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NewsNumber of US air travellers exceeded 2019 levels two days last week
More people travelled by air on two consecutive days around last weekend’s US Independence Day holiday weekend than did on the same days in pre-coronavirus 2019, the government agency responsible for airport security says.
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NewsDeutsche Aircraft joins with H2FLY for fuel cell-powered Dornier 328 project
Deutsche Aircraft is to partner with German fuel-cell developer H2FLY on a project that will see the partners demonstrate a hydrogen-powered Dornier 328 by 2025.
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NewsAir Canada to reinstate more international routes
Air Canada is reinstating numerous international routes as the government of Canada begins to tentatively relax coronavirus-driven rules for inbound travellers.
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NewsAegean awarded state funds following successful capital increase
Aegean Airlines has received a €120 million ($142 million) grant from the Greek government, after completing a required €60 million share capital increase.
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NewsWake-harnessing concept lifted by German research
An Airbus initiative to enable a long-haul aircraft to harness the wake energy of a preceding jet has received a boost from Germany’s DLR aerospace institute which is developing software tools to enable such formation flights.
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NewsParaguayan air force bolsters Grand Caravan utility fleet
Cessna has delivered a pair of new 208 Grand Caravan EX utility aircraft for use by the Paraguayan air force.
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NewsWreckage from missing Russian An-26 located on Kamchatka coast
Russian investigators are opening a probe into the crash of an Antonov An-26 while it attempted to land at Palana airport in the Kamchatka peninsula. Wreckage from the twin-engined aircraft has been located on the coast, including parts of the fuselage on the shoreline and fragments in the water. Kamchatka ...
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NewsMarshall completes support work on first USMC KC-130J
MRO specialist Marshall Aerospace & Defence Group has returned the US Marine Corps’ first Lockheed Martin KC-130J tanker/transport to have undergone depot-level maintenance at its Cambridge airport site in the UK.
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NewsNorwegian plans ‘gradual’ increase in flights as markets reopen
Restructuring low-cost carrier Norwegian plans to “gradually increase” its flight activities in July in response to the easing of some travel restrictions in Europe. While Norwegian’s passenger numbers more than doubled in June over the previous month to 225,000, it remains a fraction of the 3.5 million the airline carried ...
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NewsIATA’s Walsh hits out at European Commission’s approach to slot rules
IATA director general Willie Walsh has hit out at continued uncertainty over European Commission plans for airport slot rules this winter, amid concerns the strong uptick in summer capacity will prompt too high a threshold for minimum use levels being set.
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NewsCash shell firm plans reverse takeover of Romania’s Blue Air
Romanian budget carrier Blue Air appears set to undergo a reverse takeover by an entity called Ridgecrest, following a preliminary agreement to acquire the carrier’s parent Airline Invest. Airline Invest, which is owned by entrepreneur Cristian Rada and his brother, wholly-owns Blue Air Aviation and Blue Air Technic. Ridgecrest has ...
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NewsIndia permits carriers to fly 65% of pre-Covid domestic levels
India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued a new order allowing airlines to raise domestic flight capacity to 65% of pre-Covid levels, up from 50% in June.
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NewsVietnam limits Ho Chi Minh City flights to curb new outbreak
Vietnam is suspending various domestic routes to and from Ho Chi Minh City to stem a recent Covid-19 spike in its capital.
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NewsStraying passengers cause chaos after Gulf Air A321 evacuation in Kuwait
Passengers evacuating a Gulf Air Airbus A321 at Kuwait appear to have caused operational disruption, including forcing a go-around, after straying towards an active runway. The A321 crew advised tower controllers that they would be evacuating the aircraft on the taxiway after it arrived on runway 33L as the GF215 ...
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NewsSonar scan to aid recovery of ditched Transair 737’s flight recorders
US investigators are aiming to conduct a sonar scan of underwater wreckage and debris following the Transair Boeing 737-200 freighter crash off Hawaii on 2 July. The inquiry will carry out the side-scan sonar survey of the debris field to assess the location of the aircraft and its condition, as ...
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NewsCanada’s Porter to restart flights in September with federal aid
Porter Airlines intends to resume operations on 8 September, following months of delays as the regional carrier watched for signs that Canada would loosen travel restrictions and that demand for flights would return.
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AnalysisGas frontier: why Britten-Norman is betting on hydrogen
The UK’s last surviving airframer has become an unlikely green pioneer, with twin projects to develop an alternative-powered Islander.
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NewsEl Al and Etihad outline initial phase of codeshare pact
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is to commence its codeshare pact with the United Arab Emirates’ Etihad Airways on 18 July. The two airlines are implementing the co-operation following the historic agreement reached last year centred on the establishment of diplomatic ties between Israel and several Arab states. As El Al ...
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NewsNaples chosen by Israel’s IAI as site for 737 freighter conversions
Israel Aerospace Industries is to set up a European facility in Naples to convert passenger aircraft into freighters.
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NewsBeleaguered Tarom faces in-depth probe over restructuring aid
Romanian flag-carrier Tarom is facing an in-depth probe by European regulators over the state support granted to the airline.