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NewsJetBlue’s GTF engines off-wing for average of 360 days amid widespread aircraft groundings
JetBlue Airways reports that it takes roughly one year on average for its Pratt & Whitney engines to return to service once taken off-wing for inspections and repairs.
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NewsFlair 737 overrun: Fatigued captain pressed go-around switch instead of autothrottle disconnect
Canadian investigators have found that a Boeing 737-800 overran at Kitchener Waterloo airport after its fatigued captain inadvertently allowed thrust to increase on one engine as the other was reversing thrust after touchdown. The Flair Airlines aircraft – inbound from Vancouver in the early morning hours of 25 November 2022 ...
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NewsHarbour Air waiting on Magni650 electric motor as ‘eBeaver’ programme progresses
Canadian seaplane operator Harbour Air expects before year-end to receive a Magnix Magni650 electric motor that it plans to install on a second demonstrator of its all-electric De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver.
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In depthSeaplane start-ups see 'enormous' opportunity but eVTOLs left investors ‘burned’
The niche and emerging sector – which includes players developing electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-powered seaplanes – faces funding challenges, partly because investors are weary of aviation projects after dumping billions of dollars into now-struggling air taxi developers.
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NewsUS Navy loses second EA-18G in six months
A US Navy Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft has crashed in San Diego, with both crewmembers ejecting safely.
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NewsUnited claims ‘world’s largest’ mainline fleet following milestone aircraft delivery
United Airlines boasts that it has overtaken competitors as the world’s largest airline by fleet size after taking delivery of its 1,000th “mainline” jet.
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NewsStart-up Tidal Flight pitches Polaris seaplane, Tropic Ocean signs purchase deal
US start-up Tidal Flight has revealed plans to develop a hybrid-electric amphibious commuter aircraft and secured a tentative purchase commitment from Florida’s Tropic Ocean Airways.
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NewsAir Transat and Air Europa seek shared expansion with new interline agreement
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat and Spain’s Air Europa have launched a new interline partnership intended to expand their respective reaches into the other’s domestic markets.
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In depthL3Harris stays focused on military business jet conversions despite army setback
Although it lost out on a major US Army contract to develop a new long-range surveillance aircraft based on a Bombardier business jet, L3Harris continues to deliver similar aircraft that will be deployed to hotspots like the Korean Peninsula, along with new electronic warfare aircraft for the US Air Force, Italy and Australia.
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NewsSpirit rebuffs latest Frontier takeover bid
Spirit Airlines has rejected a third takeover attempt by rival Frontier Airlines, and will instead proceed with its own recapitalisation efforts, which it expects to complete by end-March.
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NewsOn-scene investigation of PSA regional jet and Black Hawk wreckage concludes
The US National Transportation Safety Board confirmed on 11 February that it is done examining pieces of the MHIRJ CRJ700 and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk that collided and plummeted into the Potomac River.
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NewsBoeing accelerated 737 deliveries in January following tumultuous 2024
Boeing made progress last month in ramping up 737 Max deliveries, and landed fresh orders for more than 30 of the narrowbody jets.
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NewsBoeing removed 38 777X from backlog in recent weeks
Boeing in recent weeks removed orders for 38 of its in-development 777X from its backlog, placing the deals into a special accounting bucket reserved for orders it suspects might not close.
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NewsOne fatality as Learjet collides with parked G200 during Scottsdale runway excursion
Fire department officials have confirmed one fatality from a collision at Scottsdale airport after a Learjet 35A experienced a runway excursion and struck a parked Gulfstream G200. The Learjet touched down on runway 21 but veered off the left side and continued towards an apron outside the Southwest Jet Center. ...
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NewsCanada reaffirms defence relationship with USA amid tariff tensions
Although the diplomatic relationship between the two North American allies has hit its lowest ebb in over a century, Canada’s top defence official is reaffirming the military relationship between Ottawa and Washington.
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NewsSouthwest picks Tom Doxey to replace retiring CFO Tammy Romo
Southwest Airlines has named Tom Doxey, former president of US discounter Breeze Airways, as successor to longtime chief financial officer Tammy Romo, who is set to retire.
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NewsSupersonic Overture beckons as Boom concludes XB-1 flight-test programme
US aerospace firm Boom Supersonic is expecting to reach design freeze on the Overture supersonic passenger aircraft in about a week, as flight-testing of its experimental XB-1 jet concludes. The XB-1 departed on its 13th and final flight on 10 February, carrying out its second set of tests at supersonic ...
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems forecasts $413m fourth-quarter loss but sees delivery rates rising
Spirit AeroSystems significantly ramped up deliveries to Airbus and Boeing in the fourth quarter of 2024 but still expects to post a $413 million loss for the period.
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NewsAlaska search team finds no survivors in wreckage of Bering Air Cessna Caravan
None of the 10 occupants of a Textron Aviation Cessna 208B Caravan has survived after the aircraft crashed en route to Nome in Alaska. The aircraft, operated by Bering Air out, had been flying from Unalakleet but was declared overdue at Nome on 6 February. US Coast Guard aircraft and ...
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NewsSkyWest returning 30 regional jets to service for summer block-hour surge
Regional carrier SkyWest Airlines expects to approach “2019 levels” of block-hour flying this year as major US airlines boost their feeder networks.