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Qantas pressing manufacturers for final offers on Sunrise aircraft soon
Qantas will move towards seeking final offers from Airbus and Boeing for ultra-long-range jets capable of meeting its Project Sunrise requirements, making it likely that an order will be announced this year.
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AAPA hails Indian market's response to fill the Jet gap
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) believes that the response by the market to the failure of Indian carrier Jet Airways has worked well without the need for New Delhi to interfere.
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JAL eyes deeper ties with Malaysia Airlines
Japan Airlines is eyeing areas of further co-operation with Malaysia Airlines, which could include a potential investment in its struggling Oneworld partner.
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'Flying-V' concept receives funding boost from KLM
KLM has signed an agreement to support the development of a 'Flying V' blended wing concept that promises up to 20% better fuel efficiency compared to an Airbus A350.
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Airline chiefs concerned over varying 737 Max timelines
A lack of harmony in when global regulators lift the grounding on the Boeing 737 Max will further complicate the plans of international carriers to restore the troubled aircraft to revenue service, say airline chiefs.
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Extended-range 'A321XLR' available by 2024: Airbus
Airbus says it could deliver an extended-range “A321XLR” derivative within five years, but is yet to formally confirm the status of the project.
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Mapping out the future
Airbus is coming to the end of intense programme of flight testing and development for new and derivative airliners that began a decade ago with the A380. The impending void in the Airbus product-development (PD) road map raises the question many are asking – what’s next?
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Kenya Airways plans Beijing Daxing service in 2020
Kenya Airways is planning to begin services to Beijing Daxing airport next year.
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ALTA chief sees 'resilient' Latin industry despite challenges
The Latin American airline industry remains resilient despite ongoing macroeconomic difficulties in the region and the recent grounding of Avianca Brazil, says the chief of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association.
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Amsterdam to host IATA annual general meeting in 2020
IATA will hold its next annual general meeting in Amsterdam in 2020, the association has announced today.
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IATA downgrades 2019 profits outlook by a fifth
IATA has downgraded its industry net profits outlook for 2019 by around a fifth to $28 billion, amid rising costs and slowing demand in part from weaker trade.
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Thai Smile to be Star Alliance connecting partner
Thai Airways subsidiary Thai Smile will become Star Alliance’s second connecting partner by the end of the year, joining Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines.
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Eastar counts the costs of Max grounding
As airlines across the world count the costs of the ensuing grounding of the troubled Boeing 737 Max, Eastar Jet, South Korea’s first carrier to take delivery of the aircraft, has had its strategy thrown into disarray.
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Near-catastrophic E190 upset traced to misrigged aileron cables
Portuguese investigators have found that an Embraer 190’s aileron cables had been incorrectly rigged before a ferry flight during which the pilots experienced severe in-flight control problems.
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Jeju Air to debut new travel class in launching Singapore-Busan
Jeju Air will be launching direct flights between Singapore and Busan on 4 July, and be piloting a new travel class on the route.
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Ethiopian will be 'last' airline to resume Max flights: chief
Ethiopian Airlines will be the last airline to resume flights with the Boeing 737 Max once it is certified to return to the skies.
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IATA awards to recognise diversity and inclusion
IATA will during this year's AGM in Seoul reveal the winners of its first diversity and inclusion awards, recognising the efforts being made industry-wide to broaden the mix of the global aviation workforce.
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Partnerships the key for Korean Air at IATA AGM
Korean Air chairman and chief executive Walter Cho says that IATA remains as relevant as ever, especially when it comes to how airlines work together.
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IATA resolution aims to reaffirm climate commitments
This year's IATA AGM, which is set to adopt a fresh resolution reinforcing airline commitments to tackle aviation emissions, comes at a particularly notable time.
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Moody's sees bright future for Boeing and 737 Max
Boeing and its troubled 737 Max will recover from the crisis engulfing the company thanks to Boeing's fundamental underlying financial strength and unceasing demand for narrowbody aircraft, according to a new report from Moody's Investors Service.