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Baikal completes airframe of utility aircraft to replace An-2

Russia’s Baikal Engineering has completed manufacture of a prototype airframe for the LMS-901 utility aircraft, which is intended as a replacement for the Antonov An-2. The aircraft is being designed to transport up to 2t of payload with a range...

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Embraer delivers 22 jets in first quarter of 2021

Embraer delivered 22 jets in the first quarter of 2021, up more than 50% from the same period in coronavirus-plagued 2020.  Embraer delivered 22 jets in the first quarter of 2021, up more than 50% from the same period in...

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JetBlue narrows loss as customers book further ahead

JetBlue Airways has seen “meaningful progress” to a sustainable rebound in the past weeks, as passengers begin to return in greater numbers and to plan further ahead. JetBlue Airways has seen “meaningful progress” toward a sustainable rebound in recent weeks,...

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GE Aviation lost 1,900 Leap orders in 12 months

GE Aviation lost orders for about 1,900 Leap-1B turbofans in the last year, a period influenced both by the Boeing 737 Max grounding and the pandemic. GE Aviation lost orders for about 1,900 CFM International Leap-1B turbofans in the last...

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GE Aviation turns $641m Q1 profit despite revenue hit

GE Aviation remained in the black during the first quarter of 2021, earning a $641 million profit despite significant declines in revenue from engine services. GE Aviation remained in the black during the first quarter of 2021, earning a $641...

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​Heathrow allowed limited increase in airport charges

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has denied Heathrow Airport’s request to increase its charges to airlines by £2.6 billion ($3.6 billion), deeming such a rise to be “disproportionate and not in the interests of consumer”. The UK Civil Aviation Authority has...

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Airbus to test autonomy with Vertex demonstrator

Airbus in 2023 will begin flight tests of a new sense and avoid system integrated onto its H130-based Flightlab helicopter as it works to mature autonomous technologies to increase operational safety on current and future platforms. Airbus in 2023 will...

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UK and Ireland do not have infrastructure for staycations: Ryanair chief

The head of the Irish carrier’s mainline operation suggested that so-called staycations “will all be forgotten about” when destinations such as Spain and the Greek Islands open up again. People staying within the UK and Ireland for holidays is unlikely to be a threat...

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Update: NASA-SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts’ Return to Earth Now On Track For Saturday

Shannon Walker of NASA Will Hand Over Command Of The ISS to JAXA's Akihiko Hoshide NASA seems confident that the upcoming return of the SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi...

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Airborne 04.21.21: SnF Wins-OSH Next?, MARS Ingenuity, NX Cub Defies Skeptics

Also: ANN's SNFDD21 MVP, Panthera Goes Public, Zefhir Helicopter, True Blue Power Ups Game! What a successful Sun n Fun Aero Space Expo! The first major aviation event in over a year is in the books... Though the numbers are...

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