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F-35 still a contender for Portuguese F-16 replacement, air force says
Lisbon has not ruled out a potential future acquisition of the Lockheed Martin F-35A despite recent comments by its defence minister, a senior Portuguese air force official indicates.
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Columbia Helicopters renews Chinook firefighting deal with Turkey
Columbia Helicopters will deploy four civil Chinook heavy-lift rotorcraft to Turkey in the coming months following the renewal of an aerial firefighting contract.
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FAA proposal addresses overheat risk involving Rolls-Royce-powered 757s
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to address a problem affecting Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 757s that can cause hot engine air to strike and weaken engine struts.
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Profitability re-emerges as Virgin Atlantic turns in record revenues
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic is claiming to have delivered on a plan to return to profitability – counting this as profit before tax and exceptionals – for the first time since 2016. It achieved a fully-year operating profit of £230 million ($298 million) and pre-tax profit of £19.7 million, ...
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Aeroflot Superjet fatal fire inquiry highlights aisle jam as passengers retrieved luggage
Russian investigators believe passengers’ attempts to retrieve luggage during a fatal Aeroflot Superjet 100 fire probably slowed evacuation, and was a contributor to the severity of the outcome. Forty passengers and one flight attendant did not survive the fire, which ignited as fuel spilled from ruptured fuel tanks during a ...
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Divested L3Harris training and avionics business emerges as Acron Aviation
Sixteen months after L3Harris announced it was divesting its Commercial Aviation Solutions (CAS) arm, the latter has emerged as Acron Aviation under private equity owner TJC.
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Play starts transferring Airbus fleet after securing Maltese AOC
Icelandic budget carrier Play has secured a Maltese air operator’s certificate from the country’s civil aviation regulator.
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China Airlines firms A350-1000 order
Taiwanese carrier China Airlines has firmed its preliminary agreement for 10 Airbus A350-1000s, which it will use for long-haul services to Europe and North America. The airline unveiled the initial agreement in December last year, part of a split order with Boeing. It has not given many details about the ...
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EHang units win China AOCs for EH216-S eVTOL operations
China’s EHang has secured its first air operator’s certificates (AOC) for its EH216-S electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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India orders 156 Light Combat Helicopters, to lease KC-135
New Delhi has ordered 156 attack helicopters from Hindustan Aeronautics, as well as contracted an air-to-air tanker.