All Airlines articles – Page 187
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ZeroAvia says ‘hybrid’ flights of modified Do 228 will begin in late 2021
US start-up ZeroAvia will later this year perform the first flights of a Dornier 228 modified to use the company’s 600kW hydrogen fuel cell powertrain in place of one of its two turboprop engines.
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Icelandic start-up Play applies to launch transatlantic flights
Icelandic start-up carrier Play has filed for authority to begin services from Reykjavik to the US east coast next summer as it plots the next steps of its development.
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Air Astana, FlyArystan find domestic bliss amid pandemic: CEO
Kazakhstan carrier Air Astana and low-cost unit FlyArystan continue to hold their own amid the coronavirus pandemic, relying on a strong domestic market to drive profitability.
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AirAsia likely to split digital ventures, airline business 'at some point': Tony Fernandes
AirAsia Group chief Tony Fernandes says “a split” between the group’s core airline business and its digital ventures is inevitable “at some point”.
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Envoy E175 struck drone during climb-out from Chicago O’Hare
US authorities have disclosed that an Envoy Air Embraer 175 appeared to collide with an unmanned aerial vehicle while departing from Chicago O’Hare. The US FAA states, in a preliminary notification, that the aircraft “struck a UAS” – an unmanned aircraft system – during a climbing left turn, as it ...
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PAL swings to first-half operating loss amid Covid-19 blues
Philippine Airlines swung to an operating loss of Ps4.7 billion ($93.7 million) for the first six months of 2021, under the severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Qantas transfers A380 from LA to Dresden
Qantas has taken an Airbus A380 out of storage in the USA and ferried it to Dresden in Germany.
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Singapore eyes further international travel opening: PM
Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong says his country will continue to look at ways to restore international air travel as coronavirus vaccination rates rise globally, including discussions with the USA.
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Garuda to carry out $30 million early retirement scheme
Garuda will allocate $30 million to carry out the second phase of its early retirement scheme this year which covers 1,100 staff, in a bid to reduce costs amid its impending business restructuring.
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US military activates civil aviation for humanitarian airlift
The US military has asked airlines to participate in the humanitarian and diplomatic airlift from Afghanistan.
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Airbus has stiff sales target for A350 freighter as it aims for MD-11F replacement: analyst
Airbus will need to sell at least 150 examples of its A350 freighter for the programme to be considered a success, according to a leading analyst.
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US FAA bans commercial overflights of Afghanistan airspace
US commercial carriers have been banned from operating within Afghanistan’s airspace, in a further tightening of restrictions following the deterioration of the country’s political stability. Afghanistan’s airspace was already the subject of limitations and advisories from the US FAA and several other civil aviation authorities, including those in Germany, France ...
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Vibrant cargo market continues to buoy Asia-Pacific carriers
Asia-Pacific airlines continue to enjoy strong cargo markets, partially offsetting the dire lack of passenger travel amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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BOC Aviation’s profit declines in first half of 2021
BOC Aviation reported a net profit of $254 million for the first six months of 2021, down from $323 million in the first half of last year.
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FAA fines against ‘unruly’ passengers top $1m in 2021
The Federal Aviation Administration has fined passengers another $500,000 for disruptive and violent behaviour aboard aircraft, bringing the total amount of civil penalties levied by the agency for such offences in 2021 to more than $1 million.
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Avelo to launch flights between New Haven and Florida
Avelo Airlines will provide service to four popular beach destinations in Florida when it launches its new East Coast US base at Tweed New Haven airport in Connecticut.
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Covid crisis hampers sale of Monarch Aircraft Engineering’s remaining assets
Administrators handling the collapse of UK-based MRO provider Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) are battling to sell the company’s few remaining assets after the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on civil aviation caused demand for spare parts to plunge.
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El Al inspects 737 in-flight connectivity radomes for attachment cracks
US regulators are instructing de-activation and removal of specific external in-flight connectivity systems from Boeing 737-800 and -900ER jets, citing the risk that the radome and antenna could detach as a result of cracked attachment fittings. The FAA is ordering checks on the Viasat equipment installed under an Astronics Armstrong ...
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Korean Air to retire A380s in five years, 747-8Is in ten: CEO
Korean Air plans to entirely exit four-engined passenger aircraft within the next ten years.
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US imposes capacity limits on Chinese carriers
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) will impose a 40% capacity limit on Chinese airlines flying into the US, following a similar move by Beijing on four United Airlines flights to the Chinese mainland.