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Thai Airways confirms upcoming 777-300ER cabin refresh
Thai Airways International will retrofit 14 Boeing 777-300ERs with new cabin products, including adding premium economy seating.
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Parker offering new wheels-brakes option for A321neos
US manufacturer Parker Aerospace has developed a new carbon brake and wheel option for Airbus A321neos being assembled from 2026.
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Lufthansa Technik digital IFE venture AerQ to cease operations
Lufthansa Technik’s in-flight entertainment venture AerQ is to close down, five years after its creation, citing difficulties in entering the market.

Robinson readies for the future as helicopter manufacturer eyes new product launch

A little over eight months into his stint as chief executive of Robinson Helicopter, David Smith is plotting the manufacturer’s next move, with new technologies and new products at the forefront of his mind.

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Avincis spins up global growth plan

Emergency services provider Avincis is charting an aggressive growth path, targeting global expansion where “nothing is off the table”.

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H225 continues oil and gas comeback with Westair lease deal

The Airbus Helicopters H225 has continued its incremental return in the oil and gas market with Westair Helicopters to lease a single offshore-configured example from Milestone Aviation Group.

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Omni takes first H160 from GDHF as lessor builds portfolio

Omni Helicopters International Group has taken delivery of its first Airbus Helicopters H160 medium-twin on lease from Ireland-based lessor GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF).

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Air NZ, P&W to expand PW1100G MRO capacity at Christchurch

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SIA Engineering buoyant about MRO demand, but supply chain crunch lingers

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HAECO looks to grow Comac MRO capabilities

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Three more stored A380s to be broken up for spares

Air NZ, P&W to expand PW1100G MRO capacity at Christchurch
SIA Engineering buoyant about MRO demand, but supply chain crunch lingers
HAECO looks to grow Comac MRO capabilities
Three more stored A380s to be broken up for spares

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EHang completes eVTOL test flights with solid-state lithium batteries
EHang’s EH216-S autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) has completed its first test flight using solid-state lithium batteries.
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China’s Air White Whale unveils large unmanned cargo aircraft
Chinese aerospace firm Air White Whale has assembled its first unmanned cargo aircraft – also the world’s largest – as it works towards eventual certification and delivery in 2026.
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UK CAA outlines path to widespread UAS deployment
UK regulators have set out the steps needed to open the country’s airspace for widespread operation of uncrewed air systems (UAS) by 2027 to “maximise [their] economic and social benefits”.

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Embraer targets Chinese E-Jet sales as Brazil and China tighten ties

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is positioning itself to sell more jets to Chinese buyers and work closer with Chinese suppliers, moves coming as Brazil’s government tightens ties with China – and US-China relations seem set to further sour.

Developer Natilus unveils 200-seat aircraft concept to challenge tube-and-wing supremacy

Southern California start-up Natilus has emerged with a blended wing-body aircraft design it believes will upend decades of tube-and-wing dominance in the commercial jet market.

United Aircraft modernisation plan for Tu-214 envisions two-person cockpit

Russia’s United Aircraft is intending to use a newly-restored Tupolev Tu-214 to advance efforts to develop a two-person cockpit for the type.

GE to begin modelling open-fan engine integration in 2025

GE Aerospace in 2025 plans to use two of the world’s fastest computers, both at US-government-funded research facilities, to study how its open-fan engine concept will integrate with an aircraft’s wings and other structures.

Embraer shifts possible development of fuel-cell aircraft back five years

Developing novel propulsion technologies has proven more challenging than expected, leaving Embraer’s chief engineer now predicting his team would need until 2040 to bring a hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered aircraft to market.

AltiSky to build VoltAero’s Cassio aircraft in USA

VoltAero has signed up Tennessee-based AltiSky to assemble its Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft for the North American market.

Airbus UpNext Citation testbed prepared for wing swap at Cazeaux

Airbus’s innovation division UpNext is preparing to engineer the wing-swap on its Cessna Citation VII platform to test future wing technology.

Robinson readies for the future as helicopter manufacturer eyes new product launch

Embraer, Indonesian Aerospace to explore areas of collaboration

Embraer and Indonesian Aerospace have entered an agreement for collaboration in commercial aviation.

Boeing appoints former Vanguard chief Tim Buckley to board of directors amid financial turbulence

Boeing has appointed to its board of directors former The Vanguard Group chief executive Tim Buckley, a move coming as the US airframer grapples with a cash crunch related to a weeks-long production pause that ended earlier this month.

‘No more delays’ pledges Vertical chief Simpson following ‘bottom-up’ VX4 review

Vertical Aerospace’s chief executive says the decision to delay the service entry of its VX4 by two years came after a deep engineering-led review of the electric air taxi’s progress, but he insists there will be no further timeline slippage.

Maeve recruits MHIRJ for M80 development work

MHI RJ Aviation Group is to collaborate on the development of Maeve Aerospace’s M80 – a hybrid-electric 80-seater that could enter service by 2032.

EHang completes eVTOL test flights with solid-state lithium batteries

EHang’s EH216-S autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) has completed its first test flight using solid-state lithium batteries.

Watch Beta fly the first Alia CX300 electric aircraft off its production line

US electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies on 13 November completed the first flight of the innaugural Alia CX300 aircraft built on its new production line in South Burlington, Vermont.

Avincis spins up global growth plan

Emergency services provider Avincis is charting an aggressive growth path, targeting global expansion where “nothing is off the table”.

Mudrick submits fresh funding plan for Vertical Aerospace

Vertical Aerospace’s largest creditor Mudrick Capital has submitted fresh financing proposals that could see it inject up to $50 million into the UK-based electric vertical take-off and landing developer.

Deutsche Aircraft sees ‘huge’ potential to sell D328eco in Canada

The 200-plus old turboprops operating in Canada give Deutsche Aircraft reason for excitement.

Start-up Electra reveals nine-seat ‘EL9 Ultra Short’ aircraft design

After months of flight-testing a prototype capable of taking off and landing with 46m (150ft) of runway, US aircraft developer Electra has revealed the design for its proposed production aircraft – the EL9 Ultra Short.

Boeing delivered 14 jets during strike-hit October

Boeing landed new orders for 63 jets during October and, despite most of its Pacific Northwest factory workers being on strike, still managed to deliver 14 aircraft last month – nine 737 Max single-aisles and five widebodies.

Spirit AeroSystems secures fresh loan from Boeing amid cash crunch

Boeing has agreed to loan aerostructures manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems up to $330 million, a move coming just days after Spirit warned that a cash crunch threatened the viability of its business.

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