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NewsStrong international travel demand propels ANA parent to record nine-month profit
ANA Holdings significantly improved its nine-month profits despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, as international travel demand continued to grow sharply.
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NewsJapan competition watchdog clears Korean’s Asiana acquisition
Following Japan’s blessing, Korean Air’s Asiana Airlines takeover still needs the approval of the European Union and USA.
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NewsAsia-Pacific carriers set for ‘another good year’ but uncertainties remain: AAPA
Asia-Pacific operators are set to fully recover their international passenger traffic in the coming months, even as uncertainties – including the “potential erosion” of consumer sentiment – loom ahead.
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NewsKF-21 conducts high angle-of-attack tests
Test work continues apace for South Korea’s ambitious twin-engined fighter programme.
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NewsEmbraer posts 13% delivery growth in 2023
Brazilian airframer Embraer boosted deliveries in 2023 to 181 aircraft, a 13% improvement on the previous year’s figure.
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NewsBonza touts ‘big plans’ for fleet, network in 2024
Australian start-up Bonza is looking to expand its fleet and network – including launching a fourth operating base – as it marks its first year of operations.
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News‘Still struggling’: China’s ‘Big Three’ to report fourth year of losses amid sluggish recovery
China’s three largest airlines are forecast to remain loss-making for the fourth consecutive year, despite the removal of most of the country’s ‘zero-Covid’ restrictions.
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NewsGlobalX plans to launch Colombian cargo carrier
US charter and cargo carrier GlobalX Airlines plans to expand its reach in Latin America with a new freighter operation called GlobalX Colombia.
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NewsXwing delivers cargo to US Air Force with pilotless Grand Caravan flight
Autonomous flight developer Xwing recently operated a pilotless cargo flight with its modified Cessna Grand Caravan on behalf of US Air Force (USAF) officials.
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NewsBoeing reveals flight of first production-model MH-139
Without providing a specific date, Boeing says it completed assembly of the first production-model MH-139A Grey Wolf nuclear-site security helicopter in late December, with the first flight of that aircraft following shortly after.
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NewsDemand for aircraft helped push US foreign military sales to new record in FY2023
The US Department of State says American industry supplied nearly $81 billion-worth of military armaments and services to foreign partners in fiscal year 2023, a 55% increase compared to the previous year.
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NewsAir Malta successor carrier to codeshare with Lufthansa Group
Newly-established Maltese operator KM Malta Airlines is entering a codeshare agreement with Lufthansa Group. KM Malta Airlines has been set up as a successor to Air Malta. It has secured an air operator’s certificate and aims to commence services from the end of March, using Airbus A320neos. The new carrier ...
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NewsAustrian Airlines to open new transatlantic service
Star Alliance carrier Austrian Airlines is to open a new transatlantic service, with flights to the US city of Boston.
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NewsLoganair eyes hydrogen Islander flights by 2027
UK regional carrier Loganair hopes to be operating a hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft from its base in Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands by 2027 under a new agreement with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS).
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NewsAirbus’s new Beluga carrier cleared to serve US destinations
Airbus has been authorise to conduct transatlantic services with its newly-established Airbus Beluga Transport outsize cargo operation.
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NewsQazaq Air privatisation effort runs into trouble again
Efforts to privatise the Kazakh regional carrier Qazaq Air appear to have foundered, three weeks after the government restarted a sale process.
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NewsSwiss hydrogen start-up promises Sirius competitor for eVTOL rivals
Swiss start-up Sirius Aviation is targeting 2025 for a first flight of a demonstrator of its planned hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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NewsAmerican 777 crew dealing with belated load close-out before serious JFK incursion: inquiry
US investigators have disclosed that an American Airlines Boeing 777-200ER crew had originally expected and briefed for a different runway departure, and was dealing with a belated load close-out, before a serious runway incursion incident at New York JFK last year.
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NewsWeaker cargo market hits Korean Air’s 2023 operating profit
The return of bellyhold capacity in commercial aircraft was a dampener for Korean Air’s cargo business.
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NewsHanwha to develop unmanned helicopter for Korean navy, marines
Hanwha Systems has been tapped to develop an unmanned helicopter for use by South Korea’s navy and marines.