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Airlines should be braced for tougher conditions: IATA
IATA chief economist Brian Pearce believes the industry should be braced for more difficult conditions over the next 12 months, amid continued market challenges and the heaviest falls in air freight demand since the financial crisis a decade ago.
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TUI Airways chief confident of package-holiday opportunity
TUI Airways managing director Dawn Wilson believes there remains plenty of life in package holidays and sees an opportunity for the company's business in that area to expand following the demise of travel rival Thomas Cook Group in September.
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How 777-300ER SF creates secondary-market opportunity
The launch by GECAS and Israel Aerospace Industries of a cargo conversion programme for the Boeing 777-300ER provides a potentially sizeable secondary market opportunity for the large fleet currently operating in the passenger sector.
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Europe certificates Gulfstream G500
Gulfstream has secured European certification for the G500, clearing the way for deliveries of the super-large-cabin business jet to begin to customers on the continent.
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EASA certificates new PT6E engine with PC-12 potential
European regulators have approved a new variant of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 engine, which adds a sophisticated electronic control system to the venerable turboprop powerplant.
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Norwegian sells batch of 737-800s to HK-based recycler
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is selling five Boeing 737-800s to a Hong Kong-based recycling and asset-management entity, and will transfer the jets from the end of this year.
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PenAir Saab 2000 overruns at Alaskan island airport
US regional carrier PenAir has disclosed that 42 occupants were on board a Saab 2000 involved in a landing accident in Alaska on 17 October.
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Romanian leader intervenes over Tarom vote-rig row
Romania's outgoing prime minister has intervened to establish whether flag-carrier Tarom's management has complied with legal and operational requirements after serious allegations emerged that the carrier was pressured to engage in political influence.
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Airbus proposing 319t A350-1000 for Project Sunrise
Airbus has started listing the A350-1000 as having a maximum take-off weight of 319t, around 3t higher than any of the current weight variants featured in its most recent detailed technical data documents. The airframer had previously confirmed to FlightGlobal that it was looking at a higher MTOW figure. Nine ...
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Asiana, Air Busan and Eastar Jet expand Taiwan links
Asiana Airlines, Air Busan and Eastar Jet will add a number of flights from Seoul Incheon to Taiwan, albeit largely outside of Taipei.
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Cathay anticipates worse second-half financial results
Hong Kong’s continued unrest has continued to hit Cathay Pacific hard in September as the carrier warned that it would likely report weaker financial results for the second half of the year.
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Garuda to lease two 737-800BCFs from GECAS
Garuda Indonesia will lease two Boeing 737-800 converted freighters from GECAS from mid-2020.
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Vistara picks Leap for A320neo orders
Indian carrier Vistara has selected CFM International Leap-1As for its order of 13 Airbus A320neos.
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Juneyao enters crowded Shanghai Pudong-Tokyo Narita market
Juneyao Airlines will begin daily flights between Shanghai Pudong and Tokyo Narita from 27 October, complementing its existing services to Tokyo Haneda.
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New Air Force secretary confirmed by US Senate
The US Senate confirmed Barbara Barrett as the 25th Secretary of the Air Force.
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RAF Northolt set to reopen on 31 October after six-month closure
RAF Northolt, the fourth-largest airport in the London area for business aviation traffic, is to reopen on 31 October after completing a six-month renovation to the runway at the Ministry of Defence (MOD)-owned site.
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Southwest cancels 737 Max flights into February
Southwest Airlines is extending cancellation of flights on its fleet of Boeing 737 Max aircraft through 8 February, days after its pilots' union estimated the aircraft would take longer to return to service than the Texas-based airline's previous cancellation through 5 January.
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JAC flight attendant injured in ATR 42 'upset'
Japanese investigators are probing an in-flight upset involving an ATR 42-600 during which a flight attendant was injured.
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Qatar Airways and LATAM expand codeshare
Qatar Airways and LATAM Airlines have expanded their codesharing agreement, now offering Qatar passengers connections to Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and Curitiba in Brazil; Lima, Peru; and Bogota, Colombia. LATAM passengers are now able to book Qatar flights between Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Doha, Qatar.
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British Airways outlines steps to zero-carbon future
British Airways has outlined an ambitious strategy to minimise its carbon emissions, amid a flurry of industry concern that climate change will encourage passengers to reduce the amount they fly.