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NewsLessor Avolon cancels or defers over 100 aircraft
Lessor Avolon is cutting its delivery commitments over the next four years by over 100 aircraft, through a combination of cancellations and deferrals including the axing of 75 Boeing 737 Max jets. Avolon says the unplaced Max aircraft had been due to arrive over 2020-23. It is also deferring another ...
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NewsEASA advises carriers to switch off recirculation fans
Europe’s safety regulator is advising commercial aircraft operators to adopt new procedures to switch off air-conditioning system recirculation fans regularly, as part of measures to limit the risk of coronavirus contagion. Supplementary procedures to turn off the fans periodically would “accelerate cabin air exchange”, says the European Union Aviation Safety ...
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NewsRyanair taking €300m charge over fuel-hedge ineffectiveness
Budget carrier Ryanair is predicting net profits of €950 million-1 billion for 2019-20 as the tail-end of its fiscal year started suffering the effects of the coronavirus crisis. It states that it is conducting fewer than 20 flights daily, and expects its fleet to stay “largely grounded” for at least ...
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NewsIAG cuts capacity by 90% as BA puts cabin crew and pilots on leave
IAG is to cut capacity by around 90% during April and May, up from the figure of 75% previously indicated. The group’s British Airways division has confirmed it will put more than 30,000 cabin crew and ground-based employees on furlough for the two-month period. BA will apply to take advantage ...
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In depthSimulator tests demonstrate 737 Max manual trim difficulties
Simulator tests conducted last year provide insight into flight scenarios that can leave Boeing 737 Max pilots struggling or unable to manually trim the aircraft back to level flight.
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NewsWinglet designer and pioneer Joe Clark passes away
Joe Clark, aviation pioneer and co-founder of Aviation Partners (API), manufacturer of blended winglets used on many business and commercial aircraft, passed away on 30 March. He was 78.
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NewsBoeing takes steps to cut headcount, initiates employee buyout programme
Boeing has taken initial steps to cut its workforce by offering voluntary separation packages to US-based employees, part of a plan to help the company weather what could be an extended industry downturn.
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NewsEasyJet founder fires first shot in bid to oust board members
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou has followed through on his threat to start dismantling the airline’s board if it fails to cancel its Airbus order, requesting a shareholder meeting to discuss the removal of Andreas Bierwirth as a director. The UK budget carrier disclosed in a 2 April regulatory filing that ...
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NewsAirAsia’s Fernandes skeptical about deliveries any time soon
AirAsia Group chief executive Tony Fernandes is skeptical about the possibility of airlines taking new aircraft given the coronavirus epidemic’s impact on growth. During an interview on Bloomberg TV, Fernandes was asked about his orders with Airbus. “We have a large order book with Airbus…we have an interesting relationship with ...
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Wizz Air details crisis impact on traffic as it wraps up fiscal year
Budget carrier Wizz Air has become one of the first European airlines to detail the full coronavirus impact on traffic in March, a month during which airlines started embarking on widespread fleet grounding. Wizz Air says booked passenger numbers fell by nearly 36%, to 1.75 million, as it cut capacity ...
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NewsSouthwest cuts capacity another 20%
Southwest Airlines deepened its capacity cuts to 40% from 3 May through 5 June.
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Airline BusinessUS carriers race to shrink fleets as nearly 400 near-term aircraft deliveries loom
The speed at which a handful of US passenger airlines bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic will to a large degree determine how significantly the virus downturn wallops airframers Airbus and Boeing.
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NewsCrisis accelerates approval of A320 seat-bag cargo modification
European regulators have approved an interior modification for Airbus A320-family jets which enables seats to be converted into cargo-transport facilities, after an accelerated development effort in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The cargo seat-bag configuration has been developed by Baltic parts firm Colibri Aero and design specialist J&C Aero ...
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NewsAirbus uses dormant Spanish operation to build medical visors
Airbus has turned to medical equipment production at its otherwise-dormant Spanish facilities, manufacturing visor frames through 3D printing. Spain has been badly affected by the coronavirus crisis and Airbus aircraft production at its centres in the country has been temporarily suspended after the government brought in strict new containment measures. ...
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NewsEmirates transfers all freighter operations to Dubai International
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is consolidating freighter operations at Dubai International from 1 April, suspending operations at the city’s Dubai World Central hub. Emirates is re-organising its freight network in response to the disruption from the coronavirus crisis. It says the decision to concentrate on Dubai International, the main passenger ...
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NewsA220 uncontained engine failures linked to resonance phenomenon
Airbus A220 operators are being instructed to remove certain full-authority digital engine control software, and install a new version, after a series of engine failures involving fracture of low-pressure compressor rotors. Four such incidents have been registered, says the US FAA in a directive for the type’s Pratt & Whitney ...
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NewsEmirates to receive capital injection from Dubai government
Emirates is to be given a capital injection by the Dubai government, to support the Middle Eastern airline in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak. The operator – which has a fleet of Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s – has suspended passenger flights in line with United Arab Emirates restrictions, ...
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Airline BusinessQantas tests limits of ultra-long-haul service
Project Sunrise could see flights of 19h-plus from New York and London to Sydney - if the aircraft, passengers and crew can take the strain
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Airline BusinessLessors exposed to more than 800 near-term jet deliveries
The sector is committed to around 25% of the Airbus and Boeing deliveries due by end of 2021, according to Cirium fleets data
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NewsEngine thrust incidents spur safety alert over biocides
European and US safety regulators are cautioning operators over the potential effects of misapplying biocides to aircraft fuel, including multi-engine loss of thrust control. The manufacturer of one type of biocide, however, has ordered a suspension to using the product after an incident which appeared not to have resulted specifically ...