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Pobeda adds more Turkish routes following lifting of restrictions
Aeroflot low-cost unit Pobeda is further bolstering its network of flights to Turkish tourism destinations following Russia’s recent lifting of travel restrictions to the country.
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Rolls-Royce closes on first flight of Spirit of Innovation and eyes speed record attempt
Rolls-Royce will make its bid for the world speed record for an electric aircraft later this summer following minor delays to its ACCEL project.
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Garuda aiming to complete restructuring by year-end
Garuda Indonesia is targeting to complete its restructuring within the year but did not commit to a timeline for the process or further steps to pay off its debts.
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Bell Subaru UH-2 set for JGSDF service entry
Tokyo has announced that the new Bell Subaru UH-2 utility helicopter has completed its development phase.
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Kirana-linked Super Air Jet secures Indonesian AOC
A new Indonesian airline with close links to Lion Group founder Rusdi Kirana has received its AOC.
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Trans-Tasman bubble suspended amid Australian Covid-19 spike
New Zealand has suspended its ‘travel bubble’ arrangement with Australia for three days, after the latter reported a surge in coronavirus infections in multiple states.
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Boeing must complete more 777-9 analysis and address regulatory concerns: FAA
Boeing will need to complete more 777-9 analysis and assuage regulatory concerns, including those related to design changes, prior to the Federal Aviation Administration agreeing the jet is on track to meet certification requirements.
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Dutch government should have power to ban flights over conflict zones: safety board
Dutch investigators are recommending that the country’s government considers extending its flight-safety remit to include prohibiting Dutch carriers flying through foreign airspace affected by conflict. Seven years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine – and 18 months after the similar missile attack on Ukraine International Airlines ...
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Colombian presidential UH-60 holed by gunfire near Venezuelan border
Colombian president Ivan Duque Marquez has escaped injury after his air force helicopter was damaged by gunfire, as it carried out an approach to the city of Cucuta near the Venezuelan border. The Sikorsky UH-60 (FAC 0007) sustained multiple bullet strikes to its fuselage and rotor during the 25 June ...
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Unidentified phenomena pose flight-safety threat and potential broader risks: US government
Preliminary US intelligence analysis of unidentified aerial phenomena has concluded that such incidents are at least a threat to flight safety and potentially present a broader hazard. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released an initial assessment of UAP – more commonly dubbed UFOs, or unidentified flying ...
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Jet It to be launch customer for Bye’s electric eFlyer 800
New fractional operator commits to in-development Safran-powered type to add to its growing HondaJet fleet
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Airline Business Friday Briefing: Two very different CEO departures
This week saw two low-cost carriers announce changes at the top of their businesses, where the similarities between the stories begin and end with the business model.
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TAP Air Portugal confirms former Flybe chief as new CEO
Former Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener has been appointed chief executive of TAP Air Portugal.
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Jet2 ‘wave of excitement’ over UK green list fails to reach all airlines
The UK government’s latest update to its ‘green list’ of travel destinations has prompted a mixed reaction from some of the country’s airlines.
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Lufthansa to temporarily bring back five A340-600s to offer first class from Munich
Lufthansa is to temporarily reactivate five Airbus A340-600s on flights from Munich next summer to provide a first-class product offering from the airport.
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Jet Aviation buys Zurich FBO and Swiss fleet from Luxaviation
General Dynamics’ business aviation services unit expands footprint in country’s commercial capital.
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How NASA intends to make the next narrowbody airliners 25% more efficient
NASA’s new Sustainable Flight National Partnership aims to boost the efficiency of the next generation of single-aisle jets by up to a quarter and simultaneously enhance competitiveness of the US aerospace industry.
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Boeing sees SAF as short-term solution as sustainability drive gathers pace
Boeing believes that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) can offer the biggest carbon-reduction benefit to the industry in the short-term while waiting for new propulsion technologies to mature.
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Eastar Jet’s new buyer to pay $97 million for 80% stake: report
South Korea’s Eastar Jet has signed an agreement with stalking-horse bidder Sung Jung to acquire an 80% stake in the airline for about W110 billion ($97 million).
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US government clears F-16 sale for Philippines
The US government has cleared the possible of sale of 12 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70/72 fighters the Philippines, as well as sales of anti-ship and air-to-air missiles.