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China certifies home-grown COMAC C919 narrowbody jet
China has certified the COMAC C919, China’s home-grown passenger jet to compete with the Airbus A320 and Boeing…
Engine maker Rolls-Royce reuses spare parts amidst supply chain crunch
British engine maker Rolls-Royce is repairing and reusing spare parts in light of supply chain issues that are…
Saudi Arabia launches aircraft lessor to support its aviation growth plans
Saudi Arabia is launching an aircraft leasing company, AviLease, part of the kingdom’s moves to diversify its economy…
Eurocontrol urges action on radio spectrums after 5G row in the US
Eurocontrol has set out suggestions for how aviation can better use radio spectrum to avoid saturation and interference,…
Jet Airways in talks to lease up to eight jets before December
New Delhi-based airline Jet Airways is in talks with aircraft manufacturers and lessors regarding opportunities to expand its…
Russia to invest $14.5B to boost home-grown jet production
Russia will allocate 770 billion rubles (US$14.5 billion) to develop the country’s air transport industry by the end…
Rolls-Royce developing technology to extend range of hybrid-electric aircraft
British engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is currently developing turbogenerator technology in order to extend the range of hybrid-electric aircraft. According…
Can you identify these aircraft parts? | Quiz
Aircraft are complex machines. It takes millions of parts to manufacture a commercial aircraft, and each has its…
BCAA bans MRO services for 635 Russian planes registered in the country
The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) has suspended all aircraft maintenance certificates for all Russian-operated aircraft registered in…
IndiGo conducts in-flight test of Indian air navigation system GAGAN
The Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo became the first airline to land its aircraft using the space-based air navigation…
Data shows Russia has re-registered 360 aircraft after sanctions
Russia has re-registered 360 aircraft since the start of March 2022, according to new data from consultancy IBA. IBA…
Russia starts production of 20 Tu-214 aircraft, aims to build 10 jets per year
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has launched production of 20 long-range narrow-body Tu-214 aircraft. Speaking to Russian news agency…
Russia could open a domestic aircraft parts production site in Kazan from 2023
Russia could set up a new aircraft manufacturing center in Kazan, the capital city of the Republic of…
Russia allows airlines to pay for aircraft lease in rubles
The president of Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing Russian airlines to fulfill their financial obligations to foreign-registered…
Airbus estimates India will need 2,210 new aircraft by 2040
Airbus estimates that the Indian aviation market will need as many as 2,210 new aircraft in the next…
GlobalX to order 200 eVTOL aircraft from Eve
Eve UAM, an Embraer subsidiary that produces urban air mobility infrastructure and electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft…
Putin signs new law to register foreign leased jets in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new law that will allow foreign leased jets to be registered…