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NewsBoeing crews warned of misleading pitch guidance from glideslope disruption
Operators of various Boeing aircraft types including the 787 and 777 are being warned of misleading pitch guidance during glideslope interference on ILS approaches. The US FAA is cautioning pilots over the use of autopilot flight-director systems for the twinjets – as well as the 747-400, 747-8, 757 and 767 ...
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NewsEU funds development of next-generation combat helicopter capabilities
The EU is providing up to €22 million ($23.8 million) in funding for the development of technologies to support next-generation combat helicopters, including interoperability with unmanned air vehicles – so-called Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T).
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NewsIcelandair plans new share issue to prop up financial position
Icelandair Group is preparing to issue new shares to shore up its liquidity and strengthen its financial position during the coronavirus-driven downturn. The company has yet to disclose the size of the share issue planned. But it says the intention of the offer is to ensure its “long-term competitiveness” after ...
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NewsEasyJet argues case against cancelling Airbus deal
UK budget carrier EasyJet is arguing that it cannot terminate its contentious Airbus order by falling back on the argument that the coronavirus outbreak is a situation beyond its control. The airline has been under fire from its founder, and key shareholder, Stelios Haji-Ioannou over the cost of retaining the ...
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NewsVietJet secures repayment deferral on aircraft loans
Low-cost carrier VietJet has managed to secure deferrals of loan repayments for aircraft purchases from most of its lenders. VietJet states that it has been “working hard” with its suppliers, local and foreign financial institutions to cut 30-70% of prices and service fees, and to extend payment terms. ...
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NewsPost-pandemic demand recovery ‘impossible to predict’: Cathay
March proved to be yet another month of weak traffic figures for Cathay Pacific, which states that it is “impossible to predict” when passenger demand will recover from the coronavirus crisis. Commenting on its traffic results for March, Cathay adds that it is not seeing any improvement so far in ...
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NewsGlobal aircraft grounding hampers weather forecasting: WMO
The lack of commercial flights due to the Covid-19 crisis is not only a problem for the aviation industry but also has weather forecasters concerned. Sensors, computers and communications systems onboard commercial jets automatically collect and transmit meteorological observations to ground stations, which have been curtailed by the sharp decline ...
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NewsAustralian carriers reinstate domestic routes after financial aid
Qantas and Virgin Australia will operate additional routes within Australia after the federal government agreed to underwrite a minimal domestic service during the coronavirus pandemic. The support, for an initial eight-week period and worth up to A$165 million ($105 million), was announced on 16 April by deputy prime minister and ...
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NewsHAECO gains GE90 fan case MRO capability
HAECO’s composite services unit has added the GE90 engine to its fan case overhaul capabilities. The unit, based in Jinjiang in China, will provide preventive maintenance inspections and associated repairs for fan stator modules on the engines, which power Boeing 777-300ERs. “The scope of work includes ultrasonic inspections ...
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NewsSIA Group flags financial impact of limited passenger network
Singapore Airlines Group expects to extend capacity cuts and warns of material impact to its financial performance in the quarter ended 31 March. Singapore banned short-term visitors from entering or transiting from 24 March, and the group said in a stock-exchange disclosure on 15 April that “capacity was further rationalised ...
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NewsBoeing to reopen Puget Sound-area factories starting 20 April
Boeing says it will resume production in its Puget Sound-area factories after shutting them down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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News‘Air Force One’ is set to finish critical design review
The US Air Force Boeing VC-25B executive transport has completed almost all of its critical design review with just a few outstanding issues to be resolved.
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NewsHow the US Air Force plans to telework using its experimental battlefield network
US Air Force staffers working from home will soon have one of the military’s newest data-transfer technologies at their fingertips.
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NewsUS DOT denies minimum service exemptions to Spirit, JetBlue
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has largely denied Spirit Airlines’ and Jet Blue Airways’ requests for exemption to minimum service rules required for carriers to accept government aid as they consolidate their networks due to the sharp drop-off in demand following the coronavirus global health emergency.
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NewsFAA extends slot relief at US airports until October
The FAA says it will extend slot relief at seven major US airports through the summer travel season so that airlines will not be penalized as a result of reduced flying schedules caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsEasyJet secures cash for potential nine-month fleet grounding
EasyJet has expressed confidence it now has enough cash to survive a nine-month grounding of its fleet after securing additional funding.
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NewsDeparting Phenom 300 business jet lined up with runway edge stripe at Manchester
Manchester airport in the UK is to modify a runway intersection after a second incident in which a business jet began its take-off roll lined up with the runway edge stripes rather than the centreline.
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NewsCollision averted by ‘luck’ as departing Embraer steered round CRJ700
Investigators have disclosed that a departing Embraer ERJ-145 crew steered the aircraft at 100kt around another jet which had inadvertently entered the runway during the ERJ’s take-off roll. The incident occurred at Chicago O’Hare, in darkness but with good visibility, as the Envoy Air ERJ was accelerating along runway 28R. ...
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NewsStobart Group ponders move to buy back regional operator
Stobart Group is considering buying back Irish regional operator Stobart Air and lessor Propius from the administrators of Flybe parent, Connect Airways.
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NewsConcerns cargo belly-space shortage may persist after lockdowns lifted
The air freight sector is struggling to find aircraft to move medical equipment and other urgent supplies – often from Asia to the West – as a result of the coronavirus crisis.