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NewsHawaiian delays Boeing 787 Dreamliner deliveries
Hawaiian Airlines says it will be delaying deliveries of its long-awaited Boeing 787 Dreamliners as the carrier contends with a difficult business environment perpetrated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsHawaiian Airlines frustrated by ongoing quarantine
Hawaiian Airlines’ second quarter ended with a loss of $107 million after its home state’s strict travel restrictions prevented it from doing any meaningful business for much of the three months ending in June.
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NewsATAC Mirage F1s picked for Holloman, Luke AFB adversary training
Textron company Airborne Tactical Advantage (ATAC) plans to begin delivering adversary training services at two US Air Force bases within the next 60-90 days using ex-French air force Dassault Mirage F1s.
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NewsP&W’s commercial engine shipments and aftermarket sales tumble in Q2
Pratt and Whitney’s engine deliveries sunk by half year-on-year in the second quarter, while aftermarket sales also tumbled, pushing P&W to a $457 million loss for the period.
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NewsJetBlue prepares for volatile recovery
JetBlue Airways posted a $320 million loss in the second quarter and expects further volatility through the third and fourth quarters as the long-term effects of the coronavirus on the New York-based low-cost carrier become clear.
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NewsComair business plan pushed back as rescuers work to firm up offers
South African carrier Comair’s rescue practitioners have disclosed that a potential deal with an interested consortium has fallen through, but are pushing back publication of a business plan to provide time to consider other approaches. Publication of the business plan had been due on 28 July after an expression of ...
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NewsAirbus Helicopters outlines emergency battery plans in patent filing
Airbus Helicopters has applied for a patent covering a proposed emergency battery system for single-engined rotorcraft
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NewsAir cargo decline narrows in June but market ‘exceptionally challenging’
Air freight traffic declines showed some signs of improving in June but business remains “exceptionally challenging”, according to the latest IATA market wrap-up.
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NewsIATA pushes airline recovery to 2024 amid ‘surprisingly weak’ restart
Demand for air travel is unlikely to reach 2019 levels until 2024, according to revised figures from IATA, which cites “unexpectedly weak” traffic during the current restart of services.
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NewsCollins will not deliver Max components until second half of 2021, says Raytheon
Collins Aerospace will likely not begin shipping components for Boeing’s still-grounded 737 Max until the second half of 2021.
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NewsGermany warns against ‘unnecessary’ travel to parts of Spain
Germany has become the latest European country to warn against non-essential travel to Spain amid an uptick in coronavirus cases, although it appears to be taking a more targeted approach than the UK.
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NewsSupersonic AS2 forward fuselage to be built by Spirit AeroSystems
US aerostructures firm Spirit AeroSystems is to build the forward fuselage of the Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet, in return for additional investment in the programme. Aerion says it has reached a memorandum of agreement to enhance Spirit’s role, after the two sides started co-operating on the AS2 last year ...
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NewsParis airports operator sees at least five years before full traffic return
Aeroports de Paris is projecting passenger traffic levels at the French capital will not return to last year’s high until the 2024-27 timeframe.
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AnalysisDassault stays steady despite Covid-19 tensions
As a producer of both business jets and combat aircraft Dassault must always perform a delicate balancing act, but with the effects of coronavirus being felt across the industry, this year that is more pronounced than ever.
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NewsLessons from NokScoot’s liquidation
NokScoot has suffered the ill-effects of Covid-19, as did Thai Airways; its fate, however, is very different from the flag carrier’s. Thai Airways could emerge from rehabilitation with a significant makeover, but looks likely to survive. On the other hand, the board and shareholders of NokScoot, the joint venture between ...
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News777 pilot’s confusion led to Sydney airprox incident with ATR
A United Airlines pilot flying from Sydney to San Francisco did not expect a change in departure procedures out of the Australian airport, and incorrectly adjusted his flight management system (FMS). As a result, the departing Boeing 777-300ER, registered N2333U, encountered a loss of separation incident with a ...
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NewsChina Eastern hints at cross-strait flights from new Xiamen base
China Eastern Airlines has opened a new base at Xiamen, as it hints at launching cross-strait flights into Taiwan, among other future international expansion plans. Explaining what it labels a “major strategic decision”, the carrier says the Xiamen base will — among other reasons — “promote the integrated development ...
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NewsDa Nang outbreak a blow to Vietnam air travel recovery
The appearance of coronavirus cases in the Vietnamese city of Da Nang has resulted in a major airlift effort, and will derail Vietnam’s air travel recovery. Vietnam has been a significant success story in dealing with the pandemic, having enjoyed over 100 days without a recorded coronavirus case. This allowed ...
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NewsLufthansa reinstates flights between Frankfurt and New York
Lufthansa Group’s flagship carrier Lufthansa has reinstated flights between Frankfurt International airport and New York City’s John F Kennedy International airport after four months of suspension due to the coronaviruas global health emergency.
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NewsIcelandair seals new cabin crew pact as it reels from first-half losses
Icelandair Group has secured approval from its flight attendants for a new collective agreement, thrashed out after a stand-off which involved the airline’s dismissing, and then reinstating, its cabin crew corps. The agreement will remain valid until the end of September 2025 and rounds off the critical negotiations with personnel ...