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NewsUnited eliminates change fee for US travel, allows free standby
United Airlines has “permanently” eliminated reservation change fees for domestic economy- and premium-cabin tickets and opened free same-day standby to all customers.
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ carriers suffer first-half losses
At least one of China’s three largest state-owned carriers has explicitly warned that the coronavirus outbreak will continue to severely impact its profitability in the short term. In the release of its half-yearly results, China Southern Airlines says the “severe impact” of the pandemic has led it to predict ...
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NewsEl Al plans to cross Saudi airspace with 737 to reach UAE
El Al’s planned inaugural flight to the United Arab Emirates is being flightplanned to transit Saudi Arabian airspace, a route which would normally be off-limits to Israeli aircraft. The intended flightpath for the Tel Aviv-Abu Dhabi flight on 31 August would cross Jordanian airspace and then enter Saudi airspace at ...
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NewsComair receives binding offer as it finalises business plan
South African carrier Comair’s rescue practitioners have received a binding offer from the preferred investors for the company. As a result, the practitioners are seeking creditors’ consent for a further extension to the deadline to publish the business rescue plan for the operator. Comair, which operates as a British Airways ...
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NewsAirbus and Boeing to issue joint paper on modernising air traffic management
Airbus has collaborated with Boeing to write a report warning that air traffic management (ATM) technology must be significantly modernised to manage countless new small aircraft that will occupy future airspace.
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NewsBerlin Brandenburg preps for 31 October opening following long, troubled slog
Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg (FBB), the operator of the long-delayed Berlin Brandenburg International airport, getting set for a 31 October opening, revealed details about festivities and the first arriving jets.
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NewsAcubed works toward single-pilot A320 replacement, begins autonomy-development flights
Airbus innovation arm Acubed has started flights in California to advance autonomous technology that will make the next clean-sheet narrowbody aircraft capable of single-pilot operation.
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NewsGeneral Atomics lays off 6% of workforce as part of ‘streamlining’
The layoffs amount to about 630 job losses. Staff cuts are part of an effort to streamline the business, the company says.
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NewsOmni 767 suffers gear collapse on landing at Bucharest
Investigators in Romania are set to probe the partial collapse of a Boeing 767-300ER’s main landing-gear shortly after the twinjet touched down at Bucharest Baneasa airport. Video images captured of the landing indicate a normal touchdown – some 700m from the threshold – as the aircraft arrived on runway 07 ...
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NewsUnited to furlough 2,850 pilots by end-2020
United Airlines will furlough 2,850 of its 13,000 pilots by the end of 2020 as passenger demand remains low and federal funding for airlines runs out in the coming weeks.
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NewsKenya Airways weighs cuts to ensure sustainable future
Kenya Airways is evaluating fleet, network and staff cuts to adapt to dramatic reductions in customer demand.
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NewsNew Chinese cargo airline approved to induct three Boeing 737s
Chinese cargo start-up Northwest International Cargo Airlines has been approved by the country’s civil aviation authority to introduce three Boeing 737 freighters to its fleet.
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OpinionPay and perks may be reduced, but being a pilot remains a labour of love
Although commercial aviation is currently being battered by the coronavirus crisis, there are plenty who still regard flying for a living as the best job in the world.
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NewsNorwegian keeps faith in slimmed down long-haul model
Restructuring low-cost carrier Norwegian aims to stick with a scaled-back version of its long-haul business when it moves out of the hibernation phase it has been in since the coronavirus crisis hit. While the airline continues to work on financial restructuring to secure its future – and today confirmed it ...
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NewsSchiphol Group to cut hundreds of jobs as airport traffic falls
Dutch airports operator Royal Schiphol Group expects to cut hundreds of jobs as the coronavirus crisis stymies demand for air travel.
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NewsIsraeli airport operator lists landmark El Al service to UAE
Israeli carrier El Al appears set to operate an initial service to the United Arab Emirates on 31 August, following the diplomatic agreement reached between the two sides. The Israeli and UAE governments disclosed the normalisation of diplomatic relations on 13 August, and stated that direct flights would be among ...
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NewsEl Al granted delivery deferral for final 787
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has been granted a deferral to the end of November for delivery of its final Boeing 787, after the air transport crisis interrupted its fleet renewal schedule. It has signed agreements for a $122 million financing of the 787-8 in February – based on a JOLCO ...
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NewsNorwegian warns more cash needed to survive crisis
Restructuring low-cost carrier Norwegian has warned it will require further financing next year to survive the winter as coronavirus-related travel restrictions continue to hamper the recovery in air travel
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NewsBoeing orders eight 787s to be withdrawn from service over structural issue
Boeing has ordered the removal from service of eight recently built 787s which have been identified as suffering from two “distinct manufacturing issues”. The airframer discloses that the two structural issues were found in the join of the aft body fuselage section of the jets, “which, in combination, result ...
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NewsGatwick seeks easing of financing terms after £321m first-half loss
London Gatwick airport’s operator is asking creditors for short-term amendments to financing terms as part of its efforts to restructure the business to cope with the air transport crisis. The operator says its reduced earnings for 2020 are expected to have a “significant impact” on relevant financial ratios, and it ...