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US regulators tussle over 5G, warn of flight cancellations ahead of 5 January launch
The US telecommunications industry appears set to begin “5G” wireless transmissions on 5 January, even as the Federal Aviation Administration warns doing so could prompt widespread flight cancellations.
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Airline Business
Which airlines welcomed new aircraft types into their fleets during 2021?
Established airlines around the world debuted aircraft types and variants in their fleets during 2021, despite the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. We look back at some of the highlights, from nimble narrowbodies through to heavyweight widebodies.
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Which airlines launched, failed or merged in 2021?
One of the most counter-intuitive things about the pandemic for the airline sector has been that during the worst crisis the industry has ever faced, relatively few carriers have collapsed.
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Romania’s Blue Air sees demand returning in April after early year capacity cuts
Low-cost operator Blue Air remains “cautiously optimistic” travel demand will return to at least pre-pandemic levels in April, after today outlining reduced capacity plans for the first two months of next year.
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Ethiopian Airlines plans to resume Boeing 737 Max operations in February
Ethiopian Airlines intends resume operations with Boeing 737 Max 8 jets in February 2022, nearly three years after the crash of one of its examples prompted the global grounding of the type.
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Kenya Airways set for restructuring as state shelves nationalisation plan
Kenya appears to have moved away from plans nationalise flag carrier Kenya Airways but still intends to provide financial support for its restructuring.
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Lufthansa Group cancels 33,000 flights in January and February: CEO
Lufthansa Group will cancel 33,000 flights in January and February due to a sharp decline in bookings as a result of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant of Covid-19, the company’s chief executive has said.
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TSA screens more passengers than on same day in pre-pandemic 2019
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has screened more passengers than on the comparable day prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
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First aircraft to feature ITA Airways livery emerges from paintshop
New Italian national carrier ITA Airways has released an image of its first aircraft to feature the airline’s livery.
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Airline Business
How far through the crisis are Americas’ biggest airlines?
While many international services remained heavily restricted for US carriers until November’s easing of travel rules into the country, access to the large domestic market had already helped give the travel recovery momentum..
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Etihad to divest aviation support units to Abu Dhabi holding group
Etihad Airways is to divest a number of aviation support service units including its engineering division to Abu Dhabi holding company ADQ as part of its focus on core airline operations.
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Omicron prompts Ryanair to cut January capacity and double full-year loss forecast
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has deepened its full-year net loss expectation to between €250 million ($282 million) and €450 million as a result of a sharp drop in demand because of fresh travel restrictions prompted by the emergence of the Omicron variant.
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Indian airline start-up Akasa unveils livery
Indian start-up carrier Akasa Air has unveiled its branding as it continues preparations to launch flights next summer.
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Air Baltic receives EU approval for half of proposed state aid
European regulators have approved half of the state aid pledged to Air Baltic by the Latvian state earlier this year.
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Wizz to base four more A321neos at Gatwick after acquiring Norwegian slots
Wizz Air has acquired 15 daily slot pairs at London Gatwick airport from Norwegian Air Shuttle, as carriers jostle for position at the UK facility.
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Airline Business
How far through the crisis are Asia-Pacific’s biggest airlines?
Airlines in Asia-Pacific paradoxically, are both among the hardest hit yet also the most profitable since the crisis hit. No region’s international passenger business has been harder by the pandemic than Asia-Pacific’s airlines, as international borders have remained all but shut and only started reopening in the last quarter of ...
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Norse Atlantic Airways takes delivery of first Boeing 787-9
Low-cost long-haul start-up Norse Atlantic Airways took delivery of its first aircraft at Oslo airport on 20 December as it prepares to launch transatlantic flights in spring 2022.
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Airline Business
How far through the crisis are Europe’s biggest airlines?
For European airlines, momentum had been growing across the year, in line with the successful roll-out of vaccination programmes. European short-haul travel began opening up in the summer with the lifting of quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers. That notably stepped up in the second half of the summer and into an extended shoulder season for leisure travel.
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Southwest’s Kelly tests positive for Covid-19 two days after DC testimony
Southwest Airlines’ chief executive officer Gary Kelly has tested positive for coronavirus just two days after he and other US airline executives appeared in-person to testify in front of US congressional committee.
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WestJet names Austrian’s Alexis von Hoensbroech to be its new CEO
WestJet has named Austrian Airlines chief executive Alexis von Hoensbroech to be its new CEO.