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AnalysisThe lessors with exposure to Nok Air
Nok Air has followed the lead of compatriot Thai Airways in filing for business rehabilitation amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The filing is bad news for lessors insofar as it puts an automatic stay on creditor claims, which means no lease rentals will be forthcoming from Nok until at least 27 ...
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NewsSpaceX Crew Dragon splashdown signals US human spaceflight return
The USA has returned to the human spaceflight business following the successful return to earth of the SpaceX Crew Dragon today, carrying NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.
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NewsAir France-KLM aims to minimise fleet deferrals to keep competitiveness on track
Just six aircraft ordered by Air France-KLM have so far been pushed back to later delivery slots in the past six months, although KLM has yet to detail its full fleet plan. Air France-KLM states that its competitiveness and sustainability is closely tied to its fleet and network strategy. “Mid- ...
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NewsRussian carriers begin resuming international services
Russian operators are restarting international services after the government started clearing restoration of links with countries including Turkey, the UK and Tanzania. Aeroflot is re-opening its links from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Istanbul and London Heathrow on 1 August, both routes being served by Boeing 777s. Aeroflot’s budget sister carrier Pobeda ...
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NewsCanada takes bids for F-35s, F/A-18s and Gripens
Canada has received bids to replace its jet fighter fleet with either Lockheed Martin F-35s, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets or Saab Gripen E fighters.
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NewsExpressJet studying options amid warning of ‘wind down’
ExpressJet Airlines is evaluating “options for the future” following a severed relationship with United Airlines, though the regional carrier’s trade association says ExpressJet has warned of a “potential phased wind down”.
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NewsBritish Airways pilots strongly back cost-savings pact
British Airways pilots have voted convincingly in favour of accepting a pay deal recently negotiated between the airline and its cockpit union. The union, BALPA, says that 85% of its members backed the deal, based on a turnout of 87%. BALPA expects around 270 compulsory redundancies but says the agreement ...
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NewsUnited plans to furlough at least one third of pilots
United Airlines plans to furlough at least one-third of its total pilot population as the carrier continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic’s long-term effects on the air transport industry.
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NewsGol sees Q3 as bridge to new normal
Brazilian airline Gol reported a second-quarter loss of R2 billion ($384,000) as the coronavirus crisis ravaged the air transport industry in the Latin American country.
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NewsAir Canada reports second-quarter loss of C$1.8bn
Air Canada posted a stunning C$1.8 billion ($1.5 billion) loss during the second quarter, as the coronavirus shut down almost all air travel in the country, and government-imposed restrictions kept passengers away.
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NewsIAG Cargo sees large revenue gain after responding to freight crisis
IAG’s cargo arm has seen a surge in revenue and yield after quickly responding to the changing market conditions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsBA axes A318 premium service that took over Concorde flight number
British Airways is to axe its premium Airbus A318 transatlantic service from London City to New York JFK, as part of its re-organisation to deal with the air transport crisis. The operation had already been halved to a single aircraft, after BA transferred the other A318 used on the route ...
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NewsDemand stays strong for ‘preighter’ passenger-freighter operations
The rapid introduction of passenger aircraft in the dedicated freighter role has been a key development during the coronavirus pandemic – one cargo experts see as continuing.
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OpinionThe art of reinvention is vital for ‘discarded’ flightcrew
The downturn hitting airlines across the globe will mean fewer pilots will be required in the short term, but for those made redundant, there are always choices.
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NewsIAG to maintain Level’s Barcelona arm after crisis-driven retreat
IAG is to maintain its Level operation out of Barcelona, having retreated from its expansion of the budget brand in other parts of Europe. The parent company indicates that it is cutting back Level’s long-haul fleet of seven Airbus A330-200s to just two aircraft. Level had four A330s deployed in ...
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OpinionLogic behind bad decisions underpins Smartwings 737 incident
Although an airline captain’s decision to proceed on a flight from Greece to Prague with just one engine may seem incomprehensible from the outside, his reasoning is likely to be all-too familiar
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NewsEurocontrol reports flattening in airline traffic recovery curve
Eurocontrol has observed a slowing in the growth rate of flight numbers in Europe since mid-July.
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AnalysisDuxford holds keys to unlock funding for Faradair’s hybrid-electric workhorse
A bid to make the UK a leader in a new generation of quiet, low-carbon regional aircraft has got a fresh surge of momentum from a new plan to establish a general aviation-focussed business cluster near the Imperial War Museum’s Duxford airfield site, within the high-technology region around Cambridge University.
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NewsIAG impairs fleet after BA 747 and Iberia A340 retirements
IAG has taken a €729 million ($863 million) charge in conjunction with a broad fleet impairment covering 61 aircraft, including the withdrawal of British Airways’ Boeing 747-400 fleet and Iberia’s Airbus A340-600s. The exceptional charge deepened IAG’s already-dire operating loss for the first half to just over €4 billion, in ...
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NewsKLM to cut 15% of workforce amid ‘new reality’
Dutch carrier KLM is to cut up to 5,000 full-time positions to “adapt its size to the new reality” created by the coronavirus pandemic.