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Maldivian Expands with Airbus A330-200 for Wide-body Operations

Maldivian Airlines introduces its first Airbus A330-200, marking a significant fleet expansion into long-haul services. This move signifies a strategic shift for the carrier as it ventures into wide-body operations, enhancing its capacity and reach beyond the Indian Ocean region.

2025-01-06T23:20:34.576835-08:00

Aviation Week

Elbit Systems Secures $60M NATO Counter-UAS Contract

2025-01-06T05:04:12.110326-08:00

AeroTime

Air France A318 Experiences Pressurization Failure, Returns to CDG

2025-01-06T05:28:05.676372-08:00

FlightGlobal

China Eastern Launches C919 Flights to Hong Kong

2025-01-05T22:58:37.626388-08:00

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Aviation Source

Maldivian Expands with Airbus A330-200 for Wide-body Operations Maldivian Airlines introduces its first Airbus A330-200, marking a significant fleet expansion into long-haul services. This move signifies a strategic shift for the carrier as it ventures into wide-body operations, enhancing its capacity and reach beyond the Indian Ocean region.

2025-01-06T23:20:34.576835-08:00

Maldivian Expands with Airbus A330-200 for Wide-body Operations

AeroTime

Air France A318 Experiences Pressurization Failure, Returns to CDG An Air France Airbus A318 faced a loss of cabin pressurization after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport, prompting an emergency return and landing. This incident triggered the deployment of oxygen masks in the cabin as a safety precaution before the aircraft safely returned.

2025-01-06T05:28:05.676372-08:00

Air France A318 Experiences Pressurization Failure, Returns to CDG

Aviation Week

Elbit Systems Secures $60M NATO Counter-UAS Contract Elbit Systems has won a contract valued at $60 million to provide its advanced Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) technology to a NATO European country. The ReDrone C-UAS solution will be central to this multi-year deal, highlighting increasing demand for unmanned threat mitigation.

2025-01-06T05:04:12.110326-08:00

Elbit Systems Secures $60M NATO Counter-UAS Contract

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Swiss Flight Attendant Fatality Linked to Smoke-Induced Oxygen Deprivation The 23-year-old crew member succumbed to oxygen deprivation following an emergency landing of an Airbus A220 due to cabin smoke. The incident, involving Swiss International Airlines, resulted in heightened scrutiny of safety protocols.

2025-01-06T00:20:32.874584-08:00

Swiss Flight Attendant Fatality Linked to Smoke-Induced Oxygen Deprivation

FlightGlobal

China Eastern Launches C919 Flights to Hong Kong China Eastern Airlines has commenced daily Comac C919 operations on the Shanghai to Hong Kong route. This marks the aircraft's first commercial service outside mainland China, replacing the Airbus A321, and expands C919 operations to nine cities served by China Eastern.

2025-01-05T22:58:37.626388-08:00

China Eastern Launches C919 Flights to Hong Kong

Aviation Source

Emirates Denounces Fabricated A330 Crash Video Circulating Online Emirates Airline has refuted claims of an Airbus A330 crash depicted in a fabricated viral video circulating on social media platforms. The airline demands increased accountability from social media networks to prevent the spread of misleading content, emphasizing aviation safety.

2025-01-05T19:13:32.141459-08:00

Emirates Denounces Fabricated A330 Crash Video Circulating Online

Vertical Mag

Australia Approves Recoil's Tsunami Firefighting System for H225 Recoil's Tsunami aerial firefighting tank for the Airbus H225 Super Puma has received supplemental type certification in Australia, being the only tank approved for this aircraft model. The certification marks a significant milestone for Recoil, enhancing the H225's capabilities in aerial firefighting operations.

2025-01-05T17:26:09.173321-08:00

Australia Approves Recoil's Tsunami Firefighting System for H225

Air Data News

Emirates Launches First A350 Service from Dubai to Edinburgh Emirates marked a significant milestone on January 3, 2025, with its inaugural commercial service of the Airbus A350, enhancing passenger comfort and expanding its route network. The inaugural flight connected Dubai and Edinburgh, indicating future destinations will follow.

2025-01-05T02:16:33.806233-08:00

Emirates Launches First A350 Service from Dubai to Edinburgh

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