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Airline BusinessAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: October 2021 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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NewsSpirited Great Dane paid the ultimate price for unfortunate timing
Great Dane Airlines’ failure, just over two years since it commenced services, is hardly a surprise given the destruction wrought on the air transport industry for much of that time. The carrier started flights in June 2019 and had only been operating for nine months when the pandemic began severely ...
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NewsVolocopter’s VoloDrone makes maiden public sortie
Volocopter’s electric drone VoloDrone completed its first public test flight in Hamburg, demonstrating its cargo transportation capabilities.
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NewsFlyr to take up to 10 Boeing 737-8 aircraft from Air Lease
Norwegian start-up Flyr has signed a letter of intent to lease six new Boeing 737-8 aircraft from US-based lessor Air Lease.
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NewsIrish MRO firm Atlantic Aviation to take over Lufthansa Technik Shannon
Irish maintenance specialist Atlantic Aviation Group has further expanded by acquiring the Shannon division of German servicing giant Lufthansa Technik. Terms of the takeover have not been disclosed. But the agreement will increase AAG’s workforce to 740 personnel, says the company, with the absorption of “a majority” of Lufthansa Technik ...
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NewsOverweight An-12 had insufficient fuel to divert before Lviv approach crash
Ukrainian investigators believe crew fatigue led to an Antonov An-12BK cargo transport’s descending below the glidepath in dense fog on approach to Lviv, and colliding with trees substantially short of the threshold for runway 31. But the inquiry into the fatal accident, on 4 October 2019, also estimates that the ...
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In depthHMS Queen Elizabeth opens new era of UK airpower in Asia-Pacific
FlightGlobal caught up with HMS Queen Elizabeth during a short port call in Singapore, following its extensive deployment in North Asia as part of the Carrier Strike Group 21 deployment
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NewsEasyJet optimistic as ‘positive momentum’ drives capacity hike
UK budget carrier EasyJet generated positive cash-flow in the fourth quarter while halving headline losses, as it flew about 58% of its pre-crisis capacity. EasyJet says it generated about £40 million in operating cash over the period, covering the three months to 30 September. But while UK domestic and intra-European ...
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NewsUVision, Rheinmetall foresee European demand for tank-busting loitering munitions
The way UVision and Rheinmetall tell it, it is easier to count the European militaries not interested in loitering munitions than to tally all those that are. Still, executives from the two companies do not mind listing a few examples, as they evolve plans for joint production of the systems ...
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NewsGreat Dane Airlines declared bankrupt
Scandinavian regional carrier Great Dane Airlines has today been declared bankrupt, a short message on its homepage says.
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NewsAirbus delivers 40 jets in quiet September
Airbus delivered 40 aircraft in September, a month in which only a single A319neo was added to the airframer’s firm orders for the year. Overall deliveries for the first nine months of 2021 rose to 424 aircraft. September’s deliveries included a pair of A350s – both to Japan Airlines – ...
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NewsHeathrow recovery lags European rivals
London Heathrow Airport has posted data for September which shows a weaker recovery than its continental rivals, with passenger numbers below 40% of their pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsInitial testing begins on PD-35 demonstrator engine’s core section
Russia’s United Engine has initiated testing of a newly-assembled demonstrator core for the high-thrust Aviadvigatel PD-35 powerplant. The engine – intended for future long-haul aircraft programmes – would be the first of its size, and have a thrust capacity similar to the Rolls-Royce Trent 900. State technology corporation Rostec says ...
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NewsEASA scrutinises surface micro-texture to reduce runway overruns
Europe’s aviation regulator is initiating a research effort intended to address the risk of overruns caused by deficiencies in runway micro-texture, and explore the use of laser-scanning to establish suitable thresholds for runway surfaces. Analysis of a number of overrun events showed that aircraft brakes and anti-skid functions were normal, ...
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NewsParachutists among fatalities in Russian L-410 crash
Russian investigators have opened a probe into a fatal landing accident involving a Let L-410 turboprop in the Tatarstan region. Sixteen of the 22 occupants – comprising two crew members and 20 parachutists – did not survive the crash, which occurred after the aircraft departed Menzelinksk airfield on 10 October. ...
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NewsQantas confirms Darwin as Perth replacement on direct London route
Darwin will temporarily replace Perth as the stop-off on Qantas Airways’ direct Australia-London services, the airline confirmed on 8 October.
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NewsAir Belgium takes delivery of first Airbus A330-900
Air Belgium has taken delivery of the first of two Airbus A330-900s that will be used to replace A340s in its fleet.
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Airline BusinessHow IATA thinks airlines could reach net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050
For some airlines, the net-zero target was nothing new. But for all carriers, the important task is working out how to get there – and then implementing that plan.
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NewsUK F-35s make refuelling debut behind Super Hornet
British Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning combat aircraft have for the first time undergone “buddy-buddy” refuelling behind a US Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet.
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Airline BusinessWorld Airline Rankings: No region left unscathed by crisis
While some Asia-Pacific operators benefited from access to large domestic markets and strong freight activity, international operators in the region were among the hardest hit in terms of reduced passenger traffic.