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NewsProposed US legislation aims to restore faith in aircraft certification
US senators have introduced a bill to Congress intended to reinforce safety and oversight, particularly with regards to certification, in the aftermath of the Boeing 737 Max grounding crisis. The proposed legislation, titled the Restoring Aviation Accountability act, has been submitted by Democratic senators Richard Blumenthal, Tom Udall and Edward ...
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NewsHawaiian Airlines suspends flights to South Korea
Hawaiian Airlines says it is suspending flights to Seoul Incheon International airport in South Korea, becoming the second US carrier to stop flying to the country since the outbreak of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, several weeks ago.
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NewsSilver Airways adds Florida-Charleston routes
Regional carrier Silver Airways says it is introducing new routes between its three Florida hubs and Charleston, South Carolina.
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NewsIran ATR followed wrong approach after Tabriz runway switch
Iranian investigators believe failure to switch an Iran Air ATR 72-600’s avionics to follow a new approach resulted in the aircraft’s landing on the wrong runway following a service to Tabriz. The aircraft, arriving from Baku as IR779 on 10 February, had been conducting an approach with clearance for runway ...
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NewsSilver Airways applies to fly larger aircraft to Caribbean
Silver Airways has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for permission to operate flights on larger-gauge aircraft between the United States and both the Dominican Republic and St Maarten.
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NewsGovernment sets aside $1bn to cover SAA guaranteed debt
South Africa’s government has set aside R16.4 billion ($1.1 billion) over the medium term for South African Airways to repay guaranteed debt and to cover debt-service costs. The national treasury has disclosed the figure in its newly-released 2020 budget review. It states that the government also anticipates that additional funding ...
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NewsJet fuel prices hit two-year lows
The price of jet kerosene is continuing to move sharply lower in line with weaker crude, amid mounting concerns about the impact of the coronavirus on global economic growth.
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NewsLufthansa puts in hiring freeze and unpaid leave offer to counter coronavirus hit
Lufthansa Group is implementing a hiring freeze and offering staff unpaid leave as part of cost-cutting measures amid the impact on air travel demand from the coronavirus outbreak. While the airline group says it is too early to estimate the earnings impact of the coronavirus outbreak, its network operators Lufthansa, ...
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NewsThai AirAsia parent slips to loss in 2019
Thai AirAsia’s parent company posted an operating loss of Bt100 million ($3.14 million) for the whole of 2019, as costs outpaced revenues. This contrasts with a Bt660 million operating profit in 2018. Asia Aviation’s revenue for the year ended 31 December 2019 rose 3% to Bt41.6 billion. The company attributed ...
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NewsKorean Air flight attendant tests positive for coronavirus
A Korean Air flight attendant has emerged as the first instance of a cabin crew member testing positive for the coronavirus since it first broke out of the Wuhan city epicentre in January. Citing information from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), the carrier states that the ...
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NewsCALC buys three 737-800s from aircraft recycling subsidiary
China Aircraft Leasing has agreed to acquire three 2014-vintage Boeing 737-800s from the affiliated Aircraft Recycling International before leasing them to an unnamed Chinese airline. “Based on the rolling encumbered valuation of the aircraft (obtained from two independent appraisers), the consideration payable by the company to ARI represents a discount ...
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NewsAir New Zealand debuts bunk bed concept for economy class
Air New Zealand has filed patent and trademark applications for full-length sleep pods in economy class, as it mulls installing them on its ultra long-haul routes. Unveiling the Economy Skynest, the carrier says it will decide whether or not to install the product after assessing the performance of its upcoming ...
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NewsSojitz unit Atlantis revealed as 'undisclosed' 787-9 buyer
A special purpose company of Japan’s Sojitz Corporation, Atlantis Aviation Corporation, has been revealed as the party behind three Boeing 787-9 orders that were previously attributed to an undisclosed customer. Boeing made the disclosure following a query from FlightGlobal regarding a 26 February announcement from All Nippon Airways (ANA). ...
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NewsAirlines cut back Iran services on coronavirus fears
Several carriers are suspending their operations to Iran in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in the country. The United Arab Emirates has become the latest nation to ban flights to Iran. “All passenger and cargo aircraft traveling to and from Iran will be suspended for a period of one ...
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NewsUnited withdraws 2020 guidance ahead of its investor day
United Airlines has withdrawn the full-year 2020 guidance it disclosed on 21 January as part of its fourth-quarter 2019 earnings report because of unexpected business losses from the coronavirus outbreak in the Asia Pacific region. The Chicago-based airline had previously expected its full-year 2020 adjusted earnings per share to be ...
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NewsCoronavirus outbreak puts new China-Europe routes at risk
New routes between mainland China and Europe are at risk as the coronavirus outbreak batters air traffic. Privately owned Juneyao Air has opted to postpone the launch of three new services from Shanghai Pudong to Dublin, Manchester and Reykjavik. These are to be operated as multi-leg, fifth-freedom routes, via Helsinki. ...
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NewsKuwait suspends flights to and from Singapore and Japan
The civil aviation authority of Kuwait has suspended all air travel to and from Singapore and Japan, the first country to do so after the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) several weeks ago, the Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA reports.
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NewsQatar strikes deal to restore American Airlines partnership
Middle East carrier Qatar Airways has struck a revived codeshare deal with its Oneworld partner American Airlines, two years after the US carrier ended their co-operation.
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NewsMentoring for captains among FAA revisions to reduce poor airmanship
US regulators have adopted new measures intended to improve pilot skills by providing leadership and mentoring training for captains, as well as opportunities for new-hire pilots to observe flight operations before becoming a crew member. The US FAA says the intention of the change, which also includes curriculum revision, is ...
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NewsA321 converted freighter secures EASA certification
European authorities have certified the Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversion undertaken by the airframer’s EFW joint venture with ST Engineering. Approval of the supplementary type certificate by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency follows the maiden flight of the initial converted aircraft on 22 January. The aircraft is set to be ...