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Japanese coast guard orders two additional H225s

The Japan Coast Guard has ordered two additional H225s, to be used for search and rescue (SAR) and other missions. The Japan Coast Guard has ordered two additional H225s, to be used for search and rescue (SAR) and other missions....

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Korean Air floats 2024 for finalisation of Asiana acquisition

Korean Air estimates that “all aspects” of its acquisition of Asiana Airlines will be finalised by 2024, as the flag carrier has “readjusted” its timeline for international regulatory approvals.   Korean Air estimates that “all aspects” of its acquisition of Asiana...

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AirAsia ups 2021 fleet plan as it eyes vaccine rollouts

The AirAsia Group has revised its fleet plan for 2021 upwards, expecting to operate 231 aircraft by December 2021, compared to its previous forecast of 221. The AirAsia Group has revised its fleet plan for 2021 upwards, expecting to operate 231 aircraft...

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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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