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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.
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Embraer Upbeat on Mideast Demand for E-Jets, T-prop, EVA
Hussein Dabbas, head of Embraer’s commercial unit for the Middle East and Africa, sees an appetite for small narrowbodies returning.
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Boeing Projects Optimistic Outlook for Mideast Growth
The Middle East’s annual growth rate for passenger traffic will average 4.1 percent per year, compared with 3.1 percent for the world, Boeing forecasts.
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Hermeus Unveils, Powers Up Hypersonic Prototype
Hyprsonic business jet developer Hermeus rolled out a test vehicle prototype and gave a live demonstration of its engines at full afterburner power.
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Gulf Sales Spur the Rebirth of the F-15 Eagle Fighter
Orders from two Gulf nations—Saudi Arabia and Qatar—paved the way for the U.S. Air Force itself to begin buying the F-15 Eagle again after 20 years.
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Typhoon Radar Development Follows Parallel Tracks
With the first production AESA radars for the Eurofighter Typhoon now being delivered, further development is being conducted in two separate efforts.
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Cash Pipeline Puts Middle East Lessors in Strong Position
DAE's portfolio stands at 425 aircraft, while Alafco now manages 80.
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Superjet Applies Power to Overcome U.S. Trade Restrictions
The Kremlin has committed $1.83 billion in funding support for the “Superjet-New.”
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Hands On: SkyCourier Lab Simulator
A flying session in Textron Aviation's SkyCourier lab simulator revealed interesting characteristics of this heavy-duty load-hauler.
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Will Dubai Get Back On the Advanced Air Mobility Map?
New eVTOL aircraft could enter service from 2024, but cities like Los Angeles and Singapore appear to be ahead of Dubai in adopting electric aviation.
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Dubai Airshow Points to Industry Resuscitation
The 2021 Dubai Airshow is the first major international airshow calendar event to take place since 2019.
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Russia Sees Middle East as a Primary Market for New Airliners
Continuing economic sanctions by the West has raised the possibility of Russian aircraft sales to Iran and Syria, in particular.
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Storm Warning Comes from UK in Form of Project Tempest
The Tempest fighter is just part of a Future Combat Air System being designed by an international team led by BAE Systems.
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Fleet Expansion and MRO Complicate Emirates' Future Plans
Emirates believes most of its A380s will be flying again by next summer.
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Embraer Plans Net Zero Carbon Path with New Energia Family
The Brazilian airframer is proposing four aircraft concepts, with hybrid, electric, and hydrogen propulsion systems, seating nine to 50 passengers.
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Qatar Airways Reintroduces A380s as 19 A350s Sit Grounded
The Qatari national carrier plans to return five Airbus A380s to service to compensate for capacity lost to the grounding of 19 A350s.
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AINsight: Aircraft Buying Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
Aircraft buyers should be focused on finding the right aircraft and doing proper due diligence instead of racing to meet a deadline to capture a tax play.
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Wright Takes BAe 146 Fast-Track to Electric Airliner Market
The electric propulsion innovator intends to convert 100-seat BAe 146 regional airliners to serve busy scheduled routes of up to an hour's flight time.
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Bahrain-based Operator Mena Switches from Bizav to Cargo
Mena Cargo is building a freighter fleet to serve what it sees as growing air cargo demand in the Gulf, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
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Bombardier On Track for Global Jet Production Move
Bombardier’s new Global assembly facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport remains on track for a 2023 opening.
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Emirates To 'Upcycle' its First-ever A380
Emirates Airline's first A380 began revenue service on August 1, 2008, from Dubai to New York JFK, after which it flew another 6,318 sectors.
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Low-lead Avgas Approved for Cessna Piston Singles
The approval for use of lower-lead avgas in Cessna's three piston singles applies to new production and legacy airplanes.
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French Partners Fly A319neo Using 100 Percent SAF
Airbus, Dassault, Onera, the French Ministry of Transport, and Safran launched the first in-flight study of a single-aisle aircraft using unblended SAF.
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Field Aero Upgrades Avionics on USAF Beechjet Fleet
Field Aerospace's contract calls for the Oklahoma City-based company to upgrade the avionics of the Air Force's T-1A fleet to Collins Pro Line 21.
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Dassault's Falcon 10X is a Parisian Penthouse in the Sky
Dassault's Falcon 10X is a Parisian Penthouse in the Sky
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JSSI's SierraTrax Expands Mx Tracking to More Aircraft
JSSI company SierraTrax has added five aircraft to its maintenance tracking platform.
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Gulfstream Soars on Aircraft Orders
Aircraft backlog at Gulfstream Aerospace is at its highest point in six years, as customer demand for its jets continues unabated.
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Mitsubishi and Alaska Air Back Plans For Hydrogen Airliners
Mitsubishi's MHIRJ business unit could install ZeroAvia's hydrogen conversion kits on CRJs, while Alaska Air will re-engine its Dash 8 Q400 fleet.
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Industry CTOs Issue Sustainability ‘Call to Action’
Airbus, Boeing, Dassault Aviation, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, and Safran issue a statement to policymakers on environmental priorities.
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FlightSafety, Pratt & Whitney Revel in Breeze’s A220 Unveiling
As Breeze Airways unveiled its first A220 at Airbus’s Alabama assembly plant, FlightSafety and Pratt & Whitney celebrated their own related contracts.
