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Lufthansa finalises terms with pilots to prevent strike action
Lufthansa Group has agreed terms on a pay deal with its pilots which rules out further industrial action before 30 June next year.
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EASA approves Avensis Class E cargo modification for A330
European regulators have granted a supplemental type certificate to an Airbus A330 freighter conversion programme to fit a Class E compartment. Portuguese operator TAP’s air cargo division is the launch customer for the modification, which has been supported by TAP’s maintenance and engineering arm. The programme – developed by Avensis ...
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MNG takes second converted A330 and indicates plans for A321 freighters
Turkish cargo carrier MNG Airlines has taken delivery of a second converted Airbus A330-300 freighter from modification specialist EFW, and indicated plans to introduce A321 freighters. The aircraft – MSN889, registered TC-MCN – brings the operational fleet of A330P2Fs from the programme to 20. It has undergone conversion over the ...
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Airbus Helicopters pitches H145M to succeed Mi-2s for Polish armed forces
Airbus Helicopters exhibited a full-scale mock-up of its H145M at the MSPO defence show in Kielce from 5-9 September, as Poland seeks replacements for its aged Mil Mi-2s.
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Air India to lease five 777LRs, 25 A320neo-family jets
Air India will lease five Boeing 777-200LRs and twenty-five Airbus A320neo-family jets in its first major fleet expansion since being fully acquired by the Tata Group.
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Vietravel Airlines to stand up cargo carrier
Vietnam’s Vietravel Airlines aims to stand up a new cargo airline in response to the country’s increasing importance as a manufacturing location, with supply chains shifting away from Mainland China.
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Teleport to add three A321 freighters
Teleport, the logistics arm of Malaysia-based Capital A, is to add three Airbus A321 freighters, as it looks to beef up capacity to key markets such as India and China.
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Hong Kong scraps quarantine for air crew
Hong Kong has done away with quarantine requirements for locally-based air crew, the latest step in the city’s easing of strict pandemic controls.
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Air India, Air India Express, AirAsia India to consolidate offices
Tata Group carriers Air India, Air India Express, and AirAsia India will be co-located in a bid to promote collaboration.
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Vietjet 737 Max deliveries set for 2024-28
Vietnam low-cost carrier Vietjet Air has signalled that it will receive Boeing 737 Max aircraft from 2024 to 2028, having recently reaffirmed orders for 200 examples.
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El Al to repay government loan by year-end under revised aid pact
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has reached a new agreement with the government under which it will advance repayment of $45 million in support loans granted by the state. The repayment, brought forward by two years, will be carried out by 20 December. El Al says the new pact means most ...
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SAS obtains court approval for bridge financing
Scandinavia’s SAS has obtained court approval for the $700 million bridge financing agreed with funding firm Apollo Global Management. SAS, which is restructuring under US Chapter 11 protection, had disclosed on 14 August that it had secured the provision agreement for debtor-in-possession financing. The company says the court approval for ...
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Learjet crashes into San Diego Bay
A private jet crashed into San Diego Bay on 9 September after attempting to land at a nearby airfield.
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Analysts warn small aerospace suppliers could topple amid recovery
More small aerospace suppliers could fail under economy pressure as the aerospace industry recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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China’s lockdowns could push international air travel rebound to 2026
Some aviation analysts now think international air travel may not fully recover until 2025 or 2026 due largely to China’s continuation of its travel-busting “zero-Covid” policy.
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Aeroflot Group’s Rossiya names new general director
Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya has named Yan Burg as its general director, formalising a position in which he has acted since early March. He joined the airline as technical director in October 2018, having previously worked for Russian Helicopters as well as Aeroflot. Burg has an educational background in aircraft ...
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Collins to ship 1MW motor to P&WC this month as hybrid project progresses
Collins Aerospace plans this month to ship a 1MW electric motor to Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), advancing a project to demonstrate a hybrid-electric-modified De Havilland Canada Dash 8.
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Romania’s Blue Air delays service restart until 10 October
Romanian low-cost carrier Blue Air has pushed back its resumption of flights until 10 October, having initially cancelled flights until 11 September.
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Rolls-Royce had warrants for 50% stake in ACCEL partner Electroflight, documents reveal
UK propulsion specialist Rolls-Royce was in a position to acquire up to 50% of Electroflight – one of its partners in the record-breaking ACCEL project – with that interest subsequently highlighted by the battery provider’s administrator as a barrier to badly needed outside investment.
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Russian government prolongs loan subsidy scheme for lessors taking domestic aircraft
Russia’s government is extending a loan subsidy programme to ease the process through which lessors acquire domestically-built aircraft to lease to carriers. The programme – which was initiated a decade ago, in October 2012 – had applied to loans taken by lessors from 2008-21 but it will be extended, under ...