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Cathay warns against planned union protests at operations hub
Cathay Pacific has warned its employees against taking part in a planned protest at its main headquarters on 26 August.
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Emirates A380 badly damaged during A-check mishap
Emirates is probing a maintenance accident involving one of the carrier's Airbus A380s which received substantial damage during a routine check.
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AnalysisDe Havilland eyes Dash 8 resurgence
The Dash 8 turboprop may have just received the adrenaline injection it has needed for a decade.
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Transat shareholders approve Air Canada buyout
Shareholders of Transat AT during a meeting on 23 August approved a proposal for Air Canada to acquire all its issued and outstanding shares, a deal that would give Canad'a largest carrier opportunity to expand its global network.
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British Airways pilots announce September strikes
BALPA's British Airways members are to strike on 9, 10 and 27 September.
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Volga-Dnepr replaces AirBridge chief in restructuring bid
Russian freight specialist Volga-Dnepr Group is undertaking a restructuring effort, including a change of leadership at its AirBridgeCargo operation.
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NewsRETROSPECTIVE: The centenary of international air services
In a year that marks so many important aviation anniversaries, the month of August has possibly the most significant one of them all. For on 25 August 1919, a small British-built biplane took off from heathland close to where London Heathrow is today, to begin the first-ever daily international passenger ...
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HK airport obtains extension of protest injunction
Hong Kong's high court has allowed extension of an interim injunction obtained to restrict protests at the city's international airport.
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Ryanair goes head-to-head with Wizz from Southend
Budget carrier Ryanair yesterday announced plans to add Bucharest and Vilnius routes from London Southend – just hours after rival Wizz Air confirmed its intention to serve those same destinations from the UK airport.
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PICTURE: EgyptAir A220 conducts first flight
EgyptAir's first Airbus A220 has conducted its maiden flight from the manufacturer's Montreal Mirabel assembly facility.
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Boeing stands firm on China completions centre
Even as the worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 Max continues, the airframer's plans for its 737 completion and delivery centre in Zhoushan remain unchanged.
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Capacity cuts lead AirAsia X to wider Q2 loss
Lower capacity as it terminated some routes led AirAsia X to post an operating loss of MYR110 million ($26.3 million) for the second quarter.
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Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta airport to construct Terminal 4
Indonesia's Angkasa Pura II (AP II) is set to construct a fourth passenger terminal at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International airport, with the aim of raising overall passenger handling capacity to 110 million passengers annually.
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R-R signs up Air Canada for Trent 700 support
Rolls-Royce has signed the first Trent 700 engine operator under its hours-based TotalCare Flex support programme.
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India moves towards broad adoption of ASRAAM
MBDA’s Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) appears set for integration on several Indian combat aircraft.
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Boeing awarded nearly $1bn for more A-10 wing replacements
The US Air Force (USAF) awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $999 billion for 27 wing replacements for the service’s Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, with the option to order 85 more sets over the contract’s 11-year period.
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Volocopter unveils VoloCity eVTOL air taxi
German urban air mobility (UAM) developer Volocopter has unveiled its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to enter series production.
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NewsBye Aerospace sells 24 eFlyer electric aircraft to Qantum Air
Bye Aerospace has secured a purchase agreement from US start-up air taxi operator Quantum Air for 22 four-seat eFlyer 4 electric aircraft, as well as two examples of its two-seat eFlyer 2. Quantum will also acquire two of its “future advanced aircraft”, details of which have not yet been released.
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Field-landing Ural A321 to be cut up and removed
Ural Airlines has disclosed that the Airbus A321 which came down in a cornfield after a take-off incident at Moscow Zhukovsky will be cut up for scrap.
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Incursion probe underlines Gatwick runway check pressure
UK investigators have warned that the intensity of single-runway operations at London Gatwick, arising from pressure to meet capacity targets, threatens the hub's ability to conduct runway inspections safely and effectively.