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NewsAir China signs as Comac C929 launch customer
Air China has signed an agreement with Comac to become the launch customer for the latter’s C929 widebody programme, marking a new milestone for the in-development programme.
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NewsAir NZ, Cathay win five-year extension for joint venture
New Zealand regulators have approved a five-year extension for the joint venture between Cathay Pacific Airways and Air New Zealand.
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NewsSpirit Airlines A321 struck by gunfire during attempted landing in Haiti
Haiti has closed its main international airport after a Spirit Airlines Airbus A321 was struck by gunfire while attempting to land in Port-au-Prince.
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NewsAvelo’s latest expansion to include start-up’s first international flights
US start-up carrier Avelo Airlines plans to soon launch its first-ever international flights, to Mexico and the Caribbean, as it establishes new operational bases in Connecticut and Florida.
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Airline BusinessTeasing Riyadh Air closing in on launch after revealing more of the plan
After Riyadh Air announced the scale of its ambitions by emerging with an order for up to 72 Dreamliners in March 2023, the Saudi start-up’s chief executive Tony Douglas said it would ‘tease and reveal’ further details ahead of its launch. After finalising most of its partners and a narrowbody order, the final piece of the jigsaw appears to be delivery of its first three aircraft.
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NewsInvestigators probe another serious Aerosucre take-off incident as 727 hits ILS
Colombian investigators are probing a serious incident during which an Aerosucre Boeing 727-200 freighter struck part of the ILS array on take-off from Bogota. The aircraft (HK-5216) was departing El Dorado airport’s runway 14L on 10 November, according to the Colombian regulator Aerocivil. Upon lift-off it struck one of the ...
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Airline BusinessWeek 46 2024: Brazilian carriers set to update on progress
Attention turns to Brazilian carriers Gol and Azul this week as both report third-quarter financial results.
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NewsVistara carries out final flights ahead of Air India merger
Indian carrier Vistara today carried out the final flights under its own brand ahead of its integration into the enlarged Air India, after almost a decade of operations.
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NewsUkrainian government cancels bilateral air transport pact with Iran
Ukraine’s government has cancelled a bilateral air transport agreement with Iran, which has been in place for over 30 years. Permanent representative of the cabinet of ministers Taras Melnychuk, in a summary of discussions on government activity on 8 November, stated that the air services agreement between the two countries ...
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 2-8 November
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessConfident IAG keeps its profit momentum
Launch of a €350 million ($377 million) share buyback programme underlined British Airways and Iberia parent IAG’s confidence in its financial performance after delivering a further increase in profit for the third quarter.
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NewsImproved A380 reliability helping BA offset 787 engine availability issues
IAG unit British Airways is continuing to work through the challenges on its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787s which prompted it to remove some its planned winter capacity, while remaining on the lookout for options to bolster its long-haul fleet.
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NewsRiyadh Air likely to look at longer-range variant as part of A321neo deal
Saudi Arabian start-up Riyadh Air is likely to take a longer-range variant of the Airbus A321neo as part of its deal for 60 of the narrowbody jets.
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NewsIAG upbeat on rest of year after lifting third-quarter profit
IAG expects its strong financial performance to continue in the last quarter of the year after lifting operating profit 15% in the third quarter to over €2 billion ($2.15 billion).
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Airline BusinessHow KLM went from group’s star performer to problem child
While work to transform Air France has begun to bear fruit, KLM’s performance has been deteriorating over the past couple of years
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Airline BusinessAircraft shortage slows Turkish Airlines growth story
While consistent post-pandemic growth means Turkish Airlines third-quarter revenues topped 2019 levels by 65%, the wider industry and economic challenges that have stalled progress for many other operators are impacting it too.
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NewsGol reaches debt-equity deal with Abra Group for Chapter 11 exit plan
Brazil’s Gol and Abra group, the airline’s majority investor, have reached an agreement that will eliminate up to $2.55 billion in debt from the carrier’s books.
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NewsLATAM Airlines Group lifts outlook after third-quarter profit rises to $301m
LATAM Airlines Group profit during the third quarter of 2024 rose to $301 million as the company managed to hold costs in check and profited from greater demand for air travel.
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NewsRiyadh Air plots new widebody aircraft order
New Saudi Arabian national carrier Riyadh Air aims to make a decision in the first half of next year on a further widebody aircraft order, as it ponders a deal for either Airbus A350-1000s or Boeing 777X jets.
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NewsFormer Spirit Airlines CEO and ULCC pioneer Ben Baldanza dies at 62
Ben Baldanza, who worked four decades in the US airline industry and helped create the ultra-low-cost model as former chief executive of Spirit Airlines, died on 5 November at age 62 after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).