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Pandemic drives cargo yields higher amid demand for cargo jets: Boeing report
The air cargo segment has been a rare beneficiary, with e-commerce sales and scarcity of widebody passenger jets driving up cargo yields and demand for cargo jets.
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Collins to develop nacelles for Boom’s in-development Overture supersonic jet
Collins Aerospace is the latest supplier to join up with Boom Supersonic, having signed an agreement to help develop nacelles and other structures for Boom’s conceptual ultra-fast airliner Overture.
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Boeing 737 Max to be inspected for foreign object debris prior to service return
All Boeing 737 Max will be inspected for foreign object debris (FOD) prior to returning to revenue service, according to Boeing.
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Engine-damaged An-124 lost multiple systems including brakes and thrust control
Russian authorities have disclosed that the Volga-Dnepr Antonov An-124 which made an emergency landing at Novosibirsk had experienced braking failure, loss of electrical power, and loss of radio communications. The aircraft’s inboard left-hand Progress D-18T engine sustained “complete destruction” as it departed Novosibirsk on 13 November, states the federal air ...
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EasyJet aims to keep fleet to minimum as crisis persists
EasyJet is working to cut back its fleet to just over 300 aircraft for 2021, taking advantage of flexibility in its fleet-development agreements. The airline has 342 Airbus aircraft – of which 215 are owned – comprising 14 A321neos, 206 A320s and A320neos, and 122 A319s. EasyJet has disclosed that ...
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EasyJet keeps capacity leashed as it turns in hefty full-year loss
UK budget carrier EasyJet is expecting to fly no more than 20% of planned capacity during the first quarter of 2020-21, owing to continuing restrictions in its markets. It outlined the forecast as it turned in a full-year pre-tax loss of £1.27 billion ($1.68 billion). The airline says it is ...
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Latent flaw missed in Transavia 737 angle-of-attack sensor
French investigators have determined that a Boeing 737-800 experienced two successive unreliable air data incidents, after an overnight technical check failed to uncover a latent flaw in its angle-of-attack sensor. The Transavia aircraft (F-GZHO) had been ferried from Norwich to Paris Orly on 7 February 2018, after undergoing maintenance, but ...
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Heathrow airport workers vote for December strikes
Thousands of workers at London Heathrow airport have voted to take strike action in December over the operator’s proposals to cut costs amid the coronavirus downturn.
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French aerospace investment fund poised for further deals
Ace Aero Partenaires, the public-private investment fund backed by the top four companies in the French aerospace industry, hopes to conclude its next set of deals in the coming months, with the aim of hitting “cruise speed” by mid-2021.
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KrasAvia introduces ex-Swedish ATR 72s as it awaits Il-114-300s
Russian carrier KrasAvia has started introducing ATR 72-500s to replace older Soviet types, as it awaits the arrival of new Ilyushin Il-114-300s. Krasnoyarsk-based KrasAvia has taken two ATRs, the latest arriving at its Krasnoyarsk base on 14 November. It says the aircraft have been acquired with the support of the ...
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Stobart Group still plans airline exit despite Aer Lingus franchise setback
Stobart Group still intends to divest its regional operator Stobart Air by the end of the financial year, despite Irish carrier Aer Lingus’s deciding not to renew a franchise agreement with the company. Aer Lingus has been using Stobart Air for regional connections for several years and Stobart Group had ...
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Etihad becomes latest carrier to schedule UAE-Israel flights
United Arab Emirates carrier Etihad Airways is to open full services between Abu Dhabi and the main Israeli hub at Tel Aviv, from the end of the winter season. Etihad Airways will serve the Tel Aviv route daily, and year-round, from 28 March next year. Its reservations system indicates it ...
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Croatia Airlines to shore up liquidity with Kn350m government injection
Croatia Airlines is to hold an extraordinary general assembly to approve a recapitalisation scheme which involves raising Kn350 million ($54.7 million) through a share issue. Under the proposal, to be discussed at the 14 December assembly, the share capital of the airline would increase from Kn277.8 million to Kn627.8 million. ...
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Volga-Dnepr An-124 damaged in departure accident at Novosibirsk
One of Russian outsize freight operator Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ Antonov An-124s has suffered substantial damage after a departure accident apparently involving engine failure. Images of the aircraft (RA-82042) at Novosibirsk show it came to rest on rough snowy ground, on its fuselage underside, with extensive damage to its inboard left-hand Progress ...
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Embraer’s maintenance unit OGMA becomes PW1100G service site
Embraer’s Portuguese maintenance affiliate OGMA has become an authorised Pratt & Whitney PW1100G maintainer, a move Embraer says reflects its push toward revenue diversification.
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Post-storage A321 aborted take-off over pitot blockage
Wizz Air UK has revised its return-to-service processes after an Airbus A321, whose crew aborted take-off at high speed, was found to have a pitot probe blocked by insect activity. The aircraft (G-WUKJ) had reached 120kt – the V1 decision speed – during its departure roll from runway 20 at ...
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Rolls-Royce to test wholly-sustainable fuel for UltraFan development
Rolls-Royce is to test a Trent engine with a fully-sustainable aviation fuel as part of its development of the advanced UltraFan powerplant. The Trent 1000 engine will feature a lean-burn low-emissions system known as ALECSys, says the manufacturer. UltraFan is intended to provide a 25% fuel-burn saving over the first ...
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El Al cull continues with departure of chief financial officer
Israeli flag-carrier El Al’s chief financial officer, Dganit Palti, is to step down before the end of this year. Palti’s departure will mark another high-profile change in the wake of the ownership shake-up at the carrier. El Al undertook a share issue in September, as part of a financial rescue ...
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Lessor Global Knafaim bids to re-enter Israir auction after revising offer
Israeli aircraft lessor Global Knafaim Leasing has submitted a revised offer for leisure airline Israir, having initially failed to advance to the next stage of the bidding process. It has outlined a 107 million ($31.6 million) shekel proposal comprising 35 million shekels in cash and 72 million shekels representing a ...
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Boeing buoyant about robust China market growth
Boeing estimates Chinese carriers to require 8,600 new aircraft — at a pricetag of over $1.4 trillion — over the next 20 years, underscoring the airframer’s optimism about what it deems a key market.