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NewsQantas likely to mandate Covid-19 vaccine for international passengers
Being vaccinated against Covid-19 is likely to become a prerequisite of flying internationally with Qantas, according to the airline’s chief executive Alan Joyce.
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NewsAttempt to squeeze CRJ take-off ahead of landing 717 led to serious airprox
French investigators believe a controller unnecessarily attempted to optimise runway use at Strasbourg by allowing a Bombardier CRJ700 to take off while an approaching Boeing 717 was close to touchdown. When the 717 crew chose to conduct a missed approach, it came into conflict with the CRJ700 during its climb. ...
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NewsHAL HJT-36 has another go at spin testing
The Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) HJT-36 Sitara Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) has commenced spin testing following extensive work to rectify previous issues with this area of the flight envelope. The HJT-36 has already cleared the full envelope in areas such as speed, altitude, and load factors, says HAL. In addition, drop ...
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NewsBOC Aviation, ILFC win civil suits against AirAsia X
Troubled long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X has lost civil suits mounted by two lessors over lease debts for six aircraft.
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NewsAeroflot names GTLK ex-head Poluboyarinov as new chief
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot’s board has elected Mikhail Poluboyarinov, the former head of state leasing firm GTLK, as its new chief executive. He will succeed Vitaly Saveliev who has been appointed as the new Russian transport minister – while the former transport minister, Yevgeny Ditrikh, is taking over as head of ...
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NewsDelta and WestJet withdraw joint venture application
Delta Air Lines and Canada’s WestJet have withdrawn their application for a transborder joint venture saying the conditions imposed by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for antitrust immunity (ATI) approval are “arbitrary and capricious”.
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NewsDelta and Aeromexico see recovery in transborder flights
Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico plan to operate nearly the same amount of capacity for transborder flights in December as they did during the same month of 2019.
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NewsSingapore-Hong Kong travel bubble postponed, after surge in coronavirus cases
Singapore and Hong Kong have pushed back the start of air travel bubble arrangements, a day before it was due to commence, and following a spike in coronavirus cases in Hong Kong.
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NewsAviation taxes would endanger fleet renewal: Air France-KLM chief
New aviation taxes proposed in France would reduce the ability of Air France-KLM to address its impact on the environment through fleet renewal programmes, according to the group’s chief executive Ben Smith.
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NewsEmirates boosts UK capacity after UAE added to safe travel list
Emirates has disclosed that it is doubling its Airbus A380 frequencies to London Heathrow and increasing capacity on three other UK routes, in response to the UK government’s recent decision to add the UAE to its travel-corridor list.
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NewsEASA prepares to issue own 737 Max recertification directive
Europe’s aviation safety regulator is intending to issue its own proposed Boeing 737 Max airworthiness directive before the end of this month, which will enable European operators to start returning the embattled twinjet to service. Owing to this decision to pursue its own directive, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency ...
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NewsFormer Russian transport minister to lead state lessor GTLK
Former Russian transport minister Yevgeny Ditrikh has been appointed to head the state transport leasing company GTLK. Ditrikh was succeeded in the ministerial role earlier this month by Aeroflot Group chief Vitaly Saveliev. GTLK has a leasing portfolio valued at over Rb1 trillion ($13 billion) across multiple transport sectors, including ...
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NewsUkrainian investigators join probe into excursion that wrecked An-32
Ukrainian investigators have disclosed that the crew of an Antonov An-32A freighter turned off a propeller-control switch before the aircraft was destroyed in a serious runway excursion in Peru. The aircraft, operated by Colombian carrier AerCaribe, had been arriving at Iquitos from Lima on 14 October. It touched down 1,225m ...
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InterviewSaab boss Johansson outlines growth ambitions after strong start
After spending just over a year at the helm of Sweden’s aerospace, defence and security champion, Saab chief executive Micael Johansson is happy with the company’s performance, despite the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic.
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OpinionAnalysing the nuts and bolts of safety
It is the details that matter where aviation accidents are concerned.
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OpinionWhy UAE F-35 deal makes sense to Washington - and Israel
The UAE’s unexpected approval for an F-35 buy can be seen as just part of a US strategy to strenghten all of its allies in the Middle East region.
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NewsTurkish 737-800 badly damaged after crew botched crabbed landing
Ukrainian investigators have concluded that a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 crew used an inadvisable technique to land during a strong crosswind, failing to maintain directional control before an excursion which badly damaged the aircraft. The aircraft (TC-JGZ) had been conducting an ILS approach to Odessa’s runway 16 on 21 November ...
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NewsEviation Alice fire involved lithium-ion batteries which ignited after hours of powerplant tests
A January blaze that severely damaged Eviation’s Alice prototype ignited after hours of powerplant testing, involved lithium-ion batteries and forced the aircraft’s three occupants to evacuate, according to detail contained in fire incident reports.
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NewsGaruda gets shareholders’ nod for Rp8.5 trillion government funding
Garuda Indonesia’s shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the sale of convertible bonds — worth up to Rp8.5 trillion ($602 million) — giving the struggling carrier a much-needed financial lifeline to tide through the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsChina in no hurry to return 737 Max to service
China’s civil aviation authorities have reiterated comments made a month ago that there was “no set timetable” to lift the grounding of Boeing 737 Max. In comments reported by state broadcaster CCTV on 19 November, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) restated three key rules it laid out in ...