note after pilots represented by UK cockpit union BALPA rejected a new pay deal, pointing to the closeness of the vote.
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Norwegian investigation probes S-92’s ‘abnormal’ pitch increase ahead of fatal crash
Investigators probing the fatal 28 February crash of a Sikorsky S-92 off the Norwegian coast say the helicopter unexpectedly pitched up to an angle of 30° shortly before its impact with the water.