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NewsAeroitalia signs for three 737 Max 8s from Air Lease
Aeroitalia is to take three Boeing 737 Max 8 jets on long-term placements from Air Lease, as the Italian start-up carrier seeks to expand its operations in the coming years.
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NewsFirst flight of Racer high-speed helicopter slips again to 2023
Supply chain problems have put paid to Airbus Helicopters’ target of performing a first flight of its Racer high-speed rotorcraft technology demonstrator in 2022.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic sees growth path ahead after debuting A330neo
Virgin Atlantic expects to be operating five more aircraft in summer 2023 than it did this year after launching services with its first Airbus A330neo.
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NewsPilots did not clarify control after SriLankan A330 inadvertently pushed into descent
Investigators believe a SriLankan Airlines Airbus A330-300 lost considerable altitude during an in-flight upset after one of the pilots nudged the sidestick during cruise, disconnecting the autopilot and pushing the jet into a descent. While the inquiry does not specify the reason for the “sharp nose-down input” by the first ...
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NewsRyanair reports October traffic up 14% on 2019, while Wizz sees 22% rise
Ryanair exceeded its pre-Covid passenger numbers by nearly 2 million in October this year, while rival Wizz Air reported traffic up by around 800,000 passengers on the same basis.
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NewsSAS seals renegotiated fleet leases with more lessors
Scandinavian operator SAS has secured additional agreements with lessors to change the terms of lease contracts as part of its restructuring programme. SAS is operating under US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and the court is overseeing progress with the carrier’s ‘SAS Forward’ re-organisation initiative. The restructuring crucially requires amendments to ...
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NewsWizz returns conflict-stranded Airbus to service and awaits return of others
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has returned to service one of the four Airbus jets stranded in Ukraine as a result of the conflict. The rescued aircraft, an A320, was retrieved from the city of Lviv on 13 September, and flown to Katowice in Poland. Wizz says “no significant ...
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NewsWizz Air seeks to offset choppy currency impact as operations stabilise
Budget carrier Wizz Air has shifted towards euro-denominated lease contracts as part of a strategy to counter the effects of economic conditions. The airline has turned in a first-half operating loss of €63.8 million ($63 million) for the six months to 30 September. But a net foreign-exchange losses amounting to ...
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NewsRoyal Jordanian Air Force orders Bell 505 trainers
The Royal Jordanian Air Force is to acquire 10 Bell 505s for training duties, under a deal signed with the US manufacturer on 1 November.
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NewsAustralia, South Korea in air-to-air refuelling pact
The air forces of Australia and South Korea have entered an agreement to cooperate on air-to-air refuelling.
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NewsLeonardo tapped for RAAF C-27J avionics upgrade
Leonardo has been tapped to provide avionics upgrade work for the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF’s) fleet of C-27J Spartan tactical transports.
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NewsSIA Engineering widens Q2 loss as costs outpace revenue uptick
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) widened its second-quarter operating loss despite an increase in revenue, as higher operating costs drove up expenses.
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NewsGAMECO completes China’s first 767-300BCF conversion
Chinese MRO provider GAMECO has completed work the country’s first 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF), more than half a year since the widebody conversion line began operations.
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NewsJAL narrows first-half operating loss on surging revenues
Japan Airlines (JAL) narrowed operating losses for the first half of its 2022 financial year to Y4 billion ($38.3 million) from Y142 billion a year earlier, as revenues surged amid a revival in air travel.
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NewsMitsubishi Heavy aerospace business doubles profit as order intake rises
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) aircraft, defence and space unit more than doubled its half-year profits, helped by up an uptick in orders at its aerostructures business.
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NewsUS DOT grants Canada Jetlines permission to fly to USA
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively granted Canadian discount airline Canada Jetlines a foreign air carrier permit, allowing it to operate routes to the United States.
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NewsUnited pilots vote down tentative contract
Nearly 10,000 United Airlines pilots seeking higher pay rejected a tentative contract that would have given them a 14.5% pay raise over 18 months.
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NewsSun Country Airlines makes $10.7m profit despite Q3 headwinds
Sun Country Airlines posted a $10.7 million profit in the third quarter of 2022 despite higher operating costs and ongoing struggles to hire enough flight crews.
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NewsUS Air Force to retire Japan-based F-15s
Billed as a modernisation effort, the USAF will decommission its older Boeing F-15C/D models currently assigned to an important military hub in Okinawa.
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In depthAviation sector resilient in the face of computer chip shortage
While a global crunch in the supply of semiconductors has impacted other high-tech industries like automotive manufacturing and consumer electronics, the aerospace sector has proven less vulnerable.