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NewsUS House leader Pelosi promises airlines further aid
US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi has promised relief for the aviation industry a day after airlines began furloughing staff as government financial aid expired.
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NewsUnited to resume flights to more leisure destinations in November
United will resume 40 international routes in November, including many to leisure and beach destinations like Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean.
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NewsEuropean regulators propose extending temporary state aid exemptions
European Commission regulators are proposing extending by a further six months and widening the scope of the temporary relaxations around state aid rules under which a string of airlines have been supported through the global pandemic. As the coronavirus crisis hit the Commission introduced, through three separate amendments, temporary measures ...
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NewsQatar Airways to serve 124 destinations by year-end
Middle Eastern operator Qatar Airways will resume flights to three South African cities on 3 October, and aims to rebuild its network to include 124 destinations by the end of this year.
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OpinionHow to recover from flying as the world recovers from Covid-19
While not flying is clearly painful for airline crews, the enforced downtime may offer the opportunity to reset tired bodies and minds.
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NewsAeroflot Group aims to raise Rb80bn through share placement
Aeroflot Group is aiming to raise at least Rb80 billion ($1 billion) through a capital increase involving the placement of new shares, in order to strengthen its liquidity. Although it had previously prepared to place up to 1.7 billion shares, the Russian operator says it has yet to determine the ...
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NewsATR plots path to low-carbon future in conjunction with shareholders
Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR is in discussions with its joint shareholders Airbus and Leonardo over plans to develop low-emission technologies on the aircraft and hopes by early 2021 to have identified a future strategy.
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NewsCourt upholds decision to suspend Avianca state loan
A Colombian court has upheld its injunction barring the national government from participating in Avianca’s debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing, but the airline is confident its latest proposal will still be approved by the US bankruptcy court.
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NewsKLM submits restructuring plan to Dutch government
KLM plans to cut pay, reduce jobs and slim down its fleet in order to secure €3.4 billion ($4 billion) in loans and guarantees from the Dutch government.
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AnalysisResurgent Tiger fights for survival in Australian ARH competition
It may have taken years for the Airbus Helicopters Tiger to finally hit its stride in Australia, but the capability improvement now achieved may have come too late to save the attack helicopter from replacement by a US-built product.
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NewsEmirates fined over JetBlue codeshare flights in Iranian airspace
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is set to be fined by the US Department of Transportation for operating services through Iranian airspace while carrying a codeshare with US budget operator JetBlue Airways. US investigations have determined that, during the first three weeks of July last year, Emirates operated services with the ...
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NewsRyanair traffic falls back down in September as restrictions hit
Passenger numbers fell back again in September at low-cost carrier Ryanair as increased travel restrictions halted the pick-up in air demand. Ryanair traffic levels had started increased in July and August after flatlining during the crisis peak of the coronavirus crisis amid a swathe of travel restrictions. Source: ...
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NewsPandemic forces ‘urgent’ restructuring at Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines will embark on an “urgent restructuring exercise”, which includes a “drastic” relook at its network and fleet plans, as the coronavirus outbreak upended its business recovery momentum. The process, which will involve revising its long-term business plan rolled out in 2019, will span the next few months, ...
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NewsAustralia unilaterally opens travel zone with New Zealand
Australia has unilaterally established a travel zone with New Zealand, setting the stage for some resumption of air travel between the two nations. “The Australian government is establishing a Safe Travel Zone with New Zealand,” says Australian prime minister Scott Morrison. Source: Qantas Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the ...
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NewsIAG receives strong response to recapitalisation share offer
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG has received a strong response to the share issue undertaken to reinforce the company’s liquidity. It has received acceptances for the entire batch of nearly 2.98 billion shares offered under the capital increase. IAG says that, by the end of a pre-emptive subscription period ...
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NewsBombardier Aviation chief Coleal departs
Bombardier Aviation president David Coleal has been ousted as part of a top-level shake up at the Canadian aircraft and rail transportation manufacturer. Eric Martel, who became president and chief executive of Bombardier in March, and whom Coleal himself succeeded as head of the business aviation division five years ago, ...
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NewsAAPA moves annual meeting online
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) will be conducting its annual meeting of presidents virtually, the latest in major aviation meetings to move online following the coronavirus outbreak, which precludes large scale gatherings. The annual meeting, which will airline heads from major Asia-Pacific carriers gather, was to have ...
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NewsLoyal wingmen UAVs might be better for non-lethal missions: report
Attritable loyal wingman unmanned air vehicles might be best used as non-lethal “force multipliers” for the US Air Force’s fleet of manned aircraft says a report by think tank Mitchell Institute.
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NewsSingapore opens short-term leisure travel to two more countries
Singapore will lift border restrictions for visitors from Vietnam and Australia, excluding the state of Victoria, starting 8 October. “Both countries have comprehensive public health surveillance systems and displayed successful control over the spread of the Covid-19 virus,” the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said on 30 September. ...
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NewsAirbus and Boeing still hold nearly 200 undelivered jets, excluding 737 Max
Airbus and Boeing are still sitting on large fleets of produced but undelivered commercial jets, reflecting the continued slow pace of aircraft hand-offs amid what could be called the aerospace industry’s most-severe downturn.