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  • Auckland airport
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    Auckland airport uses Covid-19 downtime for runway replacement

    2020-05-12T05:09:00Z

    Auckland airport is bringing forward runway pavement replacement work while operations are at a minimum during the Covid-19 outbreak. “We’ve experienced a significant reduction in flights and passenger numbers, with aircraft movements currently 90-95% lower than a normal busy day,” Andre Lovatt, general manager of airport development and delivery, said ...

  • ATR 72-600 Bangkok Airways
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    ATR offers freight solution to aid fleet reactivation

    2020-05-12T02:58:00Z

    ATR has become the latest manufacturer to develop a solution that enables operators to adapt passenger aircraft for cargo flights, in an effort to help airlines return assets to service. The airframer – jointly owned by Airbus and Italian aerospace group Leonardo – says 60% of the global ATR fleet ...

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    United names Brett Hart as next president

    2020-05-11T21:24:00Z

    United Airlines says it has named Brett Hart, currently the airline’s executive vice president and chief administrative officer, to be its new president, succeeding Scott Kirby, who is moving to the chief executive role later this month.

  • Ljubljana airport
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    Slovenia to lift international air transport ban

    2020-05-11T20:41:00Z

    Slovenia’s government is lifting restrictions on passenger air transport in the country, having imposed a comprehensive ban in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The government says it will “withdraw the measures” on 12 May after deciding “not to extend” the limitation. It says the decree prohibited provision of international ...

  • Gulfstream G600 Receives EASA Approval
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    Gulfstream G600 secures European certification

    2020-05-11T20:26:00Z

    Gulfstream has secured European certification for the G600, clearing the way for deliveries of the super-large-cabin business jet to begin to customers on the continent.

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    Royal Canadian Air Force fighter competition delayed by coronavirus until 31 July

    2020-05-11T19:35:00Z

    The deadline was pushed back at the request of potential bidders in the competition. Ottawa wants to buy 88 fighter aircraft, worth $15 to $19 billion.

  • F-35 VTANG4
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    USAF abandons 80% mission capability goal after three fighters miss target

    2020-05-11T18:44:00Z

    The mission capability rate is defined as the percentage of a fleet of an aircraft that are able to perform at least one assigned mission over a period of time.

  • Virgin Atlantic Flying Icons A350-1000
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    Branson to sell shares in Virgin Galactic to help troubled travel businesses

    2020-05-11T16:14:00Z

    Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is looking to sell some of its stake in Virgin Galactic to help raise proceeds to support its troubled leisure, holiday and travel businesses.

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    ALTA names new executive director

    2020-05-11T15:51:00Z

    The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) says it has named Brazilian Jose Ricardo Botelho as its next executive director and chief executive.

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    Leonardo Helicopters spins up delivery solution to beat Covid-19 travel bans

    2020-05-11T15:28:00Z

    Leonardo Helicopters is turning to technology to enable customer shipments despite the travel restrictions imposed by the coronavirus crisis which have caused a build-up of completed but undelivered aircraft at its prodution sites.

  • First ACJ320neo final assembly – Hamburg, Germany
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    For SMEs, the crisis is only beginning

    2020-05-11T11:45:00Z

    The situation could hardly be worse for Airbus, Boeing and first-tier suppliers. But for companies further down the supply chain it is. Highly geared and often dependent on a single customer, small- and medium-sized enterprises face a fight for survival as demand dries up. Their only hope is some sort of airline revival before it is too late

  • M-345
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    Leonardo gains initial certification for M-345

    2020-05-11T11:22:00Z

    Leonardo has secured initial certification for its M-345, edging the jet trainer closer to service introduction with the Italian air force.

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    Leasing chiefs see crisis driving consolidation among aircraft lessors

    2020-05-11T11:14:00Z

    Leading aircraft lessor chiefs see the coronavirus crisis increasing the likelihood of consolidation among aircraft leasing companies.

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    IAG’s Walsh pessimistic and puzzled by UK quarantine scheme

    2020-05-11T10:54:00Z

    IAG chief Willie Walsh is pessimistic over the potential impact of a quarantine measure for inbound air passengers floated by the UK government. Prime minster Boris Johnson stated on 10 May that the quarantine – intended to prevent coronavirus re-infection from abroad – would apply to passengers arriving “by air”. ...

  • El Al 787
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    El Al in line for conditional support from government

    2020-05-11T09:01:00Z

    Israeli flag-carrier El Al has received a preliminary indication that the government is prepared to provide support to the airline but with conditions attached. El Al had been in talks over a commercial loan with state-backed guarantee, after being turned down for an assistance package from the ministry of finance. ...

  • Avianca 787
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    Avianca to cut back fleet and close Peru division

    2020-05-11T06:56:00Z

    Latin American carrier Avianca is to shut down its Peruvian division, and cut back the fleet of other carriers, as part of the reshaping of the company being undertaken following its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Avianca Holdings sought protection on 10 May in a joint filing covering several ...

  • Jeju Air Boeing 737-800
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    Jeju Air falls deeper into the red

    2020-05-11T05:41:00Z

    Jeju Air’s first-quarter losses far exceed those reported in the full year 2019, and provisional financial results indicate a W63.8 billion ($52 million) operating loss for the January to March period. The group reported a W34.8 billion operating loss for the whole of 2019, encompassing a W57.8 billion operating profit ...

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    MQ-8C starts flight tests with new radar

    2020-05-11T03:08:00Z

    Flight tests of the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout UAV with an advanced search radar are underway with the US Navy. Flight testing with the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 Osprey radar commenced from the US Navy’s Patuxent River testing facility in late February, says Northrop. “The AN/ZPY-8 radar significantly increases Fire Scout’s ...

  • Southwest Boeing 737 Max
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    BOC Aviation signs 737 Max 8 leaseback with Southwest Airlines

    2020-05-11T02:36:00Z

    Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has signed a purchase-and-leaseback agreement with US low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines for 10 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. All 10 aircraft are powered by CFM International LEAP-1B engines. Robert Martin, chief executive of BOC Aviation, says: “We are delighted to be working with Southwest Airlines once ...

  • Gulfstream G700 Development Accelerates
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    Gulfstream beefs up G700 test fleet

    2020-05-11T02:33:00Z

    Gulfstream has commenced flights with its second and third G700 test aircraft. The second aircraft (msn 87007, N703GD) conducted a 2h 58min maiden sortie on 20 March, says the company. On 8 May, the third G700 (msn 87008, N708GA) test aircraft operated a 3h 2min sortie. Source: Gulfstream ...