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NewsFAA shortcomings and Boeing’s culture contributed to Max crashes: Congressional report
A “culture of concealment” by Boeing and erroneous technical assumptions, combined with insufficient oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration, contributed to the deadly crashes of two Boeing 737 Max.
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NewsIAI Heron UAV touches down at Ben Gurion airport
Israel Aerospace Industries has claimed a world-first, after a Heron unmanned air vehicle touched down at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International airport.
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NewsDelta’s flight attendants and frontline staff avoid furloughs
Delta Air Lines will not involuntarily furlough its flight attendants and ground-based frontline employees after 30 September, when the US CARES Act expires and airlines that have received payroll support funds will once again be free to lay off workers or cut pay.
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NewsBA chief Cruz hopeful on workforce agreements but warns of painful recovery ahead
British Airways is hopeful that outstanding contract revisions covering changes to pay and conditions for 30,000 staff members can be concluded shortly, as the carrier hunkers down to weather a “long and protracted” recovery.
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InterviewThe former US Air Force Secretary leading the push for more women to take flight
In the first of a new monthly series profiling women who are making a mark on aviation and aerospace, we meet Heather Wilson, pilot, former US Air Force Secretary and one-time member of Congress, who is now heading a government-backed initiative to encourage female participation in the industry
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In depthHow widebodies caused a revolution in aviation
Air transport entered a new era half a century ago when airframers created a step-change in size and capacity with the first generation of twin-aisles, of which the Boeing 747 was only the first. 9,683 The number of widebody airliners delivered globally, according to Cirium fleets data 1,638 Total ...
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NewsQantas considers moving Sydney head office to save costs
Qantas is considering relocating its 49,000m2 head office in a Sydney suburb as part of a three-month cost-saving review of the location of some of its key facilities.
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NewsHints of progress with China’s Hawkeye doppelganger
A series of images from Chinese social media suggest that the Xian KJ-600 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft flew in late August, marking a milestone in Beijing’s blue water navy ambitions. US Navy (USN) officers serving aboard aircraft carriers are fond of saying that the first aircraft they ...
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NewsAir New Zealand considers laying off hundreds more cabin crew
Air New Zealand is considering making hundreds of cabin crew redundant as a “last resort” measure in response to a reduction in long-haul demand. The flag carrier tells Cirium it has reduced its Los Angeles passenger service from a daily frequency to three return flights per week, and converted all ...
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ close in on full domestic traffic recovery
Two of China’s three largest carriers have recorded new highs in domestic passenger traffic for the year, underpinning the Chinese airline industry’s rapid domestic recovery from the coronavirus outbreak. In traffic results released for August, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines carried more passengers than they did in ...
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NewsUSAF Special Ops return to niche missions for great power competition
US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) plans to move away from some of the counter terrorism and anti-insurgency missions that it assumed after the 11 September 2001 attacks, in favour of traditional niche roles in the USA’s budding great power competition with Russia and China.
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NewsUSAF secretly builds and flies next-generation fighter demonstrator
The US Air Force has secretly designed, built and flown a full-scale demonstrator aircraft that is part of its Next Generation Air Dominance programme.
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NewsAmpaire’s second hybrid Cessna gets airborne ahead of Hawaii demonstration flights
Electric aircraft specialist Ampaire has flown a second Cessna 337 Skymaster powered partly by an electric motor, a development coming ahead of planned airline demonstration flights before year end.
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NewsBusiness and general aviation deliveries holding up despite Covid impact
GAMA figures show shipments fell by just over one-fifth during the pandemic’s peak, but the sector has so far escaped the collapse that has hit the airliner industry.
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NewsGulf Air chief Kucko to step down
Gulf Air chief executive Kresimir Kucko is to step down from the role at the end of September after almost three years at the helm.
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OpinionWhy Big Data will be key to successful airline recovery
Analysing travellers’ behaviour online to gauge demand is the way forward for network planners, as new research has found
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NewsAeroflot cleared to increase share capital
Aeroflot has won shareholder approval to increase its authorised capital to 1.95 billion shares.
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NewsEmirates deploys A380 on Moscow route to meet ‘strong demand’
Emirates has upgauged the aircraft deployed for its newly restarted Dubai-Moscow service to an Airbus A380.
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NewsItaly again cites Ryanair over compliance with Covid measures
Italy’s civil aviation authority is meeting with Ryanair on 16 September to discuss allegations of non-compliance with the country’s Covid-related health measures.
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AnalysisLongview sees the biggest sales rise
Canadian company’s acquisition of the Dash 8 programme from Bombardier saw it surge up the rankings