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NewsDelta and Riyadh Air reveal intention to build intercontinental joint venture
Delta Air Lines has a formed a new strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Air, with the major US airline and yet-to-launch carrier building toward an eventual joint venture.
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NewsEx-chief of El Al co-founds Israeli start-up carrier aiming to fly from Haifa
Former El Al chief executive Gonen Usishkin is heading a new Israeli start-up airline, which aims to operate turboprop services from the northern coastal resort of Haifa. AirHaifa is expecting civil aviation regulators to complete the carrier’s licence process around September this year. The airline says it plans to operate ...
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With hydrogen technology finally on the horizon, Marshall Chief Growth Officer Bob Baxter explains how the UK can seize a once-in-a-generation chance to shape the future of flight – and reap the benefits from doing so
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NewsFrance, UK in major joint deployment to Asia-Pacific
The Royal Air Force and French air force have jointly deployed a group of fighters, tankers, and transports to the Asia-Pacific.
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NewsUnited Airlines faces fresh scrutiny after latest wheel-loss incident
United Airlines is facing renewed scrutiny of its safety performance after a Boeing 757-200 lost a wheel from its main landing gear as it took off from Los Angeles international airport – the latest in a series of incidents that have drawn negative attention to the carrier, not least from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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NewsTarom claims ‘normality’ agreement after crew disruption forces flight cancellations
Romanian flag-carrier Tarom has reached an agreement with flight personnel to restore normal operations, after multiple claims of sickness forced the airline to cancel a large number of services. The airline cancelled over 20 flights on 8 July after flight staff made “individual declarations of unfitness to fly”. Tarom says ...
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NewsLufthansa faces in-depth re-assessment of €6bn pandemic aid after EU court ruling
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is facing an in-depth investigation by the European Commission over its €6 billion ($6.5 billion) recapitalisation during the Covid-19 pandemic, following court annulment of the original approval. The state aid measure comprised a €5.7 billion silent participation, made up of two financial instruments, plus a €306 million ...
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NewsHolding patterns at dusty airports particularly detrimental to engines: research
Holding patterns for airports in dusty regions are particularly potentially damaging to aircraft engines, analysis of dust ingestion at 10 airports worldwide has found. Arrival holds contributed over 50% of the total dose ingested by the engine core, according to research led by the University of Reading, which also determined ...
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NewsSouth Korea lifts caps on Manila flights
South Korea has liberalised air traffic rights to Manila, which it hopes will spur an increase in flights from its secondary airports to the capital of the Philippines.
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NewsSouthwest adds Rakesh Gangwal as board director in face of leadership criticism
Facing investor criticism for having a too-insular board of directors, Southwest Airlines has added longtime airline executive Rakesh Gangwal to the group it believes will guide it back to “enduring profitability”.
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AnalysisAnalysts fault Boeing guilty fraud plea for lack of leadership change
Boeing intends to plead guilty to criminal charges that it defrauded the Federal Aviation Administration but some observers fault the plan for failing to require leadership change.
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NewsFirmed IndiGo A350s and 37-jet order lift Airbus half-year net figure
Indian budget carrier IndiGo has firmed its order for 30 Airbus A350-900s, while an undisclosed customer has agreed to take a single A350 plus 36 A321neos. The IndiGo deal, entered on Airbus’s backlog on 6 June, takes overall A350 orders to 1,309 including 955 of the -900 variant. Uzbekistan Airways ...
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NewsItaly starts acquisition of 24 more Eurofighters
Italy has begun the process of acquiring another batch of 24 Eurofighter Typhoons to replace the oldest examples of the multirole fighter in its fleet.
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NewsUnited Engine shows off prototype hybrid powertrain as it looks toward 1.5MW model
Russia’s United Engine is to show off a prototype 500kW hybrid powertrain at an industrial exhibition, as it looks to use the architecture to progress to 1.5MW.
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NewsSerbia launches flight testing with first ex-Cypriot Mi-35 assault helicopter
Serbia is advancing work to return 11 Mil Mi-35P assault helicopters acquired secondhand from Cyprus late last year to flying condition.
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NewsMaintenance lapses led to in-flight failure of Air India Express CFM56
A failure to act on performance alerts from the engine manufacturer contributed to the in-flight failure of a CFM International CFM56 powering an Air India Express Boeing 737-800.
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NewsRossiya set to test integrated aftersales service platform for MC-21’s PD-14 engines
Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya is set to test a new aftersales service system developed to handle the Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine for the Yakovlev MC-21 twinjet.
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NewsSingapore approves SIA-Garuda commercial joint venture
Singapore’s competition regulators have allowed Singapore Airlines and Garuda Indonesia to deepen their strategic partnership as part of a commercial joint venture agreement.
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NewsAirbus highlights main-deck door size on A350 freighter mock-up
Airbus has shown off a mock-up of its A350 freighter, and is highlighting its large main-deck cargo door as a key feature. The aircraft will have a maximum payload of 111t. Airbus has yet to detail a formal payload-range chart, but has previously indicated ranges of 4,550nm at 111t and ...
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NewsTurkish Airlines reaches compensation deal over PW1100G engines
Turkish Airlines has struck a compensation agreement covering engine availability issues impacting the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofans powering its Airbus A320neo-family aircraft.