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NewsAttempt to steer with reverse-thrust preceded Taiga DHC-6 excursion
Investigators have determined that a Russian-operated Viking Air DHC-6-400 suffered a runway excursion after the crew lost directional control while attempting to use engine power to steer. Operating for regional carrier Taiga on 6 June, the aircraft (RA-67264) had touched down on runway 22, at Nogliki in the Sakhalin region, ...
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NewsMAKS debuts for latest versions of Russian attack helicopters
Russian Helicopters has showcased the latest production versions of a pair of its attack helicopters at MAKS this week, with the Mil Mi-28NM and Kamov Ka-52M making their public debuts at the Zhukovsky event.
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NewsIcing emerges as prime suspect in An-28 double-engine failure accident
Russian investigators are focusing on icing in relation to the dual-engine failure which resulted in a PZL-Mielec An-28’s having to make an emergency landing in a swampy field, where it flipped over and suffered extensive damage. Federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia states that accident occurred shortly after the An-28, operated ...
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NewsQatar Airways brand enhanced by flying through pandemic: Al Baker
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker believes the airline’s brand has been enhanced by its high-level of activity through the pandemic.
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NewsGaruda domestic market share slips in 2020
Embattled Garuda Indonesia saw its domestic market share erode in 2020, as full-year traffic tumbled significantly amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAirbus seals A220 flight-hour services pact with Central Asia’s Air Manas
Airbus has concluded its first flight-hour services contract in Central Asia with an A220 pooling and component repair agreement with Kyrgyzstan’s Air Manas. The airline has introduced a single A220-300 to its fleet, through a lease deal with GTLK, and has indicated plans to take a second this year. Air ...
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NewsLate-booking passengers mean network planning grief for airlines
Executives at three European carriers say travel rule confusion and hesitant travellers make it impossible to prepare for winter season
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NewsIcelandair praises 737 Max performance as it ramps up operations for second half
Icelandair has seven of its nine Boeing 737 Max jets in service and expects to bring the other two into operation by late August. The carrier is also planning to take another Max 8 and Max 9 in the fourth quarter, and another Max 8 – the last of the ...
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NewsAirAsia’s Fernandes committed to Airbus orderbook
AirAsia Group chief executive Tony Fernandes is still bullish about to taking delivery of all aircraft the low-cost carrier has on order with Airbus.
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NewsTrans-Tasman travel bubble faces longest suspension
New Zealand has paused the quarantine-free travel arrangement with Australia for at least two months - the travel bubble’s longest-ever suspension since its launch in April.
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NewsAirAsia Group logistics arm to add six narrowbody freighters
The logistics arm of the AirAsia Group plans to obtain additional narrowbody freighters over the next two years.
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NewsBoeing upbeat on Asia CH-47 sales; Indonesia MV-22 deal far from imminent
Boeing sees the humanitarian and disaster relief mission continuing to drive sales of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter in the Asia-Pacific, but hints that a possible Indonesian deal for the eight MV-22 Ospreys is far from a certainty.
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NewsSikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant lifts 2,400kg as flight testing continues
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant rotorcraft demonstrated the ability to lift a 2,400kg (5,300lb) sling load in a recent test flight.
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NewsSouthwest is ‘delighted’ with recovery progress
Southwest Airlines is “very delighted” with the post-coronavirus crisis rebound in air travel and has not yet seen any indication that the more-contagious “Delta variant” has had any effect on business.
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NewsAlaska Airlines ‘on the path to profitability’
Alaska Air Group narrowed its loss in the second quarter of 2021, as passenger demand rose in line with the entire air transport industry.
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NewsGazprom emerges as first customer for Mi-171A3 offshore helicopter
Russian Helicopters appears to have a first customer lined up for the new A3 variant of its long-running Mil Mi-171 heavy-class rotorcraft after oil giant Gazprom signed up to the programme, although details of the agreement remain limited.
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NewsIcelandair signs with Universal Hydrogen for potential Dash 8 conversion
Icelandair is to work with Universal Hydrogen to examine the potential for conversion of the carrier’s De Havilland Canada turboprops to hydrogen-electric power – the latest in a string of deals for the US clean-fuel start-up.
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NewsNew TAP Air Portugal chief takes control as EU looks at latest state aid proposal
New TAP Air Portugal chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener has been in “listening mode” during her first few days in charge of the European operator, as uncertainty surrounds the business’s second tranche of state aid.
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NewsNew MiG concepts aimed at Russian navy requirement
Russia’s RAC MiG used the MAKS air show to display a trio of new combat aircraft concepts in model form.
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NewsGovernment aid pushes American to small second-quarter profit
American Airlines achieved a profit of $19 million in the second quarter of the year as the airline ramps up its operations in the face of dramatically increased leisure demand.