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El Al in talks with ministry to push back share issue
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is seeing to defer plans to raise additional capital through a share issue. The airline has been preparing to issue new shares or options to generate $105 million as part of a support scheme El Al’s share scheme was one of the conditions attached to a ...
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Flight numbers in Europe exceeded best-case scenario in July: Eurocontrol
Air traffic in European airspace exceeded Eurocontrol’s “optimistic” scenario in July, with flight numbers at 65% of 2019 levels.
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New Chinese carrier promises blue-water airpower
Work on Beijing’s new Type 003 aircraft carrier is proceeding apace, but the composition of its air wing remains a source of considerable speculation.
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Australia extends financial relief for airlines
The Australian government has extended financial assistance measures yet again for domestic carriers, amid a coronavirus resurgence that has sent several states into prolonged lockdowns.
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Long-haul start-up Norse Atlantic signs for more 787s
Scandinavian start-up Norse Atlantic is to lease six more Boeing 787-9s from the end of this year, which will take its fleet of 787s to 15. The aircraft will be introduced from December under a lease agreement with BOC Aviation. Norse Atlantic says the leases on the twinjets, around 16 ...
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Garuda swings to first-quarter loss as revenue halves
Garuda Indonesia was in the red for the first quarter of the year, as declining revenue outpaced a reduction in costs amid less flying during the pandemic.
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Colombia’s Salazar steps into ICAO leadership role
Colombia’s Juan Carlos Salazar has commenced his mandate as the secretary-general of ICAO.
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Lion Air Group puts 8,000 employees on furlough amid steep capacity plunge
Indonesia’s Lion Air Group will put around 8,000 staff — or about 25-35% of its 23,000 employees — on furlough, as its operations have taken a severe hit amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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MQ-4C Triton operates maiden sortie in Multi-INT configuration
A Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has operated its first sortie in a new Multi-Intelligence (Multi-Int) configuration.
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GMF AeroAsia eyes profitable 2021 as full-year losses widen
GMF AeroAsia hopes to capture a larger share of non-aviation maintenance work in the medium term, as it targets a return to profitability this year.
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ExpressJet expects to relaunch 'within the quarter'
ExpressJet Airlines says it will resume service “within the quarter” after the US Department of Transportation (DOT) granted the regional carrier permission to restart commercial operations under its own brand.
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USA clears Israel to buy 18 Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters
The US Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sales deal to supply Israel with 18 examples of the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter.
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Bombardier reaches deal with union three days into Downsview strike
Three days after a strike began, Bombardier has reached an employment deal with the union representing employees at its Global business jet manufacturing site in the Downsview section of Toronto.
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US Air Force’s ARRW hypersonic boost-glide missile fails second launch test
The US Air Force’s AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) boost-glide hypersonic missile failed to launch during a test on 28 July.
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Air Transat resumes operations after six-month pause
Canada’s Air Transat has resumed flying after a six-month pandemic-driven pause.
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GE Aviation ‘buttoning up’ Catalyst flight approvals, eyes applications besides Beechcraft’s Denali
GE Aviation is awaiting European certifications needed to begin flight testing its Catalyst turboprop, and aims to achieve first flight – which was to have occurred last year – in the coming months.
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Russian far east unified carrier to commence operations in mid-August
Russia’s new unified carrier to serve the eastern side of the country, which is being based on the operator Aurora, has started conducting test flights ahead of opening a full initial schedule on 20 routes in mid-August. Prime minister Mikhail Mishustin stated during a 30 July government meeting that a ...
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IAG retaining former Aer Lingus A350 order to gain flexibility
IAG has disclosed that it is holding on to the Airbus A350s previously ordered by Aer Lingus, but has yet to determine where best to deploy them. Aer Lingus ordered nine A350-900s but subsequently shifted four of them to sister IAG operator Iberia. Its remaining five A350s had remained listed ...
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IAG sees prospects to rebuild Level’s ravaged network
IAG is confident that it can rebuild its long-haul low-cost operation Level from Barcelona once the air transport crisis subsides. Level’s operations have been badly affected and “very limited”, says IAG, reduced only to Buenos Aires services in the first quarter, although it re-introduced flights to San Francisco in the ...
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Air France-KLM sees first signs of Covid-19 recovery in Q2 results
Reporting its latest financial results today, the European group notes that it expects EBITDA to be positive in the third quarter but cautions that the outlook for the final three months of the year is unclear