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NewsEASA recommends 48-72h post-vaccination pause for aircrew
European safety regulators are advising aircrew to wait at least 48h, and up to 72h for single-crew operations, before engaging in flight-related tasks after being vaccinated against Covid-19. The precautionary measure arises from uncertainty as to whether in-flight conditions at cruise altitudes – including lower air pressure and the hypoxic ...
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OpinionIs UK’s latest defence review fit for purpose?
Although long awaited, the UK’s defence review has left many unanswered questions when it comes to future capability.
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NewsAirports body predicts travel surge but warns of $94bn revenue loss in 2021
Airports industry body ACI World expects a “surge” in travel demand during the second half of 2021, but that global passenger numbers will still be down some 47.5% for the full year compared with pre-Covid levels.
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AnalysisCrisis forces Vilnius airport operator to tear up new terminal contract
Crisis conditions in the air transport sector have forced a rethink on the construction of a new terminal at Lithuania’s gateway airport in the capital Vilnius. The airport operator is to re-tender for the work after agreeing with the current construction firm, Mitnija, to scrap the contract as a result ...
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NewsAustrian to reduce fleet and staffing levels
Austrian Airlines intends to make further cutbacks to its active fleet and headcount, and has warned that it will miss the earnings targets it outlined last year.
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NewsFinnair signals interest in up to 20 of Heart’s ES-19 electric aircraft
Finnair has signed a letter of interest through which it could acquire up to 20 electric-powered regional aircraft under development by Heart Aerospace. The 19-seat aircraft project, the ES-19, was unveiled by the Swedish-based manufacturer in 2019. Heart Aerospace is aiming to put the aircraft into commercial service in 2026. ...
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NewsRyanair chief doubts digital health passports will take off
Processes for passengers to prove either Covid-19 vaccination or negative test results are likely to play a role in the opening up of European airline markets, but more comprehensive digital health passports are not, in the view of Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary.
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NewsStart-up Norse Atlantic plans $152 million private placement
Norwegian long-haul start-up Norse Atlantic is seeking to raise NKr1.28 billion ($152 million) via a private placement and plans to list on Olso’s Euronext Growth exchange.
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NewsMC-21 transferred to northern Russia for natural icing test flights
One of the Irkut MC-21-300 test aircraft has been flown to Arkhangelsk in northern Russia to undergo natural icing certification tests. The aircraft, number 73051, is the same jet that was involved in a runway excursion at Moscow Zhukovsky in January while it was performing simulated single-engine approaches. Arkhangelsk is ...
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NewsFace masks required until at least summer 2022 season: Ryanair chief
Ryanair is likely to require its passengers to wear face masks well into 2022, despite its confidence that vaccination programmes will enable intra-European travel to open up well before then.
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NewsAir Nostrum joins Dante’s effort to electrify regional aviation
Regional carrier Air Nostrum has become the second Spanish airline after Volotea to support electric aircraft developer Dante Aeronautical.
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NewsAir Baltic’s all-A220 fleet to help it ‘fly out’ of crisis: chief
Air Baltic chief executive Martin Gauss has reaffirmed the carrier’s commitment to an IPO, and expressed confidence that its strategy to become an all-Airbus A220 operator makes it “well-positioned” to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis.
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NewsRyanair to take 16 Max jets by summer with 737-8200 certification days away
Ryanair expects to receive its first Boeing 737 Max jets in April and to operate 16 of the type this year, based on certification of the high-density variant being secured in the coming days.
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NewsPilot strike does not free SAS from compensation obligation: court
Scandinavian carrier SAS has lost a European court judgement over passenger compensation in the event of a strike by airline personnel, after a ruling that valid industrial action does not qualify as extraordinary circumstances. The European Court of Justice ruling contradicts a previous finding by Swedish consumer disputes board ARN ...
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NewsAer Lingus to launch transatlantic flights from Manchester in July
Irish carrier Aer Lingus has confirmed moves to launch its first transatlantic flights from the UK after disclosing plans to begin services from Manchester to New York JFK and Orlando this summer.
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NewsCryogenic tank among features tested for Russian 50-seat proposal
Characteristics of a proposed Russian 50-seat twin-engined turboprop are being refined after a series of windtunnel tests which to explore configurations including a potential external cryogenic fuel tank. The light convertible aircraft – intended to operate with both passenger and freight layouts – has been subjected to a series of ...
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NewsLockheed sees no change to UK F-35 commitment, despite ambiguous review
Lockheed Martin remains confident of supplying the UK with many more F-35B combat aircraft than the 48 examples ordered to date, after a lack of detail in the Ministry of Defence’s latest spending plan raised doubts about the nation’s total requirement for the stealth fighter.
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NewsE195-E2 engine software upgrade ordered after A220 failure incidents
Operators of Embraer 195-E2 twinjets have been instructed to upgrade electronic engine-control software following inquiries into rotor disc failures on Airbus A220s. Both aircraft types use Pratt & Whitney geared-fan engines, and the architecture of the PW1900G powerplant on the E195-E2 is similar to that of the A220’s PW1500G. Investigators ...
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NewsSriLankan Airlines files legal claim after Airbus bribery probe
SriLankan Airlines has filed a legal claim against Airbus, related to bribery allegations that the airframer settled with France, the UK, and USA in early 2020. The airline confirms that it has made a “claim” against Airbus, but offers no further details. It adds that the airline has “not sued ...
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NewsMarshall expects strong demand for surplus UK Hercules
Set to be retired from Royal Air Force use in 2023, the service’s Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 tactical transports will represent an attractive proposition for secondhand buyers, according to support provider Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group.