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VietJet Expands Service to Australia amid SE Asian Rebound

VietJet A330-300 debuts in Sydney as Vietnamese authorities project traffic recovery to 2019 levels by year-end.

VietJet's expansion into Australia has seen its Airbus A330-300s debut in Sydney.

Dutch Start-up Maeve Unveils All-Electric Regional Airliner

The company claims battery technology will be sufficient to carry 44 passengers over 250 nm by 2029, with range and payload to increase in the future.

Developers expect the Maeve 01 all-electric regional airliner to enter service in 2029.

Controller Hiring on Track but New York Tracon Far Understaffed

Despite meeting its hiring goals, the FAA continues to suffer air traffic controller shortages at the New York Tracon.

Bell Adds Pratt, SNC to HSVTOL Team

Buoyed by V-280 win, Bell presses ahead with high-speed VTOL concept.

Bell HSVTOL

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Schiebel’s S-100 Camcopter is a Multi-Role Helicopter UAV Platform

Schiebel’s S-100 Camcopter is a Multi-Role Helicopter UAV Platform

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

February 25, 2016

Finmeccanica Trials Future Technology With Project Zero Electric Tiltrotor

Finmeccanica Trials Future Technology With Project Zero Electric Tiltrotor

February 25, 2016

US Air Force F-16 C/D Fighting Falcon Thunders Over Singapore

US Air Force F-16 C/D Fighting Falcon Thunders Over Singapore

February 22, 2016

Korean Air Force Black Eagles Tear Up the Skies in T-50s

Korean Air Force Black Eagles Tear Up the Skies in T-50s

February 18, 2016

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Liebherr Developing Air Supply System for Airbus ZeroE Program

Toulouse-based Liebherr-Aerospace has entered the second phase of study into an air supply demonstrator for Airbus’s hydrogen fuel-cell system.

Airbus ZeroE fuel cell

Study: SAF Will Be $10 Billion Industry by 2029

A study released this week by Exactitude Consultancy sees the SAF market growing by more than 60 percent a year through 2029.

Sustainability and Environment

World Energy's SAF production facility in Paramount, California.

Boeing Reports Nearly Half of Chinese Max Fleet in Service

Eleven Chinese airlines have returned 43 Boeing Max jets to service as of April 10, accounting for 45 percent of the fleet.

An Air China 737 Max 8 sits parked at Beijing Capital International Airport on March 11, 2019, the day after Chinese authorities grounded the model.

GAO Rejects Sikorsky FLRAA Appeal

After losing the FLRAA program, Sikorsky examines new markets for its X2 technology.

Siksory Raider-X (Photo: Sikorsky)

FAA Invests $19M in Aviation Noise Research

The FAA has awarded $19 million in research grants to 14 universities in an effort to reduce noise pollution associated with aviation.

Sustainability and Environment

An engineer looks at a holographic diagram of an airplane

Airbus To Build Second Assembly Line at Chinese A320 Site

An agreement to expand Airbus’s production capacity in China came during an official visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Beijing.

Airbus A320 under assembly in Tianjin

Airlines Win Legal Challenge to Schiphol Flight Caps

A Dutch court overruled a government plan to cut Amsterdam Schiphol airport’s annual flight limit to 460,000 from November.

Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam

Pakistan International Airlines' Pilot Roster Under Fire

Pakistan’s Senate Standing Committee on Aviation will form a subcommittee to probe the issuance of pilot licenses.

PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) Airbus A320 in flight on approach to Dubai

Eurocontrol Warns Flight Movements Could Stagnate after 2025

The number of flights in European airspace will recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2025 but growth might slow or even stop.

Various airliners parked at gates at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

New Cargo Links Reinforce China-Belgium Ties

Trade between China and Belgium received a boost over the weekend after dedicated cargo hub Ezhou Huahu Airport opened its first freight route to Liege.

An SF Airlines Boeing 757 takes off for a flight trial at Ezhou Huahu Airport on March 19, 2022

Air Transport Development in Africa Hinges on Collaboration

As African airlines lose a projected $213 million this year, efforts to liberalize go unfulfilled.

Rwandair CEO Yvonne Makolo

Loft Dynamics Demos Airbus H125 360-degree Full-Motion VR Helicopter Simulator

Loft Dynamics Demos Airbus H125 360-degree Full-Motion VR Helicopter Simulator

ATR Targets 40 New Aircraft Deliveries This Year

European turboprop manufacturer ATR shipped only 25 new aircraft to customers in 2022 as supply chain and staffing bottlenecks slowed production.

ATR chief executive Nathalie Tarnaud Laude

European Airlines Cautiously Optimistic on Summer Disruptions

Airlines for Europe member airlines expect stronger demand and markedly less disruption than during last year's chaotic summer season.

Surging Labor Costs Spell Depressed Margins for U.S. Airlines

Moody’s Investors Service sees airline labor costs increasing 19 percent this year.

Tenth A330 MRTT Picked for NATO Tanker Transport Fleet

Belgium’s decision to increase its usage of the MMF tanker/transport fleet has driven the procurement of a further A330 to bring the fleet to 10.

A330 MRTT MMF

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