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AnalysisDelays, budget cuts, and then some: SpaceJet confronts new realities
Nearly a year after a high-profile rebranding, Mitsubishi’s SpaceJet programme faces an existential crisis of sorts. It has suffered a major budget cut, and development of a 76-seat variant has been put on the backburner. What does this mean for Japan’s flagship regional aircraft programme?
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NewsSaudi contract reboots Boeing SLAM ER production
Boeing has secured a US Navy contract to provide 650 AGM-84 Stand-off Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) missiles to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi acquisition was listed in a $1.97 billion Foreign Military Sales contract announcement that provides for the missiles as well as upgrade work for the weapon. ...
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NewsChina lifts restrictions on all-cargo operations in Beijing
China’s civil aviation regulator will now allow carriers to operate all-cargo flights at Beijing’s two airports, lifting restrictions that only allowed them to pick one of the two. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) states that effective immediately, carriers can operate such flights at both Beijing Capital and Beijing ...
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NewsJet Airways invites expressions of interest for a fourth time
Jet Airways, the Indian carrier that suspended operations last year amid financial difficulties, has launched a fourth search for a buyer. A document on the Mumbai-based carrier’s website, a version of which was also published in various Indian newspapers, sets a deadline of 28 May 2020 for expressions of interest. ...
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NewsBangkok Airways swings to first-quarter loss
Bangkok Airways posted an operating loss of over Bt260 million ($8.1 million) in the first quarter of 2020, undoing the Bt870 million operating profit in the same period last year. Revenue for the quarter ended 31 March fell 17.5% year-on-year to Bt6.42 billion. Passenger revenue declined 25.3% to Bt4.45 billion, ...
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NewsNew naval JL-9 trainer takes flight in China
A new variant of the AVIC Guizhou JL-9 Mountain Eagle advanced jet trainer modified to train naval pilots has conducted its maiden flight.
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NewsUS DOT relaxes CARES Act route commitments
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) will allow airlines to suspend service to at least five additional locations on their networks in an ongoing process to minimize the costs of operating flights amid coronavirus while keeping the USA connected. The CARES Act gives authority to the US Transportation and Treasury ...
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NewsKorean Air raises $1.8 billion from new shares and government aid
Korean Air will raise W2.2 trillion ($1.8 billion) in fresh capital – W1 trillion from a new share issue and W1.2 trillion in government aid – to overcome challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The carrier will issue 79 million shares at W12,600 each, a move it says was decided ...
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NewsUS Army to receive AH-64E Version 6 upgrade, with ship and UAV hunting capabilities, in August
The US Army is to start receiving the Version 6 hardware and software update for the Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopter in August. Boeing says it has already delivered the update to one international customer, though it declines to name the nation. The update improves the AH-64E’s maritime and unmanned ...
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NewsUS Air Force works towards in-flight updates of F-16 software
The service believes updating software on the fly will reduce fielding time to its fleet by 50%.
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NewsQatar plans near 20% staff and fleet cuts; pledges support for investments
Group chief indicates carrier will retire around 50 aircraft and almost a fifth of its staff in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsUS Senators introduce coronavirus flight ticket cash refund legislation
A group of Democratic US Senators have proposed legislation that require airlines offer full cash refunds for all tickets that were cancelled either by the airline or by the passenger during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsIATA: Passenger demand may not recover until 2024
IATA has warned the coronavirus crisis will result in semi-permanent damage to the airline industry and may subdue passenger revenues until 2024.
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NewsEASA to set out ‘safety protocol’ for restoration of air transport
Europe’s aviation safety authority is to set out, in the next few weeks, technical operational guidelines to enable the air transport industry to adopt a co-ordinated approach to restoring airline travel.
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NewsCarriers should enhance voucher appeal to relieve refund pressure: EU
European Union regulators have laid out guidelines intended to reduce the pressure on airlines to refund passengers for flights cancelled through the coronavirus crisis, by enhancing the appeal of voucher schemes. The European Commission’s executive vice-president, Margrethe Vestager, stated during a briefing on travel and tourism strategies on 13 May ...
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AnalysisMainline deliveries slump by over 50% during first four months
Deliveries across the two mainline aircraft manufacturers’ production lines fell by more than half during the first four months to less than 200 aircraft, as the coronavirus pandemic began to have a major effect.
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NewsQantas postpones new Airbus, Boeing deliveries
Qantas is pushing back aircraft deliveries for as long as the Covid-19 pandemic persists. “We have advised Boeing and Airbus that we won’t be taking delivery of any new aircraft while the current [Covid-19] crisis continues and present levels of uncertainty persist,” the carrier tells Cirium. “Naturally ...
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NewsTUI Group to ‘right-size’ airlines as cuts affect 8,000 staff
Leisure giant TUI Group is aiming to cut or avoid recruiting around 8,000 personnel as it looks to overhaul its global activities in response to the coronavirus crisis. TUI Group says it will “right-size” its airlines and its order book, as well as divest non-profitable businesses. It is intending to ...
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NewsAvalon Airshow pushed back to late 2021
Next year’s Avalon air show has been postponed owing to the coronavirus pandemic, with a new date proposed for late 2021. The event had been scheduled for 23-28 February 2021, but the organiser, AMDA Foundation, says the event will be pushed back several months, potentially to November. Source: ...
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NewsChanging world creates vexing challenge for USAF planners: Rand
Washington think tank Rand has outlined the challenges facing US Air Force (USAF) and defence planners in a series of papers focusing on the future of warfare in the coming decade. The series of papers, which were sponsored by USAF, points out that the US has a poor record predicting ...