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Malaysia Airlines, Airbus renew widebody component MRO contract

Malaysia Airlines has extended its Flight Hour Services component MRO contract with Airbus, covering its fleet of widebodies. Malaysia Airlines has extended its Flight Hour Services component MRO contract with Airbus, covering its fleet of widebodies. The multi-year contract, an...

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Canada’s PAL Airlines to expand to 11 cities this summer

Canadian regional carrier PAL Airlines will expand its network this summer to include 11 new destinations in eastern Canada. Canadian regional carrier PAL Airlines will expand its network this summer to include 11 new destinations in eastern Canada. The expansion...

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President Biden talks of supersonic travel within ten years

President Joe Biden has raised the prospect that supersonic civil aircraft might be crossing the world’s skies within the next ten years. President Joe Biden has raised the prospect that supersonic civil aircraft might be crossing the world’s skies within...

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A350 to be converted into Lufthansa’s latest atmospheric research platform

One of Lufthansa’s Airbus A350-900s is undergoing an extensive conversion programme, being fitted with equipment to enable the twinjet to operate as the carrier’s latest climate research platform. The aircraft (D-AIXJ) was delivered to the German flag-carrier three years ago,...

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NTSB again calls for cockpit video recorders

The US National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) long-running quest to have video cameras installed in aircraft cockpits continues, with the agency again recommending that regulators require the recorders. The US National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) long-running quest to have video...

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Comair delists to access government-backed financing

South African carrier Comair is delisting from the Johannesburg stock exchange in a move which will allow it to access government-backed financial support. South African carrier Comair is delisting from the Johannesburg stock exchange in a move which will allow it to access government-backed...

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New IATA chief insists all Covid-related travel measures should be temporary

New IATA director general Willie Walsh has called for all restrictions and constraints on international air travel to be removed as quickly as possible, as the trade body’s latest traffic data showed the continued catastrophic impact of the Covid-19 crisis...

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UPS takes options to purchase 150 eVTOLs from Vermont manufacturer Beta

Express package delivery company UPS has acquired options to buy up to 150 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Vermont-based developer Beta Technologies, with deliveries planned to start in 2024. Express package delivery company UPS has acquired options...

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MC-21 back in Moscow after completing natural icing tests

Irkut’s MC-21-300 prototype has completed a series of natural icing certification tests and returned to its base at Moscow Zhukovsky. The twinjet, powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1400G engines, had been dispatched to Arkhangelsk in order to conduct flights over...

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A380 caused conflicts after wrong turn during go-around

Pilots of a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 incorrectly acted on a turn instruction during a go-around at Sydney, turning left instead of right and creating conflicts involving other traffic, investigators have determined. The aircraft (9V-SKQ) had aborted an ILS approach...

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