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News'Incredibly challenging' year slams Cathay traffic
Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Cathay Dragon continued to witness sliding passenger traffic figures, with inbound traffic for November falling a whopping 46% year-on-year. This was a further slowdown compared to figures for October, which saw a 35% drop year-on-year. The carrier continues to see decreases in passenger numbers in ...
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NewsBeijing boosts its carrier power with Shandong commissioning
Beijing has commissioned its second aircraft carrier in a high profile ceremony in the South China Sea. According to a China Daily story posted by the defence ministry web site and other state media, the CNS Shandong was commissioned on 17 December at Sanya on the island of Hainan, located ...
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NewsCebu Pacific becomes latest IATA member
Philippines low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has joined IATA, becoming the second carrier from the country to be part of the trade association. Cebu Pacific says IATA membership will help it “gain access to expertise and learnings” about best practices and innovation. Source: Cebu Pacific Conrad Clifford (left), IATA ...
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NewsKumho’s sale of Asiana stake delayed
Kumho Industrial’s sale of its 31% stake in Asiana Airlines appears to have been delayed. Last month, Kumho awarded the Hyundai Development-Mirae Asset Daewoo consortium the exclusive right to negotiate until 12 December. However, Maeil Business News Korea is reporting that the parties have agreed to postpone the initial schedule ...
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NewsSun Country to fly cargo for Amazon
Amazon has hired Sun Country Airlines to deliver its packages in Amazon Air-branded aircraft, representing a huge expansion for the Minnesota-based ultra-low cost carrier and promising to represent up to 20% of the airline’s business.
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NewsWheels Up combines with Delta Private Jets
US charter companies Wheels Up and Delta Private Jets (DPJ) have combined to create one the largest business aircraft operations in the USA with a fleet of 190 jets and turboprops. The deal announced in December and scheduled to close in the first quarter of 2020, will see DPJ parent ...
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NewsBell stops 525 entry-into-service predictions, but sticks with oil & gas market
Bell will no longer make predictions of when its 525 Relentless super-medium transport helicopter will finish Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification testing and enter into service after several years of delays.
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NewsDelta to buy 10m gallons of biofuel annually from Gevo
Delta Air Lines and biofuels maker Gevo say the airline will buy 10 million gallons (39.4 million litres) of biofuel annually in an effort to reduce the carrier’s carbon footprint and meet global aviation sustainability goals.
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NewsCityhopper E190 crew persisted with unstable approach despite alerts
Dutch investigators have stressed the importance of adhering to standard procedures after an Embraer 190 crew continued with an unstable approach, with neither pilot calling for a go-around despite ground-proximity system warnings. The KLM Cityhopper aircraft (PH-EZR) had been operating to Amsterdam Schiphol from Krakow on 7 February last year, ...
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NewsChina Southern joint venture deepens British Airways relationship
China Southern Airlines has taken its partnership with British Airways up a notch, entering into a joint venture agreement with the Oneworld alliance member.
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NewsIcelandair not expecting 737 Max return before May 2020
Icelandair Group’s pessimism over the Boeing 737 Max’s return to service has deepened, with the company disclosing that it does not expect to re-introduce the twinjet before May next year. The company says the delay will have “minimum impact” on Icelandair’s flight schedule and its passengers, because the carrier has ...
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NewsAirport authority impounds seven Hong Kong Airlines aircraft
The Airport Authority of Hong Kong has seized seven Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) aircraft sitting idle, in a move to “protect financial interests”. In a statement, the authority states that it acted under the territory’s Airport Authority Ordinance to “detain” the aircraft. It adds that the seven aircraft “have not ...
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NewsFAA downgrades Venezuela’s safety status
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has downgraded the safety status of Venezuela, assigning it a Category 2 rating under the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program. The rating shift comes after it was determined that Venezuela’s Civil Aviation Authority is not adequately complying with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ...
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NewsFLOAT plans air taxi service in Southern California
A startup company in Southern California which hopes to revolutionise the daily commute will launch service in the coming days and plans to offer full air-based commuting schedules from up to 40 regional airports beginning in January.
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NewsBoeing to halt 737 production in January
Boeing confirms it will suspend 737 production in January, a move that comes 10 months after the aircraft’s grounding and that signal significantly-broader fallout from a crisis that has already hammered Boeing.
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NewsTurkey’s AtlasGlobal prepares to resume flights
Turkish carrier AtlasGlobal is preparing to restore services, after re-opening its reservations system after nearly a month-long suspension.
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NewsBell discloses booster engine for 360 Invictus
Bell’s 360 Invictus, the company’s proposal for the US Army’s Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition, will receive a power boost from a supplemental power unit, a Pratt & Whitney PW207D1 turboshaft.
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NewsPW blade issue spurs A320neo engine de-pairing order
Operators of certain Airbus A320neo-family aircraft are being instructed to de-pair Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines over low-pressure turbine blade damage. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency says the engine manufacturer has developed an improved third-stage disc turbine blade. Examination of damaged blades has shown that they have “limited” damage ...
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NewsBoeing remains mum on reports of potential 737 production halt
Boeing declines to address reports it is considering reducing or halting 737 production following news that the Federal Aviation Administration’s certification of the troubled jet will not occur in 2019, as Boeing had hoped.
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NewsCzech Republic signs for UH-1Y and AH-1Z in $600 million deal
Bell has secured a deal from the Czech Republic for a total of 12 military rotorcraft: eight UH-1Ys for utility missions and four AH-1Z attack helicopters