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Germany to purchase 35 F-35s following parliamentary approval
The German parliament’s budget committee agreed to fund the purchase of the advanced fighters, becoming the 17th nation to officially do so.
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United Airlines expects to carry 8.3m customers over the end-of-year holiday period
United Airlines expects to transport 8.3 million passengers during the end-of-year holiday travel season, almost 2 million more passenger than last year.
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Delta targets nearly $46bn in 2022 revenue, predicts sustained growth
Delta Air Lines says it expects to reach $45.5-45.6 billion in revenue in 2022, almost as much as it earned in 2019, and raise that figure by 15-20% in 2023 as the carrier predicts a strong and long-lasting post-Covid-19 recovery.
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Lufthansa inches closer to pre-pandemic capacity with new short-haul flights
Lufthansa expects to reach 87% of its pre-crisis flights out of Frankfurt and Munich next summer after unveiling a flying programme featuring seven new routes including Belfast.
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Cyprus Airways looks to bring in A320neos mid-decade
Cyprus Airways is aiming to modernise its fleet with Airbus A320neos, and take the number of aircraft it operates to 11 by 2026. The carrier has outlined a strategic plan under which it will conduct services with four A320s next year – doubling its capacity from the current two – ...
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Indonesia finalises order for A400M airlifters
Airbus Defence & Space’s A400M export deal with Indonesia – first disclosed in November 2021 – has been finalised, according to the company’s head of military aircraft, Jean-Brice Dumont. “I am pleased to announce that this contract has entered into force, which means that in programme terms T0 has been ...
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Hong Kong travel opening lifts Cathay November traffic
Cathay Pacific saw strong traffic growth in November on the back of Hong Kong’s continued opening as it emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Capital A’s Teleport secures $50 million to fund A321F acquisitions
Capital A’s Teleport logistics unit has raised $50 million to help finance new cargo aircraft, and to build out its cargo infrastructure.
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Hong Kong eases travel requirements in boost for air travel
Hong Kong has further eased coronavirus prevention rules for passengers arriving in the city, although it still has extensive coronavirus testing requirements.
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Pratt & Whitney ‘ramping’ for F-35 engine core upgrade to enter service by 2028
While a formal decision on addressing the stealthy fighter’s power and cooling constraints remains absent, engine-maker Pratt & Whitney says it is ramping a core upgrade programme for the F-35’s powerplant based on a recent preliminary support contract.
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Airbus puts A321XLR to long-haul test with 13h European flight
Airbus has conducted an A321XLR test-flight with a duration of more than 13h as part of its development programme for the long-range twinjet. The airframe departed Toulouse shortly after 08:00 on 13 December. It flew a wide circuit initially heading towards the UK and Ireland, before crossing to Norway and ...
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Airbus’ Acubed reveals latest version of advanced air traffic management simulator
Airbus Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) has revealed the latest version of its proprietary simulation tool, USim, which could be critical for understanding the future operations of automated aircraft “without the real-world consequences of system failures”.
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Air New Zealand reveals four partners for low-emission aircraft trials
Air New Zealand has selected four aircraft providers – Beta Technologies, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, Eviation, and VoltAero – for its Mission NextGen programme, which will see the carrier perform commercial demonstration flights of low-emission aircraft from 2026.
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Boeing's backlog ticks up with 18 more Max orders in November
Boeing padded its backlog with fresh orders for 737 Max and 767 freighters in November, and closed the month without logging any further cancellations.
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Boom Supersonic picks trio of companies to develop ‘Symphony’ engine for Overture
Boom Supersonic’s Overture aircraft will be powered by a new propulsion system developed by Florida Turbine Technologies, GE Additive and StandardAero.
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American names May to succeed Kerr as chief financial officer
Long-standing American Airlines chief financial officer Derek Kerr is to step down from 1 January and will be succeeded in the role by Devon May.
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United hands Boeing order for 100 787 Dreamliners and 100 737 Max
United Airlines has ordered 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, and taken options to purchase 100 more, in what it calls the largest-ever widebody aircraft by a US carrier.
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UK regulator places London Luton last in airport accessibility ranks
London Luton has been singled-out by the UK aviation regulator as providing poor service for reduced-mobility passengers, and – unlike other airports in the country – failing to improve over the course of this year. The UK Civil Aviation Authority has revealed its verdict in an interim accessibility report, running ...
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Strong end to 2022 prompts Lufthansa Group to raise full-year profit forecast
Lufthansa Group has raised its full-year operating profit forecast to around €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion), as the final months of 2022 exceed expectations.
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Electronic rig explores avionics-engine interaction for Russian-powered MC-21
Analysts have embarked on ‘electronic bird’ testing of the Irkut MC-21-310’s interface with its Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines in line with import-substitution efforts. Foreign-built control panels in the cockpit are being replaced with Russian-produced equivalents, and these are undergoing integration tests, says the state aviation system research institute GosNIIAS. Substitution has ...