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Lilium has signed two new partnership deals covering crucial aspects of its all-electric Lilium Jet. First, it has selected Spanish aerostructures supplier Aernnova to design, manufacture and supply the propulsion mounting system on the jet. The flap structures on the rear of the wing and front aerofoils both produce lift and house the propulsion and […]
Start-up long-haul carrier Norse Atlantic Airways has opened bookings for services between the UK and USA, with a London-New York link set to commence on 12 August. Norse Atlantic will operate between Gatwick to JFK daily using Boeing 787s. It will also be offering a temporary service between Gatwick and Oslo, also with the twinjet […]
Liquidators have been appointed to wind up UK operator Jota Aviation, based at London Southend, which had formerly conducted specialist passenger charter and freight services. The UK Civil Aviation Authority listed Jota Aviation as having a valid air operator’s certificate in a May update, with approvals for British Aerospace 146s and BAE Systems Avro RJ […]
Ten months after a Boeing 737-200 freighter ditched in the sea off Hawaii, US regulators are alleging a series of serious safety violations by operator Rhoades Aviation and are poised to cancel its air carrier certificate. Rhoades Aviation has been the operator of the Transair-branded 737 which broke up and sank after ditching as its […]
The aviation business of Capital A – formerly AirAsia Group – has seen revenues nearly quadruple year on year in the first quarter of its 2022 financial year. For the three months ended 31 March, Air Asia Aviation Group (AAAGL) generated MYR601 million, up from MYR185 million a year earlier, according to Capital A’s quarterly […]
The International recovery of Qantas Group continues to gather pace with strong demand driving the addition of more routes and frequencies. The lifting of Covid-19 travel restrictions in key markets, as well as the northern summer peak period, have helped push up international demand, says Qantas Group in an update. By the end of the […]
An “entrenched” board of directors with ties to Frontier Airlines is behind Spirit Airlines’ disinterest in a proposed acquisition by JetBlue Airways. That is according to JetBlue chief executive Robin Hayes, who expressed confidence on 26 May that Spirit shareholders will reject a competing acquisition proposal from Frontier. “We have a very entrenched board… at […]
US start-up Joby Aviation has received regulatory authority to operate commercial flights using a Cirrus SR22, a move enabling the company to prepare for eventually operating electric air taxis. Joby on 26 May says it received from the Federal Aviation Administration an air carrier certification under Part 135 rules, allowing it to operate commercial air […]