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Hawaiian posts $12.3m Q2 loss, reports delivery delay of first Boeing 787
Hawaiian Holdings reports losing $12.3 million during the second quarter of 2023 as the company looks to capitalise on rebounding air travel between Hawaii and Japan.
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Hawaiian expects no ‘major surgery’ on A321neos due to P&W engine recall
Hawaiian Airlines has not “yet fully calibrated the impact” of 25 July news that Pratt & Whitney is recalling 1,200 of its next-generation turbofan engines, but acknowledges that operations are hindered by “engine unavailability”.
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Aviation industry will need more pilots over 20 years than previously expected: Boeing
Boeing expects the global aviation industry will need even more pilots than previously expected, predicting in a new report that demand will exist for 649,000 new pilots during the next 20 years.
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US airlines to advise X-66A project as NASA reveals livery scheme
Several US airlines have agreed to provide technical advice in support of Boeing’s project with NASA to develop the X-66A truss-braced-wing demonstrator aircraft.
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Poland orders two Saab 340 airborne early warning turboprops
The Swedish airframer says its 340 airborne early warning platform provides a detailed situational picture that can be used for military and civilian tasks, including air surveillance and rescue operations.
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Wisk demonstrates air taxi concept for first time at public event
Silicon valley air taxi manufacturer Wisk has flown its fifth-generation test aircraft for the first time at a public event.
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Airbus wins $2.7bn contract for new Canadian tanker fleet, first deliveries set for autumn
Ottawa selected Airbus’s A330-based Multi-Role Tanker Transport to be the Royal Canadian Air Force’s new in-flight refueller, replacing the current Airbus CC-150 Polaris multi-purpose transport.
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Air taxi developer Supernal opens engineering headquarters near Los Angeles
Electric air taxi developer Supernal has opened a new California engineering headquarters that will give the company more space for testing its in-development technology.
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GE Aerospace hikes turbofan deliveries as profits flow
GE Aerospace turned a $1.5 billion profit in the second quarter of 2023 as the company significantly increased the pace of its commercial aircraft engine deliveries.
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Volaris turns modest Q2 profit as fuel costs slide
Mexico’s Volaris reports a second-quarter profit of $6 million as its leisure-focused operation benefited from significantly lower fuel costs compared with last year.
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P&W takes $181m Q2 hit due to ‘customer insolvency’ as Go First failed
Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W’s) second-quarter profit slipped 24% year-on-year to $230 million largely because a “customer insolvency” forced the company to take a $181 million charge.
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Alaska rides international travel surge to ‘record’ quarterly revenue
Alaska Air Group on 25 July reported a second-quarter profit of $240 million thanks to steady leisure travel and an “unprecedented surge in international demand” during the three months ending in June.
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P&W to recall 1,200 PW1000Gs for inspections in latest blow to airline operations
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) has determined that many more PW1100Gs might contain defective high-pressure turbine disks and therefore require accelerated removal and inspection.
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Airlines ask Dutch Supreme Court to consider Schiphol noise judgement
A number of airlines and industry associations have joined forces to institute ‘cassation proceedings’ through the Dutch Supreme Court regarding the Amsterdam Court of Appeal’s decision earlier this month to lift a block on reducing flights from Schiphol airport. Airlines had initially successfully challenged a plan to cut flight departures ...
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Vinci takes over Cape Verde airports after financing agreement reached
Seven airports in the Cape Verde archipelago have come under the management of specialist Vinci Airports, after financing arrangements for the 40-year concession were finalised. The finalisation follows a provisional concession agreement reached with the government a year ago. Vinci Airports says it has secured €60 million ($66 million) in ...
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UK cargo 747 start-up One Air commences customer flights with Chinese operation
UK cargo start-up One Air is preparing to introduce a second Boeing 747 freighter, having conducted its inaugural long-haul service. The carrier flew its initial 747-400SF from London Stansted to Jinan, in Shandong province, on 22 July before flying to London Heathrow – operating the return flight via Almaty in ...
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Iberia enters BA and Qatar Airways joint venture
Iberia has become part of the joint venture between by fellow Oneworld carriers British Airways and Qatar Airways, expanding what had already been described by its founders as “the world’s largest airline joint business”.
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Lessors seek de-registration of entire Go First fleet
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has received applications from lessors to de-register grounded low-cost carrier Go First’s entire fleet of 54 aircraft.
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Russian authority claims over 650 foreign aircraft have undergone re-registration
Russia’s federal air transport regulator has disclosed that 658 foreign aircraft have been re-registered in the country in the year-and-a-half to mid-July. The aircraft span the fleets of 30 Russian airlines, states Rosaviatsia. Russia’s government has been transferring aircraft to the country’s own registry in response to sanctions imposed as ...
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Iraqi Airways to auction old 747s parked at Tunisian airport
Iraqi Airways is putting up for auction a pair of Boeing 747s which have been parked at Tozeur-Nefta airport in western Tunisia. One of the two is a 747SP (YI-ALM) while the other is a 747-200 (YI-AGP). Both aircraft were manufactured in 1982 and are fitted with Pratt & Whitney ...