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NewsCzech firm acquires L-410 manufacturer Aircraft Industries from Russian owners
Czech defence electronics and aviation technology company Omnipol Group has agreed to acquire the entirety of the aerospace firm Aircraft Industries from its Russian owners. Russian mining entity UGMK has controlled the company since 2008 when it acquired a 51% share of the firm, which produces aircraft including the L-410 ...
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NewsAirbus and Qatar Airways wrestle over right to resell rejected A350s
Among the legal jousts between Airbus and Qatar Airways arising from their court clash is an attempt by the airline to prevent the airframer from reselling A350s built for the carrier but individually cancelled after Qatar’s refusal to take delivery. Airbus has been cancelling A350s which had been completed and ...
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NewsHarbour Air plans first flight of certifiable electric Beaver by end-2023
Canadian regional operator Harbour Air will not begin flight testing a certifiable version of its modified electric-powered seaplane until late 2023, blaming supply chain issues and a revised development process for the delay.
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NewsQatar loses court bid to force Airbus to build cancelled A321neos
Qatar Airways has lost a bid to force Airbus to continue producing A321neo jets, after a judge in London dismissed a request from the airline after the airframer cancelled Qatar’s order for 50 of the type. FlightGlobal was in London’s High Court to hear the ruling on 26 April, which ...
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NewsDomestic radio systems under development for MC-21
Russia’s Irkut MC-21 will have an option for domestically-built communications systems, under the government’s import substitution strategy for the aviation industry. The Ruselectronics division of state technology firm Rostec has developed short- and long-range systems for the twinjet. Rostec says the division’s Polet arm will deliver 20 radio units, and ...
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NewsAirbus avoids strikes at UK plants as workers accept revised pay offer
Airbus appears to have averted the threat of industrial action at key UK plants after workers accepted an improved pay offer. The offer comprises an 8.6% pay rise over 13 months, a backdated payment, and additional holiday time over the next two years. Acceptance of the pay deal follows a ...
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NewsEASA certifies A330-800 with 251t take-off weight
Airbus has secured formal certification of the 251t version of the A330-800, the highest weight variant available for the twinjet. The airframer had indicated in February that certification tests on the aircraft were complete and that European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval was likely in April. Airbus first flew the ...
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NewsWindtunnel tests advance Airbus active-wing demonstrator
Airbus is progressing towards flight-testing a demonstrator based on the Cessna Citation VIII executive jet, which will feature advanced wing technologies, following completion of windtunnel testing. The airframer’s ‘eXtra Performance Wing’ programme is intended to explore active wing control through such modifications as pop-up spoilers, gust sensors and multifunctional trailing ...
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NewsLegal spotlight of Qatar A350 dispute turns to cancelled A321neos
One consequence of Qatar Airways’ bitter dispute with Airbus over A350 fuselage paint deterioration has been Airbus’s cancellation of the carrier’s A321neo order, with the result that the airline is attempting to block the termination. Airbus’s legal argument for the 17 January cancellation of the 50 A321neos is based on ...
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NewsAirbus accentuates calibre of customers to illustrate A350F confidence
Airbus had assumed Boeing would offer a 777X freighter derivative to counter the A350F, but believes its own twinjet cargo variant will have the edge over its rival. The A350F was unveiled in mid-2021 and secured its first customers in November last year. Airbus had recorded firm orders for 18 ...
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In depthNIAR WERX to name customers for cargo-converted 777-300ER as project advances
The Wichita team developing a Boeing 777-300ER converted freighter intends this month to announce multiple launch customers for the project, and is on track to begin manufacturing components within weeks.
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NewsConversion venture EFW names new chief executive
Freighter conversion venture EFW has named chief operating officer Jordi Boto as its new chief executive, succeeding the veteran Andreas Sperl. Sperl, whose career has included serving as Airbus chief financial officer, has stepped down from his post and left the company, says EFW. Source: EFW Boto’s career ...
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AnalysisSino-Russian CR929 to be another casualty of Ukraine invasion
As Russia’s aerospace sector reels under sanctions following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, a longer-term victim is likely to be the ambitious CR929 widebody, jointly developed by China and Russia.
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NewsMC-21 serial production delay forces Russia to look at fuel subsidy for older types
Russia’s government is expecting serial production of the Irkut MC-21 to be pushed back by up to two years, and has outlined optimistic plans to ramp-up output of older, and less fuel-efficient, aircraft types in the interim. During a briefing that followed a presidential meeting on the state of the ...
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NewsASL follow-on deal for 737-800 converted freighters set to double fleet
ASL Aviation Holdings is ordering up to 20 more Boeing 737-800 converted freighters, to be modified by the US airframer. The aircraft will be allocated to ASL’s airlines in Ireland, France and Belgium as well as joint-venture operations in Asia. Conversion work will commence in the second quarter of next ...
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NewsRussian composite wingbox for MC-21 passes strength tests
Russian airframer Irkut has completed strength testing of the MC-21 wingbox, constructed from domestic composites, demonstrating that its performance corresponds to analytical predictions. Irkut conducted the maiden flight of the MC-21-300 with a Russian composite wing on 25 December last year. The aircraft involved was numbered 73361. Testing of the ...
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NewsBoeing names new leaders for defence, space and global services arms
Boeing has named a new Defense, Space and Security chief executive, Ted Colbert, who steps into the role having formerly led the Boeing Global Services division. Colbert is succeeding Leanne Caret who is to retire after 35 years with the US aerospace firm, including the last six years heading Defense, ...
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NewsA380 testbed conducts flights with wholly-sustainable fuel
Airbus has used its A380 test aircraft, MSN1, to carry out a flight using wholly-sustainable aviation fuel. The aircraft flew from Toulouse on 25 March with one of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines powered by 100% sustainable fuel. Airbus says the duration of the flight was around 3h. The aircraft ...
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NewsMC-21, Tu-204 and Superjet among types affected by EASA certificate suspension
Several Russian aircraft types have formally had type certificates suspended by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency as part of the package of sanctions on the country’s aviation industry. EASA has suspended the certificates of the Tupolev Tu-204-120CE – the Rolls-Royce RB211-powered version of the twinjet, which features Honeywell avionics ...
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NewsFlyBig picks Twin Otter to boost Indian regional connectivity
Indian charter operator FlyBig has signed a letter of intent covering the purchase of up to 10 De Havilland Canada Twin Otter Series 400 turboprops.