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Lockheed Martin sees potential market demand for another 300 new F-16s
Lockheed Martin believes it could attract orders for potentially another 300 F-16s, with prospective buyers for new-build jets currently including the Philippines, Thailand and Turkey.
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UK facility starts ex-Delta 777 freighter conversion work for Mammoth
Boeing 777 cargo conversion firm Mammoth Freighters has delivered a -200LR for modification to the UK-based specialist STS Aviation Services. Mammoth had reached an agreement for conversion work with STS, located in Manchester, two years ago. The pact covers cargo modification for both 777-200LRs and -300ERs. STS states that US-based ...
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Iberia prepares for A321XLR introduction following certification
Spanish flag-carrier Iberia has shown off its first Airbus A321XLR carrying the airline’s colours, as the long-range model receives European type certification. Iberia will be the first operator of the XLR. It is to take delivery of eight aircraft, part of a batch of 14 XLRs ordered in June 2019 ...
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Initial A321XLR certification is for 97t version with higher weights to follow
Airbus’s A321XLR has initially been certified with a maximum take-off weight of 97t, but the airframer is working on approval for higher weights for the twinjet. This 97t figure is the same MTOW as the XLR’s immediate predecessor, the A321LR. The airframer had originally stated – when its unveiled the ...
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A330 short-landing crew perceived risk of overrun before descending below glideslope
Investigators have determined that a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 touched down short of the runway at Amsterdam, after the crew sought to mitigate a perceived risk of overrun and descended below the glideslope.
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‘Time of convergence’: eVTOL start-ups descend on Farnborough
A strong contingent of air taxi companies will show off developmental progress during what may be the last Farnborough air show without a flying eVTOL demonstration.
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American and United resuming flights after global IT outage
American Airlines and United Airlines are resuming flights having been forced to temporarily halt operations as part of the wide-ranging global impact of an IT outage today.
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Airbus’s range-busting A321XLR secures European certification
Poised for certification and due to enter revenue service before year-end, the 4,700nm-capable A321XLR and its crucial range-boosting rear fuel tank have tested Airbus’s engineering mettle.
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Finnair reports ‘normalisation’ of demand as quarterly profits drop
Finnair saw post-Covid pent-up demand largely dissipate during the second quarter of this year, hurting its profitability as unit revenues declined.
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Major US carriers ground all departing aircraft as global IT outage hits air travel
A global technology outage appears to have caused several major US airlines to ground departing aircraft, in addition to creating problems at airports and airlines worldwide that threatens to snarl air traffic.
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Vibration from failed 767 engine caused fuel leak from fractured water-drain tube
Boeing has been examining whether slat-track housing drain tubes on 767s require further redesign, after vibration from an engine failure in Scotland caused a tube fracture, resulting in fuel leaking and igniting during flight. The event involved a Delta Air Lines 767-300ER which – as it took off from Edinburgh ...
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US clears possible sale of Hellfire, APKWS to Czech Republic
The US government has cleared a possible Czech Republic purchase of air-to-surface missiles for attack helicopters.
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Icelandair sees second-quarter profit fall as seismic activity hits demand
Icelandair Group eked out a small profit during the second quarter as it shifted more of its network towards lower-yielding transatlantic connections amid the impact of seismic activity on demand for travel to Iceland.
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How close calls overshadowed airlines’ safety figures in first half of 2024
The first six months of this year saw strong airline safety performance, with 11 fatalities – but a series of close calls could have seen that number spike towards a total akin to during the 1980s.
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Superjet crash inquiry yet to clarify relevance of angle-of-attack sensor repair advisory
Investigators have yet to disclose preliminary findings from the fatal crash of a Gazpromavia Yakovlev Superjet 100, and have yet to clarify whether an apparent communication on angle-of-attack vane maintenance is relevant to the inquiry. The Interstate Aviation Committee has started analysing data from the flight-data and cockpit-voice recorders retrieved ...
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Frustrated Romanian carriers clash with regulator over hold-ups to fleet expansion
Romania’s civil aviation regulator is dismissing frustrations from two expanding carriers over delays to aircraft approval, insisting that the hold-ups result from incomplete documentation and findings from safety inspections. Both Dan Air and Fly Lili are seeking to expand their fleets. Dan Air is aiming to introduce a second Airbus ...
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Windracers starts Ultra cargo drone trials in Orkney
UK drone developer and operator Windracers has begun trials of its Ultra autonomous cargo platform on flights linking several of the Orkney Isles off the north coast of Scotland.
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Low fuel led Falcon 10 crew to attempt landing in Afghan mountains
Preliminary findings from investigators probing a fatal Dassault Falcon 10 crash in Afghanistan indicate the crew was attempting an emergency landing after running low on fuel. The Russian-registered aircraft (RA-09011) had been conducting a 20 January medical flight from U-Tapao in Thailand to Moscow Zhukovsky. After refuelling at Gaya, in ...
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NATS adapting Heathrow delay-reduction tool to extract greater environmental benefits
UK air navigation service NATS is adapting a predictive decision-making took potentially to prioritise arriving flights based on environmental performance.
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Lessor GTLK Europe’s liquidators offer five A220-300s for sale
Joint liquidators of Russian-affiliated lessor GTLK Europe have initiated a sales process covering five Airbus A220-300s. The process – which commenced on 16 July – involves five 2019 airframes, all of which are based in the Netherlands. Interested parties are being invited to submit expressions of interest to IBA, the ...