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NewsAerCap files insurance claim against more than 100 jets held by Russia carriers
Irish aircraft lessor AerCap has filed $3.5 billion worth of insurance claims as compensation for aircraft and aircraft engines that Russian airlines have not returned since Western government slapped Russia with economic sanctions.
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NewsAir Canada re-evaluating strategy for subsidiary Rouge
Air Canada is reconsidering the operational strategy of its discount subsidiary Rouge, a move coming amid heightened low-cost competition within Canada.
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NewsTop providers of air combat training complete merger
Top Aces and Blue Air Training announced the completion of a merger on 30 March.
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NewsAir Canada thinks full recovery will extend beyond 2024
Air Canada does not expect to recover fully from the industry downturn until after 2024, though executives insist the airline’s rebound is firmly underway.
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NewsUS team to visit China, assist with China Eastern crash investigation
US accident investigators and representatives from Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration plan to depart this week for China, where they will assist with that country’s investigation into the 21 March crash of a China Eastern Airlines 737-800.
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NewsDiscrimination, harassment, finances are main barriers facing women in aviation: FAA advisory report
Male-dominated culture, widespread sexual harassment and discrimination, financial barriers to career entry and lack of gender-specific support systems are main reasons women remain significantly underrepresented in aviation and aerospace.
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AnalysisC-130J deliveries pass 500 aircraft: we analyse type’s global fleet mix
Lockheed Martin recently delivered its 500th C-130J tactical transport: we look at the global fleet mix for its Super Hercules product.
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NewsLearjet production goes silent after six decades
The Learjet brand has stepped into the sunset, with the famed business jet manufacturer delivering its final aircraft on 28 March.
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NewsBiden asks for big spending increase on air power, missile systems
The administration of president Joe Biden wants Congress to approve more than $56 billion in new spending for what it describes as “lethal air forces”.
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NewsBoeing names new leaders for defence, space and global services arms
Boeing has named a new Defense, Space and Security chief executive, Ted Colbert, who steps into the role having formerly led the Boeing Global Services division. Colbert is succeeding Leanne Caret who is to retire after 35 years with the US aerospace firm, including the last six years heading Defense, ...
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NewsFAA appoints aviation safety head Nolen as interim administrator
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety official Billy Nolen will become interim administrator on 1 April, assuming the agency’s top post following the departure of current administrator Steve Dickson.
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In depthEngine supply chain shortages could thwart Airbus and Boeing production plans
Long-standing engine supply issues are being made worse by new Covid-era pressures, among them inflation and lack of skilled workers. Such factors are bearing down on the companies that make engine components, raising uncertainty about how fast suppliers will be able produce the complex, labour-intensive components needed by companies like Pratt & Whitney and CFM International.
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NewsJoby accident aircraft was pushing its limits when it crashed
Joby Aviation says that the prototype aircraft which crashed during a flight test last month was pushing its flight envelope limits when it went down.
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NewsJetBlue and Qatar Airways expand their partnership
JetBlue Airways and Qatar Airways are expanding their partnership to include more codeshares and streamlined flight schedules.
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AnalysisWhy US commercial pilots are back in short supply
US airlines downsized rapidly as Covid-19 hit. Now, amid a full-tilt recovery, carriers face an all-too-familiar challenge: a pilot shortage that risks becoming the sector’s biggest problem.
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NewsAlaska to accelerate fleet transition and convert two 737-800s to freighters
Alaska Airlines is to accelerate its fleet renewal plans to be operating only Boeing 737 narrowbodies and Embraer 175 regional jets by the end of 2023, while also converting a pair of its Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft into freighters.
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NewsUS airlines urge Biden to strike mask mandate and pre-departure Covid tests
US airlines have asked the government to eliminate the federal mask mandate that has been in place for more than a year, as well as the pre-entry Covid-19 test requirement for international travellers.
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NewsDelta takes delivery of first Airbus A321neo in Hamburg
Delta Air Lines has taken delivery of the first of 26 Airbus A321neo aircraft it expects to receive this year.
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NewsAir Canada to introduce fleet of long-range A321XLRs
Air Canada is acquiring 26 Airbus A321XLRs, emerging as the undisclosed customer behind an order for six of the jets in the airframer’s backlog. The airline is taking another 20 of the long-range model through leasing companies, including 15 from Air Lease and five from AerCap. No engine selection has ...
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NewsUS pilot union blasts SkyWest’s plans to cut air service to small cities
A US pilot union has called SkyWest Airlines’ planned cancellation of flights to 29 secondary cities “an egregious miscarriage” of the federal government’s nearly $2 billion in financial aid to the carrier during the coronavirus pandemic.