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NewsSkyports secures more funding for vertiport development
Urban air mobility (UAM) infrastructure developer Skyports has secured an extra tranche of investment, bringing total Series A funding for the UK start-up to over £6 million ($7.8 million).
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NewsDelta plans to cut flights, ground aircraft and hoard cash as virus hammers demand
Delta Air Lines has cut near-term capacity at least 15% and has started hoarding cash in response to the coronavirus outbreak, which has pushed Delta’s bookings down as much as 30%.
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NewsBA takes back Flybe’s Heathrow remedy slots
British Airways has reacquired London Heathrow slots from defunct UK regional carrier Flybe which had originally been divested to satisfy competition regulators. Flybe had been serving several routes from Heathrow before the airline ceased operations in early March. Documentation from UK airport co-ordinator ACL states that slots for 12 daily ...
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NewsAir France-KLM traffic fall in February shows first signs of impact
Air France-KLM figures showing traffic on Asia-Pacific routes down a quarter in February provide the first clear passenger data illustrating the impact on European carriers of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsUnintentional missile hit on MH17 ‘irrelevant’ to murder charge: prosecutor
Dutch prosecutors have taken into account that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 might have been unintentionally shot down, mistaken for a military aircraft, but stress that this does not alter the criminal charges directed at the suspects. In his opening statement to the trial – in absentia – of four suspects ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines to lease 22 787-8s from BOC Aviation
American Airlines has agreed to lease 22 Boeing 787-8s from BOC Aviation, the lessor discloses in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange. The aircraft, which are on long-term leases, will deliver in 2020 and 2021. Boeing Capital Corporation (BCC) was originally going to buy the aircraft and lease ...
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NewsQantas executives and board take pay cut
Qantas’ Alan Joyce has joined the growing list of airline chiefs taking pay cuts to tackle the coronavirus crisis. For the rest of the financial year (FY) ending 30 June 2020, Joyce will take no salary while the group executive management team will take a 30% pay cut. Likewise, the ...
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NewsThai A330 shears tail off Gulfstream IV in Vientiane
A Thai Airways A330-300 has nearly ripped the tail off a Gulfstream IV private jet during a taxiing accident in Vientiane, Laos. The accident occurred in darkness on 9 March as the A330 (HS-TEU) prepared to operate flight TG575 on the Vientiane-Bangkok Suvarnabhumi route, according to Thai Airways. ...
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NewsBoeing Everett worker tests positive for coronavirus
Boeing confirms an employee at its facility in Everett, Washington, home to its widebody production plant, has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
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NewsQantas grounds eight A380s for six months
Australia’s Qantas Group is to ground eight Airbus A380s for six months, as it cuts capacity by nearly a quarter over the period to September 2020. Only two A380s will remain flying, because two others are undergoing scheduled maintenance and cabin upgrades. The measures follow the continuing downturn in demand ...
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NewsHawaiian struggles with managing coronavirus crisis
Hawaiian Airlines is struggling with a dramatic decline in business due to the global COVID-19 epidemic, as passengers cancel both international and, increasingly, domestic travel in an effort to protect themselves from becoming infected.
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NewsHong Kong probing fourth 787 ILS deviation incident
Investigators have revealed a fourth incident involving a Boeing 787 deviation from the localiser path, during an ILS approach to runway 25R at Hong Kong last year. The incident occurred to an Ethiopian Airlines 787-8 which had been arriving on 18 July. It had been cleared for the ILS approach ...
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NewsUS Air Force buys two A-29 light attack aircraft for continued experiment
Sierra Nevada Corporation was awarded a $129 million contract to supply two Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 light attack aircraft to the US Air Force.
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NewsEthiopian 737 Max pilots battled intense pitch and trim forces
Investigators probing the fatal Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max accident have given additional insight into a crucial period during which the crew, having temporarily stopped the aircraft from automatically nosing down, struggled vainly to regain pitch and trim control. In an interim update into the 10 March 2019 crash near ...
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NewsAERO Friedrichshafen postponed
The organisers of the annual AERO Friedrichshafen aviation trade fair have postponed this year’s show to an undetermined date in the future due to fears about the global spread of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.
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NewsSAA launches airline-wide consultation on job cuts
Administrators for South African Airways have launched a consultation covering its almost 5,000 staff members on job cuts as it bids to restructure its workforce for a slimmed-down operation.
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NewsEuropean Commission reviewing slot rules in response to coronavirus
The European Commission is examining whether to relax airport slot rules to enable airlines to suspend routes impacted by the coronavirus without losing their landing and take-off rights.
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AnalysisFinnair lays out ambitious new sustainability strategy
Finnair has pledged to make environmental protection a core company value and halve its net carbon emissions by 2025, versus last year, under a new sustainability strategy.
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NewsRAF to trial Saab digital tower technology
The UK Royal Air Force has selected Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions to conduct an operational concept demonstration of a digital tower capability at its Lossiemouth base in Scotland.
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NewsNorwegian authorities aim for electric aircraft debut by 2030
Norwegian authorities have drawn up a programme for introduction of electric aircraft, as part of a national transport plan to published in spring next year and put to the country’s parliament. Air navigation service Avinor and the Norwegian civil aviation administration have set out objectives including the initial operation of ...