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Shell partners with Accenture and AMEX GBT on SAF ‘book-and-claim’ initiative
Three airlines including Cathay Pacific have signed up to trial a new blockchain-powered ‘book and claim’ sustainable aviation fuel initiative launched by Shell, Accenture, and American Express Global Business Travel aimed at boosting corporate demand.
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Wizz Air revisits fuel-hedging policy dropped during pandemic
Budget carrier Wizz Air is embarking on a return to fuel hedging having abandoned the policy during the pandemic in order to avoid future losses. Coverage levels are likely to range from 65% in the first quarter of the hedging horizon to 15% in the last. The airline says it ...
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EasyJet consolidates flights to claw back operational reliability
UK budget carrier EasyJet is consolidating flights from various airports, cutting departures in order to counter operational problems caused by staffing and supply-chain issues during post-pandemic ramp-up. It says the industry is suffering personnel shortages, longer aircraft turnaround times, knock-on delays and cancellations. “A very tight labour market for the ...
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Garuda secures creditor approval for restructuring
Garuda Indonesia has secured creditor approval for a major restructuring, according to media reports from Indonesia.
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Court’s restructuring approval shifts LATAM towards Chapter 11 exit
Latin American operator LATAM Airlines Group is expecting to exit its US bankruptcy-protection process in the second half of this year after its restructuring plan secured court approval. The operator says the plan has been backed by “nearly all” of its creditors, following months of negotiation and mediation which, according ...
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Qantas forecasts full international recovery by mid-2023
Qantas anticipates international capacity will return to pre-pandemic levels around the middle of 2023, amid “strong robust demand” as borders reopen.
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Qantas, Airbus invest $200 million to develop Australian SAF industry
Qantas and Airbus will invest up to $200 million to ramp up the establishment of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in Australia, as part of the airline’s broader environmental ambitions.
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Sharp roll on rotation startled American A321 wing-strike crew
Use of the rudder is a focus for investigators probing the sharp roll on lift-off by an American Airlines Airbus A321 departing New York JFK, an incident which resulted in the aircraft’s striking a runway distance marker, and the ground, sustaining damage to its left wing-tip and leading edge. Flight-data ...
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Gatwick airport caps summer flights amid operational woes
Gatwick airport will cap the number of flights operated from the facility in July and August, as it attempts to overcome the operational challenges that have dogged the air travel recovery in markets including the UK’s.
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Aeroflot ties up with long-distance rail service to increase domestic connectivity
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot is aiming to develop a more connected domestic network through a tie-up to enable combined air and rail travel. Aeroflot reached the agreement with Federal Passenger Company, which specialises in long-distance rail transport services, during a St Petersburg economic forum. The two sides will create a joint ...
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AirAsia parent Capital A mulls US listing
Capital A, the parent company of low-cost airline group AirAsia Aviation, is mulling a listing on the US stock exchange, a move it calls “attractive” for boosting its liquidity and profile.
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EasyJet granted priority to take TAP remedy slots at Lisbon
Budget carrier EasyJet has been granted the priority position to negotiate the acquisition of up to 18 daily slots at Lisbon formerly used by Portuguese carrier TAP. The slots were made available under a €2.55 billion financial restructuring scheme for TAP agreed by the European Commission. EasyJet’s proposal for the ...
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Icelandair signs preliminary deal to buy four 737 Max jets from Boeing’s built backlog
Icelandair has signed a letter of intent to acquire four Boeing 737 Max aircraft from the manufacturer’s backlog of built aircraft.
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Deutsche Aircraft delays arrival of D328eco until 2026
Deutsche Aircraft has pushed back service entry of its D328eco until the second half of 2026 from a previous target of 2025.
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Profitable Qatar Airways optimistic over prospects in A350 legal wrangle
Qatar Airways Group is optimistic regarding its legal battle with Airbus over skin-paint deterioration affecting A350s, although it cautions in its full-year financial statement that a judgement against the airline could have a material impact. The airline says it “remains extremely positive” in its assessment of prospects for the case, ...
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Jolt from runway patch upset BA A319’s inertial reference system
UK investigators believe an uneven surface repair at Edinburgh airport caused jolting shock to the nose-gear of a departing British Airways Airbus A319, which subsequently suffered inertial reference system drift during its domestic flight to London Heathrow. The irregularity on runway 06 induced a sudden vertical load into the nose-gear, ...
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Heart switches ES-19 certification to CS-25 category to meet US requirements
Heart Aerospace is changing the certification basis of its ES-19 all-electric aircraft, moving to a heavier weight category in order to better address the market, particularly in the USA, a decision that will result in the “most significant design change” to the type since the start of the programme.
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Indian startup Akasa takes delivery of first aircraft in Seattle
Indian startup Akasa Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8 at a ceremony in Seattle, Washington.
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Asiana to return A380 to service as international travel demand picks up
Asiana Airlines will resume operating its Airbus A380s from late-June, to ease a shortage of seats amid an “explosive” increase in travel demand as borders reopen.
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China’s ‘Big Three’ see tepid uptick in May traffic after April collapse
After bottoming out in April, China’s three largest carriers saw a marginal uptick in their domestic traffic in May, though demand remains weak despite a slight easing of onerous pandemic curbs.