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NewsAir Austral’s first A220 rolls out in full livery
Reunion-based carrier Air Austral’s first Airbus A220-300 has rolled out of the paintshop sporting the airline’s distinctive livery. The airline ordered three of the twinjet type in October 2019. Airbus has shown off the first of the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G-powered aircraft to be painted, with a vertical fin illustrating ...
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NewsLufthansa now losing €1m every two hours, rather than every hour
Lufthansa Group is losing €1 million ($1.2 million) every two hours amid the Covid-19 crisis – an improvement from losing the same amount every hour at points last year.
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NewsCanada’s Cargojet to acquire two 777Fs, five 767Fs
Canadian freight airline Cargojet intends to acquire five Boeing 767 Freighters and two 777Fs in the coming years – enabling it to meet increasing demand for air cargo.
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NewsBoeing more vulnerable to tariffs than Airbus: Udvar-Hazy
Boeing needs to work to resolve the current tariff war with Airbus as the dispute threatens to further erode its market share versus its European competitor, Air Lease executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy has argued.
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NewsAir Canada caters for passengers’ anxiety as it details 737 Max re-introduction
Air Canada is to return the Boeing 737 Max to service at the beginning of February, after the Canadian civil aviation regulator detailed the requirements for clearing the aircraft for flight. Transport Canada has disclosed an airworthiness directive covering the technical modifications and specific crew procedural changes that 737 Max ...
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NewsLease negotiations with Thai reaching ‘critical phase’: AA4
Negotiations between Thai Airways International and one of its lessors Amedeo Air Four Plus (AA4) over the future of four Airbus A350-900s are reaching a “critical phase” as the airline is due to finalise its restructuring plan next month.
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NewsFlybe Q400s to be converted into firefighters for Conair
Source: Conair Group Eleven Q400s, formerly with Flybe, are being transferred to Conair Source: Conair Group Eleven Q400s, formerly with Flybe, are being transferred to Conair
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AnalysisMalaysia Airlines’ restructuring plan nears consensus
After months of negotiations, Malaysia Airlines has secured near-unanimous in-principle agreement from lessors and other creditors for its planned restructuring, three people close to the process tell Cirium.
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NewsAir Canada to expand cargo business through 767 sale, leaseback
Air Canada is having two passenger Boeing 767-300ERs converted to freighters, and also selling the jets and leasing them back.
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NewsAtlas orders the final four production 747-8 freighters
The parent company of Atlas Air has ordered four new Boeing 747-8 freighters amid the ongoing shortage of air freight capacity that increases demand for cargo services during the coronavirus pandemic. Atlas will dry lease the 747s through its subsidiary Titan Aviation Leasing, reasserting its claim to be the world’s ...
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NewsEmirates 777-9 comments raise questions about delivery timeline and launch operator
Recent comments suggest that Emirates now expects to receive its first Boeing 777-9 in 2023, a development that raises questions about delivery timelines and launch customers.
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NewsWestJet cuts more staff and flights, citing Canadian travel restrictions
Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet is laying off more employees and cutting its already pared network by another third, citing government travel restrictions.
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NewsCALC orders 30 ARJ21s with Indonesian carrier TransNusa
China Aircraft Leasing has placed an order for 30 Comac ARJ21 aircraft with an Indonesian airline, in which CALC and two of its most senior executives have a 49% stake, as a co-buyer.
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NewsAir cargo volumes to reach 2019 levels by March or April: IATA
Global air cargo volumes sank more than 6% year on year in November, but remain on track to return to 2019 levels by March or April, according to IATA.
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NewsLufthansa raises €500 million with A350s and A320s as security
Lufthansa has used eight of its aircraft as security in a range of financing transactions which have raised €500 million ($614 million) since last July.
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NewsUK’s Titan receives first of three converted A321 freighters
UK operator Titan Airways’ is to introduce three Airbus A321 converted freighters to its fleet, with the first one newly redelivered from modification specialists ST Engineering and EFW. Powered by CFM International CFM56 engines, the aircraft, MSN1238, was originally delivered to MyTravel Airways in 2000, and subsequently operated by Thomas ...
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NewsBOC Aviation’s lease commitments and aircraft sales down in Q4
BOC Aviation signed fewer lease commitments and extensions in 2020’s fourth quarter than in the same period of 2019, and its aircraft sale activity likewise declined.
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NewsWestJet prepares for 737 Max flights pending approval
WestJet will begin non-commercial test flights of its Boeing 737 Max aircraft during the coming weeks with the aim of having the aircraft type ready to resume revenue flights on 21 January pending approval from Transport Canada.
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NewsDelta to install new wi-fi portal in 300 of its narrowbody jets
Delta Air Lines has inked a partnership with communications company Viasat that will deliver a new branded high-speed wi-fi portal to passengers on more than 300 of its narrowbody aircraft.
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NewsT’way to acquire A330s for long-haul expansion
Korean low-cost carrier T’way Air has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Airbus A330-300s, as it looks to tap into the medium- to long-haul market.