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Hainan’s creditors seek to claw back more CNY200 billion

More than 1,500 creditors are hoping to claim more than CNY201 billion ($36 billion) from Hainan Airlines, the embattled flagship airline unit of China’s HNA Group, as a creditors’ meeting draws nearer.  More than 1,500 creditors are hoping to claim...

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Sikorsky tests UH-60 Black Hawk flying autonomously under pilot supervision

Sikorsky and DARPA recently conducted an autonomous flight of a UH-60 Black Hawk under on-board piloted supervision. Sikorsky and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) conducted an autonomous flight of a UH-60 Black Hawk under on-board piloted supervision in...

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United expands flights to Latin America in May

United Airlines says that during the month of May it will exceed its pre-pandemic schedule to Latin America, 15 months after cutting service to the region as passenger demand plummeted amid the first wave of the coronavirus. United Airlines says...

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Project Fresson changes track in shift to hydrogen fuel cells

A UK initiative to develop a retrofitable green propulsion system for the Britten-Noman BN-2 Islander has dramatically switched course, abandoning a previous drive towards hybrid-electric power in favour of hydrogen fuel cells. A UK initiative to develop a retrofitable green...

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Wisk to begin eVTOL programme in New Zealand this year

Urban air mobility developer Wisk will later this year kick off a trail programme in New Zealand that is eventually intended to involve passenger flights on the company’s autonomous electric aircarft, Cora. Urban air mobility developer Wisk will later this...

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Sikorsky to integrate, qualify new GE turboshafts on UH-60M Black Hawks in FY2022

The US Army plans to grant Sikorsky a sole-source contract to integrate and qualify the Improved Turbine Engine on its UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopter, with work starting in fiscal year 2022. The US Army plans to grant Sikorsky a sole-source...

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Ground-test UltraFan demonstrator to be ready by year-end

Rolls-Royce has formally commenced construction of the UltraFan high-bypass engine, with the aim of producing a demonstrator by the end of this year. Work on the first module for the demonstrator, designated UF001, has started at the manufacturer’s facilities in...

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Norse Atlantic to take batch of 787s from AerCap

Norwegian long-haul start-up carrier Norse Atlantic Airways has signed to lease nine Boeing 787s from Irish-based lessor AerCap. The nine aircraft comprise six 787-9s and three 787-8s – all of which are used, and all of which are fitted with...

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AirAsia sees recovery signs ahead after heavy 2020 loss

Low-cost carrier group AirAsia posted a net loss of MYR5.9 billion for 2020 as revenue slumped 74% and it was hammered by one-off costs during the pandemic-hit year. Low-cost carrier group AirAsia posted a net loss of MYR5.9 billion ($1.4...

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How the RAF’s former chief intends to marshal a post-Brexit CAA

While the UK’s decision to leave EASA remains a source of contention, the CAA’s new chair Sir Stephen Hillier is determined that the agency can rise to the challenge and demonstrate its status as a “world-class regulator”. UK withdrawal from...

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