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NewsSwedish DHC-2 fatal crash probe urges formal rating training for skydive pilots
Pilots conducting parachute operations should undergo training for a specific rating, Swedish investigators are recommending, following a fatal accident involving a De Havilland Canada DHC-2. None of the nine occupants, comprising the pilot and eight parachutists, survived the crash, which occurred shortly after take-off from Orebro on 8 July 2021. ...
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NewsAir Baltic leasing A320s to protect schedule from supply-chain snags
Latvia’s Air Baltic is to underpin capacity for the summer by wet-leasing four Airbus A320s, aimed at protecting the airline’s flights from possible supply-chain problems. The twinjets, which will be supplied by charter carrier Avion Express, will be configured with an all-economy layout comprising 180 seats. Air Baltic operates a ...
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NewsBoeing lines up alongside Airbus Helicopters in UK for H175M NMH bid
Boeing has become the latest firm to join Airbus Helicopters’ bid for the UK’s Puma replacement contest, signing up to the ‘H175M Task Force’ as training provider.
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NewsBell saw strong Asia-Pacific recovery in 2022
Bell saw a definite market rebound in the Asia-Pacific helicopter market in 2022, with notable strength in the corporate, parapublic, and tourism markets.
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NewsKF-21 prototype flies with indigenous AESA radar
The development programme for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 fighter has started tests with a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar installed.
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NewsSydney departure redesigned after 787, A330 lost separation
Airservices Australia has redesigned a standard instrument departure (SID) out of Sydney following a loss of separation between a Boeing 787-9 operated by British Airways and an Airbus A330-200 operated by Qantas Airways.
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NewsIndiGo downplays possibility of major order
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has downplayed a report about possible orders that would eclipse Air India’s recent commitments for new aircraft.
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NewsAir Nostrum-CityJet tie-up re-cleared by EU regulators
Spanish carrier Air Nostrum’s joint-venture tie-up with Irish operator CityJet has been re-cleared by European competition regulators, more than three years after initially being approved. The two airlines disclosed plans to combine and form a new regional airline group in 2018, operating under a holding company and aiming to offer ...
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In depth‘It’s a big deal’: Universal Hydrogen chief on hydrogen-retrofitted Dash 8’s first flight
The first flight of a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 powered partly by a hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion system is just the beginning of start-up Universal Hydrogen’s strategy to decarbonise airline travel.
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NewsLufthansa take cautious view on capacity as constraints remain
Lufthansa Group continues to be wary of growth constraints from wider supply chain challenges this year as it expects capacity to climb to between 85-90% of pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsIsrael’s El Al returns to full-year profit
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has generated a full-year operating profit of $113 million, and ended the period with a net surplus of $109 million. The airline says it achieved a fourth-quarter net profit – a figure of $8.5 million – for the first time since 2015, although it points out ...
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NewsLufthansa highlights southern hub role as ITA talks continue
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr sees the Rome Fiumicino hub of acquisition target ITA Airways as better positioning it to serve southern hemisphere markets as talks on a deal continue.
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NewsAerCap reveals contact from Russian airlines over possible insurance settlements
Irish-based lessor AerCap signals that it has had contact with Russian carriers and insurers potentially seeking to settle claims over aircraft retained in Russia. AerCap was among a number of lessors forced to write off substantial assets as a result of being unable to retrieve aircraft in the wake of ...
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NewsIndication of tailwind before 737 overran snowy shortened runway
Meteorological data indicates that a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 was subject to a tailwind when it overran while landing on a runway covered with wet snow at Dortmund. The crew of the aircraft, arriving from London Stansted in reduced visibility on 5 December last year, had been informed that runway 06 ...
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NewsLuxair to take four 737 Max 8s, including pair on lease
Luxembourg’s Luxair has ordered two Boeing 737 Max 8s and signed a deal to lease another pair of the narrowbodies, part of a plan to boost its summer capacity.
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NewsTalks under way over possible partial sale of Lufthansa Technik
Lufthansa has begun talks with potential investors over the possible partial sale of Lufthansa Technik, though the MRO unit will remain a key part of the airline group.
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NewsHong Kong’s Greater Bay orders 15 Boeing 737 Max 9s and eyes 787s
Start-up Hong Kong carrier Greater Bay Airlines has ordered 15 Boeing 737 Max 9s and made a “commitment” to order five 787s.
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NewsAir Baltic returns to full-year operating profit
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has returned to full-year operating profit, with a surplus of €32 million ($34 million), although its net result remained negative with a loss of €54 million. Air Baltic generated revenues of just over €500 million – a level similar to that achieved in the pre-crisis 2019 ...
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NewsSchiphol decision to cut flights faces legal challenge by IATA
IATA is to take legal action against the decision to cut capacity at Amsterdam Schiphol from the next winter season. The airport’s operator is cutting the number of annual flights to 460,000 from November this year, down from 500,000. Schiphol’s operator says this is a “necessary intermediate step” as it ...
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NewsLeonardo books Australian orders for AW139
Leonardo Helicopters has received orders for eight AW139 intermediate-twins from Australian operators, the majority configured for emergency medical services (EMS) missions. Those for the EMS market include a pair for Babcock Australasia – on lease from LCI – two for RACQ CQ Rescue, and another two for StarFlight Australia; all ...