Aviation Daily

Several lessors have received recent payouts from Russian insurance company NSK, covering aircraft stranded in Russia.

The configuration has a regional aircraft using full electric power for short-haul and a range extender for longer missions.

Riad Asmat will continue to serve on the airline’s board of advisors and provide consultancy work with the group’s Capital A Aviation Services.

Airport operator Royal Schiphol Group said it plans to provide capacity for 293,000 flights in the summer season from March 31 to Oct. 26.

All 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the A350 managed to escape the burning aircraft, but five of the six on board the Coast Guard aircraft died.

Air China says it will be raising funds and some of the proceeds will go toward buying 17 domestically developed Comac C919 and ARJ21 regional airliners.

Researchers at the University of Connecticut have been funded to continue development of a carbon-neutral energy storage and power generation system.

Australian startup Stralis Aircraft plans to retrofit a Beechcraft Bonanza with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system, aiming for first flight in 2024.

Among the avionics equipment involved were a Honeywell BendixKing KI-203 installation kit, KT-74 transponder, and KA-61 L-band antenna.

The carrier recently gained permission from the U.S. Transportation Department to fly to the U.S.

A warning strike at Discover Airlines will affect flights on Dec. 23, while Edelweiss pilots have initiated negotiations on a new collective employment agreement.

The Norwegian Competition Authority (NCA) has cleared the way for Norwegian’s planned takeover of regional airline Widerøe.

Aresia, a French supplier of metallic components, is working on the production of liquid hydrogen tanks for future commercial aircraft.

For the airline and aerospace industries, many questions about pandemic recovery remain unanswered.

AAR Corp. announced on Dec. 21 that it would buy Triumph’s (TGI) Product Support Group for $725 million.

Joby Aviation and NASA have simulated orchestrating 120 air taxi flights per hour in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

Alaska Airlines flight attendants will vote on strike authorization in January.

The U.S. air traffic control system’s recent shortcomings underscore that a true modernization is well past due.

The 787-9, carrying registration B-20EQ, departed Boeing’s Paine Field in Everett, Wash., around 1:20 a.m. local time for a scheduled 13-hr.

The world has not known much peace this century, but usually that has meant only good news for the aerospace and defense industry.

Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines is already lining up new aircraft deliveries for the 2030s, after deliveries of its current tranches of airliners conclude.

Finnair has bought six Airbus A321s that it formerly leased from BOC Aviation at a cost of over €200 million ($219 million).

The concerns have arisen following ramp inspections by EASA personnel of several Egyptian carriers’ aircraft in recent months.

Virgin Australia plans to insource its baggage handling for international operations, as the airline looks to boost its overseas route network.

For Turkish Airlines, Australia remains the last continent where it is not operating.