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Airlines

Spirit Rejects JetBlue Acquisition Overtures

Spirit Airlines chooses Frontier Airlines merger proposal over that of JetBlue, citing concerns over antitrust risk.
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Aircraft

Qantas Confirms Orders for Projects Sunrise, Winton

Schedules call for the first Qantas A350-1000 will arrive in 2025 and the first A320XLR/A220-300 in late 2023.
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FutureFlight

Eve Sales Commitments Mount as the Embraer Unit Readies for Wall Street Listing

Eve Urban Air Mobility said the number of provisional sales commitments received for its planned four-passenger eVTOL aircraft has reached 1,825.
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FutureFlight

EasyJet partners with GKN Aerospace To Speed Adoption of Hydrogen in Aviation

European low-fare carrier has agreed to support GKN’s H2JET and H2GEAR hydrogen power programs.
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Airlines

EasyJet partners with GKN Aerospace on Hydrogen Power

European low-fare carrier EasyJet has agreed to support GKN’s H2JET and H2GEAR hydrogen power programs.
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FutureFlight

Airbus and ITA Airways To Develop eVTOL Air Taxi Network in Italy

The agreement calls for adding local partners to participate in the launch of the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft operations.
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Aircraft

Airbus, ITA Airways To Partner on eVTOL Work in Italy

An agreement between Airbus and ITA calls for recruiting partners to participate in the launch of the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL operations in Italy.
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Aircraft

Boeing Puts Positive Spin on 777X Delay

Delay of first delivery of the 777-9 until 2025 reflects a position of “strength, not weakness,” according to Boeing CEO David Calhoun.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Lufthansa Aviation Hub Report Claims the SPAC eVTOL Bubble Has Burst

New report suggest that special purpose acquisition companies are losing their luster among investors.
FutureFlight

GE Recruits BAE Systems to Provide Energy Management for NASA’s Hybrid Electric Aircraft Technology

NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration project aims to advance hybrid electric technologies for commercial aviation.
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FutureFlight

Beta Secures $375 Million To Support Development of Alia 250 eVTOL Aircraft and Charging Network

Venture capital groups TPG Rise Climate and Fidelity Management & Research Company lead the latest investment in Beta Technologies.
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FutureFlight

H2Fly’s HY4 Demonstrator Sets Altitude Record for Hydrogen-Electric Aircraft

The HY4 flew from Stuttgart to Friedrichshafen to participate in the Aero Friedrichshafen airshow, scheduled to take place from April 27 to April 30.
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Aircraft

Cape Air, Eviation Sign LOI Covering 75 Alice Electric Aircraft

Massachusetts-based Cape Air sees a business case for electric aircraft service to “a panoply” of communities.
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FutureFlight

Odys Aviation Makes Long Beach the Hub For Its eVTOL Ambitions

The California city nicknamed "Space Beach" will host Odys Aviation’s 15,000-square-foot facility at Long Beach Airport.
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FutureFlight

Cape Air, Eviation Sign Letter of Intent Covering 75 Alice Electric Aircraft

Massachusetts-based Cape Air sees a business case for Alice service to “a panoply” of communities.
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Accidents

China Eastern Returns Boeing 737-800s to Service

Almost a month after the crash of China Eastern Flight MU5735, Chinese authorities cleared the airline’s fleet for return to scheduled service.
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New Electric Aircraft Operators Face Part 135 Certification Challenges

While some companies opt to "buy" their operating certificates through acquisitions of other operators, others, such as eVTOL developer Joby, have taken on the task directly.
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Airlines

U.S. Airlines Continue Struggle to Cope with Increased Demand

First-quarter traffic statistics for U.S. carriers show a 31.6 percent increase in cancellations compared with the first quarter of 2019.
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FutureFlight

Airbus and Kawasaki Join Forces to Support Hydrogen-Powered Airline Operations

A memorandum of understanding signed in Tokyo between Airbus and Kawasaki lays the groundwork to study elements of hydrogen uptake by the aviation industry.
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Aircraft

Airbus, Kawasaki To Partner on Hydrogen Development

An MOU signed in Tokyo between Airbus and Kawasaki lays the groundwork to study elements of hydrogen adoption by the aviation industry.
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Aircraft

Airbus Wins 80-aircraft A320neo Order from BOC Aviation

Singapore-headquartered leasing group BOC Aviation places the largest order in its history with an 80-unit deal for A320neo narrowbody airliners.
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FutureFlight

Hexcel To Supply Composites for Archer’s eVTOL Production Aircraft

Archer and Hexcel sign a letter of intent covering the supply of carbon-fiber material for the four-seat Maker.
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FutureFlight

Safran Starts Work on Propulsion Systems for Aura Aero's Electric Aircraft Family

Collaboration agreement between Safran and Aura Aero advances plans to fly the Integral E flight demonstrator for the first time this year, as early work on propulsion architecture for a 19-seat regional airliner gets underway.
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Aircraft

Safran Starts Work on Propulsion for Aura Electric Aircraft

Collaboration agreement between Safran and Aura Aero advances plans to fly the Integral E flight demonstrator for the first time this year.
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Airlines

JetBlue Offers to Buy Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion

Offer from JetBlue would represent a 50 percent premium on Spirit’s stock price and bring between $600 and $700 million in synergies.
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FutureFlight

Aircraft Sales Group Blueberry Agrees to Add Dufour's Aero eVTOL Family to Its Portfolio

Dufour Aerospace and Blueberry Aviation expect their collaboration to result in launch customers for the Aero2 and Aero3 among Blueberry’s operators.
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Accidents

Cockpit Voice Recorder from China Eastern 737 Sent to U.S.

U.S. accident investigator NTSB confirms it has received the CVR from China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735 for downloading.
FutureFlight

Hyundai Adds eSTOL Regional Aircraft to its Supernal eVTOL Plans

Expected to fly to a range of 1,000 km, Hyundai’s eSTOL aircraft would enter service on so-called regional air routes connecting cities in South Korea.
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Aircraft

AerCap Works to Mitigate Losses Stemming from Ukraine War

Almost 5 percent of AerCap’s fleet remains in Russian hands.
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FutureFlight

UK's Aerospace Technology Institute to Offer Up to £1 Billion In New Green Aviation Funding

The UK’s Aerospace Technology Institute is offering an additional £685 million in funding for the development of “green” aviation technology over the next three years.
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