Qantas Freight has received the first of three additional Airbus A321 converted freighters under a long-standing partnership with Australia Post, increasing capacity to meet growing parcel demand across Australia. The three aircraft will boost capacity across the airline’s dedicated freighter network by up to 20%, allowing it to carry up to 20,000 Australia Post and […]
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Safran Electronics & Defense‘s SkyNaute inertial navigation system has been selected for the Airbus A220, marking its first application on a commercial airliner, the French aerospace group said. The system combines inertial navigation with satellite navigation data to maintain accurate aircraft positioning when global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals are disrupted, unavailable or subject to
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Archer Aviation‘s all-electric Midnight air taxi has completed several days of piloted flights across California’s San Francisco Bay Area, including multiple trips over the bay after taking off from and landing at Oakland International Airport, the company said. The flights formed part of Archer’s ‘No Roads’ tour, which began in Salinas and included stops in
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Textron Aviation said its three next-generation Cessna Citation light-jet programmes have accumulated more than 1,220 combined flight-test hours as they progress toward Federal Aviation Administration certification. The programmes cover the Citation CJ4 Gen3, CJ3 Gen3 and M2 Gen3 aircraft, all of which feature Garmin Emergency Autoland, a system designed to guide an aircraft to a
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Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse has invested more than €40 million (US$44.8 million) in a new centre of excellence for aerospace heat transfer equipment at its Campsas site near Toulouse, France, doubling the facility’s floor space as it prepares for higher production volumes and future aircraft programmes. The 12,000 m² facility represents the largest industrial investment in the
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Affinity Aviation Group has acquired a significant stake in AeronautX UK, strengthening its position in business aviation as the Austrian training provider expands its UK operations and prepares to open a pilot academy near Amsterdam. AeronautX UK has established an office at Affinity’s headquarters at Farnborough Airport in Hampshire. Its new training centre is scheduled
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Cirrus, a global leader in personal aviation and maker of the SR Series Piston aircraft and Vision Jet, has opened a 60,000 ft² warehousing centre in Duluth, Minnesota, consolidating several satellite facilities into a central operation to support aircraft production, aftermarket services and product development. The facility is designed to streamline the receipt, storage, processing
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RECARO Aircraft Seating will supply its R2 seats to American Airlines for the first time this autumn, expanding the German manufacturer’s presence on Embraer aircraft. The seat was selected for its pre-certification status and ability to meet the US carrier’s entry-into-service schedule. Designed for short- and medium-haul flights, the R2 features a tablet holder and
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Discover Airlines has become the first operator to put an Airbus aircraft equipped with Lufthansa Technik’s AeroSHARK surface technology into regular scheduled service, marking a milestone for the fuel-saving modification. The Airbus A330, registered as D-AIKP, completed its inaugural flight to Florida last Thursday, October 15. The long-haul aircraft was fitted with AeroSHARK at Dresden
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StandardAero’s facility in Augusta, Georgia, has been added to the Rolls-Royce Authorised Service Centre (ASC) network, expanding on-site line maintenance support for the Tay 611-8/8C and BR710 A1/C4 engine series. The authorisation allows operators of Tay- and BR710-powered Gulfstream G300, G400, GIV, GIV-SP, G350, G450, GV, G500 and G550 aircraft covered by a Rolls-Royce CorporateCare®
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