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JAL eyes imminent return to profitability as losses continue to narrow
Japan Airlines expects to swing back to the black by the quarter ending 30 September, as passenger travel and cargo segments continue to recover.
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Raytheon wins training deal for RAAF Growlers, Super Hornets
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has signed an almost A$110 million ($77 million) training deal with Raytheon Australia.
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L3Harris and Air Tractor win Armed Overwatch competition for special ops air support
The partnership’s AT-802U SkyWarden prevailed over designs from Textron and Sierra Nevada in the competitive bid to provide reconaissance and close air support to the USA’s special operations troops.
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DynCorp receives $56m contract to maintain Saudi army aircraft
The Texas-based contractor will provide the Royal Saudi Land Forces’ Aviation Command with support and aircraft maintenance services.
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Swiss pilots press for better collective agreement after convincingly rejecting proposal
Swiss crew union Aeropers is seeking rapid amendments to a proposed collective agreement, in order to ensure stability of flight operations over the summer and autumn seasons. Aeropers members have rejected, by over 80%, the latest version of the proposal, after the airline rejected a previous proposal in February. The ...
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RAF ‘Envoy IV’ trijets reach full-service capability
The UK Royal Air Force has declared full-service capability with its pair of Dassault Aviation Falcon 900LX VIP transports, operated from its Northolt base near London.
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ANA outlines plans to achieve net-zero C02 emissions by 2050
ANA Holdings has announced its strategy to reduce carbon emissions with the aim of achieving net-zero C02 emissions by 2050.
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MH-60Rs for Indian navy arrive in Kochi
India’s navy has taken delivery of two Sikorsky MH-60R naval multi-role helicopters in India, the first examples to arrive in the subcontinent.
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Travel resurgence helps ANA sharply narrow operating loss
All Nippon Airways parent ANA Holdings sharply narrowed its operating loss in the first quarter of its 2022 financial year.
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Vinci picks up near-30% share in major Mexican airports operator
Vinci Airports is to take over a near-30% share of Mexican airport operator OMA after affiliates of Fintech Advisory opted to sell their stakes in the company. OMA is the brand name for Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, which manages 13 international airport in the central and northern region of ...
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SSJ-New fuselage emerges from production line during transfer to Moscow test facilities
Russia’s United Aircraft has delivered a prototype fuselage for the Irkut ‘SSJ-New’, the updated version of the Superjet 100, to test facilities in Moscow. The SSJ-New revises the baseline aircraft design to feature a greater proportion of Russian-built components, as well as to incorporate evolutionary changes developed from Superjet operational ...
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Beijing commissions tanker variant of Y-20 strategic transport
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has commissioned the air-to-air refuelling variant of the Xian Y-20 strategic transport.
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Vietnam’s Bamboo names new chief executive
Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways has appointed a new chief executive following the departure of founding chief executive Dang Tat Thang.
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Australia’s Bonza takes delivery of first 737 Max 8
Australian low-cost startup Bonza has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8 narrowbody, setting the stage for a possible commencement of services in late September.
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Cockpit union vote puts Lufthansa under pressure
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is under pressure from its pilots after the cockpit union voted strongly in favour of pursuing a series of remuneration aims. Pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit says members from Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo have backed – respectively by 97.6% and 99.3% – supporting the collective bargaining commission. Negotiations ...
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No injuries after Nok Air 737-800 slides off Thai runway
One of Thai carrier Nok Air’s Boeing 737-800s has skidded off the runway while landing at Chiang Rai airport in the far north of the country. It appears to have suffered an excursion from the left side of runway 03. The twinjet, operating flight DD108, was transporting 164 passengers and ...
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US authorities probe crew member’s fatal fall from stricken C212
US authorities are probing a bizarre fatal accident in which a CASA C212 crew member either jumped or fell from the aircraft, before it was involved in a runway excursion upon landing at Raleigh-Durham airport with a landing-gear malfunction. The twin-engined cargo aircraft touched down on runway 23L at around ...
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Transat secures up to C$150m more federal financial aid
Transat AT, the parent of Canadian leisure airline Air Transat, has secured an additional payroll loan worth up to C$150 million ($117 million) from the Canadian federal government.
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USAF grounds ‘majority’ of F-35s due to ejection seat problem
The US Air Force has taken out of service the majority of its Lockheed Martin F-35As due to a problem with the jets’ pilot ejection systems.
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Legal action possible as Air France-KLM vows to fight Schiphol cap
Air France-KLM may take legal action over the Dutch government’s recent decision to permanently cap the number of flights from Amsterdam Schiphol airport. KLM warned in late June of “dramatic consequences” for its hub operations after the government moved to permanently cut the annual flight limit from the airport by ...