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ITA reaches provisional agreements over ground-handling and maintenance
Italian carrier ITA Airways has reached provisional agreements for ground-handling and maintenance, although final deals will depend on predecessor Alitalia’s administrators. ITA says tenders to acquire the handling and maintenance businesses of Alitalia expire on 14 March. It has signed a preliminary agreement with Swissport International covering handling services. If ...
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Arajet orders 20 Boeing 737 Max
Dominican Republic-based Arajet, the corporate successor to now-defunct Flycana, has ordered 20 Boeing 737 Max 8-200s and taken options to purchase an additional 15 Max jets.
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Utair claims sufficient aircraft on Russian register to serve its network
Russian carrier Utair insists it will be able to maintain services using domestically-registered aircraft, after restricting the operation of those on the Bermuda register. Bermuda’s civil aviation authority suspended airworthiness certification of the Russian fleet on its register from 13 March. Utair states that it has received a notification from ...
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Cessna SkyCourier gains FAA certification
US regulators have approved the Cessna SkyCourier twin-engined utility turboprop, opening the path to first delivery to launch customer FedEx Express.
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Comair unable to say when flights will resume after regulator suspends AOC
South African carrier Comair has submitted documentation aimed at enabling it to resume operations after the country’s aviation regulator indefinitely suspended the airline’s operating licence in relation to ”a spate of occurrences” affecting a number of flights.
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Demand recovery still elusive for Cathay, as Hong Kong, China travel curbs tighten
Cathay Pacific does not “foresee significant signs of recovery” in the near term, as Hong Kong and Mainland China tighten travel restrictions amid a record surge in Omicron infections.
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Russian fleets left in regulatory limbo as Bermuda suspends airworthiness approval
Bermuda’s civil aviation regulator has suspended all certificates of airworthiness of aircraft operating in Russia under the bilateral agreement between the two sides. The suspension entered effect just before 13 March. Large numbers of civil aircraft operating in Russia are held on the Bermuda registry, and the bilateral ICAO agreement ...
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FlyZero details trio of zero-emission aircraft concepts
UK clean aviation research body FlyZero has detailed the three concept aircraft it has developed over the course of the 12 month project.
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Bangkok Airways hopes for revenue lift as travel restrictions ease
Bangkok Airways aims for a recovery in revenues in 2022, as it eyes a stronger Thailand tourism market with the lifting of travel restrictions.
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BOC Aviation sees continued sector recovery; flags prolonged China impact
BOC Aviation remains positive that the air travel sector will continue to improve in 2022, but underlines how China’s prolonged closure on coronavirus fears is impacting Southeast Asia’s air traffic recovery.
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SkyWest to end service to 29 cities due to pilot shortage
SkyWest Airlines intends to end scheduled service to 29 cities in the coming months as it continues to face a flight crew shortage.
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US lawmakers urge scrutiny of Frontier-Spirit deal
A group of progressive US lawmakers is asking competition watchdogs to take a closer look at Frontier Airlines’ plans to acquire low-cost-carrier rival Spirit Airlines.
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US extends federal mask mandate until 18 April
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has extended the federal mask mandate for air travellers, designed to mitigate the spread of highly-contagious Covid-19.
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Transat CEO fears WestJet-Sunwing merger will harm competition
Transat AT chief executive Annick Guerard says WestJet’s pending acquisition of leisure airline Sunwing will “significantly” harm competition in Canada’s hotly contested leisure travel market.
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Transat fiscal Q1 earnings hit by Omicron, hopes for more government aid
Transat AT, the parent company of Air Transat, experienced a “significant” Omicron-variant-fuelled hit during its fiscal first quarter 2022, as passengers took a step back from planning air travel.
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Russian draft transport legislation could complicate return of leased fleet
Russia’s transport ministry has drafted new legislation outlining conditions for returning leased aircraft to foreign lessors, including approval from a government committee. The proposed legislation also states that payments between lessors and lessees will be carried out in Russian currency – the rouble, which has sunk in value against the ...
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DHL, SIA team up for new 777F operation
DHL Express and Singapore Airlines have entered an agreement for the operation of five Boeing 777Fs in the Asia-Pacific and to the Americas.
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Malaysia Aviation Group targets capacity boost as borders reopen
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) aims to operate 70% of pre-pandemic capacity by the end of the year — a significant uptick from current levels — as the country reopens its border to all vaccinated travellers.
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Avelo to expand from New Haven
US start-up discount carrier Avelo Airlines continues to expand out of New Haven in Connecticut, with plans to add routes from the city to three destinations.
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LATAM on ‘improving trajectory’ as it works through reorganisation
LATAM Airlines Group posted a fourth-quarter loss but sees its business on “an improving trajectory” as it aims to exit bankruptcy protection process later this year.