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Airbus to open new Mobile A320 production site in 2025
Airbus plans to build a new A320 final assembly facility in Mobile, Alabama, and to have the site operating by the second quarter of 2025.
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Divested by Embraer, Eve becomes publicly traded company
Air taxi developer Eve became a publicly traded company on 9 May, completing a process set in motion by Eve’s former parent Embraer.
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Nordic Aviation becomes launch customer for Embraer’s freighter-converted E-Jet
Irish aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital has become launch customer of Embraer’s E-Jet passenger-to-freighter conversion programme, with plans to have 10 of its aircraft converted.
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Archer co-founder Adcock resigns from board weeks after leaving CEO post
Archer Aviation co-founder Brett Adcock has resigned from the company’s board of directors effective immediately, less than three weeks after he stepped down from the co-chief executive post.
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Textron delivers first Cessna SkyCourier, to FedEx
Textron Aviation has delivered to FedEx the first Cessna SkyCourier turboprop, a milestone coming 4.5 years after the Wichita airframer launched the programme.
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Lufthansa orders 777-8Fs and brings in more 787s to offset 777-9 delay
Lufthansa Group is to acquire seven Boeing 777-8 freighters, as well as three 777Fs, while taking seven more 787s to offset capacity shortfall from delays to its 777-9 order. The German company’s supervisory board has approved the introduction of the additional twinjets. “By purchasing these state-of-the-art aircraft, we again underline ...
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Corporate travel, cargo drives Azul’s earnings higher
Brazil’s Azul reported sharply higher revenue during the first quarter of 2022 as corporate travel increases and the company’s logistics business thrives.
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Single-aisle orders lift Airbus figures while long-haul activity remains stagnant
Airbus’s single-aisle business was lifted in April by the order for 80 jets from lessor BOC Aviation, although the drought of twin-aisle activity was alleviated only slightly by Air Frances’s firming of four A350 freighters. BOC has ordered 60 A321neos and 20 A320neos. Air Canada and Iberia are taking four ...
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A-10 remains effective against modern reactive armoured vehicles: USAF
Recent live-fire tests by the US Air Force found that the iconic ground attack airframe’s 30mm main cannon can still defeat the latest main battle tanks.
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US cabin system to ‘personalise’ air nears FAA approval
US firm Pexco Aerospace is expecting to achieve FAA certification by July of a cabin fitting aimed at reducing shared air between passengers. Pexco, which acquired the AirShield technology from Seattle-based design firm Teague, says it will offer “virtual social distance” as face-masks mandates are phased out. President Jon Page ...
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Superjet fire probe prepares to wrap up after pandemic-related delays
Russian investigators are expecting shortly to issue the draft final report into the fatal Sukhoi Superjet 100 landing accident and fire at Moscow Sheremetyevo three years ago. The probe into the accident, which involves several international parties, has been held up partly by restrictive measures on personnel introduced during the ...
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Texel Air to take another pair of 737-800 freighters
Middle Eastern operator Texel Air is ordering another pair of Boeing 737-800 converted freighters, having received the region’s first example in January. The Bahraini cargo carrier has signed an agreement to acquire the additional jets, according to Boeing. It already had orders for two of the modified jets and will ...
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Australia confirms additional MH-60R buy and finalises Apache deal
Australia will obtain 13 additional Sikorsky MH-60R anti-submarine warfare helicopters, and has finalised its acquisition of 29 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
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PLAAF could see role for paratroopers in South China Sea: report
A Japanese analysis suggests that China could use strategic transport aircraft for airborne missions to seize islands in the South China Sea.
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EVA Air orders additional 777F amid strong cargo demand
EVA Air has ordered one Boeing 777 freighter, as the airline eyes opportunities in a buoyant cargo market.
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Rex leases additional 737-800 for fleet expansion
Australia’s Regional Express has signed a letter of intent to lease one Boeing 737-800, as part of fleet expansion plans.
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Army pushes back FARA prototype testing one year
Budget documents indicate that tests of the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft programme will not begin until late 2023.
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Breeze introduces routes in the western USA
Breeze Airways is adding the Salt Lake City area to its route map as it launches flights within the western USA.
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ALC sees potential return of certain jets seized by Russia
US lessor Air Lease (ALC) believes it may yet be able to recover some of the aircraft it owns but seized by Russia, despite taking a $802 million write-down in the value of that fleet.
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US Air Force unveils new precision anti-ship bomb
The service’s QUICKSINK programme is exploring methods for cheaply sinking naval vessels from the air.