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A new white paper argues that security screening alone cannot catch the lithium batteries, e-cigarettes and other hazardous items entering the air cargo supply chain undeclared. IATA has called for stronger, collaborative action across the air cargo supply chain to counter the risk from undeclared and mis-declared dangerous goods, arguing in a new white paper, […]
From 25 October, the Dubai-Nairobi route becomes the 32nd Emirates service to receive the Airbus A350, introducing the airline’s Premium Economy cabin to Kenya for the first time. Emirates will deploy its newest aircraft type, the Airbus A350, on the Dubai to Nairobi route from 25 October, operating as EK717 and EK718 and making Nairobi
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Shareholders overwhelmingly backed the deal, first announced in June, clearing a key hurdle toward what the companies call a vertically integrated space powerhouse. Iridium Communications stockholders have voted to approve the company’s acquisition by Rocket Lab, with approximately 99.6 percent of votes cast, representing around 81.0 percent of Iridium’s outstanding shares, in favour of the
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Two new southern gates are due to open in 2029, with planning now beginning on a further six gates to the north, as the terminal outgrows the passenger numbers it was built for. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Board of Commissioners has authorised 110 million dollars toward two expansion projects at
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The eVTOL developer says the review, following its first piloted transition flight at Farnborough, will explore strategic and financial partnerships for its next phase of growth. Vertical Aerospace has begun a review of strategic alternatives, including potential strategic and financial partnerships, to support the next stage of development of its Valo eVTOL aircraft, and has
VERTICAL AEROSPACE LAUNCHES STRATEGIC REVIEW, APPOINTS JEFFERIES AS ADVISERRead More »
A proposed rule directed by Congress would raise the altitudes at which commuter, on-demand and general aviation pilots must don supplemental oxygen, following a decade-long review of pressurization safety data. The FAA has proposed raising the altitudes at which a pilot must wear an oxygen mask, in a rulemaking directed by section 834 of the
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The Airbus A321XLR is the first aircraft in United’s fleet to fly with the new engine standard, which Pratt & Whitney says offers up to twice the time on wing of today’s GTF. Pratt & Whitney and United Airlines have marked the delivery of the first aircraft powered by the manufacturer’s GTF Advantage engines, an
PRATT & WHITNEY DELIVERS FIRST GTF ADVANTAGE-POWERED AIRCRAFT TO UNITED AIRLINESRead More »
The 36-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner supersedes the earlier ES-30 design, and JSX has converted its 2023 letter of intent into a deposit-backed purchase agreement. Heart Aerospace has unveiled the ES-36, a 36-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner and the company’s production aircraft, alongside a deposit-backed purchase agreement from JSX for 50 ES-36s with purchase rights for 50
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The $1.2 billion-capped mission, targeted to launch in 2033, will bridge the gap between the James Webb Space Telescope and radio observatories. NASA has selected PRIMA, the PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics, to advance into Phase B development, the first mission in a new class of astrophysics missions called Probe Explorers within the agency’s long-running
NASA SELECTS PRIMA FAR-INFRARED TELESCOPE AS FIRST PROBE EXPLORER MISSIONRead More »
The supplemental order, signed on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, adds 737-8 and 787-10 aircraft to the flag carrier’s existing Boeing fleet. Biman Bangladesh Airlines has ordered 11 more Boeing jets, a supplemental agreement signed on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly and celebrated by government leaders including Bangladesh’s Minister of
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