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NewsPentagon awards $100m to Spirit AeroSystems and GE Aviation to shore up aerospace
The Pentagon plans to grant more awards overtime to subsidise companies that have been hurt by declining commercial business.
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NewsTransat-Air Canada merger pushed to fourth quarter
Transat AT, the parent company of Canadian holiday specialist Air Transat, says its merger with legacy carrier Air Canada is still on track and now due to close sometime in the fourth quarter of 2020.
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NewsBabcock says offshore helicopter market ‘no longer attractive’ in long term
UK services firm Babcock has again cast doubt on its long-term future operating crew-change helicopters in support of the offshore oil and gas sector, with its chief executive branding performance in the segment as “frustrating and disappointing”
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems cuts more staff and again trims 2020 737 production plan
Spirit AeroSystems is again cutting its workforce and has further reduced its expected 2020 production of 737 fuselages, a pullback coming in response to new direction from Boeing.
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NewsSwiss parliament votes for CO2 tax on air tickets
Switzerland’s parliament has voted in favour of introducing an environmental levy on airline tickets.
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NewsZeitfracht sells stake in Romania’s Blue Air
German logistics firm Zeitfracht Group has divested its stake in Romanian low-cost operator Blue Air.
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NewsBombardier to shed 600 jobs at Belfast plant
Bombardier is cutting 600 jobs at its aerostructures business in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as it seeks to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsLufthansa to cut 22,000 jobs
Lufthansa Group has outlined plans to cut the equivalent of 22,000 full-time jobs, half of which will be in Germany, and operate 100 fewer aircraft as it recovers from the effects of the Covid-19 crisis.
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NewsUK government issues flight-resumption guidance
UK government officials have published new guidelines aimed at enabling the country’s air transport sector to “bounce back” safely when Covid-19 travel restrictions are eased.
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NewsA321 hit windshear before short landing and tail-strike
US investigators have determined that an American Airlines Airbus A321 landed short of the runway and suffered a tail-strike after encountering a microburst on approach to Charlotte-Douglas airport. But the National Transportation Safety Board points out that the crew had not adopted the airline’s guidance on approach speed and aircraft ...
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NewsAlliance Aviation plans $85m equity raise to acquire aircraft
Australia’s Alliance Aviation is looking to raise around A$122 million ($85 million) in equity capital, for acquiring aircraft to take advantage of growth opportunities. This comprises $A91.9 million via a fully underwritten institutional share placement and a A$30 million target from a non-underwritten share purchase plan extended to existing shareholders. ...
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NewsHeathrow operator cuts jobs as quarantine measure prolongs traffic misery
London Heathrow airport’s operator is cutting jobs as it warns that the UK government’s newly-introduced quarantine policy for arriving passengers is contributing to a situation in which employment levels cannot be maintained. The controversial quarantine regulation, requiring 14-day isolation for arriving passengers, has been heavily criticised by airlines. Heathrow’s operator ...
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NewsIndiGo A320 nearly touched down on unfinished runway in Male
A lack of pre-flight planning and runway confusion nearly caused an Airbus A320 operated by Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo to land on an unfinished runway at Male, Maldives. India’s Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) classifies the 3 February 2019 incident as a “marginally avoided” controlled flight into terrain. At ...
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NewsComac gets post-pandemic boost from China Express order
China Express Airlines has signed a partnership agreement framework with Comac for the purchase of 100 ARJ21 and C919 aircraft. The deal, subject to shareholder approval, did not specify how many of either aircraft type the Guizhou-based carrier will be taking, nor did it indicate a value. However ...
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NewsAir New Zealand addresses media report on capital raising
Air New Zealand says it continues to assess funding options available to it, in response to a recent media report about a potential capital raising. The airline is listed on both New Zealand’s Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange. It said in an 11 June stock-exchange disclosure: “Air New Zealand ...
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NewsPakistan prime minister receives ‘detailed roadmap’ on PIA reform
Pakistan International Airlines, which in May suffered a fatal crash in Karachi, must undergo reforms including increasing revenue and upgrading its aircraft, Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan has said. The flag carrier’s chief executive Arshad Malik, who was reinstated to his position in March following a court dispute over his ...
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NewsTaiwan’s Brave Eagle trainer conducts first flight
The Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation T-5 Brave Eagle advanced jet trainer has conducted its maiden flight from Ching Chuan Kang air base near the city of Taichung, Taiwan.
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NewsWhy the USAF is keen on car maker know-how for future fighter production
The service wants to mimic the way the car industry makes small improvements to car models year after year using digital design and engineering tools.
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NewsBlock III Super Hornet conducts maiden sortie
Boeing has conducted the maiden flight of the first F/A-18 Super Hornet in the new Block III configuration.
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NewsMissing ‘lockwire’ caused 2015 767 fire at Fort Lauderdale
Maintenance failures led to a fuel spill that caused a Boeing 767-200ER operated by Dynamic International Airways to catch fire on the ground at Fort Lauderdale in 2015.