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Airbus clarifies engine restart procedures after LATAM A320 dual flame-out in hail

Airbus has enhanced operational documentation to provide greater clarity on engine-relight procedures after severe hail extinguished both powerplants on a LATAM A320 two years ago.

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Bombardier Challenger 300 destroyed following runway excursion in Argentina

Two aboard a Bombardier Challenger 300 were killed upon landing in Buenos Aires on 18 December as the aircraft left the runway and caught fire outside the airport perimeter.

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Avianca chief declares Colombian carrier’s business transformation complete

Competing with low-cost carriers remains a critical area of focus, chief executive Frederico Pedreira tells Airline Business. ‘But we also have customers that want to pay more’

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Embraer secures first European order for Super Tucanos with 12 aircraft buy from Portugal

The $210 million order for 12 of the A-29N Super Tucano turboprops from Portugal expands Embraer’s growing European defence business, which already includes sales of the C-390 transport and a partnership to assemble the latest Saab jet fighter.

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Investigators raise tailwind take-off concerns after Aerosucre 727 antenna collision

Colombian investigators are recommending prohibition of an improved take-off climb procedure if tailwind conditions are likely, following the accident involving a departing Aerosucre Boeing 727-200 freighter at Bogota.

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American’s winter holiday operations disrupted by IT-related nationwide ground stop

American Airlines’ operations were disrupted by a nationwide ground stop on the morning of 24 December, the height of the winter holiday air travel period. 

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Textron delivers prototype reconnaissance platform to US Army

The Textron Systems MK 4.8 HQ Aerosonde is a finalist in the US Army’s Future Tactical Uncrewed Aerial System competition, along with the Griffon Aerospace Valiant, to provide tactical level ground combat troops with a new reconnaissance platform.

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Cavorite eVTOL developer Horizon obtains funding injection

Canadian eVTOL developer Horizon Aircraft has obtained an $8.4 million funding injection from a strategic investor.

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Glimpse Wisk’s under-assembly autonomous air taxi prototype

Wisk Aero has shared new images of the first full-scale prototype of its autonomous Gen6 air taxi. 

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US air taxi start-ups ramping certification and manufacturing efforts

 A trio of leading US air taxi companies moved forward this week on plans to certificate, manufacture and commercialise a new class of electric aircraft.

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USA clears big missile sales to Egypt, Morocco

The US government has cleared nearly $1 billion in potential sales of air-launched weapons to Egypt and Morocco.

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US Navy Super Hornet shot down over Red Sea in apparent friendly fire incident

Two US naval aviators safely ejected from their Boeing F/A-18F over the Red Sea after the jet was mistakenly targeted by one of the guided missile ships escorting the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman.

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Pegasus signs for up to 200 Boeing 737 Max 10s

Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines has placed a firm order for 100 Boeing 737 Max 10s, with options for up to a further 100 of the type. 

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Iraqi civil aviation regulator still facing ‘challenges’ in oversight resources

Iraq’s civil aviation regulator has postponed a planned on-site assessment by European safety authorities until at least the third quarter of next year.

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Insitu opens Abu Dhabi UAS support and training centre

Insitu has opened a new centre of excellence within Abu Dhabi’s Tawazun Industrial Park, boosting its ability to support the United Arab Emirates’ use of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).

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Italy becomes latest partner nation to sign for more Eurofighters

Italy has followed fellow Eurofighter partner nation Spain and placed a long-trailed follow-on order for up to 24 examples of the multirole jet.

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Swiss A220 diverted due to smoke in cockpit and cabin

Smoke in the cockpit and cabin of a Swiss-operated Airbus A220-300 during a 23 December flight forced the crew to make an emergency landing in Graz, Austria. 

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ITA shareholders formally approve capital increase for Lufthansa investment

Shareholders in Italian carrier ITA Airways have approved a capital increase of €325 million ($338 million) enabling Lufthansa Group to take a shareholding in the operator.

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Latent damage to fire-button pin triggered A321neo uncommanded engine shutdown

Investigators believe a damaged retaining pin within the overhead fire-control panel on a TAP Portugal Airbus A321neo led to an uncommanded in-flight engine shutdown, when it released a fire push-button during turbulence.

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USA clears big missile sales to Egypt, Morocco

The US government has cleared nearly $1 billion in potential sales of air-launched weapons to Egypt and Morocco.

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Cathay expects ‘strong’ second-half results on cargo, fuel costs

Cathay Pacific expects a “strong” showing for the second-half financial results, as it approaches full capacity recovery January next year. 

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Australia to extradite former USMC pilot on China training allegations

A former US Marine Corps pilot who allegedly helped train Chinese military pilots will be extradited from Australia to the USA.

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USA clears big missile sales to Egypt, Morocco

The US government has cleared nearly $1 billion in potential sales of air-launched weapons to Egypt and Morocco.

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Malaysia provisionally agrees to permit renewed search for missing flight MH370

Malaysia’s government has provisionally agreed to permit a new search effort intended to locate the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER which disappeared over the Indian Ocean a decade ago.

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Chinese missiles could neutralise US airpower in early days of war

A think tank suggests that Chinese missiles could severely impair the application of US airpower in the event of a regional conflict.

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Nigerian investigators probe Hawker 900XP dual-engine power loss

Nigerian investigators are probing an apparent dual-engine power loss involving a Hawker 900XP business jet bound for the Ghanaian capital Accra.

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Ethiopian Airlines to manage DRC start-up joint venture Air Congo

Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed it is to manage a newly-launched carrier, Air Congo, for the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Flight-training programme among concerns behind Air Tanzania blacklisting

Air Tanzania’s blacklisting by the European Commission centres particularly on failure to maintain adequate control of its flight-training programme, and inability to understand the root causes behind safety deficiencies.

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Namibia takes delivery of two Y-9E tactical transports

Namibia has become the first international customer of the Shaanxi Y-9E tactical transport, taking delivery of two examples.

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Air Tanzania banned in latest revision to European blacklist

Air Tanzania has been formally blacklisted by the European Commission, following safety concerns identified at the flag-carrier.