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USA approves F-35 or F/A-18 fighter sales to Finland worth up to $15bn

Approval has been granted by the US government for the potential sale to Finland of both the Boeing F/A-18E/F and Lockheed Martin F-35 as part of the Nordic nation’s HX fighter replacement programme. Approval has been granted by the US...

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Airbus deliveries reach monthly high but orders stay quiet

Airbus achieved deliveries of 57 aircraft during September, although order activity remained practically non-existent. Its delivery figure is the highest for any single month so far in 2020, exceeding the 55 achieved in February, just before the onset of the...

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Airframers cool on ‘air curtains’ as means to protect passengers

Airbus, Boeing and Embraer have dismissed the idea of modifying cabin air supply systems to create ‘air curtains’ between passengers in order to reduce instances of viral infection. Airbus, Boeing and Embraer have dismissed the idea of modifying cabin air...

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Ryanair chief expects 737 Max return ‘in next month or so’

Ryanair mainline chief executive Eddie Wilson expects Boeing 737 Max jets to enter service in the USA imminently. Ryanair mainline chief executive Eddie Wilson expects Boeing 737 Max jets to enter service in the USA imminently. Speaking to Newstalk radio today, Wilson...

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A320neo line adapts to five digits for MSN10000 delivery

Lebanese flag-carrier Middle East Airlines has taken delivery of the first Airbus A320-family aircraft to have been assigned a five-digit serial number, with the handover of an A321neo bearing MSN10000. While the aircraft is not the 10,000th A320 to be...

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FAA certificates upgraded Beechcraft King Air 360

Textron Aviation has secured US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for its upgraded Beechcraft King Air 360 and 360ER twin-turboprops. Textron Aviation has secured US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for its upgraded Beechcraft King Air 360 and 360ER twin-turboprops....

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Wizz A321 left out-of-balance by seat-allocation mishap

Investigators have determined that incorrect distribution of passengers after a change of aircraft type led a Wizz Air UK Airbus A321 to take off outside of its centre-of-gravity envelope. The aircraft’s crew experienced difficulties during 16 January departure from London...

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Allegiant burned $1.3 million daily during third quarter

The parent company of Allegiant Air burned a daily average of $1.3 million in cash during the third quarter, including debt payments, rising from its daily cash burn average of $900,000 during the second quarter. The parent company of Allegiant Air burned a daily average of...

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Runaway Q400 prematurely unchocked after brake pressure depleted

UK investigators have found that a parked Bombardier Q400 had its chocks prematurely removed, and that its parking brake hydraulic pressure had depleted, before it rolled 70m across a taxiway and collided with another aircraft at Aberdeen. No-one was injured...

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Golden Week adds shine to China’s domestic airline recovery

Chinese airlines carried more than 13 million passengers across the recent Golden Week holidays in October, with the number of flights mounted during the period close to pre-pandemic numbers.  Chinese carriers mounted more than 117,000 flights between 1 to 8...

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