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Saudi regulator latest to approve 737 Max services

Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation regulator has become the latest to approve operations with the Boeing 737 Max, although none of the kingdom’s airlines yet operates the type. Flag-carrier Saudia’s budget airline Flyadeal had been in line to acquire the 737...

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HyPoint sets out service entry timeline for new high-power fuel cells

California-based start-up HyPoint is confident that its new high-power hydrogen fuel cell system will enter commercial service on a fixed-wing aircraft by 2023, with further applications to follow in the coming years. California-based start-up HyPoint is confident that its new...

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Barnstorming: Everything Old Can Be Made New Again

The Sun ‘n Fun Digital DailyIs Underway… But It Will Be Anything but Easy Plans are nothing; planning is everything. (Dwight D. Eisenhower) I don’t have to tell you that for most of us, inside and outside of aviation, the...

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Airborne 03.01.21: ERAU e-Plane, Flying Leatherneck, Citation Excel Upgrade

Also: FAA Vaccine Update, New Glenn Schedule, Collier Trophy Nominees, Van’s Aircraft After nearly four years of perseverance, the Embry-Riddle's Eagle Flight Research Center (EFRC) team is celebrating a milestone in its electric propulsion research: its Diamond HK-36 completed a...

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Can lessors help lead aviation’s recovery?

11 March 2021, 3pm GMT / 10am EST Leasing companies are responsible for more than half the airliner order book, so their voice is incredibly influential. What role will the sector play in the aviation recovery and how will it...

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Turkish Airlines posts $836m net loss for 2020 despite freight boost

A strong rise in cargo revenues helped Turkish Airlines end 2020 with a profitable final quarter at an operating level, though the Star Alliance carrier still posted a net loss of $836 million for the full-year. A strong rise in...

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Czech Airlines insolvency petition outlines scale of financial burden

Czech Airlines’ insolvency petition sets out the scale of the company’s financial problems, which it partly attributes to the inability to source rescue funding from the Czech government. The company has 266 creditors, with the total liability to suppliers amounting...

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Ryanair and Wizz fly less than a million passengers between them in February

Ryanair and Wizz Air passenger numbers were down 95% and 87%, respectively, in February as the two European low-cost airlines carried less than a million passenger between them during the month. Ryanair and Wizz Air passenger numbers were down 95%...

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Australian ‘loyal wingman’ to form basis of Boeing Skyborg effort

Canberra will double the fleet of Boeing Airpower Teaming System (ATS) ‘loyal wingman’ aircraft to six, as the company confirms that ATS will form the basis of its effort under the US Air Force’s Skyborg initiative. Canberra will double the...

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Thai Airways due to submit rehabilitation plan

Thai Airways International’s rehabilitation planners are expected to submit a plan on 2 March to Thailand’s Central Bankruptcy Court outlining how they propose the airline should be restructured. Thai Airways International’s rehabilitation planners are expected to submit a plan on...

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