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NetJets makes sustainable fuel promise

Fractional giant becomes the latest big business aviation operator to declare a package of environmental commitments that could deliver a major boost for sustainable jet fuel in the sector. NetJets has become the latest big business aviation operator to declare...

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Qantas and Jetstar resume trans-Tasman flights

Australian carriers have resumed flights to New Zealand, under the one-way safe travel zone established between the two countries. Qantas and subsidiary Jetstar today operated their first flights between Sydney and Auckland under the scheme, which allows eligible passengers to...

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United’s recovery plan built around late 2021 arrival of vaccine

United Airlines says it will have enough liquidity to not just survive the “difficult” 12-15 months ahead but to be the first among its network peers to return to positive cash flow when an effective Covid-19 vaccine becomes widely available. United...

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Aerion teams up with Electra.Aero

Aerion Supersonic has teamed up with Electra.Aero to together develop what they call a “global mobility ecosystem”. Aerion Supersonic has teamed up with Electra.Aero to together develop what they call a “global mobility ecosystem”. The companies say on 15 October...

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Air Lease delivers first of three A321LRs to SAS

Air Lease has delivered the first of three Airbus A321LRs to Scandinavian Airlines. The CFM International Leap-1A-equipped aircraft is on “long-term lease”, and the remaining two in the deal are scheduled to deliver in 2021, the US lessor says in...

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Honeywell buys specialist UAV fuel cells

Honeywell has acquired Ballard Unmanned System, a specialist in hydrogen fuel cells for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and other aviation applications.  The acquisition includes Ballard’s intellectual property, inventory, and equipment, says Honeywell. In addition, fuel-cell experts from Ballard will become...

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​Hong Kong extends waiver on airport fees until year-end

Hong Kong has extended a relief package for the aviation sector for a further two months until the end of 2020. Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) says it made the move “in response to the ongoing challenges arising from the...

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US Army’s Future Affordable Turbine Engine effort to finish by end of 2020

The US Army’s Future Affordable Turbine Engine (FATE) programme, an effort to come up with engine performance enhancing technologies, is nearing completion and should be wrapped up by the end of 2020. The US Army’s Future Affordable Turbine Engine (FATE)...

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Aerovironment and Viasat to aim to improve radio encryption for Puma AE

Up against increasingly sophisticated electronic warfare threats from countries such as Russia and China, drone maker Aerovironment and satellite communications company Viasat are partnering to develop better encrypted radio communications for the Puma AE reconnaissance unmanned air vehicle. Up against...

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EmbraerX launches first urban air mobility project, Eve

EmbraerX, the Brazilian airframer’s innovation subsidiary, has spun off its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) project, called Eve. EmbraerX, the Brazilian airframer’s innovation subsidiary, has spun off its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) project, called Eve....

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