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Air New Zealand to add more domestic flights, but no cheap fares
Air New Zealand is preparing to add more domestic flights as the country eases lockdown restrictions but warns that cheap fares will not be available. The carrier said today it plans to fly to most domestic airports when New Zealand moves to Level 2 of its lockdown, adding destinations such ...
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Avianca voluntarily files for Chapter 11 protection
Latin American operator Avianca is voluntarily filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with a New York court, to give the company time to re-organise its business. Avianca Holdings says the filing request, with the Southern District of New York bankruptcy court, is “necessary” given the “unpredictable impact” of the coronavirus ...
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Quarantine scenario draws contempt from UK airline and crew circles
Airline and cockpit crew representatives have condemned indications by UK prime minister Boris Johnson that he is prepared to introduce quarantine measures for inbound passengers to the UK. Johnson spoke on 10 May, outlining “conditional” steps towards easing the lockdown imposed on the country in March following the coronavirus outbreak. ...
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Emirates Group expects at least 18-month crisis recovery
Middle Eastern operator Emirates Group is expecting that recovery from the coronavirus crisis will take at least 18 months, as it braces for a “huge impact” on its 2020-21 performance. The Dubai-based company’s passenger operations were suspended a few days before the close of its financial year on 31 March, ...
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Future alliance among considerations for revived Alitalia: minister
Alitalia will need to evaluate carefully future transatlantic alliances as part of its strategy when the restructured company emerges from the air transport crisis, Italy’s economic development minister states. Minister Stefano Patuanelli says the reshaped carrier’s business plan needs to “focus strongly” on long-haul transport, with “new” transatlantic alliances among ...
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Lufthansa Group to double active fleet as it starts to re-open network
Lufthansa Group is to double the number of aircraft in service to 160 from the beginning of June as it starts to re-open its network. The company says that passengers will be able to access over 100 destinations. It states that the repatriation schedule, which has involved 80 aircraft, is ...
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Southwest to generate $815m from selling, leasing back 20 737s
Southwest Airlines has signed agreements to sell and lease back 20 Boeing 737s in a transaction expected to generate $815 million in proceeds for Southwest.
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Lockheed Martin Skunk Works demos autonomous reconnaissance pod
Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs, also known as Skunk Works, has demonstrated an artificial intelligence-powered intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance pod autonomously searching out and confirming a target in a demonstration.
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SAA defies shutdown as unions claim labour court victory
South African Airways is to continue conducting services for the time being, defying the 8 May date for cessation of operations given by the airline’s business rescue practitioners Unions are claiming a Labour Court victory after they brought a case to halt a retrenchment process for the carrier’s personnel. SAA ...
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Post-pandemic MRO recovery ‘unclear’: SIAEC
Singapore Airlines’ MRO unit has warned that the pace of recovery from the coronavirus outbreak is “unclear” and will be slow, with base, engine and component maintenance likely to be impacted in the coming months.
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Raytheon furloughs aerospace staff and slashes costs, warns of fallout in Q2
Raytheon Technologies has furloughed staff in its commercial aviation divisions and warns the coronavirus fallout will likely hammer those businesses’ results in the second quarter.
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Circumstances of fatal Austin runway incident remain obscure
Circumstances of the fatal runway incident at Austin-Bergstrom airport which involved an arriving Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 have yet to become clear, with air-ground communications providing little further detail on the sequence of events. The airport’s operator has described the area in which the 7 May incident took place as ...
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Angkasa Pura II seeks strategic partner for airport development
Indonesian airport operator Angkasa Pura II (AP II) is searching for a strategic partner to jointly develop some of the airports it manages. Medan’s Kuala Namu International airport is one such airport, and discussions with potential candidates are ongoing. “We are pursuing the development of airports with a strategic partner, ...
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JetBlue will delay London plans
Low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways says there will be a “timing impact” to its plans to launch transatlantic flying as a result of the coronavirus crisis. With regard to the airline’s decision to launch flights to London in 2021, chief executive Robin Hayes told analysts on an earnings call today: “You ...
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Man killed in Austin runway incident involving Southwest 737
A man has died in an incident involving a Southwest Airlines aircraft landing at Austin-Bergstrom international airport. The incident occurred around 20:12 local time when the Boeing 737, operating flight 1392, landed at Runway 17R, says the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). AUS is aware of an ...
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No further exposure to Virgin Australia, says SIA Group
Singapore Airlines Group says its financial exposure to Virgin Australia is limited and it is not obliged to inject capital. “On the recent announcement of Virgin Australia entering into voluntary administration, the SIA Group has no requirement or obligation to provide capital to Virgin Australia,” it said today in a ...
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SIA Group flags ‘material’ final-quarter loss; renegotiates deliveries
The Singapore Airlines Group expects a “material” quarterly operating loss from the “severe impact” of the coronavirus outbreak, as it seeks to readjust aircraft deliveries and defer payments to its suppliers. However, it will still be in the black for the full financial year ended 31 March, thanks to “the ...
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Korean Air to restart some international flights in June
Korean Air is reopening flights to international destinations in North America, Europe and Asia in June, as it prepares for Covid-19-related travel restrictions to ease. South Korea’s biggest airline said on May 7 that it will operate 32 of its 110 international routes in June, equivalent to 146 flights per ...
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USA approves $2.3bn refurbishment package for 43 of Egypt’s AH-64E Apaches
The helicopters would be used to put down a Bedouin insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula.
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Leonardo finances hit by airline crisis after strong start to year
Italian group suspends 2020 guidance as commercial market collapse throws outlook into uncertainty