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Mesa Airlines reports fiscal Q1 loss, braces for breakup with American Airlines
Mesa Airlines Group, parent of US regional carrier Mesa Airlines, reports a modest loss in the first quarter of its fiscal year as it prepares to separate from longtime partner American Airlines in favour of a new deal with United Airlines.
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‘We messed up’: Southwest executive testifies on airline’s holiday meltdown
A Southwest Airlines executive faced grilling from Washington lawmakers regarding the carrier’s system-wide operational meltdown that resulted in the cancellation of 16,700 flights and stranded hundreds of thousands of air travellers at the end of 2022.
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Honeywell nurtures Newborn as fuel cell powertrain project comes alive
Honeywell Aerospace is confident that an EU-funded consortium it is leading can deliver a “commercially viable” high-power fuel cell powertrain for regional aircraft applications.
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Mango administrator launches legal bid to secure rescue decision
Mango Airlines’ administrator is launching a legal bid to secure a decision from the South African public enterprises minister to unblock a planned potential rescue deal for the airline.
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Bombardier targeting 15% more business jet deliveries in 2023
Bombardier expects to increase business jet deliveries by “a minimum of 15%” as strong demand for private flying drives the company’s resurgence.
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ATR and P&WC seal 100% SAF pact
ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada have concluded an agreement to ensure the PW127-series engines powering the airframer’s twin-turboprop range are able to use 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2025.
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Garuda restructuring continues despite legal flak
Garuda Indonesia says its restructuring is proceeding apace, despite a fresh lawsuit from a pair of lessor special purpose vehicles (SPVs).
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Unexpected severe icing preceded Dash 8’s dual-engine flame-out
Norwegian investigators have disclosed that a Wideroe De Havilland Dash 8-300 momentarily lost power in both engines when they flamed out on approach to Bergen, after the aircraft was inadvertently routed through a region of severe icing. The turboprop had departed Kristiansund on 20 January 2020, and its crew was ...
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Vietnam expects full traffic recovery by end-2023
Vietnam’s air transport sector expects a full recovery in passenger traffic by the end of the year, though it warns of continued challenges including a tepid return of demand from Mainland China travellers.
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Malaysia Airlines parent rejigs leadership team, group structure
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) – the parent company of Malaysia Airlines – has reshuffled its senior leadership team and operating structure, as it hopes to break even by this year.
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Cirrus grounds its own SR22 and SR22T aircraft due to engine ‘issue’
Cirrus Aircraft, maker of high-performance single-engine aircraft, has grounded its SR22 and SR22T models after “an issue” was discovered with its Continental Aerospace engines.
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Chinese spy balloons have passed over five continents: Pentagon
The US military says what it describes as a Chinese intelligence gathering programme has sent balloon airships all over the globe, including Central and South America, Southeast Asia and Europe.
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Frontier reports $40m profit in Q4, capitalises on ‘strong leisure market’
Ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines reports a $40 million profit in the fourth quarter of 2022 as it continues to see strong demand for leisure travel.
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Spirit names CFO Scott Haralson as executive vice-president following lacklustre Q4
Shortly after reporting a hefty fourth-quarter loss, Spirit Airlines has moved Scott Haralson into the role of executive vice-president and chief financial officer.
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Canada Jetlines appoints Rossen Dimitrov to board of directors
Start-up leisure carrier Canada Jetlines has appointed longtime airline executive Rossen Dimitrov to its board of directors.
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Leonardo to upgrade avionics on USA’s remaining C-27Js
The $91 million contract with the US Special Operations Command will provide an upgraded avionics package on the ageing Leonardo tactical transports, currently operated by the US Coast Guard and the US Army’s special operators.
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Administrators of UK’s Flybe seek temporary operating licence
Administrators for UK regional carrier Flybe are seeking a temporary operating licence for the company, to provide a window for potential rescue. Flybe filed for administration on 27 January and the administrators have undertaken not to take bookings or conduct any aircraft operation that requires a valid licence and air ...
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CHC Helicopter picks new chief executive
CHC Helicopter has appointed Jorn Madsen as chief executive following the resignation of incumbent David Balevic.
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British Airways fills South African partner gap with Airlink codeshare
British Airways has sealed a codeshare agreement with South African carrier Airlink, helping to fill the void left by the collapse of long-standing franchise partner Comair last summer.
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UK announces Ukrainian fighter pilot training pact
The UK Ministry of Defence has pledged to deliver future training to Ukrainian air force fighter pilots, although its commitment stops short of any transfer of combat aircraft to Kyiv.