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The Dassault Mercure: The French Boeing 737 Twin
Design Origins Although the short-range, low-capacity segment of the market was saturated with twin-jet designs, inclusive of the Sud-Aviation SE.210 Caravelle, the British Aircraft Corporation BAC-111, the McDonnell-Douglas DC-9, the Boeing 737, and the Fokker F.28 Fellowship, Dassault-Breguet believed that a larger twin, accommodating at least 150 passengers and operating over sectors no longer than…
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Our Best Look at China’s Manned Tiltrotor in Flight
The Chinese tiltrotor that broke cover last year was recently captured in images during what appears to be more expansive test flights. China’s first manned tiltrotor aircraft has now appeared in clearer images while in flight, nearly a year after it was captured off a screen while hovering at the beginning of testing. Visuals from…
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OneReg appoints New Zealand Airports Association boss to new policy role
Aviation compliance and regulatory assurance platform OneReg is focussing on accelerating its international expansion with the appointment of a new regulation and public policy chief. Billie Moore, currently chief executive of the New Zealand Airports Association, will take up the newly created chief regulatory and industry engagement officer role focused on government affairs. The appointment…
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FIA 2026: A350-100 among confirmed flying displays for Farnborough air show
The next-generation of ultra-long haul widebodies commercial aircraft will be showcased at this year’s Farnborough International Air Show. The event, which takes place every two years has announced what is describes as its “largest and most diverse” display line-up in decades. For the commercial and private airline sector the Airbus A350-1000 will be the star…
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Silk Way West Airlines and dnata announce new Singapore cargo handling partnership
Silk Way West Airlines, the leading cargo airline in the Caspian and Central Asian region, has announced a new multi-year cargo and freighter handling agreement with dnata at Singapore Changi Airport. Under the agreement, which strengthens the longstanding partnership between the two companies, dnata will support Silk Way West Airlines’ twice-weekly freighter services at one…
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Blueflite Added to FAA Section 44807 Approved UAS List: Why it Matters
Cargo drone platform joins FAA-reviewed aircraft list, potentially streamlining future operator approvals Michigan-based drone manufacturer blueflite announced that its Cobalt 461 cargo drone has been added to the FAA’s Section 44807 Approved UAS List, indicating that the aircraft has already undergone FAA review as part of the agency’s advanced operations approval process. The FAA’s Section…
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Mysterious Next-Gen Aircraft Allegedly Spotted Near Area 51
A thermal image captured near Area 51 allegedly shows a previously unseen next-generation aircraft design with cranked-kite wings and canards, which is now spurring many theories online. Groom Lake, better known as Area 51, has always attracted interest among aviation enthusiasts because of the advanced X-plane programs it hosted in the past and the ones…
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Menzies Aviation, easyJet roll out Baggage Reconciliation System
Menzies Aviation, the leading service partner to the world’s airports and airlines, is rolling out a Baggage Reconciliation System (BRS) across its European network in partnership with easyJet. Following a successful launch at Milan Malpensa (MXP), the system is now live across a growing network of airports including Málaga-Costa del Sol (AGP), Palma de Mallorca…
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Amadeus and Microsoft identify AI-ready opportunities for airlines in ‘defining year’
E-commerce, marketing, disruption and turnaround management and customer experience have been identified as areas that agentic AI is ready to transform for airlines. A new whitepaper from Amadeus and Microsoft, who have a strategic partnership for developing next-gen technologies in aviation, has been released today. The ‘Airlines in the agentic age: use cases and ideas…
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blueflite added to FAA section 44807 LUEFLITE ADDED TO FAA SECTION 44807 approved list
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – blueflite is pleased to announce that the blueflite Cobalt 461 UAS platform
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