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Qatar will not revive A380 fleet until demand justifies
Amid Emirates triumphant reintroduction of the Airbus A380, Gulf rival Qatar Airways has restated its intention to keep its superjumbo fleet firmly grounded, citing environmental and commercial concerns.
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China Southern to deploy ARJ21s at Beijing Daxing
China Southern Airlines has commenced operations of its Comac ARJ21 regional aircraft, operating a domestic flight from its Guangzhou Baiyun hub to Jieyang. The carrier will initially operate the regional jets out of Guangzhou, but will eventually deploy them at its Beijing Daxing hub. It did not state which other ...
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Airline Business
Emirates revival signals slow end to A380 hibernation
The airline industry’s gradual recovery from the coronavirus pandemic passed a key milestone today when Emirates began returning Airbus A380s to service, initially on services to London and Paris.
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Helvetic converts E2 order to larger variant
Swiss operator Helvetic Airways is to switch part of its order for Embraer regional jets to the larger E195-E2 variant. Helvetic will configure the aircraft with 134 seats, in a single-class layout, compared with the 110 seats of its E190-E2s. The airline had originally ordered 12 E190-E2s, powered by Pratt ...
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Creditors approve South African Airways rescue plan
Creditors have today approved a business rescue plan (BRP) for South African Airways.
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Airline Business podcast: Challenges as airlines return to skies
As airlines begin to ramp up operations, Graham and Lewis discuss the demand situation and the possible pitfalls ahead.
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American seeks Boeing’s help to avoid 737 Max cancellations: report
American Airlines is reportedly seeking Boeing’s help to arrange financing for the purchase of at least one dozen 737 Max jets scheduled to be delivered this year, with the fate of those orders hanging in the balance.
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Air China completes its maiden ARJ21 service
Air China has completed its maiden flight of a Comac ARJ21 regional jet on the domestic routing from Beijing Capital airport to Xilinhot.
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US investment firm picks up Corsair’s 747-400 fleet
Three Boeing 747-400s formerly part of the fleet of French leisure airline Corsair have been sold to the aviation division of a US-based transport and energy sector investor. Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors, located in New York, is picking up the 747-400s – identified as bearing serial numbers 26880, 26877 ...
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Hi Fly confirms LHT oversaw A380 freighter conversion
European wet-lease operator Hi Fly has brought into service a freight-optimised Airbus A380, which has been temporarily converted from passenger configuration in a project overseen by Lufthansa Technik.
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Air Mauritius seeks buyers for five aircraft
Air Mauritius has put three Airbus widebodies and two single-aisle aircraft up for sale, weeks after entering voluntary administration amid the Covid-19 crisis.
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IBA highlights four-engined widebody pain as airliner values decline
Aviation consultancy IBA has outlined adjustments to all its commercial airliner market values to reflect the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Older four-engined widebodies and the Boeing 737 Max are among the worst affected, while “uncertainty” hangs over the Airbus A380.
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Opinion
Why crisis could power lessors to 50% fleet penetration: Cirium
Why market opportunities created by pandemic could propel sector into an increasing share of industry’s assets
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Cathay Pacific mulls parking aircraft outside Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific Group is considering parking some aircraft outside of its Hong Kong base to protect them from the city’s hot and humid summer. The company tells Cirium it is looking into this “for operation management reasons”. “At the present time our aircraft are parked at Hong Kong International Airport, ...
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Volaris chief lauds flexible cost base but fleet will be flat to 2023
Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris is weathering the coronavirus storm thanks to its variable cost base, but still expects its fleet size to be flat through to 2023 as demand inches back.
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Lufthansa halves new-aircraft intake and cuts jobs
Lufthansa will halve the number of new aircraft it takes through to end-2023 as part of a second set of restructuring measures announced today.
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Close to 400 cancellations so far in 2020, driven by 737 Max
As 2020 passes its halfway point, fleets data from Cirium reveals that the mainline aircraft manufacturers have suffered almost 400 cancellations so far - 80% of which are for the Boeing 737 Max.
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Ireland-based Ryanair pilots agree temporary pay cut
Ryanair’s Irish pilots have agreed to a temporary pay reduction aimed at saving under-threat jobs at the airline.
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Airline Business
Airlines must not forget environmental imperative during coronavirus
Despite financial pressures, it is wishful thinking that the airline industry might be cut some slack on environmental issues as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
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Portuguese state takes control of TAP to prevent bankruptcy
Portugal’s government has agreed to pay €55 million ($62 million) to increase its stake in national carrier TAP to 72.5% in order to prevent the airline from going bankrupt.