All articles by Pilar Wolfsteller – Page 6
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NewsLilium successfully tests jet propulsion unit
Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer Lilium has completed the first series of tests for its jet propulsion units.
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NewsSwitzerland will domestically assemble four F-35 stealth fighters in deal with Lockheed
Switzerland will domestically assemble four of its ordered F-35A stealth fighters itself as part of a knowledge and technology transfer deal, the country’s Federal Office for Defense Procurement Armasuisse said on 25 June.
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NewsMesa posts quarterly adjusted profit for first time in almost three years
Struggling Mesa Air Group has posted its first adjusted quarterly profit in almost three years as it continues to regain its financial footing.
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NewsLufthansa-backed SAF producer Synhelion opens first solar fuels plant in Germany
Lufthansa Group-backed solar fuels start-up Synhelion inaugurated its first industrial-scale plant to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat.
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NewsSun Country adds eight aircraft to its Amazon cargo operation
Sun Country Airlines has agreed to operate up to eight more freighter aircraft for e-commerce giant Amazon beginning in early 2025.
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NewsWestJet maintenance workers call off strike
WestJet’s maintenance workers have called off a strike that disrupted the airline’s normal operations earlier this week.
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NewsWestJet cancels flights ahead of possible maintenance strike
Canada’s second-largest airline WestJet has begun cancelling flights in anticipation of a strike by aircraft maintenance and tech ops employees.
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Airline BusinessRoberto Alvo on leading LATAM Airlines out of Chapter 11 and into net-zero challenge
LATAM Airlines Group’s chief executive has rebuilt the continent’s largest operator and emerged as a crusader on decarbonisation
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NewsTextron’s first Cessna Citation Ascend conforming airframe takes flight
The first certification-conforming production airframe of Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Ascend has completed its maiden flight.
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NewsArcher’s Midnight transitions from hover to forward flight
Air taxi developer Archer Aviation’s Midnight electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has transitioned from hover to forward flight and back again for the first time last week.
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NewsLilium spends €94.7 million in first quarter and raises money from three sources
German air taxi developer Lilium reported “significant progress” on both fundraising as well as engineering milestones in the first quarter of 2024 as it spent €94.7 million ($102 million).
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NewsGeneral Atomics AeroTec Systems plans first of 25 Do 228 NXT deliveries next year
General Atomics AeroTec Systems is planning to build at least 25 of the latest NXT variant of the Dornier 228 after it acquired the programme from Switzerland’s RUAG Aerospace Services.
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NewsAviation industry accelerates push to reach net-zero as 2050 target looms large
With aviation just 26 years away from its self-imposed deadline of reaching net-carbon-neutrality, the notoriously slow-moving sector is now taking bolder, more concrete steps to develop technologies and lobby for regulatory change.
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NewsFAA extends slot waivers at New York-area airports through October 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration will extend a waiver for airlines’ slot usage at busy airports in the Northeast USA through the end of the northern hemisphere’s summer travel season next year.
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NewsLufthansa Technik hands over third government Airbus A350 to German air force
Lufthansa Technik officially handed over the third and final Airbus A350 government aircraft to the German Air Force at the ILA Berlin 2024 trade show on 5 June.
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NewsAAM start-up Volocopter secures new funding from investors
German air taxi developer Volocopter has secured new funding just weeks after chief executive Dirk Hoke had raised the prospect of insolvency for the start-up.
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NewsScholz underlines Germany’s commitment to defence spending
Chancellor Olaf Scholz underscored Germany’s commitment to its national defence as well as that of its alliance partners in the wake of Russia’s military aggression on the continent.
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NewsPilatus takes stake in solar fuels manufacturer Synhelion
Swiss airframer Pilatus Aircraft has taken an equity stake in solar fuels manufacturer Synhelion as it seeks to support the production and global supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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NewsMexicana orders 20 Embraer E2 aircraft
Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico’s new government-run carrier, has placed an order for 20 Embraer E2 narrowbody aircraft, making it the first customer of the type in that country.
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NewsJetBlue second-quarter capacity and revenue to decline less than previously expected
JetBlue Airways has revised its second quarter capacity and revenue guidance as it claims “strong operational performance” so far during the second three-month period of 2024.