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NewsFinnair outlines profitability incentive plans for staff and management
Finnair has drawn up incentive plans to support its strategic efforts to restore profitability, based on pre-tax earnings targets. It has approved a personnel plan for 2023-25 which covers staff groups that contributed to savings agreement as the carrier sought to reduce unit costs – this plan envisions a cash ...
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NewsAir India merger partner Vistara posts first quarterly profit
Vistara recorded a net profit before currency costs for the three months ending December, the first time the Indian carrier, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, has posted a profitable quarter since it began operations in 2015.
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NewsKaman axes K-Max helicopter citing poor growth prospects
Kaman is to end production of its distinctive K-Max on the back of low demand and low profitability for the single-engined heavy-lifter.
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NewsIsraeli firm to supply 777-8 freighter’s main cargo door
Israeli firm Elbit Systems is to supply the large main-deck cargo door for the Boeing 777-8 freighter, under an aerostructures agreement with the US airframer. Elbit will also supply cargo doors for the current 777F. It will provide the structures through its wholly-owned Eblit Systems-Cyclone subsidiary, the company states. “This ...
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NewsIl-114-300 engine certified as derivative for TVRS-44 takes shape
Russian authorities have certified the engine for the modernised Ilyushin Il-114-300, while the manufacturer is developing derivative test powerplants for a proposed future turboprop. The Klimov TV7-117ST-01 engine is being combined with a six-blade propeller for the Il-114. Federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia has issued a type certificate for the ...
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NewsDelta to begin Los Angeles-Auckland flights in October
Delta Air Lines intends in October to begin flying for the first time between Auckland and Los Angeles, becoming the only US carrier connecting the two cities.
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NewsKey US senator opposes F-16 sale to Turkey, favours F-35s to Greece
Senator Bob Menendez, who chairs the powerful committee on foreign relations – which wields approval authority over arms deals – opposes providing F-16 fighter jets to Ankara, but supports selling F-35s to Greece.
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NewsUS judge faced with request to rescind Boeing’s immunity from 737 Max prosecution
A US Federal judge is faced with deciding whether to lift Boeing’s immunity from criminal prosecution related to two 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people.
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NewsNew signals intelligence role planned for Dutch Reapers
The Netherlands could acquire three signals intelligence-gathering pods for its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted air vehicles.
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NewsCathay flags steeper full-year net loss, but ‘excited’ about 2023 outlook
Cathay Pacific Group expects to report a steeper net loss for the 2022 financial year on the back of “significant losses” from its associates, but remains “encouraged” about its recovery in the new year.
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NewsSwansea airport eyes scheduled services return with Exeter link
Plans are under way to launch flights this summer from Swansea airport to Exeter, restoring scheduled operations at the Welsh airport for this first time since Air Wales stopped flying from there almost two decades ago.
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NewsAmbitious Uzbek start-up Centrum looks to build 100-aircraft fleet
Start-up Uzbek carrier Centrum Air is aiming to build a fleet of 20 aircraft by the end of the year, having acquired its first single-aisle types. Centrum Air has received a pair of Airbus A320s – with a third set to arrive shortly – as well as two Boeing 737s. ...
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NewsAirbus nears C295 maritime patrol deal with Spain
Airbus Defence & Space expects Spain to sign a contract this year to acquire C295 twin-turboprops adapted for maritime patrol duties, after the nation’s air force recently retired its last long-serving Lockheed P-3 Orion.
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NewsUzbekistan places order for a dozen A320neo-family jets
Uzbekistan Airways is ordering 12 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft as part of a fleet modernisation. Four A321neos and eight A320neos are featured in the agreement, although no delivery date has been disclosed. Uzbekistan Airways has previously ordered A320s directly from Airbus, and its fleet also includes eight A320neo-family aircraft acquired through ...
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NewsQantas urges calm after third 737 mechanical issue in three days
Qantas has defended its safety record following a spate of mechanical issues on its Boeing 737s across three days, calling for calm and stressing that it was important “to put these things in context”.
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NewsFAA finds ‘unintentionally deleted files’ led to 11 January system outage
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has identified “unintentionally deleted files” as the likely reason behind a system outage that led to nationwide flight disruptions.
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NewsUS federal judge orders Boeing arraigned for 737 Max crashes
A federal judge in Texas has lifted Boeing’s immunity from arraignment on criminal charges for two fatal crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft.
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NewsSpirit Airlines selling 29 Airbus A319s amid fleet renewal
Spirit Airlines has entered an agreement to sell 29 Airbus A319s to Gryphon Trading Company for $152 million to $201 million, depending on price adjustments in the deal.
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NewsHawaiian Airlines’ pilots to vote on new contract
Hawaiian Airlines’ pilots have come to a tentative agreement with the airline on a new four-year contract.
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NewsUniversal Hydrogen reveals video of fuel-cell test run on modified Dash 8
Alternative propulsion developer Universal Hydrogen recently completed “propeller runs” of its hydrogen-fuel cell powertrain integrated onto a regional aircraft.