7 July 2021

New Hardide Coatings’ facility receives Airbus approval

Hardide Coatings, the developer and provider of advanced surface coating technology, has received full approval from Airbus to coat and process its components at the new and larger Longlands Road facility in Bicester, U.K. This approval follows the relocation of the company and its equipment from Wedgwood Road, Bicester to newly built premises at Longlands […]

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Deutsche Aircraft and H2FLY sign MoU to explore hydrogen-powered commercial flights

Deutsche Aircraft and H2FLY have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to combine resources and collaborate in researching and developing hydrogen fuel cell technology for regional commercial aircraft. At the heart of the project is a Dornier 328 twin turboprop aircraft that will be converted to become a demonstrator aircraft with its

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Greek airline SKY express to begin fleet modernization with ATR 72-600

Turboprop manufacturer ATR has delivered one ATR 72-600 aircraft to Greek airline SKY express. This deal represents a new country of operations for the ATR 72-600 which is currently flying in over 50 countries around the world. With a fleet of 10 ATR-500-series aircraft, the airline has opted to continue its long relationship with ATR

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BA, Virgin Atlantic, and Heathrow launch trials to simplify travel rules for full vaccinated customers

British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Heathrow Airport have joined forces to prove that it is possible to quickly and easily verify those arriving into the U.K. are fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 coronavirus – an identification process already in place for outbound travel to several countries. Earlier this week, Germany became the latest country to

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Digital Propulsion: significant U.K. R&D program positions Dowty Propellers for sustainable, next-generation hybrid platforms

Dowty Propellers, a global leader in composite propeller systems, has announced the successful completion of its largest-ever propeller R&D program. Dowty led the four-year Digital Propulsion (DigiProp) research and development program in collaboration with three of seven of the U.K.’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult centers. This was an ambitious £20 million (US$27.6 million) project, part

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New Ulaanbaatar International Airport opens in Mongolia

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA), Japan Airport Terminal Co., (JAT), and JALUX (JALUX) have announced that the new Ulaanbaatar International Airport (Official name: Chinggis Khaan International Airport) has been officially opened to the public on July 4, 2021. The new airport will be operated by the partners’ joint venture with the Mongolian

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