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Canada ditches government hotel-stay quarantine for vaccinated citizens
Canada plans to allow vaccinated citizens and permanent residents arriving from abroad to bypass the mandatory quarantine in a government-authorised facility, a first tentative step as in the country’s re-opening to international travel.
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US Marine Corps Bell AH-1Z Viper connects to ground station using Link 16
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has demonstrated a Bell AH-1Z establishing a two-way connection to a ground station using new Link 16 hardware and software.
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FAA clashes with general aviation groups on pilot training rules
The general aviation industry is slamming the Federal Aviation Administration’s determination that flight instructors need exemptions to legally provide flight training in some aircraft types.
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IATA unhappy at wider picture but welcomes reopening of France and Spain
IATA has welcomed moves by France and Spain to relax border restrictions this week, as it continues to lament the lack of harmonised measures to facilitate a wider reopening of international air travel markets
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Norway's Flyr to keep pilots close to home as it prepares for initial flights
Norwegian start-up carrier Flyr has edged closer to commencing flights with the arrival of its first aircraft, as it takes a sly swipe at Scandinavian rivals over the outsourcing of crews and licensing. The airline’s initial Boeing 737-800 – a 2013 airframe, serial number 40014 – has been transferred to ...
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WestJet chief executive Sims to retire at the end of 2021
WestJet chief executive and president Ed Sims will retire at the end of the year, citing family reasons.
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Cargo ‘permanently’ central to passenger-network decisions: Qatar Airways
Cargo has “permanently” grown in importance to Qatar Airways’ network decision-making, to the point where passenger demand alone is not enough justification to launch or relaunch a connection.
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Reasons for Condor state-aid decision must be clarified: European court
European judges have overruled the approval of state aid to the German leisure airline Condor, but are setting aside the effect of their decision to grant time for a rethink by the European Commission. As the pandemic set in during April 2020, the Commission cleared Condor to receive a €550 ...
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EcoPulse electric motor passes Airbus windtunnel tests
Airbus has completed windtunnel tests of the integrated propulsion unit – the electric motor, propeller and nacelle – that will be used to power the EcoPulse hybrid demonstrator it is developing alongside Daher and Safran.
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F-35 Lightning begins trials aboard UK’s second aircraft carrier
The UK has performed the first landing of a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning combat aircraft aboard the Royal Navy’s second aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales.
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New Rolls-Royce chair to guide manufacturer’s post-crisis recovery
Rolls-Royce has named Anita Frew as its new chair, succeeding Sir Ian Davis who is retiring at the end of September after nine years. Frew is the “unanimous and clear choice” of the nominations committee, says the engine manufacturer, and will join the company on 1 July. She is the ...
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Sustainable aviation fuel comprised 0.05% of pre-crisis consumption: Eurocontrol
Sustainable aviation fuel accounted for only around 0.05% of total jet fuel consumption in Europe before Covid-19 hit, according to Eurocontrol, highlighting the challenge in raising its use to the air traffic manager’s goal of 10% by 2030.
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KLM chief predicts uneven recovery will balance out
Travel recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic is uneven as nations vary in their progress vaccinating against the disease yet stagnant demand in some regions may be offset by returning demand in others, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines chief executive Pieter Elbers predicts.
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UK authority probes BA and Ryanair over refunds to grounded passengers
British Airways and budget carrier Ryanair are being investigated by the UK’s competition authority to determine whether the airlines have been refusing refunds to passengers for flights they were legally unable to take. The Competition and Markets Authority’s probe has emerged from government-imposed travel restrictions to curb the effects of ...
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Covid-19 charters to inform IndiGo’s future international plans
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo will use knowledge gained through international charters during the coronavirus pandemic to help reboot its international network.
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Garuda Indonesia negotiates with lessors for return of up to 50 jets
Garuda Indonesia has shed more light on its operating circumstances, including on the skeletal fleet it is operating amid the coronavirus pandemic, as well as measures taken to cut costs.
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AirAsia’s first dedicated freighters to begin operations in Q3
AirAsia will operate its first dedicated cargo aircraft — a Boeing 737-800 freighter — in the third quarter of the year, as the low-cost giant doubles down on expanding in the region’s fledgling cargo market.
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Domestic Covid-19 resurgence to push Rex to full-year loss
Australia’s Regional Express has revised its full-year earnings forecast — from breaking even to a pre-tax loss — as a resurgence in coronavirus cases has forced a significant number of flight cancellations.
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Gol acquires regional operator MAP for R$28 million
Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol will acquire compatriot and regional operator MAP Linhas Aéreas, in a R$28 million ($5.56 million) deal that will give Gol a boost in its domestic network.
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Airlines to resume Phuket services from July
Airlines are re-establishing direct flights to Phuket from July as the Thai government pushes ahead with a pilot scheme to reopen the island destination to vaccinated international tourists.