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NewsAirAsia to swap stock for full ownership of loyalty programme
Malaysia’s AirAsia Group and Aimia Holdings UK II have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a $25 million stock swap deal, for the latter’s 20% equity interest in the airline group’s loyalty programme.
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NewsEVA Air in the red in 2020, while China Airlines remains profitable
Taiwan’s two major carriers — China Airlines and EVA Air— have reported contrasting financial results for the year ended 31 December 2020.
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NewsCebu Pacific finds a silver lining in cargo
Cebu Pacific Air continues to enjoy strong cargo yields amid a drop in domestic capacity that coincides with a sharp rise in e-commerce.
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NewsDARPA tests artificial intelligent dogfighting in two-versus-one simulations
DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution programme tested team dogfighting between artificial intelligence-controlled fighters in a software simulation in February.
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NewsUS trade groups call on government to ease travel restrictions
Numerous lobby groups and trade organisations representing the aviation and travel industries have called upon the US government to develop a roadmap that would relax international restrictions and once again allow foreign tourists to enter the country.
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NewsFrance’s Aura Aero unveils 19-seat electric aircraft development plan
French aerospace firm Aura Aero is intending to develop a 19-seat electric-powered regional aircraft, as it looks to certify its two-seat Integral R light single. Aura Aero says the 19-seat project, to address the embryonic low-carbon transport sector, is supported by the Occitanie region. It unveiled the plan as it ...
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NewsTyphoon, C-130J and Puma retirements, FCAS investment headline UK defence review
The UK will retire its Tranche 1 Eurofighter Typhoons, Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports and Airbus Helicopters Puma HC2 rotorcraft by the middle of this decade, as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) targets a range of capability updates. Detailed within a Command Paper publication released on 22 March titled Defence ...
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NewsEasyJet chief dismisses sustainable fuels as irrelevant to short-haul future
Short-haul carriers have little reason to invest in the development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) when new propulsion technologies are on the horizon, in the view of EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren.
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NewsAlaska Airlines names new chief operating officer
Constance von Muehlen has been named as Alaska Airlines’ new chief operating officer, effective 3 April.
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NewsSatcom radome vibrations prompt A220 ELT antenna checks
Airbus A220 operators are being instructed to check and replace emergency locator transmitter antennas, after incidents in which vortices from a communications radome generated vibrations resulting in antenna failure. One of the incidents resulted in the antenna separating from the aircraft and striking the vertical fin. Investigations have traced the ...
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NewsAustrian resumes normal service on London and Tel Aviv flights
Austrian Airlines is resuming normal operation for flights to London and Tel Aviv from Vienna after an easing of Covid-19 related restrictions.
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NewsZig-zag microrelief on wings could reduce stall risk
Russian researchers are testing a wing surface modification with vortex generators aimed at reducing the risk of airflow separation and stall at high angles of attack. The work is being conducted at Moscow’s Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute and centres on surface microrelief featuring a zig-zag of vortex generators manufactured from polymer ...
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NewsEASA rejects Superjet door directive over ‘twisted slides’ concern
Sukhoi Superjet 100s will not be permitted to operate in Europe if power-assist systems for their exits have been de-activated, following concerns that evacuation could be hampered by flight attendants’ inability to open doors quickly. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has chosen not to adopt a series of Russian ...
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NewsUS clears South Korean Hellfire sale
The US government has approved the sale of 288 Lockheed Martin AGM-114R Hellfire missiles to South Korea, as well as training and logistics support for the Netherlands’ helicopter fleet.
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NewsBeleaguered HNA Group seeks investors for aviation assets
China’s HNA Group wants strategic investors for its airline and airport units, days after receiving court approval to merge 321 related companies into a single entity for restructuring purposes.
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NewsWith a view of Mount Fuji, China Airlines bids farewell to 747
China Airlines has ended more than 45 years of Boeing 747 passenger operations with a flight to nowhere that circled Mount Fuji in Japan on its last 747-400.
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NewsBoeing, USN kick off major EA-18G Growler upgrade
Boeing has kicked off a mission system upgrade for the US Navy’s fleet of EA-18G Growler electronic warfare jets.
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NewsIcelandair unconcerned after volcano erupts near Keflavik hub
Icelandair believes a volcanic eruption which commenced near Reykjavik’s Keflavik airport will have only a limited effect on the flag-carrier’s operations. The eruption is close to the Fagradalsfjall peak some 20km south-east of the airport, which serves as Icelandair’s hub. According to the Icelandic Met Office it began on 19 ...
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NewsUS Navy looks at manned-unmanned teaming role for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
The US Navy is planning to award Northrop Grumman a sole-source contract to modify the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye’s mission computer and display software so that the early warning aircraft could control unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsDid departure delays conspire to single-out shot-down 737?
One hazy aspect of last year’s fatal Iranian missile attack on a Boeing 737-800 centres on the circumstances through which the aircraft was singled out when other flights were also operating from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport. The Iranian Civil Aviation Organisation, which investigated the 8 January attack on Ukraine International ...