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NewsAirbus A220-100 to evolve as ‘TwoTwenty’ corporate jet
Airbus’s corporate jet division has formally unveiled an executive version of its A220-100 twinjet, which will be able to operate across a range of up to 5,650nm (10,500km). The aircraft – which will be branded the ACJ TwoTwenty, a deviation from prior corporate jet designations – will be able to ...
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NewsFrench investigators probe unstable A318 approach to Orly
French investigators have disclosed that they are probing an incident in which an Airbus A318 landed after an unstable approach which triggered altitude alarms. The Air France service had been operating to Paris Orly from Biarritz on 12 September. Investigation authority BEA states that the crew had been cleared to ...
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NewsSeparated main wheel overtook landing 737 after bearing failed
UK investigators have attributed to bearing failure the detachment of a main landing-gear wheel from a TUI Airways Boeing 737-800 after touchdown at Manchester last year. But the inquiry has been unable to determine the root cause of the failure. It could not rule out a pre-existing fault or the ...
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NewsEuropean regulators propose extending temporary state aid exemptions
European Commission regulators are proposing extending by a further six months and widening the scope of the temporary relaxations around state aid rules under which a string of airlines have been supported through the global pandemic. As the coronavirus crisis hit the Commission introduced, through three separate amendments, temporary measures ...
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NewsAeroflot Group aims to raise Rb80bn through share placement
Aeroflot Group is aiming to raise at least Rb80 billion ($1 billion) through a capital increase involving the placement of new shares, in order to strengthen its liquidity. Although it had previously prepared to place up to 1.7 billion shares, the Russian operator says it has yet to determine the ...
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NewsKLM submits restructuring plan to Dutch government
KLM plans to cut pay, reduce jobs and slim down its fleet in order to secure €3.4 billion ($4 billion) in loans and guarantees from the Dutch government.
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NewsRyanair traffic falls back down in September as restrictions hit
Passenger numbers fell back again in September at low-cost carrier Ryanair as increased travel restrictions halted the pick-up in air demand. Ryanair traffic levels had started increased in July and August after flatlining during the crisis peak of the coronavirus crisis amid a swathe of travel restrictions. Source: ...
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NewsIAG receives strong response to recapitalisation share offer
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG has received a strong response to the share issue undertaken to reinforce the company’s liquidity. It has received acceptances for the entire batch of nearly 2.98 billion shares offered under the capital increase. IAG says that, by the end of a pre-emptive subscription period ...
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NewsLight twin-turboprop ATL-100 to be produced at Portuguese facility
Portugal’s government expects a joint turboprop aircraft programme with Brazilian industry will create 1,200 positions at a new integrated production facility in Evora. The twin-engined ATL-100 is being created through a joint-venture between Brazilian firm Desaer and the Portuguese engineering and product development centre CEIIA. It derives its designation from ...
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NewsBA adds back Bahrain and South Africa as part of October expansion
British Airways today resumed flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Bahrain, part of a number restored routes as it steps up its network this month after suspending a swathe of services during the global pandemic.
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NewsStobart focuses on cost cutting and Southend restart
Stobart Group, owner of London Southend airport and majority shareholder in Stobart Air, has indicated that its focus remains on minimising cash burn despite limited earnings from cargo operations and restarted passenger flights.
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NewsRolls-Royce explores new approaches to UltraFan and spare-engine activity
Rolls-Royce is looking into new partnership arrangements covering such matters as its UltraFan programme and its supply of spare engines, as part of the broader restructuring of its civil aerospace activities. The engine manufacturer acknowledges that development of its UltraFan will be affected by the air transport crisis, with a ...
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NewsUnions up the ante in row over Lufthansa’s Ocean plan
Three trade unions representing Lufthansa staff have sharply criticised the airline’s planned new leisure subsidiary Ocean in a joint open letter to German chancellor Angela Merkel.
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NewsTarom ATR 42 crew skipped checklist before Chisinau excursion
Romanian investigators have disclosed that the pilots of a Tarom ATR 42-500 did not perform the descent checklist before a landing incident at Chisinau in which the crew lost lateral control and the aircraft swerved off the runway. Investigation authority AIAS says the cockpit-voice recording revealed the omission, adding that ...
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NewsRolls-Royce to reinforce liquidity with £3bn rights and bond issue
Rolls-Royce has unveiled a proposal for a £2 billion rights issue, as well as a £1 billion bond offering, to recapitalise the company and underpin its balance sheet. The 10-for-three rights issue will feature up to 6.4 billion new shares, at a discounted price. Rolls-Royce has also agreed commitments for ...
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NewsBidder drops out of running for Glasgow Prestwick airport
A preferred bidder for Glasgow Prestwick airport has pulled out, Scottish ministers have disclosed today.
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NewsFirst Il-114-300 commences engine tests ahead of maiden flight
Ground tests have commenced with the first modernised Ilyushin Il-114-300, ahead of initiation of the turboprop’s flight campaign. The twin-engined aircraft has undergone low-power runs of its Klimov TV7-117ST-01 powerplant, developed by United Engine Corporation. Russia’s United Aircraft says it carried out the runs at the Zhukovsky flight-test base of ...
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NewsAir France to operate last flight from Tegel
Berlin’s airport operator has confirmed that Air France will conduct the last flight from the German capital’s Tegel airport on 8 November – 60 years after the French flag carrier became the first civilian operator at the former military airfield.
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NewsLufthansa cancels Indian flights amid route rights row
Lufthansa is calling for a temporary agreement between Germany and India after it was forced to cancel flights to the country until 20 October amid a row over access under the current travel bubble arrangements. Germany was one of several countries India negotiated a “travel bubble” agreement with in the ...
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NewsTAP defers lease payments and looks to sell up to eight aircraft
TAP Air Portugal has negotiated payment deferrals covering about 60% of its leased fleet, and is looking at selling up to eight Airbus narrowbodies as well as returning some aircraft early to lessors.