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NewsSun Country introduces 16 new direct flights
Leisure specialist Sun Country has introduced 16 new flights, adding nine additional airports to its network in an effort to offer more passengers possibilities to fly direct to popular vacation destinations.
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NewsAir Baltic certificated for MRO training
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has been approved as maintenance training organisation to qualify aircraft technicians for its own operation and external customers.
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NewsNew Berlin airport sees five-year wait for pre-crisis traffic return
After finally opening in October 2020 following years of delays, the operator of Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt airport expects a further five-year wait until pre-pandemic passenger levels return and has warned of the need for continued shareholder support to offset lost revenues.
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NewsAlaska takes delivery of first Boeing 737 Max
Alaska Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max aircraft as it begins to streamline its fleet, in an effort to improve overall efficiency and profitability.
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NewsFrontier picks P&W engines for first time to power 134 A320neos
US carrier Frontier Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney PW1100Gs to power 134 incoming Airbus A320neo-family jets, a move that will diversify its fleet away from complete reliance on CFM International powerplants.
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NewsAerion prepares to break ground on new Melbourne headquarters and production centre
Supersonic jet developer Aerion remains on track to begin producing its AS2 business jet at a new headquarters in Melbourne, Florida in 2023.
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NewsSikorsky-Boeing unveil Defiant X for US Army’s FLRAA programme
A Sikorsky-Boeing team has unveiled Defiant X, its design proposal for the US Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) programme.
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AnalysisThe intricacies of managing aircraft storage
The continued high proportion of parked aircraft as a result of the global pandemic creates a range of issues for airlines and maintenance providers to ensure these aircraft remain airworthy and ready for a return to service.
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NewsQuarantine moves prompt Cathay to flag higher cash burn and capacity cuts
Cathay Pacific Group expects monthly cash burn to increase by around HK$300-400 million ($38.7-51.6 million), following the Hong Kong government’s decision to impose mandatory quarantine measures on all flight crew entering the city for more than two hours.
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NewsNo rush to pick up A320 production: Avolon chief
Airbus should consider holding monthly A320-family production output at 40 aircraft rather than increasing its throughout this year, lessor Avolon’s chief executive opines.
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NewsKLM maintains long-haul flights after testing protocols agreed
KLM has reached agreement with Dutch health authorities on protocols for its crews traveling from states not on the Netherlands’ list of safe countries, a move enabling it to continue long-haul operations.
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NewsControl of leisure carrier Israir finally handed to new owner BGI
Israeli leisure carrier Israir’s trustee has disclosed that the sale of the airline to new owners BGI Investments has been completed, after a long competitive bidding process. The trustee has informed a Tel Aviv court that, following approval of the BGI bid on 1 January, the sale was completed on ...
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NewsShutdown of good engine caused USAF E-11A crash
A US Air Force (USAF) crew shut down their only good engine prior to the fatal crash of a Bombardier E-11A communications aircraft in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province.
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NewsAeroTec selling Caravan used for all-electric project
Aircraft certification specialist AeroTec is selling the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan that it and partner Magnix flew with an all-electric propulsion system in May 2020.
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NewsATR 72 damaged after distracted crew lined up with runway edge lights
German investigators have determined that the crew of an ATR 72-200 freighter were distracted while turning for take-off from Cologne, and inadvertently lined up with the left-hand runway edge lights. As the ATR accelerated along the runway it struck several of these lights, inflicting damage to the airframe in the ...
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NewsBoeing commits by 2030 to produce jets that can burn 100% sustainable fuel
Boeing has committed that its new commercial aircraft will be able to burn 100% “sustainable” fuel by 2030, an achievement Boeing describes as essential to meeting industrywide carbon reduction goals by 2050.
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NewsLloyd Austin confirmed as USA’s first African American secretary of defence
The US Senate confirmed Lloyd Austin as the USA’s first African American secretary of defence on 22 January.
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NewsUS travel industry pushes back on potential quarantine
The US air transport and travel industries are pushing back on a potential quarantine requirement for international travellers arriving in the US, currently being weighed by the administration of President Joe Biden, in order to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
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NewsJetBlue complains it is being locked out of London slots
JetBlue Airways has complained to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) that it is being locked out of securing slots in London for its planned transatlantic expansion.
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NewsEuropean air travel ’collapses’ as focus shifts to summer recovery
ACI Europe now expects passenger traffic at the region’s airports to be down 56% against 2019 levels this year – a significant deepening from the 43% decline it forecast in October last year.