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US charter carrier GlobalX scores $1.4m in revenue in first month
Global Crossing Airlines, a start-up charter carrier based in Miami, booked 175 operating hours and $1.4 million in revenue during its first month in business.
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Assets held by shuttered supersonic developer Aerion up for sale
Assets held by Aerion, the now-shuttered Nevada company that had been developing a supersonic business jet, are up for sale.
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Martin UAV flight tests advanced V-BAT drone, demonstrates ‘GPS-denied navigation’
Martin UAV recently flight tested its V-BAT unmanned air vehicle (UAV) equipped with a “GPS-denied navigation” system – navigation technology that does not rely on GPS signals.
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Airbus ends A400M order drought with Kazakh deal
Airbus has ended its long wait to confirm an export customer for the A400M Atlas, with Kazahkstan to acquire two of the tactical transports.
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SAS reports summer demand increase but warns of continued uncertainties
Scandinavian airline SAS sees “encouraging signs” of greater demand through the summer season but is warning that “significant challenges” remain as the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19 delays its capacity ramp-up.
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Ryanair still needs UK-licensed pilots: O’Leary
Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary insists the airline is still interested in recruiting UK-licensed cockpit crews, although he suggests the value of a UK licence has deteriorated in the wake of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. UK cockpit union BALPA recently urged the government to restore mutual recognition of ...
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Brand name unveiled for Air Arabia’s new Armenian budget carrier
Armenia’s newly-created national budget carrier is to be branded Fly Arna, following an open canvassing of the country’s citizens for suggestions. Fly Arna is being established by the Armenian National Interests Fund through a joint venture with Middle Eastern low-cost operator Air Arabia Group. Its name is an acronym for ...
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European flights again exceeded Eurocontrol’s best-case scenario in August
At 71% of pre-crisis levels, flights were two percentage points ahead of the best-case scenario, which was forecast by the European air traffic manager on 1 June.
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Budget carrier Pobeda profits from Russian domestic upturn
Russian budget carrier Pobeda proved profitable over the first half of this year, riding the sharp recovery in the country’s domestic travel market. Passenger numbers more than doubled to 6.4 million in the first six months compared with 2020, and July 2021 passenger figures were 46% higher than the pre-crisis ...
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CHC completes Babcock acquisition, but competition clearances still to come
CHC Helicopter has completed the acquisition of Babcock’s offshore oil and gas aviation business for £10 million ($13.7 million) even though it has yet to receive clearance from competition authorities in Australia and the UK.
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Emirates advances deliveries of final A380s
Emirates is to advance the delivery schedule for its last three Airbus A380s, intending to take the final aircraft in November this year. It will give the Dubai-based carrier a total of 118 A380s, accounting for almost half the entire customer fleet of 251 aircraft. Airbus puts the in-service fleet ...
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Flybe edges closer to return as it starts recruitment drive for key personnel
Defunct UK carrier Flybe has moved a step closer to an unlikely resurrection after beginning a recruitment drive for key training personnel.
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Indonesia AirAsia parent continues loss-making streak
Indonesia AirAsia’s parent company slightly narrowed its losses in the first half of the 2021 calendar year, despite a dramatic decline in revenue for the period.
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Icelandair trims winter capacity outlook as restrictions stifle demand
Icelandair has reined-in its capacity forecast for the winter season, as a result of continuing constraints on demand caused by travel restrictions. The airline says it expects to operate 65% of its production for the winter schedule, measured against 2019 levels. It had previously estimated that it would reach a ...
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F100 overrun attributed to landing speed, wet runway: ATSB
Australian investigators have attributed a 2020 runway overrun by a Fokker 100 to the combined effects of the jet’s approach speed and wet conditions.
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Nok Air widens full-year loss as liabilities exceed assets
Embattled low-cost carrier Nok Air plunged deeper into the red for the 2020 calendar year, as revenue evaporated amid a collapse in passenger travel demand during the coronavirus pandemic.
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GMF AeroAsia narrows half-year losses
GMF AeroAsia significantly cut losses for the half-year on the back of cost-cutting measures, though its liabilities still exceeded its assets by a significant amount.
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Rex narrows FY21 operating loss; warns of tough FY22
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) narrowed its operating loss to A$18.4 million ($13.5 million) from A$27.4 million a year earlier, but warns of tough times ahead given the impact of a major coronavirus outbreak in Australia.
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Former GE Aviation chief Joyce joins Boeing’s board, bringing aerospace manufacturing know-how
Boeing’s board of directors has elected former GE Aviation chief executive David Joyce as a new member and disclosed the pending retirement of longtime board member Edmund Giambastiani.
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L3Harris flies US Army’s Bombardier Global 6500-based ARES for first time
L3Harris Technologies has flown the US Army’s Airborne Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare System (ARES) aircraft for the first time.