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NewsIATA figures show collapse of air-freight demand in April
Global air freight demand was down nearly 28% in April compared with a year earlier, according to IATA – the sharpest fall ever recorded.
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NewsDe Juniac sees ICAO guidelines providing ‘safe process’ for air travel
IATA director general Alexandre de Juniac believes the new guidelines developed by an ICAO task force strikes “the right compromise” between airline economic concerns and the safe restart of passenger traffic.
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NewsCovid-19 pushes IndiGo to fourth-quarter net loss
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo slipped to a net loss of Rs8.7 billion ($116 million) in its fiscal fourth quarter, from a near-Rs6 billion net profit a year ago, as Covid-19 flight restrictions “significantly impacted” revenue.
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NewsUtair 737 hit 1.1m snow bank short of runway: inquiry
Investigators have determined that snow-clearance at Usinsk airport was inadequate before a landing accident in which a Utair Boeing 737-500 struck a shallow snow bank, about 1.1m high, situated 32m before the runway. The inquiry has also revealed that the aircraft was consistently slightly low on its descent path during ...
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NewsEasyJet to meet rivals head-on in summer price war
EasyJet is slashing its summer fares as it prepares to operate around half of its 1,022 routes in July and nearly three-quarters in August.
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AnalysisCoronavirus pandemic pummels first-quarter business and general aviation shipments
Worldwide shipments of fixed-wing business and general aviation aircraft fell in the first quarter of 2020 to their lowest level for a decade, with the sector’s poor performance almost entirely due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsBain Capital and Cyrus Capital on Virgin Australia shortlist
Bain Capital and Cyrus Capital Partners are on the final shortlist of potential buyers for Virgin Australia. “The next stage in this sale process begins today,” administrator Deloitte said on 2 June. Deloitte will facilitate engagement between the preferred bidders and business stakeholders in the coming weeks, ...
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NewsICAO task force outlines guidelines for restarting air travel
An ICAO task force has published its recommendations to aid the restart of international air transport following its virtual grounding from the coronavirus pandemic. ICAO’s Aviation Recovery Task Force drew up the guidelines after consulting with countries, regional organisations, the World Health Organisation and aviation industry groups. The task force’s ...
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NewsSouth African carriers urge system stress-test to speed recovery
South African carriers are urging the government to stress-test the early restoration of domestic air services, to quicken the introduction of an expanded route network. Operators have been forced to suspend services after South Africa entered a national lockdown on 26 March. The government’s coronavirus response plan entered a new ...
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NewsSIA and SilkAir maintain steep capacity cuts in June and July
Singapore Airlines and SilkAir have announced flight schedules for June and July, which represent an approximately 94% cut against the original capacity scheduled. Apart from serving four destinations in Australia, the carriers will fly to only one or two cities in each destination country. SilkAir will operate on routes to ...
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NewsRunway assumption caused Indonesia AirAsia A320 to make wrong turn
In November 2017, an Indonesia AirAsia first officer assumed the departure runway from Perth would be the same as the arrival runway, and inputed the wrong data into the flight management guidance system. As a result, the Airbus A320 made a left turn after take off that was lower ...
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AnalysisAmazon’s aviation plans will benefit from cargo’s rally
Amazon Air is one of the few airlines that has seen an uptick in demand amid the coronavirus pandemic as home orders for goods has increased from its namesake e-commerce website, leading analysts to debate how fast its fleet could grow through 2028. Amazon Air tells Cirium that by 2021 ...
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NewsEmbraer considers new partnerships for KC-390 after Boeing walks away
The company remains positive about the international sales prospects of the aircraft, despite losing the sales network of the US aerospace giant and a potential entry point into the US military market.
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NewsAirlines reinstate flights to US vacation spots as cities re-open
As traditional US summer holiday spots like Orlando and Las Vegas begin loosening restrictions after an almost-three-month coronavirus-forced hibernation, airlines are seeing passenger interest rise to these destinations, but also across their networks.
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NewsLufthansa Group urges shareholder support for aid package
Lufthansa Group’s supervisory board has given its approval to stabilisation measures offered by the German federal WSF fund, accepting the conditions attached by the European Commission. The company is formally recommending that shareholders similarly approve the measures during an extraordinary general meeting set for 25 June. “It was a very ...
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NewsSAA draft rescue plan signals termination of half its fleet leases
South African Airways’ rescuers are terminating leases on nearly half the airline’s 40 leased aircraft, while those on another 15 have been undergoing renegotiation. The carrier had a fleet of 49 jets when it entered the business rescue process on 5 December last year, including nine A340-300s and -600s that ...
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NewsMitsubishi closes CRJ acquisition despite SpaceJet uncertainty
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has acquired the CRJ programme from Bombardier and formed a new group of operating entities focused on regional aircraft service and support.
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In depthUSAF ponders radical air-to-air missile designs
The US Air Force is asking aerospace manufacturers for experimental ideas to use in its future long-range air-to-air missiles.
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NewsClark to continue Emirates involvement as retirement looms
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark is due to step down this month and with no successor yet publically identified, he confirms his involvement with the airline will continue.
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NewsCongo Airways eyes expansion within Africa as competitors struggle
Congo Airways’ decision to swap orders for Embraer 175s to larger E190-E2s party reflects an effort by the company to expand on routes previously served by financially struggling competitor South African Airways (SAA).