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Airlines seen as unlikely to benefit if Hong Kong cuts quarantine

Hong Kong’s government is considering shortening the mandatory on-arrival quarantine requirement from 21 days to seven days for those fully vaccinated, although the benefit to the city’s struggling airlines may be limited. Hong Kong’s government is considering shortening the mandatory...

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US Air Force signs research contract for ‘Bell’s High Speed VTOL’

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has contracted Bell to research a high-speed vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has contracted Bell to research a high-speed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The laboratory...

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Atlas posts $90m profit as cargo business soars

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings continues to profit from higher freight demand during the global health crisis, as long-haul passenger flights - and the belly cargo that is transported in them - are still far from pre-pandemic levels. Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings...

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Airbus announces death of civil fly-by-wire pioneer Ziegler

Airbus has announced the death of engineering icon Bernard Ziegler, the figure it credits with driving introduction of the commercial digital fly-by-wire technology which became a fundamental characteristic of the airframer’s aircraft. While Ziegler’s legacy – the use of sidestick...

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Why AFI KLM E&M sees greater need for MRO collaboration

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance predicts that partnerships among MRO service suppliers will become more important as the sector recovers from the pandemic. Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance predicts that partnerships among MRO service suppliers will become more important as...

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Acubed CEO Cousin takes engineering job at Universal Hydrogen

Mark Cousin, who has been chief executive of Airbus innovation arm Acubed, is leaving that company to be vice-president of engineering at hydrogen-fuel development start-up Universal Hydrogen. Mark Cousin, who has been chief executive of Airbus innovation arm Acubed, is...

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Reshaping Asia-Pac air network post-Covid

Thursday 20 May 2021, 9am BST / 4pm SGT The pandemic has had a devastating impact on air transport networks in Asia-Pacific, both regional and long-haul. As vaccine programmes roll-out and passengers return to the skies, what will the new...

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Spirit AeroSystems loses $171m in first quarter on back of 787 and A350 costs

A $72 million charge against two key widebody aircraft programmes, combined with other pandemic-related expenses, pushed Spirit AeroSystems to a $171 million loss in the first quarter of 2021, against a loss of $163 million in the same period of 2020....

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Airborne-Unmanned 05.04.21: XPONENTIAL 2021, Avigation Easements, Wingcopter

Also: Ingenuity's Fourth Flight, Online Recurrent Testing, Fire Scout UAV, MissionGO This week should be chock full of unmanned aviation goodness. AUVSI's annual conference and trade show, AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021, starts off as an expanded hybrid event series. After the...

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Contenders for RAF Puma replacement face new procurement landscape

With the UK set to replace its Royal Air Force fleet of 23 Puma HC2 helicopters by the middle of this decade, the contenders are already lining up. But the competition will be one of the first major procurements in the...

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