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Drone-hit Gatwick aims to restore limited flight schedule
London Gatwick airport’s operator is hoping to restore a “limited” number of services over the next few hours, following the drone incursion which led to the airport’s closure.
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Aviation minister pressured over Gatwick drone crisis
UK aviation minister Liz Sugg has been pressured by the upper house of parliament over the government’s response to the severe disruption caused by drone activity at London Gatwick.
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Military supports police hunt for Gatwick disruptors
London Gatwick operations are likely to remain disrupted overnight, as law enforcement officials continue their effort to locate those responsible for the drone activity which has put the hub out of action for 24h.
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Tecnam P2012 Traveller secures European type certification
Italian airframer Tecnam has received European type certification for the P2012 Traveller, three years after launching development its flagship piston-twin. US approval is imminent, and Tecnam is now preparing the first examples for delivery to launch customer Cape Air early next year.
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Gatwick drone disruption 'deliberate': police
Law enforcement officials have described the severe disruption of flight operations at London Gatwick by drones as deliberate, but not related to terrorism.
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A330neo engine secures 330min ETOPS clearance
Rolls-Royce has secured approval for 330min extended twin-engined operations (ETOPS) for the Trent 7000 engine which powers the Airbus A330neo.
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Flights badly disrupted as drones force Gatwick closure
London Gatwick operations have been severely disrupted by the decision to close the airport as a result of drone activity.
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PICTURE: Bombardier hands over third Challenger 650 to Rega
Bombardier has delivered the third and final Challenger 650 to Swiss rescue and emergency medical services provider Rega, from a 2015 order for the large-cabin business jet.
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Virgin continues to circle Flybe
Virgin Atlantic is still reviewing its options with regard to Flybe a month after first disclosing its interest in the UK regional carrier.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airline start-ups and failures 2018
A round-up of 2018's start-up carriers and those airlines that suspended, ceased operations or entered formal restructuring during the year
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Landing mode changes snared 777 go-around pilots
German investigators’ findings from the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER excursion at Munich, showing the crew was snared by landing mode logic, indicate parallels with the Emirates 777-300 accident at Dubai five years later.
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Wells Fargo adds $200m to Avolon revolver
Wells Fargo Bank has provided $200 million to a revolving loan facility for aircraft lessor Avolon, taking the total of the facility to $2.19 billion.
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SIA 777 excursion at Munich sparked by ILS interference
Interference from a departing aircraft disrupted the ILS signal moments before a landing Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER veered off the runway at Munich.
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Wizz extends Aviatar contract with LHT
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has extended by 10 years an agreement to use Lufthansa Technik's digital services platform Aviatar.
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BA to restore Islamabad flights after more than a decade
British Airways is to resume Pakistan flights next summer, more than a decade after dropping the route amid security concerns.
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Investor group to acquire Sabena Technics
French maintenance specialist Sabena Technics is to be sold to a consortium comprising Bpifrance, Power Corporation of Canada’s Paris-based private equity arm Sagard, and Anglo-US investment firm TowerBrook.
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Boeing completes Ryanair 737-800 deliveries
Irish carrier Ryanair has taken delivery of its last new Boeing 737-800, a little over 20 years since it first ordered the jet.
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Emirates to use A380 for Glasgow when Dubai runway shuts
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to offset capacity disruption caused by Dubai runway closure by deploying Airbus A380s on its Glasgow route.
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Wizz Air UK taking Luton-based fleet to 11 next year
Wizz Air is to expand its UK operation with another pair of Airbus A321s next year, supporting a network expansion from London Luton.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How airline stories developed in 2018
While wider political tensions dominated much of the agenda and continue to cause potential headaches for airlines, it was the return of a familiar problem in the shape of rising fuel prices that did the most to knock airlines from their high-profit altitude during 2018.