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NewsAir Europa negotiates lease deferrals
Lessors are discussing new rent-deferral arrangements with Air Europa as the Spanish carrier navigates towards fresh state-backed financial support, sources have told Cirium.
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NewsGulf Air to make Singapore return in April
Gulf Air is to launch a weekly service from Bahrain to Singapore in April, reviving a route it last operated more than a decade ago. The Bahraini carrier will deploy a Boeing 787-9 on the service to Singapore, which it describes as a ”boutique destination”. Source: Soos Jozsef/Shutterstock.com ...
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NewsLithuanian start-up carrier Heston ties up with lessor Genesis
Irish-based lessor Genesis is supporting the establishment of a new Lithuanian charter and wet-lease carrier, Heston Airlines, in co-operation with consolidated aircraft trading and maintenance firm Heston Aviation. Heston Airlines is applying for a European air operator’s certificate and has obtained an initial Airbus A320, configured with 180 seats. Chief ...
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AnalysisSpaceJet pause creates new space in regional jet sector
Ascend by Cirium senior consultant Max Kingsley-Jones reviews the development of the intermediate regional jet sector and impact of the SpaceJet pause
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NewsEASA shapes certification basis for Liberty ‘flying car’ gyroplane
European safety authorities have finalised a certification basis for a convertible roadworthy rotorcraft, the PAL-V Liberty gyroplane, enabling its developer to accelerate compliance demonstration. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency says the certification specifications for rotorcraft are aimed primarily at helicopters and are “not fully adequate” to prescribe a basis ...
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NewsQantas, Rex regional turf war heats up
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) has waged a war of words with arch-rival Qantas over the latter’s regional network expansion, as it prepares to commence mainline domestic operations in the coming weeks.
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NewsNTSB says United engine failure caused by metal fatigue
After a preliminary onsite exam, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says the engine failure on a United Airlines aircraft on 20 February was likely caused by metal fatigue.
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NewsAirAsia X to convene creditor meetings within six months
AirAsia X must convene meetings with various creditors within 180 days of an order from the High Court of Malaya, the low-cost long-haul carrier says in a 22 February Bursa Malaysia filing.
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NewsAsiana modifies two passenger A350s for freighter operations
Asiana Airlines has modified two Airbus A350-900 passenger jets for freighter operations as part of plans to grow its cargo business.
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NewsIsrael signs for Boeing KC-46, plans for more F-35s and heavy lift helicopters
The Israeli ministry of defence has signed a letter of acceptance (LOA) for two Boeing KC-46 in-flight refuelling tankers.
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NewsNorwegian proposes haircut for creditors
Norwegian’s creditors are set to take a significant haircut on their debts under a capital-raising exercise the carrier is planning under its restructuring processes. In a 19 February stock-exchange filing, the Scandinavian low-cost carrier says it intends to issue NKr1.88 billion ($221 million) of perpetual subordinated convertible bonds and retained ...
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NewsAfter 25 years, NTSB to dismantle TWA 800 reconstruction
he National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will soon dismantle the skeletal reconstruction of Trans World Airlines flight 800, the Boeing 747-100 that exploded over the Atlantic Ocean nearly 25 years ago.
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NewsUAE receives third GlobalEye surveillance aircraft
The United Arab Emirates air force took delivery of its third GlobalEye surveillance aircraft from Saab on 20 February, just 10 months after receiving its first of the heavily adapted Bombardier Global 6000 business jets.
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NewsBritish Airways secures £2bn loan facility from 11 banks
HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Standard Chartered, Santander and Citi are among the 11 banks in the syndicate that has extended a £2 billion (£2.8 billion) guaranteed loan facility to IAG-owned British Airways, Cirium understands.
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NewsUK bans operations with PW4000-powered 777s
UK regulators have imposed a ban on operating Boeing 777s fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW4000-112 engines until protective action is carried out, following the powerplant failure on a United Airlines 777-200 over Denver. The UK Civil Aviation Authority says it is taking the “precautionary measure” until “appropriate safeguards” are ...
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NewsUrgent checks ordered on Bell 505 collectives after pre-flight fracture
Operators of Bell 505 helicopters are being ordered urgently to inspect collective sticks on the type for cracks, after an incident in which the assembly fractured on an aircraft during pre-flight checks. Collective sticks are mounted to the left of each pilot’s seat and control the pitch of the helicopter’s ...
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NewsMTU to grow narrowbody engine overhaul capacity in Berlin
German engine specialist MTU will start servicing CFM International CFM56-7Bs at its Berlin overhaul shop later this year.
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NewsSeoul says Jakarta still in KF-X despite Rafale, F-15EX talk
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) insists that Indonesia is still committed to the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-X fighter programme, despite media reports that Jakarta will obtain Dassault Rafales and Boeing F-15EX fighters in the coming years.
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NewsAirAsia’s Fernandes offers rose-tinted outlook
AirAsia Group chief Tony Fernandes is optimistic that the AirAsia Group, which has been hard hit by coronavirus pandemic, will “potentially” achieve full recovery “within the next two years”.
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NewsTalks on Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble continue
The governments of Hong Kong and Singapore are continuing discussions over a quarantine-free travel bubble between the two cities that was delayed last year after Hong Kong experienced a surge in Covid-19 cases.