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Emirates places order for five new 777Fs
Emirates has placed a firm order for five Boeing 777Fs in a deal worth over $1.7 billion at list prices.
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Collins talks up China aerospace work at Zhuhai
Collins Aerospace has been awarded a contract for seven additional avionics shipsets for helicopters from Avic’s Harbin Aircraft Industries Corporation (HAIG).
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Regulatory constraints crimp SIA’s capacity growth in some markets
Singapore Airlines (SIA) wants to continue adding capacity on its path to rebuild its network, but faces regulatory constraints for resuming services to some countries.
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China’s Ameco to begin A330P2F conversion work under EFW agreement
China’s Ameco is to undertake Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter (A330P2F) conversions, becoming the programme’s first third party conversion provider in Asia.
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Air France-KLM repays €1bn of state loan early after strong results
Air France-KLM Group has repaid early part of the outstanding state-backed loan granted to support the company during the pandemic.
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Embraer’s third-quarter aircraft deliveries inch up to 33 shipments
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer delivered 33 commercial and business aircraft in the third quarter of 2022, a slight year-on-year improvement that still leaves the company’s year-to-date deliveries trailing its 2021 output.
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IndiGo still cool on hedging despite fuel and currency challenges
IndiGo remains unconvinced that fuel and foreign exchange hedging would be beneficial to the business, despite such costs weighing heavily on its financial performance in its fiscal second quarter.
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Pessimism over inflation risk to Ryanair’s business ‘exaggerated’: O’Leary
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary insists that concerns over rising inflation and recession on its business have been “greatly exaggerated”. O’Leary shrugged off pessimistic forecasts as the budget carrier group unveiled strong second quarter net profits of €1.2 billion. “As the lowest-cost producer in Europe, we expect to grow strongly ...
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Ryanair to retrofit scimitar winglets on 737-800 fleet to cut fuel-burn
Budget carrier Ryanair is to retrofit scimitar winglets across more than 400 Boeing 737-800s in its fleet, in order to trim fuel consumption. The retrofit programme will commence during the winter season, the airline states, and represent an investment of more than $200 million. Scimitar winglets are an evolution of ...
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SIA attributes strong results to early investment in capacity
Singapore Airlines (SIA) partially attributes recent strong financial results to its injection of capacity prior to the emergence of pent-up demand in 2022 as the region’s travel restrictions eased.
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C919 among Chinese programmes to make public debut at Airshow China
Comac’s C919 narrowbody will make its first public appearance at this year’s Airshow China, over a month after the type was certificated by Chinese regulators.
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Chinese majors sign engine, component MRO agreements
Two of China’s largest carriers – China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines – have signed maintenance support contracts, covering engine and component MRO.
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Fatalities as Precision ATR lands short and sinks in Lake Victoria
Tanzanian carrier Precision Air believes at least 19 fatalities resulted from an ATR 42-500 accident at Bukoba during which the turboprop came to rest submerged in Lake Victoria. The aircraft – identified by the airline as 5H-PWF – had been operating a service, PW494, from Dar es Salaam. Precision Air ...
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Israir unifying its fleet around A320s after agreeing to sell ATR 72s
Israeli leisure operator Israir has tentatively agreed to sell its pair of ATR 72-500 turboprops, in order to simplify its fleet. Israir intends to unify its fleet based on Airbus A320s. It has six A320s – two owned and four dry-leased – and intends to add a seventh in the ...
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Leonardo slams Norway’s NH90 cancellation demand as ‘legally groundless’
NH Industries (NHI) appears in no mood to accept Norway’s demand for a NKr5 billion ($488 million) refund following the axing of its contract for NH90 helicopters, with 41% shareholder Leonardo dismissing the Nordic nation’s claims as “legally groundless” in its latest financial statement.
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Scotland’s Loganair takes more ATRs to replace Saab 340 fleet
Scottish carrier Loganair is to modernise its fleet, phasing out Saab 340B turboprops in favour of additional ATRs. It will introduce eight ATRs for next summer, while shedding its remaining eight 34-seat Saabs by July. The carrier says the Saabs will be replaced with 48-seat ATR 42s. Loganair states that ...
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Porter expands in Ottawa to service growing fleet
Canadian regional carrier Porter Airlines is expanding with a C$65 million ($48.2 million) facilities upgrade at Ottawa International airport.
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WestJet to use SAF for flights from San Francisco to Calgary
Canadian passenger carrier WestJet has committed to temporarily operating flights from San Francisco to Calgary using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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Israeli carrier Israir lines up bid for Czech operator Smartwings
Israeli leisure carrier Israir has identified Czech budget operator Smartwings as the target of a takeover offer. Israir, which was acquired by an investment firm last year, had disclosed earlier this year that it was participating in a private process with a view to acquiring the entire share capital of ...
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Romania signs $385m deal to acquire 32 surplus Norwegian F-16 fighters
Romania’s defence ministry has signed a €388 million ($385 million) contract to acquire 32 surplus Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs from Norway, with the jets to be transferred from late 2023.