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Air Niugini Expands A220-100 Order with Two Additional Jets

Air Niugini, Papua New Guinea’s flag carrier, has signed a firm order with Airbus for two more A220-100 single-aisle aircraft, building on a 2023 commitment for six and complementing three A220-300s leased from Azorra.

2025-05-27T23:02:24.304956-07:00

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TAP A321neo Declares Emergency Mid-Atlantic on Porto–Newark Flight TP211

2025-05-26T15:09:43.923040-07:00

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Wizz Air Takes Delivery of World’s First Pratt & Whitney–Powered Airbus A321XLR

2025-05-20T09:11:45.749232-07:00

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Frontier A321neo Loses Nose Wheel Fragments, Suffers Engine Failure After San Juan Hard Landing

2025-05-22T22:46:26.789469-07:00

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Drone Forge to Launch DF Fleet 1, World’s First Turnkey Drone System, in 2026 Australian startup Drone Forge, two months after sealing its partnership with Airbus, plans to launch DF Fleet 1 in 2026. The fully integrated fleet offers a turnkey solution—hardware, software and support—to streamline commercial drone operations and facilitate rapid scale-up of UAV services across Australia.

2025-05-28T08:11:06.618283-07:00

Drone Forge to Launch DF Fleet 1, World’s First Turnkey Drone System, in 2026

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Thai Airways Selects Recaro R3 Economy Seats as Linefit Option for A321neo Fleet Recaro Aircraft Seating and Thai Airways International have agreed a linefit partnership to equip the carrier’s A321neo fleet with Recaro’s R3 economy seats, enhancing passenger comfort and operational efficiency on THAI’s narrowbody network.

2025-05-28T07:02:32.785084-07:00

Thai Airways Selects Recaro R3 Economy Seats as Linefit Option for A321neo Fleet

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Avolon delivers first Airbus A320neo to Royal Jordanian Dublin-based lessor Avolon has handed over the first of eight Airbus A320neos to Royal Jordanian at Airbus’s delivery centre in Toulouse. Configured with 180 seats in an all-economy layout, the aircraft bolsters the Jordanian flag carrier’s regional network and supports its fleet modernization and growth plans.

2025-05-28T06:44:16.134976-07:00

Avolon delivers first Airbus A320neo to Royal Jordanian

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Air Niugini Expands A220-100 Order with Two Additional Jets Air Niugini, Papua New Guinea’s flag carrier, has signed a firm order with Airbus for two more A220-100 single-aisle aircraft, building on a 2023 commitment for six and complementing three A220-300s leased from Azorra.

2025-05-27T23:02:24.304956-07:00

Air Niugini Expands A220-100 Order with Two Additional Jets

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Air New Zealand restores A320 jet service on Hamilton–Christchurch route after 25-year hiatus Air New Zealand will deploy select Airbus A320 flights on the Hamilton–Christchurch route from September 18, marking the return of jets after 25 years. The 171-seat aircraft will operate alongside ATR72 services, adding roughly 25,000 seats annually to regional connectivity.

2025-05-27T19:28:06.765923-07:00

Air New Zealand restores A320 jet service on Hamilton–Christchurch route after 25-year hiatus

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TAP A321neo Declares Emergency Mid-Atlantic on Porto–Newark Flight TP211 TAP Air Portugal’s A321neo operating flight TP211 from Porto to Newark Liberty declared an emergency over the Atlantic, prompting a diversion to the nearest suitable airport. Authorities and the carrier are investigating the cause and assessing operational impacts.

2025-05-26T15:09:43.923040-07:00

TAP A321neo Declares Emergency Mid-Atlantic on Porto–Newark Flight TP211

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Airbus and Tata Advanced Systems to Build India's First Private H125 Helicopter Assembly Plant in Kolar Airbus and Tata Advanced Systems will establish a final assembly line for H125 helicopters in Kolar, Karnataka, marking India’s first privately-led civil helicopter manufacturing plant under the Make in India initiative. The facility will assemble aircraft for domestic and neighboring markets with scope to expand capacity as demand rises.

2025-05-26T11:53:41.788044-07:00

Airbus and Tata Advanced Systems to Build India's First Private H125 Helicopter Assembly Plant in Kolar

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RCAF CC-295 Kingfisher Executes First Operational Parachute Rescue Near Prince George The RCAF’s newly operational CC-295 Kingfisher executed its first parachute rescue mission near Mount Kinney, British Columbia, deploying search-and-rescue technicians to recover a downed pilot roughly 130 km northeast of Prince George, marking a significant step in reinstating fixed-wing SAR coverage in Western Canada.

2025-05-26T07:02:37.123559-07:00

RCAF CC-295 Kingfisher Executes First Operational Parachute Rescue Near Prince George

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