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CHC completes Babcock acquisition, but competition clearances still to come
CHC Helicopter has completed the acquisition of Babcock’s offshore oil and gas aviation business for £10 million ($13.7 million) even though it has yet to receive clearance from competition authorities in Australia and the UK.
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Emirates advances deliveries of final A380s
Emirates is to advance the delivery schedule for its last three Airbus A380s, intending to take the final aircraft in November this year. It will give the Dubai-based carrier a total of 118 A380s, accounting for almost half the entire customer fleet of 251 aircraft. Airbus puts the in-service fleet ...
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Flybe edges closer to return as it starts recruitment drive for key personnel
Defunct UK carrier Flybe has moved a step closer to an unlikely resurrection after beginning a recruitment drive for key training personnel.
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Indonesia AirAsia parent continues loss-making streak
Indonesia AirAsia’s parent company slightly narrowed its losses in the first half of the 2021 calendar year, despite a dramatic decline in revenue for the period.
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Icelandair trims winter capacity outlook as restrictions stifle demand
Icelandair has reined-in its capacity forecast for the winter season, as a result of continuing constraints on demand caused by travel restrictions. The airline says it expects to operate 65% of its production for the winter schedule, measured against 2019 levels. It had previously estimated that it would reach a ...
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F100 overrun attributed to landing speed, wet runway: ATSB
Australian investigators have attributed a 2020 runway overrun by a Fokker 100 to the combined effects of the jet’s approach speed and wet conditions.
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Nok Air widens full-year loss as liabilities exceed assets
Embattled low-cost carrier Nok Air plunged deeper into the red for the 2020 calendar year, as revenue evaporated amid a collapse in passenger travel demand during the coronavirus pandemic.
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GMF AeroAsia narrows half-year losses
GMF AeroAsia significantly cut losses for the half-year on the back of cost-cutting measures, though its liabilities still exceeded its assets by a significant amount.
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Rex narrows FY21 operating loss; warns of tough FY22
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) narrowed its operating loss to A$18.4 million ($13.5 million) from A$27.4 million a year earlier, but warns of tough times ahead given the impact of a major coronavirus outbreak in Australia.
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Former GE Aviation chief Joyce joins Boeing’s board, bringing aerospace manufacturing know-how
Boeing’s board of directors has elected former GE Aviation chief executive David Joyce as a new member and disclosed the pending retirement of longtime board member Edmund Giambastiani.
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L3Harris flies US Army’s Bombardier Global 6500-based ARES for first time
L3Harris Technologies has flown the US Army’s Airborne Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare System (ARES) aircraft for the first time.
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Icelandic start-up Play signs preliminary deals on fleet expansion
Icelandic start-up carrier Play has signed letters of intent with lessors covering six more Airbus A320neo family aircraft.
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Attendees of October’s NBAA-BACE must be vaccinated: NBAA
The National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) 2021 annual trade show will go on despite the pandemic, but the group is now requiring attendees be vaccinated. Face masks, however, will likely be optional for attendees, the group says on 31 August.
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Envoy E175 mid-air strike involved a balloon, not a drone
An Envoy Air regional jet that reportedly hit a drone while in flight on 22 August did not hit a drone after all.
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'Gap' between Ryanair and Boeing on Max 10 price: O'Leary
Budget carrier Ryanair is discussing potential acquisition of the Boeing 737 Max 10 variant, although chief executive Michael O’Leary says negotiations over price are making slow progress. Ryanair started bringing in a high-density version of the Max 8 – known as the Max 8-200 – in June, expanding its fleet ...
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Alaska applies to DOT for codeshare with Iberia
Alaska Airlines and its regional airline affiliates Horizon Air and SkyWest Airlines have applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for permission to codeshare with its Oneworld partner, Spain’s Iberia.
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Aircraft leasing market ‘getting more expensive’: Norwegian chief
Norwegian says the market for leased aircraft has become tighter and more expensive as it considers when to act on plans to add 10-20 aircraft in 2022.
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TAP Air Portugal reduces first half loss
TAP Air Portugal saw its first-half net loss narrow to €493 million ($584 million) from €582 million in the same period last year following a “ramp-up” in activity during the three months to 30 June.
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Jet2 switches to Airbus for fleet renewal with A321neo order
UK leisure operator Jet2 has placed an order for 36 Airbus A321neo jets as it seeks to expand and renew its largely Boeing fleet.
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Atlas Air to establish Incheon MRO shop with Sharp Technics
US cargo carrier Atlas Air and South Korean aviation maintenance firm Sharp Technics K will jointly establish a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Incheon International airport, a move that will enable Atlas to further expand in the Asia-Pacific region.