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NewsFAA proposes four design changes to 737 Max in new AD
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has suggested four key design changes to the beleaguered Boeing 737 Max in order to address safety issues that led to its almost 17-month grounding following two fatal crashes that killed 346 people.
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NewsSpaceX Crew Dragon splashdown signals US human spaceflight return
The USA has returned to the human spaceflight business following the successful return to earth of the SpaceX Crew Dragon today, carrying NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.
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NewsBA axes A318 premium service that took over Concorde flight number
British Airways is to axe its premium Airbus A318 transatlantic service from London City to New York JFK, as part of its re-organisation to deal with the air transport crisis. The operation had already been halved to a single aircraft, after BA transferred the other A318 used on the route ...
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Airline BusinessAirlines left doubting if enough people can, or will, travel in 2020
The industry’s relief at being able to ramp up services as the second half of 2020 began is quickly being replaced by concern that the coronavirus is likely to weigh more heavily on demand than previously thought.
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NewsAirbus trims A350 rates again as crisis becomes ‘visible’ in second quarter
Airbus is trimming A350 production rates, to five aircraft per month from six, in a further adjustment to its output in the face of weak air transport market demand. The airframer has disclosed that some 145 commercial aircraft went undelivered during the first half of this year, as a result ...
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NewsIATA pushes airline recovery to 2024 amid ‘surprisingly weak’ restart
Demand for air travel is unlikely to reach 2019 levels until 2024, according to revised figures from IATA, which cites “unexpectedly weak” traffic during the current restart of services.
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AnalysisAirbus’ and Boeing’s undelivered jet inventories swell amid pandemic
Boeing and Airbus have accumulated hundreds of produced, but not delivered, aircraft in recent months, including dozens of widebody jets.
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NewsSmartwings 737 captain 'hid' engine failure to continue flight to Prague
Czech investigators have revealed that a Boeing 737-800 captain misled air traffic control over a serious engine failure and ignored the first officer’s urging a diversion, in order to press on to Prague, the flight’s original destination. Investigation authority UZPLN states that the captain’s poor decision-making – disregarding several crucial ...
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OpinionBidding goodbye to BA’s ‘Queen of the Skies’
While BA’s move to retire its fleet of 747s because of coronavirus makes perfect sense, the business of aviation runs on romance as well as jet fuel
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NewsAirbus ‘olive branch’ aims to end subsidy row as WTO remains impaired
Airbus’s adjustment of A350 launch aid contracts is intended to bring an early end to a transatlantic subsidies dispute which is otherwise set to drag on for several months as a consequence of delays to World Trade Organization decisions. The WTO’s appeals process has been crippled since last December by ...
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NewsSouthwest sees recovery as ‘long saw-toothed slog’
Southwest Airlines reported a $915 million loss for the second quarter and says it expects customer demand to return to pre-coronavirus levels only once there is a vaccine to protect travellers.
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Airline BusinessNew chief has big plans for ACI, but crisis recovery comes first
The new director general of airports body ACI World has grand plans to increase the profile and reach of the organisation – but knows he must first oversee the industry’s recovery from an unprecedented crisis, as the coronavirus pandemic halves passenger traffic in 2020. “The short-term [goal] is of course ...
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NewsFAA set to propose order to lift Max grounding, public comment to follow
The Federal Aviation Administration is close to issuing a proposed order for lifting the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, a milestone that will kick off a 45-day public-comment period.
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In depthWhy Sea Kings still rule for HeliOperations
On the face of it, a UK company flying former Royal Navy (RN) Sea King helicopters on behalf of the German navy from a former coastguard base in the very south of England sounds an unlikely combination, or at least the set-up for a convoluted joke. But for Portland-based HeliOperations, that union is proving a lucrative one.
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OpinionWhy aviation should burn hydrogen, not time, to repair reputation
While aviation deals with the immediate fall-out of the coronavirus pandemic, longer term it must also face up to its environmental responsibilities; hydrogen power could help it meet those challenging targets
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In depthEnd of an era: British Airways and its five 747 decades
British Airways’ decision not to resurrect its Boeing 747 fleet as part of its recovery programme signals an abrupt end to one of the most famous airline/aircraft associations in the jet age
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NewsAmerican and JetBlue unveil strategic partnership focused on Northeast USA
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways have announced the formation of a “strategic partnership” under which they propose to operate codeshare flights and reciprocal frequent flier benefits.
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AnalysisWould scrappage scheme help keep Airbus and Boeing afloat?
Could a scrappage grant scheme help keep Airbus and Boeing production going strong during recession while helping to clean the air? Evidence from the US auto market suggests it could at least be of some help
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Airline BusinessHow many jobs are airlines cutting due to coronavirus?
Of the large airlines to have made announcements so far, most have implemented job cuts affecting significant proportions of their workforces.
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NewsIn response to Atlas crash, NTSB urges fixes to pilot training records
Atlas Air flight 3591 crashed outside Houston in 2019 after the first officer, due partly to sensory illusion, improperly reacted to inadvertent activation of the aircraft’s go-around mode.