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Russian ministry initiates Rb14bn project to improve PD-14 engine for MC-21
Russia’s trade and industry ministry has issued a call for tenders for a project to improve the Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine which powers the Yakovlev MC-21-310.
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Russia’s UZGA setting up aftersales system for regional aircraft
Russian aircraft manufacturer UZGA is establishing an aftersales service system covering the company’s domestically-produced regional models.
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Prototype SJ-100 flown at maximum cruise altitude during flight tests
Yakovlev’s SJ-100 testbed has carried out a flight at its service ceiling of 12,200m (40,000ft) as part of the development programme.

Airbus shareholders renew Faury’s mandate as tariff uncertainty persists

Mongolian airline Hunnu Air's first E195-E2

Hunnu Air becomes first Mongolian carrier to receive an Embraer E-Jet E2

DOT to review FAA’s handling of 737 Max smoke issue as Boeing develops software fix

Airbus rudder incident title-c-Airbus Safety First

Unreported high-load incident spurs Airbus to warn pilots over rudder use

Because Boeing and China need each other, tariff delivery disruption might not last

Airbus shareholders renew Faury’s mandate as tariff uncertainty persists

Hunnu Air becomes first Mongolian carrier to receive an Embraer E-Jet E2

Hunnu Air becomes first Mongolian carrier to receive an Embraer E-Jet E2
DOT to review FAA’s handling of 737 Max smoke issue as Boeing develops software fix
Unreported high-load incident spurs Airbus to warn pilots over rudder use
Because Boeing and China need each other, tariff delivery disruption might not last
Airbus shareholders renew Faury’s mandate as tariff uncertainty persists

GKN still backing hydrogen power but reviews investment plans in light of Airbus ZEROe delay

GKN Aerospace is carrying out an urgent review into the scale and timing of its hydrogen research and technology investments following Airbus’s decision to delay service entry of its first ZEROe aircraft until 2040 at the earliest.

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Russian ministry initiates Rb14bn project to improve PD-14 engine for MC-21

Russia’s trade and industry ministry has issued a call for tenders for a project to improve the Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine which powers the Yakovlev MC-21-310.

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A350-900 with enhanced-performance Trent XWB engine obtains EASA approval

Airbus has obtained European certification for the A350-900 fitted with enhanced-performance Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines.

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Airbus adds large A350 and A320neo-family orders while Go First backlog is struck off
Airbus has revealed an order for 12 A350s and 30 A320neo-family jets, attributed to an undisclosed customer, in its latest backlog figures.
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Lessor Jackson Square agrees to order 50 A320neo-family jets
Leasing company Jackson Square Aviation has agreed to order 50 Airbus A320neo-family jets, its first direct deal with the airframer.
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Korean Air A321neos among Airbus orders recorded in quiet February
Airbus’s order activity quietened in February, with the airframer securing agreements for 14 aircraft, all from its single-aisle families.

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Hunnu Air becomes first Mongolian carrier to receive an Embraer E-Jet E2

Mongolian carrier Hunnu Air has received its first Embraer 195-E2 just days after Mongolia’s civil aviation regulator approved type certificates for both the E190-E2 and E195-E2.

GKN still backing hydrogen power but reviews investment plans in light of Airbus ZEROe delay

Archer previews plans for United-supported air taxi network in New York

Electric air taxi maker Archer Aviation has shared more details of its envisioned network connecting Manhattan to New York’s major airports in cooperation with United Airlines.

DOT to review FAA’s handling of 737 Max smoke issue as Boeing develops software fix

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) top inspector is reviewing a controversial Federal Aviation Administration decision related to an engine issue that can cause thick smoke to quickly inundate Boeing 737 Max cockpits and cabins.

FAA and EASA certificate G800 as Gulfstream ups range

US and European regulators have certificated Gulfstream’s ultra-long-range G800 business jet, which the company now says has range of 8,200nm (15,186km), up from a previously advertised 8,000nm.

Unreported high-load incident spurs Airbus to warn pilots over rudder use

Airbus has emphasised to pilots that rudder pedals should not be used to counter turbulence- or vortex-induced roll, and to ensure any high-load event is documented and promptly reported.

Russian ministry initiates Rb14bn project to improve PD-14 engine for MC-21

Russia’s trade and industry ministry has issued a call for tenders for a project to improve the Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine which powers the Yakovlev MC-21-310.

Because Boeing and China need each other, tariff delivery disruption might not last

Aerospace analysts suspect China and the USA will negotiate a solution to ensure new tariffs do not keep Chinese airlines from continuing to receive new Boeing jets.

Airbus shareholders renew Faury’s mandate as tariff uncertainty persists

Airbus shareholders have voted to renew the board mandate of chief executive Guillaume Faury for a further three years.

Russia’s UZGA setting up aftersales system for regional aircraft

Russian aircraft manufacturer UZGA is establishing an aftersales service system covering the company’s domestically-produced regional models.

Chinese inquiry confirms ignition of leaking oxygen destroyed Tu-204 freighter

Chinese investigators have found that the fire which destroyed a Tupolev Tu-204C freighter at Hangzhou originated from a crew oxygen system malfunction in the right-hand side of the cockpit, with leaking oxygen and hot components igniting combustible material.

Investment firm Stonepeak completes acquisition of air cargo company ATSG

US investment firm Stonepeak completed last week its acquisition of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) for a purchase price of $3.1 billion.

Avelo pivots to deportation flights as low-cost air travel demand slows

Avelo Airlines’ decision to operate chartered deportation flights US Immigration and Customs Enforcement comes amid amid softening demand for low-cost airline seats, with the carrier moving to provide stability for its scheduled passenger service.

Operator of Bell 206 that crashed into Hudson River last week stops operating

The company that operated the Bell 206 L-4 helicopter that crashed into Hudson River near New York City on 10 April is ceasing flights.

Wet-lease carrier German Airways’ fleet undergoing repaint with new livery

German Airways has unveiled a new livery for its Embraer 190 aircraft, most of which are operating for Dutch regional carrier KLM Cityhopper.

Prototype SJ-100 flown at maximum cruise altitude during flight tests

Yakovlev’s SJ-100 testbed has carried out a flight at its service ceiling of 12,200m (40,000ft) as part of the development programme.

Delta to test efficiency benefits of ‘shark skin’ treatments on Boeing 767s

US carrier Delta Air Lines is exploring a “shark skin” aircraft coating designed to reduce drag by testing the technology on some of its Boeing 767s.

WestJet ‘exploring opportunities’ to phase out 737 freighters

Canadian airline WestJet’s foray into dedicated freighter operations appears to be winding down about two years after the carrier entered the cargo market.

‘No one knows’: Aerospace firms scramble to understand tariff implications

It is clear that aerospace analysts, manufacturers and maintenance companies have little clarity about the specific impact of new tariffs on their operations and the broader sector – other than a widely held conviction that tariffs are bad for business.

A350-900 with enhanced-performance Trent XWB engine obtains EASA approval

Airbus has obtained European certification for the A350-900 fitted with enhanced-performance Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines.

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Hunnu Air becomes first Mongolian carrier to receive an Embraer E-Jet E2

DOT to review FAA’s handling of 737 Max smoke issue as Boeing develops software fix

Unreported high-load incident spurs Airbus to warn pilots over rudder use

Because Boeing and China need each other, tariff delivery disruption might not last

Airbus shareholders renew Faury’s mandate as tariff uncertainty persists

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