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NewsSouthwest hit with $140m penalty for end of 2022 network meltdown
The US Department of Transportation on 18 December issued a $140 million penalty in response to Southwest Airlines’ system-wide operational meltdown that cancelled 16,900 flights and left 2 million passengers stranded during the height of air travel in December 2022.
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NewsHawker business jet veered off Nigerian runway after landing over 200m short
Nigerian investigators have yet to determine why a Raytheon Hawker 800XP touched down more than 200m short of the runway during a night approach to Ibadan airport last month. The executive jet, operated by Flints Aero Services, suffered substantial damage after initially landing 220m before the threshold of runway 22 ...
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NewsAir Corsica emerges as customer for two more ATR 72-600s
Mediterranean operator Air Corsica has emerged as a customer behind an order covering a pair of ATR 72-600 turboprops. The airframer says the order was originally confirmed during the Paris air show in June. ATR states that the aircraft will be delivered over the first half of next year, giving ...
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Paid contentGE Aerospace achieves new 100% SAF milestone
Ten different engine models made by GE Aerospace and its joint ventures have been tested with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) since 2016 through a mix of component-, engine-, and aircraft-level tests.
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NewsUS clears possible sale of 35 UH-60Ms to Greece
The US government has cleared the possible sale of 35 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Greece, as it also clears the possible sale of air-to-air missiles to Japan.
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NewsQantas’s first A220 en route to Australia
Qantas has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220, with the aircraft on the way to Australia. The aircraft was handed over at Airbus’s Mirabel, Canada factory on 15 December, according to the airframer. Source: Airbus Qantaslink’s first A220 has a special livery inspired by aboriganal art ...
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NewsScottish spaceport secures approval as UK’s first vertical-launch facility
UK regulators have granted a licence to a Scottish spaceport, located in the Shetland Islands, enabling it to conduct vertical launches from next year. The spaceport, SaxaVord, becomes the first in the country to be licensed for vertical launch capability. SaxaVord has been verified by the UK Civil Aviation Authority ...
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NewsLufthansa Group carriers plan Tel Aviv return in January
Lufthansa Group carriers are set to resume flights to Israel next month, three months after suspending services amid hostilities in the region.
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NewsGulf Air chief Al Alawi to retire in early 2024
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air’s chief executive is to step down at the end of January next year, the Bahraini government has disclosed. Capt Waleed Al Alawi previously served as a Gulf Air pilot and worked with Bahrain’s Royal Flight. He became deputy chief of the Bahraini carrier in 2017, ...
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NewsEnvironmental groups fear US poised to promote SAF that is not sustainable
Environmental groups are warning that new US guidelines for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will promote widespread production of biofuels that may not actually be sustainable. Airlines disagree.
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NewsCanada announces deployment of military helicopters to Baltic region
During a visit to fellow NATO member Latvia, Canada’s top defence leaders announced Ottawa will deploy Bell CH-146 Griffon and Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters to the Baltic region starting in 2024 as part of a multi-national battle group – Canada’s first “persistent” deployment of tactical rotary aviation to Europe in roughly 20 years.
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NewsAzul orders four more Airbus A330neos
Brazil’s Azul has ordered four more Airbus A330-900s to expand its long-haul route offering.
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NewsTurkish to take 220 Airbus jets including 70 A350s and A350Fs
Turkish Airlines has disclosed that it will order another 220 aircraft from Airbus, with 70 A350s – including five freighters – among them. The flag-carrier had previously indicated that it was finalising a large agreement with the airframer. Turkish Airlines has unveiled the details of the agreement, stating that it ...
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NewsUK cockpit union BALPA names first female general secretary
UK pilot union BALPA has elected its first female general secretary, with civil service union figure Amy Leversidge set to take up the post in early January. Leversidge is the assistant general secretary at FDA – formally the Association of the First Division of Civil Servants – where she steered ...
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NewsSwiss to adopt artificial intelligence passenger counting next year following tests
Swiss has declared a success its trial of using artificial intelligence to count passengers during boarding, and will adopt the process formally from next year. It plans to replace manual counting on short-haul flights in the third quarter of 2024 and on long-haul services from the fourth. “Once the new ...
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NewsRed Wings resurrects Sky Gates and Il-96-400T freighter to establish cargo business
Russian carrier Red Wings is introducing cargo services after acquiring the freight specialist Sky Gates Airlines. The acquisition, which took placed in August, brings an Ilyushin Il-96-400T into the fleet following an effort to restore the aircraft to flight status. “[Red Wings’] cargo fleet will consist of domestically produced aircraft, ...
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NewsLufthansa raises €600m from sale-and-leaseback on a dozen narrowbodies
Lufthansa Group has struck sale-and-leaseback deals covering a dozen Airbus A320-family aircraft under which it will generate proceeds of around €600 million ($656 million).
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NewsCalio to succeed Hayes as RTX chief executive from May 2024
RTX has confirmed that Chris Calio will succeed Greg Hayes as chief executive on 2 May. Calio is currently president and chief operating officer, while Hayes will continue as executive chairman after the annual shareholders’ meeting on that date. Source: RTX Calio has previously headed the Pratt & ...
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NewsHeathrow airport braced for revenue hit in 2024 despite new passenger high
London Heathrow airport expects to pass pre-pandemic traffic highs next year even though it sees revenues and profits likely to fall as lower aeronautical fees kick-in.
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NewsAir France-KLM chief sees ‘flexibility’ to limit impact of any Schiphol slot losses
Air France-KLM chief executive Ben Smith believes the group has enough flexibility to ensure KLM can continue to operate its full long-haul network in the event of any reduction in slots amid the Dutch state’s efforts to reduce noise around Amsterdam Schiphol airport.