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NewsUnited president encouraged by Boeing NMA ‘blank sheet’
United Airlines president Scott Kirby is encouraged that Boeing will go back to the drawing board for its proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) widebody aircraft even as it remains mired in the grounding of 737 Max aircraft. “We are encouraged that Boeing is taking a blank sheet on the NMA,” ...
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NewsA350 cockpits must have ‘liquid free’ zone after spill incidents
Airbus A350 operators have been ordered to define a “liquid prohibited” zone in the cockpit, after two incidents in which beverage spillages on the centre pedestal led to in-flight shutdown of a Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine. FlightGlobal exclusively revealed last month that a liquid spill had preceded a Delta Air ...
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NewsTailwind element present before Pegasus 737 overrun break-up
Weather data from Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport indicates rain and a strong tailwind component at the time when a landing Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 overran the runway and broke up. Emergency services are attending the scene of the accident. Pegasus says injured passengers have been taken to hospital but states ...
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NewsCathay Pacific asks staff to take unpaid leave amid coronavirus fallout
Cathay Pacific is encouraging its employees to take three weeks of unpaid leave, in a bid to save money, after being forced to slash capacity by 30% as a result of falling demand related to China’s coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsQatar Airways in negotiations to acquire 49% of RwandAir
Qatar Airways is in talks to acquire a 49% stake in state-owned RwandAir and is “keen to invest” in Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo when the time is right, the Gulf carrier’s chief executive Akbar Al Baker disclosed today.
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NewsSwiftair ATR icing stall inquiry catalogues series of crew failures
Spanish investigators have determined that a Swiftair ATR 72-500 stalled while climbing through icing conditions as a result of the pilots’ failure to manage the flight correctly and their “inappropriate” use of automation. The turboprop (EC-KKQ) lost airspeed and height and rolled to excessive bank angles during the Alicante-Madrid service ...
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NewsCoronavirus outbreak forces Cathay to slash capacity by 30%
Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon will cut 90% of its mainland China flights over the next two months, citing a “consequential significant drop” in market demand owing to the coronavirus outbreak. The two carriers add that there will be “significant reductions” across the rest of their respective networks for the ...
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NewsCebu Pacific expects up to $79 million hit from coronavirus
Cebu Pacific expects the coronavirus outbreak to impact its bottom line by up to Ps4 billion ($79 million). The low-cost carrier estimates that it will see “a Ps3-4 billion swing on profit” should the outbreak remain unabated over the next six months. It makes this estimate based on 2003’s Severe ...
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NewsSingapore air show remains on track, says organiser
The organiser of the Singapore air show has reaffirmed that the show will proceed as planned, amid concerns about the novel coronavirus outbreak. Experia Events notes that Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) presently rates the virus at DORSCON (Disease Outbreak Response System Condition) ‘Yellow.’ This means that while the disease ...
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NewsAirAsia names acting chief amid Airbus probe
Bo Lingam has been appointed AirAsia Group’s acting chief executive, after founders Tony Fernandes and Kamarudin Meranun stepped down temporarily to facilitate an independent probe into Airbus bribery allegations. Lingam is currently the group’s president for airlines and will serve in the acting role for two months “or such other ...
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NewsKorean Air enters Budapest with passenger and cargo services
Korean Air is expanding into the recently opened Seoul Incheon-Budapest sector with passenger and cargo services. Cirium schedules data shows that LOT Polish Airlines was first to launch a scheduled Seoul Incheon-Budapest passenger service in September 2019, flown three times-weekly on Boeing 787-8s configured with 252 seats. Source: ...
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NewsAviation coalition unveils five-pillar net-zero UK carbon strategy
Members of an aviation coalition are outlining a five-pillar strategy to commit the UK industry to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, while accommodating a 70% growth in passenger numbers. But the coalition, Sustainable Aviation, warns that it will need investment and a partnership with the government, plus collaboration from outside ...
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NewsAvianca latest to probe relationship with Airbus
Colombian carrier Avianca has engaged a law firm to conduct an independent internal investigation into its relationship with Airbus, after the airline was linked to the extensive probe into alleged bribery involving the airframer. French authorities have disclosed that Airbus orders from airlines including Avianca, Air Arabia, Korean Air, China ...
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NewsAirAsia chiefs deny wrongdoing but step aside to aid graft probe
AirAsia Group chief Tony Fernandes and chairman Kamarudin Meranun have voluntarily stepped aside from their executive roles, for two months, to allow an independent probe into bribery allegations which emerged during an in-depth investigation at Airbus. UK court documents detailing an indictment against Airbus, for allegedly failing to prevent bribery, ...
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NewsALTA chief de Oliveira to replace Gittens as head of ACI World
ALTA executive director Luis Felipe de Oliveira is to become the new director general of global airports trade body Airports Council International (ACI) World.
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NewsRyanair doubles down on Boeing 737 Max
Ryanair plans to purchase further Boeing 737 Max aircraft once the aircraft returns to service, in addition to taking delivery of the 210 it has already has on order or under option.
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NewsRyanair slows long-term growth target as Max delayed until after summer
European low-cost giant Ryanair has pushed back its long-term growth target of reaching the 200 million annual passenger mark by up to two years after resigning itself to not receiving its first Boeing 737 Max aircraft until after this summer.
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NewsTaiwan’s FAT loses operating licence, faces censure
Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) has revoked the operating licence of now-shuttered Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT). FAT went belly up on 13 December, owing to “long-term operating losses” and difficulty in raising sufficient funds. The carrier made the abrupt announcement it was ceasing operations a day earlier, ...
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NewsA321XLR to have optional anti-condensation system
Airbus is to offer a Swedish-built anti-condensation product as an optional line-fit for its single-aisle family, aimed at the long-range A321XLR. The anti-condensation equipment, manufactured by CTT Systems, will be part of a broader optional moisture-control system. It will be aimed at the newly-launched A321XLR, the longest-range variant of the ...
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NewsIndonesia’s Batik Air enters the A320neo club
Indonesian carrier Batik Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, the 46th Airbus aircraft in its fleet. The aircraft is equipped with 12 business and 144 economy class seats, according to Airbus. It was handed over at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Source: Airbus The new ...