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NewsUS government clears Harpoon, Torpedo deal for India P-8Is
The US government has approved to separate deals to sell India anti-ship missiles and air-launched torpedoes for its fleet of Boeing P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft. The first possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) covers 10 Boeing AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles and related services and equipment for around $92 million, ...
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NewsWhat’s in a name? Taiwan mulls renaming China Airlines
Taiwan is open to renaming national carrier China Airlines, but stressed that it was up to the airline — and the flying public — to ultimately decide.
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NewsVirgin Australia enters trading halt amid financing talks
Virgin Australia has requested a halt in the trading of its shares while it discusses financing and restructuring options. The airline, which has requested a A$1.4 billion ($900 million) bailout from the federal government, said today it plans to come out of the trading halt on the morning of 16 ...
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NewsSkyWest applies for aid as Washington adjusts terms for regionals
The US Treasury Department will not require carriers that will receive under $100 million in federal payroll grants to provide equity as a condition attached to the coronavirus relief funding following complaints from regional airlines about their unique financial challenges. The decision may simplify matters for SkyWest Airlines, which on ...
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NewsOut with the old jets? How virus-led fleet decisions will impact OEMs, aftermarket providers
The sharp coronavirus-led airline industry downturn seems to have left airlines with two means by which to cull the number of jets in their fleets.
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NewsCH-53K King Stallion demonstrates first air-to-air refuelling
The heavy lift helicopter, in development for the US Marine Corps (USMC), completed the 4.5h test over Chesapeake Bay with a KC-130J in-flight refuelling tanker last week.
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NewsTriumph implements furloughs and cuts more staff amid Boeing production shutdown
US aerospace supplier Triumph Group has laid off 200 additional staffers and will furlough 2,300 workers in response to the ongoing shutdown of Boeing’s commercial aircraft production facilities.
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NewsAPAC airports rejig runway and terminal operations amid Covid-19
Airports across Asia-Pacific have had to make changes to operations as they grapple with reduced traffic due to the coronavirus outbreak. In Japan, Tokyo Narita International airport has closed one of two runways from 12 April, 06:00 local time, until further notice. “Therefore, in order to ensure operational safety and ...
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NewsJuneyao Air expects $600 million aircraft capex in 2020-2022
Juneyao Air anticipates $600 million in aircraft capital expenditures from 2020 to 2022, outlining its plans around the expected delivery of 32 aircraft during that period in its latest annual report. The mainline carrier is scheduled to receive nine aircraft per year in 2020 and 2021, comprising two Boeing 787s ...
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NewsWuhan airport reopens after months-long lockdown
Wuhan’s airport has reopened for operations, ending more than two months’ of inactivity due to the coronavirus outbreak. On 8 April , the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport reopened to a reduced schedule of domestic flights, as Chinese carriers gradually resumed flying to the epicentre of the outbreak. It ...
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NewsAirAsia Group to retain all staff: chief executive
AirAsia Group’s chief executive Tony Fernandes has made a commitment to retain all staff, even with 96% of its fleet grounded. The group has “no revenue coming in”, Fernandes says in a statement published on AirAsia carriers’ websites, alongside ongoing financial commitments such as those to fuel suppliers and leasing ...
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NewsJapan’s airlines cut domestic flights after emergency declaration
Major Japanese carriers have shrunk domestic schedules after the country entered a state of emergency to try and halt the spread of Covid-19. This applies to Tokyo, Osaka, and five other prefectures, and was effective 8 April. It takes the form of a request rather than an order, but gives ...
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NewsTaiwan rolls out second round of relief for aviation sector
About a month after it first extended a financial lifeline to its aviation sector, Taiwan has unveiled a second round of relief measures to cope with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. It will provide the sector with credit guarantees and other subsidies. The package is expected to cost the ...
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NewsCanberra mulling Virgin Australia’s bailout request: deputy PM
The Australian government is still considering Virgin Australia’s request for a bailout, the deputy prime minister said, after the carrier cut schedules further. “We will continue to look at the situation, I will continue to talk to the key stakeholders, Qantas and Virgin,” Michael McCormack said in an interview with ...
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NewsUSA approves $675 million support package for Korean F-35s
The US government has cleared a potential $675 million deal for the sustainment of South Korea’s fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters. The Foreign Military Sale package includes follow-on support for the aircraft, engines, weapons, spare parts, software, training, and other elements. It follows a request from the Seoul. ...
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NewsEtihad doubles down on airframe, cabin maintenance of parked fleet
As it parks about 80% of its fleet amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, Etihad Airways has doubled down on aircraft and cabin maintenance work. In a video released on 10 April, the Abu Dhabi-based carrier states it has to date replaced more than 10,000 seat and backrest covers in ...
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NewsAn-225 recruited for coronavirus support flights
Antonov Airlines has started deploying its An-225, the world’s largest operational aircraft, on services supporting the effort to combat coronavirus. The six-engined freighter had recently been restored to flight following a substantial upgrade programme. Antonov says the aircraft departed Kiev on 11 April on the first commercial service since the ...
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NewsBoeing will resume some Washington state work as soon as 13 April
Boeing will restart some of its Washington state operations, including defence work, as soon as 13 April, signaling a partial end to a shutdown that took effect on 25 March.
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In depthMitsubishi’s SpaceJet seen as riding out coronavirus, arriving upon recovery
Though global demand for air travel has plummeted in recent weeks, two aerospace analysts remain confident upstart Mitsubishi Aircraft will make good on its plan to certify and delivery its SpaceJet line of regional aircraft
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NewsBrussels shields its dormant fleet from nesting birds and fading seats
Brussels Airlines has given an insight into the complexity associated with the enforced long-term parking of its aircraft fleet during the coronavirus crisis. It has newly extended the grounding until at least 15 May, and over 50 aircraft in its all-Airbus fleet are being sealed and parked at the Belgian ...