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Air Lease delivers first of three A321LRs to SAS

Air Lease has delivered the first of three Airbus A321LRs to Scandinavian Airlines. The CFM International Leap-1A-equipped aircraft is on “long-term lease”, and the remaining two in the deal are scheduled to deliver in 2021, the US lessor says in...

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Honeywell buys specialist UAV fuel cells

Honeywell has acquired Ballard Unmanned System, a specialist in hydrogen fuel cells for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and other aviation applications.  The acquisition includes Ballard’s intellectual property, inventory, and equipment, says Honeywell. In addition, fuel-cell experts from Ballard will become...

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​Hong Kong extends waiver on airport fees until year-end

Hong Kong has extended a relief package for the aviation sector for a further two months until the end of 2020. Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) says it made the move “in response to the ongoing challenges arising from the...

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US Army’s Future Affordable Turbine Engine effort to finish by end of 2020

The US Army’s Future Affordable Turbine Engine (FATE) programme, an effort to come up with engine performance enhancing technologies, is nearing completion and should be wrapped up by the end of 2020. The US Army’s Future Affordable Turbine Engine (FATE)...

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Aerovironment and Viasat to aim to improve radio encryption for Puma AE

Up against increasingly sophisticated electronic warfare threats from countries such as Russia and China, drone maker Aerovironment and satellite communications company Viasat are partnering to develop better encrypted radio communications for the Puma AE reconnaissance unmanned air vehicle. Up against...

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EmbraerX launches first urban air mobility project, Eve

EmbraerX, the Brazilian airframer’s innovation subsidiary, has spun off its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) project, called Eve. EmbraerX, the Brazilian airframer’s innovation subsidiary, has spun off its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) project, called Eve....

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Leonardo boss Profumo found guilty of false accounting in previous role

Alessandro Profumo, the chief executive of Italian aerospace giant Leonardo, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment after being found guilty of false accounting and market manipulation offences during his time as president of bank MPS. In addition, Profumo –...

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Wet-lease operator SmartLynx to introduce A321 freighters

Wet-lease and charter specialist SmartLynx’s Maltese division is to lease a pair of Airbus A321s which have been converted to freighters. SmartLynx Malta says it will lease the twinjets – MSN891 and MSN1017 – from Vallair in order to enter...

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Why Embraer thinks regional travel – and regional jets – will emerge stronger

Embraer expects regional airports and smaller passenger aircraft will emerge on top from the coronavirus pandemic due to population shifts away from big cities. Embraer expects regional airports and smaller passenger aircraft will emerge on top from the coronavirus pandemic...

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NH Industries eyes future NH90 upgrades after French special forces order

NH Industries (NHI), the three-way joint venture which manufactures the NH90 military helicopter, is working on future upgrades for the type, even as it signs a deal with France for a new special forces variant. NH Industries (NHI), the three-way...

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