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Why aviation’s compass is shifting towards True navigation
The aviation sector’s increasingly outdated use of magnetic navigation could be heading for the exit, with Canada championing a Mag2True adjustment, targeted for 2030
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Interview
Why speaking up for diversity drives Jane Hoskisson
As IATA’s head of diversity, Jane Hoskisson champions the airline industry’s standout women – and encourages all carriers to take a more proactive approach to equity and inclusion.
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Air Baltic braces for financial hit as Latvia locks down again
Air Baltic is expecting to take a financial hit from the Latvian government’s decision to impose a fresh month-long Covid-19 lockdown in the country, despite travel restrictions being unaffected by the move.
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Start-up Ultra Air plots key role in Colombian market reaching 50m passengers
The chief executive of Colombian start-up Ultra Air believes the airline can play a significant role in growing the country’s air transport market to 50 million passengers over the next five years, citing similar trends in other Latin American countries.
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Icelandair seeks to add more 737 Max jets to bolster summer 2022 capacity
Icelandair is considering adding up to three more Boeing 737 Max 8s to its fleet to provide additional capacity ahead of next year’s summer season. The airline has nine of the type in its fleet – comprising six Max 8s and three Max 9s – and is preparing to take ...
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PA-18 display team's precautions insufficient to avert fatal mid-air collision
Dutch investigators have determined that a Piper PA-18 formation display team was practising a new, but inherently hazardous, manoeuvre with insufficient risk mitigation before the two aircraft fatally collided. The accident occurred at Oudemolen, some 25km south of Rotterdam, on 21 June 2019 as the pilots rehearsed a familiar display ...
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SAF producer LanzaJet sees jet fuel price parity ‘just around the corner’
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer LanzaJet is “just around the corner” from bringing the cost of its fuel down to match that of regular jet fuel, according to the firm’s chief executive.
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Boeing offers update on Super Hornet CFTs; T-7A ‘wing-rock’ fix
Boeing says conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) will be available for F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornets on the international market, and it has also resolved a ‘wing-rock’ issue with the T-7A advanced jet trainer.
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Helicopter operator’s certificate further limited after fatal Mi-8 crash
Russian authorities have imposed further restrictions on the operating certificate of helicopter company Vityaz-Aero in the aftermath of the fatal August crash of a Mil Mi-8T in Kamchatka. Federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia says it is limiting the validity period of the company’s operating certificate to 16 January 2022, as ...
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Icelandair turns in profitable third quarter despite virus variant impact
Icelandair Group has defied the impact of new coronavirus variants to post a net profit of nearly $20 million for the third quarter. The operator expanded its network in the three months to 30 September to cover 34 destinations – comprising 23 in Europe and 11 in North America. It ...
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Vietnam eases domestic flight restrictions further; eyes Singapore air links
Vietnam will allow airlines to increase flight frequencies on major domestic routes through end-November, as the country eyes restoring regular flights with Singapore.
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KAI/IAI in new loitering munitions development pact
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have signed an additional memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a loitering munitions programme.
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Embraer inks E-jet component pool agreements with European carriers
Embraer has signed a component pool agreement with newly-formed Air Montenegro, and renewed a similar agreement with TAP Express — covering both carriers’ fleets of E-jets.
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Northrop competes against BAE-Sierra Nevada team for GHOST signals intel programme
Northrop Grumman is facing off against a joint bid by a BAE Systems-Sierra Nevada team for the US Air Force’s (USAF) Global High-altitude Open-system Sensor Technology (GHOST) programme.
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Triumph and AFI KLM form joint US nacelle overhaul business
Triumph Group and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance have jointly formed a US-based nacelle overhaul company that the partners each say will expand their aftermarket reach.
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NTSB recovers voice and data recorders from MD-87 that crashed near Houston
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recovered the flight data and voice recorders from the McDonnell Douglas MD-87 that crashed during an attempted take-off from Houston Executive airport on 19 October.
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KLM restores pre-Covid network
KLM has restarted flights to almost its entire pre-Covid network, with only one destination excepted.
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EasyJet takes first lounge step with co-branded Gatwick facility
Low-cost carrier EasyJet will on 21 October open it first airport lounge, a co-branded facility it is opening at London Gatwick in association with No 1 Lounges.
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Spare aircraft cheaper than paying delay compensation: Ultra Air chief
The availability of aircraft at favourable lease rates means Colombian start-up Ultra Air is aiming to achieve “operational excellence” through the retention of spare jets within its fleet, according to its co-founder and chief executive.
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Court rejects LOT appeal over EasyJet and Lufthansa win of Air Berlin assets
An EU court has rejected cases put forward by LOT Polish Airlines contesting decisions to enable EasyJet and Lufthansa to acquire assets from collapsed carrier Air Berlin.