All News articles – Page 48
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NewsChallenge Group to gain 777-300ER freighter experience through Kalitta wet-lease
Cargo specialist Challenge Group is to wet-lease one of Kalitta Air’s newly-delivered Boeing 777-300ER converted freighters, ahead of acquiring its own examples of the twinjet. Challenge Group disclosed at the beginning of this year that it planned to take the 777-300ERSF – the designation of the new freighter, converted by ...
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NewsAvia Solutions divests SmartLynx’s Latvian arm and plans to consolidate other European divisions
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group has sold its Latvian division of SmartLynx and aims to merge its Estonian and Maltese arms of the carrier. Avia Solutions Group has divested the company to its management team as well as a Dutch fund, as part of a broader strategic effort to consolidate ...
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NewsSkyTeam partners complete WestJet stake acquisition
SkyTeam members Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM and Korean Air have completed the acquisition of a 25% stake in Canadian operator WestJet.
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NewsNouvelair A320 may have overflown EasyJet aircraft by less than 10ft during wrong-runway landing
French investigators have revealed that a Nouvelair Airbus A320 may have passed less than 10ft above a waiting EasyJet A320 during the recent landing conflict at Nice, after conducting its approach to the wrong runway. The inquiry into the extraordinary 21 September incident states that the Nouvelair A320 did not ...
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NewsSpirit Airlines explores merger options during second bankruptcy restructuring
Spirit Airlines believes merging with another company may provide its best path to long-term viability as the ultra-low-cost carrier operates under its second bankruptcy restructuring in one year.
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NewsJudge approves Spirit Airlines to reject leases on 67 Airbus jets
Spirit Airlines moves closer to significantly reducing its fleet size after a US federal judge approved the carrier’s request to reject leases on 67 Airbus narrowbody aircraft as part of its bankruptcy restructuring efforts.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman expects next B-21 production contract by year-end
Northrop Grumman expects to receive its next production contract for the B-21 Raider stealth bomber before year-end, as the company continues flight testing with two aircraft while discussing potential production acceleration with the US Air Force.
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NewsEmbraer’s commercial jet backlog jumps 31% in one year to 490 aircraft
Brazilian manufacturer’s unfilled orders climb 31% year-on-year to 490 E-Jets following breakthrough deals with Avelo Airlines and LATAM Airlines Group in September.
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NewsFraud charges laid against founder of airline and sports investor 777 Partners
Florida-based investment firm 777 Partners’ co-founder, Joshua Wander, has been charged with wire fraud and securities fraud offences by US authorities. The indictment alleges that Wander and others participated in a scheme to defraud private lenders and investors of 777 Partners out of more than $500 million. Former chief financial ...
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NewsUkrainian air force could acquire up to 150 Gripen E fighters from 2026 via pact with Sweden
Ukraine has announced its interest in making a possible major acquisition of Saab Gripen E fighters, with a letter of intent having been signed with the Swedish government on 22 October.
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NewsBoeing ‘really delivering aircraft these days’: Norwegian chief
Norwegian chief executive Geir Karlsen is continuing to see improvements in the quality of service the Scandinavian carrier is receiving from Boeing as it adds more 737 Max 8s to its fleet
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NewsRegional aircraft lessor TrueNoord to advise Elysian on development of battery-powered E9X
Netherlands-based Elysian Aircraft is to collaborate with regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord on the development of its E9X battery-powered 90-seater.a
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NewsEASA foresees sufficient production capacity to meet EU’s 2030 sustainable fuel target
Sustainable aviation fuel in the European Union only accounted for 0.6% of the total uplift last year, but the initial status report on new fuelling regulations points out that the 2% mandatory threshold requirement did not take effect until this year. Suppliers provided 32.1 million tonnes of aviation fuel overall ...
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NewsFirst two Saab Gripen E fighters arrive for Swedish air force service
The Swedish air force has fielded its first Saab Gripen E fighters, with the new jets assigned to its F7 Wing at Satenas air base.
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NewsRoanoke ERJ-145 overrun captain proceeded to land despite go-around calls
Preliminary investigations into the recent CommuteAir Embraer ERJ-145XR overrun at Roanoke have found the jet was high on the approach, but its captain proceeded to land despite two go-around calls from the first officer. The aircraft was operating a United Express flight from Dulles to Roanoke-Blacksburg airport on 24 September, ...
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NewsSouth Korea eyes six additional maritime patrol aircraft
South Korea has an early-stage requirement for six additional maritime patrol aircraft, which could see the Boeing P-8A vying with conceptual types from Embraer and Korea Aerospace Industries.
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NewsPilot attempted manual correction during SAA A330 cruise-altitude turbulence upset
South African investigators have disclosed that an Airbus A330-300 pilot tried to stabilise an overspeed manually during a clear-air turbulence encounter, rather than leaving the autopilot engaged. The South African Airways aircraft had been cruising at 41,000ft, en route from Cape Town to Johannesburg on 27 October last year, when ...
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NewsKAI tests autonomous aerial platform with AI pilot system
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has successfully flight-tested its turbojet-powered Adaptable Aerial Platform using an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) pilot system, demonstrating threat avoidance and target engagement capabilities.
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NewsUS Army inks deal with Boeing for nine CH-47F Block II Chinooks
The US Army has awarded Boeing a $461 million contract for nine CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters, following through on commitments made in September to rapidly field the upgraded heavy-lift rotorcraft.
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NewsPentagon conducts Caribbean ‘bomber attack demonstration’ with F-35Bs and B-52H
The Pentagon has deployed stealth fighters and heavy bombers in what it terms a ‘bomber attack demonstration’ as part of an ongoing military build-up in Latin America targeting the Venezuelan government.