Macedonian start-up Air Vardar's Fokker 100 remains grounded at Skopje International airport due to problems with the Macedonian national airline, Macedonian Airlines. The national carrier has a monopoly in the Macedonian airline market, and has so far prevented the new private carrier from starting operations. The aircraft, which is leased from Montenegro Airlines, was delivered in September.
Source: Flight International
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
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Lessor Avolon is entering a partnership with Airbus to examine the commercialisation and financing perspective for future hydrogen-powered aircraft, and how a leasing model will support fleet development. Avolon is the first leasing partner for Airbus’s ZEROe hydrogen-propulsion project, under which the airframer aims to develop a zero-emission aircraft by ...
