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NewsCondor looking at options after PGL pulls out of acquisition
German leisure carrier Condor is looking at different optons for its future ownership as talks continue with LOT’s parent Polish Aviation Group (PGL) on conditions attached to it withdrawing from its proposed acquisition of the airline.
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NewsIndian low-cost carriers outline post-lockdown plans
Some Indian low-cost carriers have outlined post-lockdown operation plans after the country’s civil aviation authority extended a ban on flights in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The country’s civil aviation authority said on 14 April that all domestic and international scheduled airline operations will remain suspended ...
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NewsAsia-Pacific carriers extend capacity cuts
Air New Zealand and South Korea’s major airlines will keep their international schedules pared down, according to updates from the carriers. Air New Zealand is extending its minimal schedule, which has 95% of its capacity cut, through to the end of June, it said on 11 April. It is maintaining ...
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NewsChina Southern beefs up Beijing Daxing capacity
China Southern Airlines aims to move its entire Beijing operations to the capital city’s new Daxing International airport by March 2021. In an update, China Southern states that from 12 April to 2 May, it will move an additional 50% of its flights from Beijing Capital to Beijing Daxing. ...
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NewsFinnair and Juneyao deepen ties despite ‘challenging times’
Finnair has affirmed its commitment to the Chinese market amid “immensely challenging times” with the signing of a letter of intent with Shanghai’s Juneyao Air. The airlines plan to establish a joint venture on the Helsinki-Shanghai route, on which the two carriers have already been codesharing since last June. This, ...
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NewsSikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II finishes extreme conditions testing
The US Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter, the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II, completed a month-long battery of extreme conditions testing.
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NewsSpirit warns of $160 million Q1 loss, secures $1.2b in financing
Airframe maker Spirit AeroSystems expects to post a $160 million net loss in the first quarter of 2020, a reversal from a $163 million profit one year earlier.
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NewsGol cancels 34 Boeing 737 Max orders
Brazil’s low-cost carrier Gol says it has reached an agreement with Boeing on cash compensation for the more-than-year-long 737 Max grounding, and the termination of 34 forward orders for the company.
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NewsMorocco approved to buy 10 Harpoon anti-ship missiles for its F-16s
The US State Department has approved the possible sale of 10 Boeing AGM-84L Harpoon Block II air-launched missiles for Morocco’s fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters.
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NewsSouthwest and American announce government aid deal
Two US passenger carriers say they have reached deals with the government on the amount of emergency financial aid promised to the industry as part of the $2 trillion CARES Act, as airlines realign their networks to face the realities of the sharp drop-off in travel demand since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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NewsBoeing military aircraft deliveries lower in first quarter of 2020
Boeing delivered 35% fewer military aircraft year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020.
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NewsBoeing delivered final commercial 737NG in January, ending 23 years of production
Boeing confirms it delivered the last commercial 737NG in January when it handed two 737-800s to China Eastern Airlines, ending a production run of the type’s commercial variants that started in late 1997.
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NewsAn-225 flypast marks Warsaw arrival as it ferries coronavirus supplies
Antonov’s outsize An-225 transport has ferried nearly 1,000cb m of supplies from China to the Polish capital Warsaw, the six-engined freighter’s first commercial operation since undergoing a modernisation programme. The aircraft was chartered by the UK’s Chapman Freeborn, based at London Gatwick, as part of the relief effort to provide ...
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AnalysisIndustry orders and deliveries plummet as Boeing takes pain
Airbus has solid first quarter but Boeing suffers dramatic decline as cancellations hit
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NewsBA's first A350 damaged in ground shunt with Emirates 777
British Airways’ first Airbus A350-1000 has been damaged in a ground accident which also involved an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER at Dubai. Images circulating on social media indicate that the trailing edge of the A350’s left-hand horizontal stabiliser struck – or was struck by – the left-hand elevators of the 777. ...
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NewsBoeing cuts backlog by 313 aircraft in March as more airlines cancel Max orders
Boeing removed 313 aircraft from its backlog in March due the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, accounting adjustments and 150 737 Max cancellations, including newly disclosed terminations by Brazil’s Gol and Czech carrier Smartwings.
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NewsFirst F-15QA fighter flown for Qatar
Boeing has conducted a 90min first flight with Qatar’s lead F-15QA fighter, describing the model as “the most advanced version” of the twin-engined type ever manufactured.
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NewsIATA deepens projected airline revenue loss to $314 billion
IATA now forecasts airlines will lose $314 billion in passenger revenue this year amid the coronavirus outbreak, a deepening of $62 billion from its previous projection.
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NewsIndia extends flight suspensions till 3 May
India will suspend all scheduled passenger flights for nearly three more weeks after the country extended a coronavirus-related lockdown.
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NewsNorwegian share price plummets on debt conversion plan
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian saw its share price nosedive when markets opened on 14 April, following its 8 April proposal to convert debt to equity in order to qualify for state aid. Shortly after the Oslo stock exchange reopened following the long Easter weekend, Norwegian’s share price was at one ...