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Overrun risk underlined after third similar EasyJet take-off incident at Lisbon
UK investigators have disclosed that a third EasyJet take-off incident at Lisbon last year, under near-identical circumstances as the previous two, resulted in the Airbus A320 lifting off just 110m from the runway end. The incident, relating to performance calculation confusion, occurred on 16 September last year, shortly before a ...
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Arkia poised to resume services after funding agreement with owners
Israeli leisure carrier Arkia’s backers have agreed to inject additional funds into the airline to enable it to restore operations. The agreement comes some five month after the airline halted almost all activity and furloughed over 500 personnel. Israeli trade union organisation Histadrut says the Nakash brothers, who own the ...
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Hong Kong extends waiver for ‘use it or lose it’ slot rule
Hong Kong’s civil aviation authority has extended a waiver for a “use it or lose it” rule relating to slot utilisation, giving carriers more flexibility to adjust their schedules amid the challenging Covid-19 environment. The Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines (WASG) rule stipulates that airlines need to operate from their slots ...
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Greater Bay Airlines applies for AOC in Hong Kong
A new carrier hoping to set up in Hong Kong, Greater Bay Airlines, has applied for an air operator’s certificate. The AOC application was submitted in July and is being processed, Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Department says in a statement to Cirium, without giving further details. If successful, the airline ...
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US Navy’s mid-band jammer pod makes first flight on Boeing EA-18G Growler
The Safety of Flight checkout was conducted from Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland and was done to ensure the pod could be safely flown on the EA-18G aircraft for follow-on test flights.
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Bell building advanced manufacturing centre to win Future Vertical Lift competitions
Though a potential contract within one of the US Army’s two Future Vertical Lift programmes is years away, Bell is leaning into its prospects.
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US Air Force completes final captive-carry test of ARRW hypersonic missile
The US Air Force completed its final captive-carry test of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) under a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress’ wing on 8 August.
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Peru to sell off ‘scrap’ Mi-26T helicopters
Peru is to auction off the three Mil Mi-26T super-heavy helicopters previously operated by its army but which have not flown for decades.
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RAF receives first C-130J with replacement centre wingbox
The first of 14 UK Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 tactical transports to undergo a life-extending centre wingbox replacement has been returned to squadron use.
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TUIfly returns more than half its 737s to service
German leisure carrier TUIfly has reactivated more than half of its fleet since restarting regular flights on 15 June.
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Air Arabia dragged to half-year loss as second quarter revenues collapse
Air Arabia recorded a net loss of Dhs239 million ($65 million) in the second quarter as the pandemic virtually wiped out passenger revenues during the period and dragged the low-cost carrier into the red for the first-half.
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IndiGo aims to raise up to Rs40bn through equity placement
Low-cost carrier IndiGo’s parent Interglobe Aviatoin has outlined plans to raise up to Rs40 billion ($533 million) through a planned institutional placement.
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AirAsia X carried fewer than 2,300 passengers in second quarter
Long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X carried only 2,291 passengers during the three months ended 30 June.
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Wizz explains diversity rationale behind cabin crew-to-pilot initiative
While the air transport downturn is triggering pilot reductions at multiple airlines, budget carrier Wizz Air is persisting with a new training scheme for cabin crew who want to pursue a career in the cockpit. Wizz plans to start its first course around November-December, with a target of 20 cabin ...
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Qantas raises only $51.4 million with share-purchase plan
Qantas has raised only A$71.7 million ($51.4 million) from a share-purchase plan (SPP) intended to raise as much as A$500 million, according to a 10 August filing to the Australian Securities Exchange.
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Moscow airports top European traffic in pandemic-hit first half
Moscow Domodedovo airport was Europe’s busiest airport for passenger numbers during June, a month in which the impact of the global pandemic was further illustrated by London Heathrow falling outside the top 10 biggest airports during that time.
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Russia and Central Asia consider fleet and fare restrictions for recovery
Russian and Central Asian authorities are considering restricting the size of airlines, and setting specific fare levels, to assist with the recovery of air transport in the region. The measures are among several discussed during a conference on support mechanisms for civil aviation among members of the regional interstate aviation ...
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Senior air force figure takes over as head of Iran Air
Former deputy Iranian air force operations commander Alireza Barkhor has been named as the new chief of flag-carrier Iran Air. The Iranian transport ministry has confirmed Barkhor’s appointment. He previously held several senior military roles including commanding Isfahan’s Shahid Babaei air base. Barkhor succeeds Touraj Dehghani Zanganeh who is to ...
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Recorders of overrun 737 recovered as 'long landing' report emerges
Investigators have retrieved the flight recorders from the Air India Express Boeing 737-800 which crashed at Kozhikode, as preliminary indications suggest the jet landed long before overrunning. Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri says an inquiry has been ordered into the 7 August accident involving flight IX1344 from Dubai, adding ...
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Tailwind indicated before Air India 737’s fatal ‘table-top’ overrun
Indian investigators probing the fatal Boeing 737-800 overrun at Kozhikode are likely to examine whether tailwinds might have further complicated a night landing in wet conditions, at an airport classified by the country’s regulator as ‘critical’ owing to its table-top design. At least 18 occupants of the Air India Express ...