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    UK-based Ryanair pilots accept temporary pay cuts

    2020-07-01T13:35:00Z

    UK pilot union BALPA has disclosed that members employed by Ryanair have voted 96% in favour of taking temporary pay cuts to save under-threat jobs.

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    United 777 blade failure followed prolonged gap in P&W inspection training

    2020-07-01T11:46:00Z

    US investigators believe prolonged absence of formal training and certification for a fan-blade inspection technique resulted in a flawed blade being returned to service and subsequently fracturing on a United Airlines Boeing 777-200. The fracture in the right-hand Pratt & Whitney PW4000 fan blade, during cruise at 36,000ft on 13 ...

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    CORSIA airline emissions baseline to exclude 2020 data, says ICAO

    2020-07-01T11:27:00Z

    The ICAO Council has decided to disregard data from 2020 when calculating the baseline emissions for its CORSIA global carbon offsetting scheme for commercial aviation, in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

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    Airbus Helicopters gains certification for new H160

    2020-07-01T11:25:00Z

    Airbus Helicopters has gained European type certification for its new H160 medium-twin, although it must wait until it gains US approval later this year before it can deliver the initial example.

  • El Al Boeing 787-8
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    El Al reiterates concerns over survival as losses mount

    2020-07-01T09:57:00Z

    Israeli flag-carrier El Al has reiterated that a financial support scheme is critical to the airline’s survival, as it disclosed a net first-quarter loss of nearly $140 million. El Al says financial assistance is “essential” to its being able to deal with the coronavirus crisis. At the end of the ...

  • MMF A330 tanker
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    European tanker fleet arrival plugs critical capability gap for NATO

    2020-07-01T09:51:00Z

    NATO has hailed the collaborative approach taken by six nations to address a critical shortfall in the availability of non-US air-to-air refuelling assets, after a first pooled tanker arrived at Eindhoven air base in the Netherlands.

  • Stefan Murphy cr  Up & Away (2)
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    Aircraft valet Stefan Murphy cleans up in good times and bad

    2020-07-01T07:51:00Z

    Stefan Murphy is founder and managing director of Up & Away Aviation, a valeting firm for business and commercial aircraft that has reacted swiftly to provide disinfecting services during the pandemic

  • Garuda A330neo - Pic by Airbus
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    Garuda posts sharp fall in first-quarter operating profit

    2020-07-01T07:29:00Z

    Garuda Indonesia posted an operating profit of $616,000 in the first quarter of 2020, a sharp fall from the $49.4 million profit in the same period last year. Revenue for the quarter ended 31 March fell by 30.1% year-on-year to $768 million, led by a 29.2% decline in revenues from ...

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    Belgium hits out over poor industrial support as it cuts NH90 TTH helicopter flights

    2020-07-01T07:06:00Z

    Belgium has delivered stinging criticism of the NH Industries consortium, blaming a lack of industrial support, low availability rates and looming costly upgrades for its decision to slash operations with its four NH90 troop transport helicopters by 40%.

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    ATSB commends R-R response to 2017 Trent 700 blade failure

    2020-07-01T06:54:00Z

    Rolls-Royce took several safety actions related to the Trent 700 engine following a 2017 fan blade failure suffered by an AirAsia X Airbus A330-300. The failure occurred in engine No. 1 after the aircraft, 9M-XXE (MSN1075), took off from Perth operating flight XAX237 to Kuala Lumpur on 25 June 2017, ...

  • RAAF F-35
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    Canberra recasts airpower plans for great power competition

    2020-07-01T04:43:00Z

    Australia will invest A$65 billion ($63 billion) in airpower over the coming decade, as it shifts its defence focus to deal with a more dangerous Asia-Pacific region.

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    Pandemic pushes GMF AeroAsia into the red

    2020-07-01T04:24:00Z

    GMF AeroAsia slipped into the red for the first quarter of the year, on the back of higher expenses and falling revenue amid the coronavirus outbreak. For the quarter ended 31 March, the MRO unit of Garuda Indonesia posted an operating loss of $32.4 million, reversing the $8.29 million ...

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    Thailand to ease international flight ban

    2020-07-01T02:09:00Z

    Thailand will ease a ban on international passenger flights into the country from 1 July, nearly three months after first imposing it on 4 April. The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand will permit international passenger flights to operate into Thailand carrying 11 permitted categories of passenger. These include returning Thai ...

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    Air cargo demand still outstripping capacity: IATA

    2020-07-01T02:01:00Z

    Despite an ongoing collapse in demand for air cargo, the loss of bellyhold space in passenger aircraft means that global freight capacity is still struggling to cope with the volume of goods that needs transporting, IATA data shows. The airline association says that while global demand as measured by cargo ...

  • AeroMexico Boeing 787-8
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    Aeromexico files for bankruptcy

    2020-07-01T00:29:00Z

    Grupo Aeromexico, the parent company of Mexican flag carrier Aeromexico, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US after the coronavirus pandemic decimated its business.

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    Despite almost certain job cuts, airlines sell vision of brighter days ahead

    2020-06-30T22:47:00Z

    US airline human resources executives forecast short-term pain for aviation employees but must remain upbeat that their industry will find a way out of its current slump in order to attract candidates back to fulfilling careers when the coronavirus is history. For many of them, it’s a tough sell. 

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    Airbus not expecting significant changes in production rates: Faury

    2020-06-30T19:19:00Z

    Airbus is not expecting to make substantial adjustments to its production rates for the foreseeable future, following the cuts to monthly output it disclosed in early April. The airframer has brought monthly single-aisle production down from 60 to 40 aircraft, while the twin-aisle rate has fallen from 9.5 to six ...

  • MQ-9 Reaper armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles Credit - USAF
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    Record number of UAV shoot downs prompt new USAF tactics and countermeasure pod

    2020-06-30T18:00:00Z

    Unmanned aircraft are proliferating in the Middle East – and so are anti-aircraft missile systems deployed to destroy them; increased vulnerability is prompting development of more sophisticated onboard defences and new tactics.

  • EMARSS-V 2 c US Army
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    US Army receives EMARSS-V aircraft with prototype upgrades

    2020-06-30T17:57:00Z

    The EMARSS-V is based on the commercial Beechcraft King Air 350. It is used to detect, locate, classify, identify and track vehicles and foot soldiers on the ground. The modified EMARSS-V aircraft has more powerful engines which allow for better performance at higher elevations and hotter temperatures during takeoff.

  • Airbus A330neo
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    Airbus to cut global workforce by 15,000 personnel

    2020-06-30T17:42:00Z

    Airbus is set to cut its workforce by 15,000 personnel by summer next year, as part of its response to the downturn in the air transport sector. These cuts will include 5,100 positions in Germany, another 5,000 in France, and 1,700 in the UK. The measures affect subsidiaries including Premium ...