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Maersk orders first 777Fs and leases more 767-300Fs for cargo unit Star Air
Danish logistics firm Maersk has ordered two Boeing 777 Freighters and will lease three more 767-300 Freighters.
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Air Canada recovery ‘decisively underway’
Air Canada’s post-coronavirus recovery progressed in the third quarter after Canada relaxed travel restrictions and travellers began booking air travel in higher numbers.
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Area-I reveals larger Altius-700 air-launched effect
Area-I has developed and test flown a new air-launched effect, known as the Altius-700, that can carry multiple payloads and fly for more than 5h.
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Croatia Airlines reduces losses but still faces liquidity pressure
Croatia Airlines recorded 11% more flights over the course of the first nine months of this year, with a 20% increase in turboprop activity offsetting a slight reduction in jet operations. The carrier operated a fleet of 13 aircraft – including seven Airbus single-aisle jets and six Bombardier Q400s – ...
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Qatar Airways moves A380 to Hamad International airport ahead of service return
Qatar Airways has returned one of its Airbus A380s to Hamad International airport ahead of the type’s return to service for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis.
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European budget carriers retain traffic momentum in October
Wizz Air passenger levels remained steady at just under 3 million in October as stronger travel demand was sustained into the shoulder season.
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MTU and EASA chart course for fuel cell safety standards
Propulsion specialist MTU is to collaborate with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on certification standards for future fuel cell-based propulsion systems.
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Reshaped CargoLogicAir looks for expansion avenues after turning profitable
UK-based freight operator CargoLogicAir turned around heavy losses to post a full-year pre-tax profit of $41.2 million for 2020 – a year in which it underwent a management overhaul and a strategic review of its business. CargoLogicAir, which has ties to Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group, generated a net profit of $45.4 ...
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Qatar’s first F-15s en route to Middle East
Qatar’s first batch of four Boeing F-15QA fighters is en route to the Gulf state, which is rapidly advancing its combat aircraft capability via a trio of acquisition programmes. Manufactured in St Louis, Missouri, the F-15s began their journey to Qatar late last month, making en route stops including at ...
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JAL narrows operating loss amid challenging first half
Japan Airlines (JAL) posted an operating loss of Y142 billion ($1.25 billion) for the first half of its 2021 financial year, an improvement on its operating loss of Y219 billion a year earlier.
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SmartLynx to add another pair of A321 freighters in early 2022
Wet-lease specialist SmartLynx is introducing another pair of Airbus A321 freighters to its fleet early next year, as it seeks to take its total to eight by the end of 2022. SmartLynx will receive the aircraft, both registered in Malta, through leases from Cross Ocean Partners, a financial firm whose ...
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Extended restrictions to cost Asia-Pacific airports $34 billion of revenue in 2021
The Airports Council International (ACI) has warned that airports in the Asia-Pacific region could face a $34 billion revenue decline, if travel restrictions remain and border reopenings fail to gather pace.
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SIA, United sign secretive partnership MOU
Singapore Airlines and United Airlines have signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) related to a “partnership” between the two airlines.
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Sun Country has a ‘great’ third quarter, turning $14m profit
Sun Country Airlines benefited from rebounding leisure traffic during the third quarter of 2021, ending the period with a small profit.
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Two General Atomics MQ-20 Avengers coordinate flight with Skyborg software
Two General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-20 Avenger unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) flew for multiple hours in coordination using the Skyborg autonomy core system as part of a test event on 26 October.
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Analysts expect Boeing will retain inventory of undelivered 737 Max into 2024
Some analysts read recent comments by Boeing officials as suggesting that 737 Max deliveries are progressing slower than predicted and that Boeing will retain a large inventory of undelivered jets into 2024.
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Argentina re-opens to vaccinated foreign tourists
Argentina, one of the last countries in Latin America to relax Covid-dependent entry restrictions, re-opens its borders to vaccinated foreign tourists on 1 November.
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American Airlines cancels almost 2,300 flights in four days
American Airlines has cancelled 2,291 flights since 29 October as inclement weather and staff shortages threw the airline’s schedule into disarray.
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Effective scan could stop inadvertent go-around escalation: FAA
US authorities are stressing the importance of proper instrument cross-checks on Boeing 757s and 767s to prevent escalation of incidents caused by inadvertent activation of go-around mode on the types. The warning follows the fatal accident involving an Atlas Air 767 freighter on approach to Houston in February 2019, the ...
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How to continue flying at lower cost!
At MTU Maintenance, we are seeing more focus on on-wing/near-wing repairs, smart repairs, smaller workscopes and an increased usage of used serviceable material as a response to the crisis and operators’ desire to prolongue time on-wing. We expect to see a continued trend away from traditional planning ...