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The 14,000-square-foot addition to Collins’ West Des Moines plant, which already ships more than 25,000 engine nozzles a month, follows a $14 million expansion of a nearby facility in 2023. Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, is expanding its West Des Moines, Iowa manufacturing facility by 14,000 square feet in a multi-million-dollar investment aimed at meeting […]
An Air New Zealand DHC-8 Q300 descended to 1,022 feet above ground approaching Timaru at night in June 2023 before the crew recovered and landed safely; the Transport Accident Investigation Commission’s final report also found shortcomings in the regulator’s own oversight of the aircraft type. New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has responded to the
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The order, finalised after a memorandum of understanding signed during French President Emmanuel Macron’s May visit to Yerevan, will add two LEAP-powered, 239-seat A321neo aircraft to the Armenian carrier’s A320 Family fleet. FLYONE Armenia, the country’s largest carrier, has finalised an order with Airbus for two A321neo aircraft, its first direct order from the manufacturer.
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The 20-launch deal is Rocket Lab’s single largest commercial contract for its Electron rocket, taking the Tokyo-based Earth observation company’s total booked missions to 47. Rocket Lab has signed a multi-year agreement for 20 new Electron missions with Tokyo-based Earth observation company Synspective, the largest commercial launch contract for Electron in the company’s history. The
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Hanoi becomes the first Vietnamese city in EHang’s Global Fast Track Program, with local partner HungViet signing a sandbox-testing agreement centred on the pilotless EH216-S aircraft. EHang Holdings’ Global Fast Track Program has expanded to Vietnam, the second country to join the programme after Sri Lanka, with Hanoi as its first stop. The company’s local
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All regions reported growth even as capacity was trimmed overall, with African carriers posting the sharpest capacity increase of any region on a 3.0% rise in demand. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for August 2026 showing global air cargo demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTK), increased by 4.4% compared with August
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Durban becomes Ethiopian’s third South African destination alongside Johannesburg and Cape Town, with daily service resuming on 11 December. Ethiopian Airlines will resume daily passenger services to Durban, South Africa, effective 11 December 2026, making it the airline’s third destination in the country following Johannesburg and Cape Town. Ethiopian has maintained a presence in the
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The undefinitized contract, running for more than seven years, will significantly expand propulsion production for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system, which has a 100% intercept success rate in flight tests since production began. L3Harris Technologies has received an undefinitized contract from Lockheed Martin, valued at more than $6 billion excluding escalations over seven
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The multi-billion-dollar award, intended to replace the Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet, is Boeing’s second sixth-generation fighter contract after 2025’s F-47 win for the US Air Force. The US Navy has awarded Boeing a multi-billion-dollar contract to produce its F/A-XX aircraft, intended to replace the service’s fleet of F/A-18 Super Hornets. Boeing says the aircraft
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The first of two A350F test aircraft flew for just over four hours on 29 September, opening a flight test campaign of more than nine months ahead of entry into service. The Airbus A350F freighter (MSN 700), the first of two test aircraft, completed its first flight from Toulouse on 29 September 2026. Fitted with
