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NewsCrew hurry cited after Twin Otter seaplane hit villas during take-off abort
Maldivian investigators believe time pressure contributed to an accident in which a Viking Air DHC-6-300 Twin Otter seaplane collided with accommodation structures after aborting take-off. The crew of the Trans Maldivian Airways turboprop, operating a charter flight from Kanifushi island to Velana airport, had decided to take off from a ...
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NewsST Engineering beefs up Leap-1A, Leap-1B MRO capabilities
ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace division has become the first Asian MRO company to sign a CFM Branded Service Agreement (CBSA) for the Leap-1A and Leap-1B engines.
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NewsSingapore emphasises safety amid rapid air traffic recovery
In a sign of Singapore’s air travel recovery, more foreign carriers are flying to the city state now than in 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsFormer Nok boss Sarasin launches Really Cool Airlines
Former Nok Air chief executive Patee Sarasin has launched a new carrier in Thailand named Really Cool Airlines.
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NewsQantas briefly returns A380 to Hong Kong in capacity ramp-up
Qantas Group is to boost international and domestic capacity in the April-June quarter, as the airline prepares for the peak Easter travel period.
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News‘A real pity we can’t do more’: Emirates’ Clark laments ‘vexing’ India-Dubai seat caps
Emirates president Tim Clark has again urged Indian authorities to lift a cap on seat numbers for flights to and from Dubai, amid growing travel demand and increasing competition from Indian operators.
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NewsAsia-Pacific aviation safety centre to open in Singapore
The Flight Safety Foundation will establish a facility in Singapore focusing on aviation safety in the Asia-Pacific.
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NewsJetBlue secures ‘commercially questionable’ slots in Amsterdam
JetBlue Airways has secured “commercially questionable slot times” at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport weeks after filing a complaint about the government of the Netherlands’ repeated rejections of its slot requests.
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NewsTurkish Technic rolls out first Boeing 777 in IndiGo colours
Turkish Technic has shown off in IndiGo colours the first of a pair of high-density Boeing 777-300ERs that the Indian carrier is wet-leasing from Turkish Airlines.
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NewsCourt trial set for October in US case against JetBlue-Spirit deal
A US judge set an 16 October trial date for the federal government’s antitrust case against JetBlue Airways’ proposed acquisition of ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines.
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NewsDelta to launch flight school in collaboration with Skyborne Academy
Delta Air Lines will open its own pilot academy later this year to train future pilots amid a shortage that is affecting all US airlines.
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NewsFrontier plans to step up flights from Atlanta this summer
Frontier Airlines is planning a seasonal expansion of its Atlanta operations, which will become the ultra-low-cost carrier’s third largest operation by this summer.
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NewsLCI sees onset of helicopter replacement cycle amid booming demand
Lessor LCI is eyeing a future bow-wave of replacement activity in the helicopter market, even as operators struggle to meet their near-term requirements for lift.
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NewsSaudia adds Beijing, Gatwick and Lisbon links in network expansion
Saudia and its low-cost unit Flyadeal will launch services to a long list of international destinations this year, underscoring the group’s continued importance to Saudi Arabia’s aviation roadmap despite the recent creation of a new national carrier. Among the points to be served are several that appear to be new ...
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NewsTAP Portugal returns to net profit for first time since 2017
Privatisation-target TAP Portugal returned to the black last year after posting a net profit of €65.6 million ($70.3 million) for 2022.
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NewsRestoration progresses on C-47 recovered from Siberian tundra
Russian specialists are progressing with restoration of a Douglas C-47 transport which was recovered from Siberian tundra in the country’s Taimyr region. The aircraft – bearing the registration SSSR-L1204, and named ‘Bort Tyurikov’ – was delivered by the US government to the Soviet Union, under the Lend-Lease programme of the ...
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NewsEtihad completes Amadeus transition and adds three new interline partners
Etihad Airways has added three new airlines to its interline partnership programme and enhanced links with existing partners, a move it says was facilitated to its switch to the Amadeus Altea passenger service system.
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NewsAir Mauritius shifts UK flights to Gatwick
Air Mauritius will transfer its London flights to Gatwick from Heathrow later this year, and will boost frequencies on the route to meet strong demand.
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NewsConair networks simulators to train co-ordination in aerial firefighting
Aerial firefighting specialist Conair Group has expanded a mission training system which networks simulators to allow pilots to practice and co-ordinate flights over wildfires. The enhancement builds on a system initially developed as a proof-of-concept two years ago, and established with three simulated aircraft – a BAE Systems RJ85, a ...
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NewsFlydubai seeks approval for United Airlines codeshare in Gulf region
Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai is formally seeking authorisation for a codeshare arrangement with US carrier United Airlines. The codeshare would initially cover some 20 Flydubai destinations beyond the United Arab Emirates, according to a filing with the US Department of Transportation. Most of these destinations are in Saudi Arabia, but ...