Ascendance Flight Technologies, the French start-up specialising in low-carbon aviation, has opened its order book. It has received its first purchase intentions from operators in the U.S., Asia and Europe for a total of 245 units of the Atea, its five-seat hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. These letters of intent (LOIs) confirm the sector’s […]
Embraer and BAE Systems have announced at the Farnborough Airshow the signature of two memorandums of understanding (MoUs), which expand the footprint of both companies in the global defence market, by setting out the basis for a collaborative relationship. The first MoU aims to establish a strategic partnership between BAE Systems and Embraer to collaborate
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Airbus, along with Air Canada, Air France-KLM, LATAM Airlines Group, Virgin Atlantic, Lufthansa Group and International Airlines Group (IAG) have all signed letters of intent (LoIs) to confirm their joint desire to identify opportunities where direct air carbon capture technology (DACCS) could supply future carbon removal credits for the airline industry. Known as Direct Air
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Boeing and 777 Partners have announced a new order and commitment for up to 66 737 MAX jets, including a firm order for 30 ultra-efficient, high-capacity 737-8-200s. This is the U.S. investment firm’s fifth order for the jet, rapidly building its portfolio to as many as 134 737 MAXs since 2021. The two companies announced
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After 15 days of striking, SAS and the SAS Scandinavia pilots’ unions have concluded mediation. The parties have agreed on new 5.5-year collective bargaining agreements and flights operated by SAS Scandinavia will resume according to its regular traffic programme as soon as possible. The 5.5-year agreements between SAS and the SAS Scandinavia pilots’ unions are
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Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has selected GTF engines to power 80 firm-ordered A320neo-family aircraft, as well as 76 firm-ordered and ten option GTF-powered A220 aircraft. This brings ALC’s total to date to 222 firm orders and ten options for GTF-powered aircraft. “ALC is continuing to foster our fleet’s growth in 2022 and beyond,” said John
AerCap Holdings has signed lease agreements with GOL for the lease of six 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) aircraft, three of which are scheduled to deliver to GOL in 2022, with the remaining three delivering in 2023. The six 737-800BCFs, passenger-to-freighter aircraft, will be operated for a Latin-American e-commerce company, as part of the growth
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Boom, the company building the world’s fastest airliner, optimised for speed, safety and sustainability, has signed an agreement with Collins Aerospace on the Overture programme at the Farnborough International Airshow. Carrying 65–80 passengers at twice the speed of today’s airliners and running on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), Overture will fly Mach 1.7 over water
Delta Air Lines has firmed up orders for 12 more Airbus A220-300 aircraft, bringing Delta’s total firm order for A220s to 107 aircraft – 45 A220-100s and 62 A220-300s. The A220s will be powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines. Delta took delivery of its first Airbus A220 in October 2018 and was the first
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AJW Group has announced the signing of a ten-year power-by-the-hour (PBH) support contract with South American ultra-low-cost carrier JetSMART Airlines SpA (JetSMART). The airline, created by Indigo Partners in 2017, also controls U.S. airline Frontier Airlines, Mexico’s Volaris, Hungarian airline Wizz Air, Canadian airline Lynx Air and Philippine airline Cebu Pacific. The support contract, which
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