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Cathay hits million-passenger mark in January as recovery continues apace
Cathay Pacific carried more than a million passengers in January – for the first time in almost three years – as the airline works to increase capacity “as much as possible” in the coming months following the easing of travel restrictions.
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AirAsia Aviation units ramp up capacity to ‘integral’ China market
AirAsia Aviation units are set to increase capacity into Mainland China, more than a month after Beijing scrapped most of its ‘zero-Covid’ travel restrictions.
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HAL eyes other export deals after Malaysia Tejas disappointment
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has been edged out of a Malaysian deal for 18 Fighter Lead-in Trainers (FLITs), but is pursuing several other international opportunities.
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JetBlue complains to US DOT about rejected Amsterdam slot requests
JetBlue Airways has filed a complaint with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) against the government of the Netherlands for repeated rejection of slot requests at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.
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Customers display understanding over H160’s US certification delay, says Airbus
Airbus Helicopters has indicated that an issue affecting the cockpit displays of the H160 remains a stumbling block to the new medium-twin gaining certification in the USA.
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Artificial intelligence-controlled aircraft completes combat manoeuvres in USAF test
Two artificial intelligence “agents” developed by the US military completed 17h of flight tests in December, focused on execution of advanced fighter manoeuvres such as close-range dogfighting and beyond-visual-range combat.
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US NTSB investigating United 777’s steep dive in December after Maui take-off
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has opened an investigation into an incident in which a Boeing 777 aircraft came within 800ft of crashing into the Pacific Ocean last December.
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Canada searches remote far north for wreckage of unidentified object
Ottawa says it has deployed multiple aircraft to search the mountainous terrain of the northern Yukon for wreckage of the unknown object shot down by US F-22 fighters on 11 February.
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Continental issues mandatory service bulletin for 2,000 crankshafts
Continental Aerospace Technologies has issued a mandatory service bulletin (SB) for some engines that power common single-engined piston trainer aircraft.
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Norse Atlantic starts reinforcing US network from London Gatwick
Transatlantic budget carrier Norse Atlantic Airways is to open two services between London Gatwick and Florida in May. The airline says it will operate to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale from 25 and 26 May respectively. Norse Atlantic will serve Orlando four-times weekly, before increasing the frequency to daily for the ...
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Boeing’s deliveries and orders slip in January after a strong December
Boeing’s aircraft deliveries and new aircraft orders slipped during January, down from higher figures posted by the company in the final month of 2022.
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Air India A350 order will include early deliveries of former Aeroflot -900s
Air India is to take six Airbus A350-900s which were originally allocated to Aeroflot, before sanctions prevented further deliveries to the Russian flag-carrier. The -900s will be delivered towards the end of this year, part of an agreement for 40 A350s unveiled by the Indian operator. Aeroflot had 16 A350-900s ...
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Airbus Helicopters pushes ahead with DisruptiveLab flights
Airbus Helicopters is progressing with weekly flight tests of its DisruptiveLab demonstrator, as the airframer works to prove out technologies that it believes can deliver a 50% fuel-burn saving.
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Air India to order 220 narrowbody and widebody jets from Boeing
Air India has agreed to place firm orders for 220 Boeing jets, including 190 737 Max, 20 787s and 10 777Xs.
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Air India signs letter of intent for Airbus portion of major jet order
Air India has signed a letter of intent for 250 Airbus jets, including 40 A350s alongside A320neo-family narrowbodies
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Third flight-test A321XLR receives ‘QR code’ livery
Airbus has unveiled the latest livery on its A321XLR prototype fleet, rolling out the paint scheme on its third flight-test airframe. The twinjet – MSN11080, fitted with CFM International Leap-1A engines – carried out its maiden flight in October last year. Airbus is using the aircraft primarily for maturity testing ...
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TUI retains full-year profit hopes after strong bookings start to 2023
European travel firm TUI Group is reporting a strong start to the calendar year for bookings in it’s Markets & Airlines division as it reiterated its group guidance for a significant improvement in underlying EBIT for the year to 30 October 2023.
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Boeing eyes strong aviation market growth in India
Boeing expects strong growth in South Asia’s passenger aircraft and freighter fleet over the next twenty years, according to its new Commercial Market Outlook for India.
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Ilyushin prioritises Il-114-300 flight-testing after management reshuffle
United Aircraft has rejigged the management of its Ilyushin division, as it looks to resume flight-testing of the Il-114-300 turboprop and make preparations to fly the new Il-96-400M. Daniil Brenerman has been appointed as Ilyushin managing director, while predecessor Sergei Yarkovoy will head its board of directors. Brenerman was previously ...
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Asia-Pacific carriers beef up international flights
Asia-Pacific carriers continue to add to their long-haul networks as the region’s air travel recovery continues.