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NewsNorwegian blames lack of government support for drastic cutbacks
Norwegian is to furlough an additional 1,600 staff and park 15 of its 21 operational aircraft, blaming a lack of additional government support and the added burden of new travel restrictions for the cutbacks.
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NewsCitation exhaust intoxicated in-trail A320 crew: investigators
French investigators have considered the possibility that carbon monoxide from a preceding business jet intoxicated the crew of a Vueling Airbus A320 after it departed Geneva. The A320 (EC-HQJ), bound for Barcelona, taxied and took off behind a NetJets Cessna Citation 560XL on 17 November 2017. “Shortly after the retraction ...
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NewsSunwing restarts operations after 230 days
Canada’s Sunwing Airlines began flying last week after 230 days during which the holiday specialist had grounded its fleet in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAir Canada reports Q3 loss, defers aircraft deliveries
Air Canada reported another quarterly loss as it continues to shrink its fleet and defer aircraft deliveries amid a slow recovery hindered by ongoing strict travel restrictions in the country.
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NewsUnited adds 1,400 flights ahead of the US Thanksgiving holiday
United Airlines is adding 1,400 flights ahead of the all-important Thanksgiving holiday weekend as US leisure travellers prepare to visit family and friends in other parts of the country, many for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAviation will need 27,000 new pilots in 2021 as shortage continues despite downturn: CAE
Despite an industry slump that has seen mass pilot layoffs, the global civil aviation industry will still require an estimated 27,000 new pilots by the end of 2021, or 264,000 over the coming decade.
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NewsMinicucci to succeed Tilden as Alaska chief executive next year
Alaska Air Group chief executive Brad Tilden is to step down from the role on 31 March 2021 to be succeeded by Alaska Airlines’ president and long-time company veteran Ben Minicucci.
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OpinionPositive vaccine news comes just as airline industry needed it the most
Carriers in the northern hemisphere are heading into a winter season that is likely to be bleaker than even their worst pre-pandemic nightmares could have imagined.
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NewsWizz pares new Norwegian domestic routes
Wizz Air is temporarily pulling back several of its new Norwegian domestic services during November. That carrier says it has “decided to implement some short-term temporary flight cancellations” following recommendations from the Norwegian government that individuals hold back from domestic travel. Source: Wizz Air “The airline continues ...
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NewsSouth Africa's Comair to restart with 15 aircraft on 1 December
South African carrier Comair will initially operate 15 aircraft across its two airline brands when it restarts flights from 1 December.
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NewsThree Russian operators to take Superjets through leasing tie-up
Three Russian carriers are to be supplied with a total of eight Sukhoi Superjet 100s under an agreement reached between airframer Irkut and PSB Leasing. Aeroflot is to take five of the twinjet type, another pair will go to Azimuth Airlines, and one to Red Wings. The Azimuth and Red ...
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NewsCrew hiked A320 approach speed before tailwind landing overrun
Investigators probing an Airbus A320 overrun at Sylt have been unable to understand why the crew increased the aircraft’s speed during approach, despite the presence of a moderate tailwind and a water on the runway. The Air Berlin aircraft (D-ABHO) landed long, some 930m beyond the threshold of Sylt’s runway ...
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NewsNorwegian warns of ‘uncertain future’ after government rejects support request
Norwegian is facing “a very uncertain future” after Norway rejected requests from the airline for further financial support. Oslo notes that in respone to the coronavirus crisis the state’s extraordinary contribution to aviation in Norway so far in 2020 amounts to NKr13 billion ($1.4 billion). Source: Norwegian ...
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NewsGaruda sees quarterly losses narrow on revenue uptick
Garuda Indonesia trimmed its quarterly losses — led by a modest uptick in revenue — as it saw some degree of domestic recovery amid the coronavirus crisis. Releasing its results for the quarter ended 30 September, the Indonesian flag carrier posted an operating loss of $346 million, reversing the $171 ...
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NewsSIA edges capacity up as brutal 2020 nears end
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group passenger capacity continues to rise as 2020 draws to a close, with the airline basing a fuel hedging metric on the assumption it will operate nearly 50% of pre-pandemic capacity by the end of 2021. In December 2020, the Group expects to operate 16% of pre-coronavirus ...
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NewsCanada considers financial aid for aviation industry
The government of Canada has said it is considering financial aid for that country’s aerospace industry, as the coronavirus crisis drags on.
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NewsBerlin Tegel closes after final flight departs for Paris
Berlin Tegel has ceased commercial operations following the departure of the last flight from the German capital airport, an Air France service to Paris Charles de Gaulle. The Airbus A320 lifted off from runway 08L at about 15:39 on 8 November. Tegel is closing as a result of the new ...
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NewsEtihad overhauls management as it adapts to being ‘mid-size’ carrier
Several senior Etihad Airways personnel, including chief commercial officer Robin Kamark, are stepping down from the Middle Eastern carrier as it undertakes an extensive reshaping to adapt to the changed market situation. Etihad Airways says it is overhauling its business model to emerge as a “mid-sized” carrier, focusing on a ...
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NewsEthiopian takes same-day delivery of a pair of A350s
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of another pair of Airbus A350-900s, both aircraft being handed over on the same day. The aircraft – MSN412 and MSN431, respectively ET-AYB and ET-AYA – departed Toulouse almost simultaneously for Addis Ababa in the early hours of 7 November. Ethiopian chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam ...
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NewsSIA converts two 777-300ERs into temporary freighters
Singapore Airlines has modified two Boeing 777-300ERs to carry cargo in the passenger cabins, tapping into freight as an alternative revenue stream as it copes with depressed passenger demand from the coronavirus crisis. The carrier states that the first of the two converted aircraft took off on 5 November, ...