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NewsLufthansa calls for transatlantic air travel corridor as bookings surge
German flag carrier Lufthansa has called for a “clear perspective” on a transatlantic air corridor between the USA and Europe as bookings for long-haul travel surge.
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Iceland’s Play to launch with Stansted service in June
Icelandic start-up Play Airlines plans to launch operations next month, debuting on the Reykjavik-London Stansted route.
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Opinion
Will Airbus transform the aerospace industry?
Two years into the role, Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has developed a clear plan and is rapidly guiding the manufacturer through necessary transformational changes, writes Patriot Industrial Partners managing director Alex Krutz
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Bulgaria’s Cargo Air takes Europe's first AEI 737-800 freighter
Bulgarian operator Cargo Air has become the first European carrier to take delivery of a converted Boeing 737-800 freighter from US specialist Aeronautical Engineers. Aeronautical Engineers secured certification of the 737-800SF modification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency on 7 May. It has subsequently delivered the initial ...
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Norwegian edges closer to completing financial restructuring
Low-cost carrier Norwegian aims to complete its court-approved financial restructuring later this month after a deadline passed with no objections filed against the plan.
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Negotiations conclude for Europe’s FCAS demonstrator
France, Germany and Spain have completed negotiations covering the next phase of their Future Combat Air System (FCAS) activity, advancing it towards the first flight of a demonstrator by 2027.
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Icelandair Group finance chief steps down after two years
Icelandair Group has named Ivar Kristinsson as its interim chief financial officer, following the decision by Eva Soley Gudbjornsdottir to step down from the post after two years. Gudbjornsdottir has overseen the group’s finances, steering it through the impact of the pandemic, since succeeding Bogi Nils Bogason – who ...
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Volocopter launches fixed-wing all-electric eVTOL
German air taxi developer Volocopter has launched a new, larger electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft called VoloConnect, with a goal of having the new design flying passengers in five years.
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Premium operator La Compagnie targets June scheduled restart
French all-premium long-haul operator La Compagnie is aiming to resume scheduled transatlantic flights from France to New York in June after what will have been a 15-month break because of the Covid crisis.
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Icelandic start-up Play moves closer to launch
Planned Icelandic start-up Play Airlines appears closer to launching after securing its Air Operator’s Certificate and its first aircraft.
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USA should be on UK ‘green list’: British Airways chief
The chief executive of British Airways has called for the UK government to add the USA to its list of destinations to which non-essential travel is possible without quarantine.
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Ryanair doubts Boeing will deliver first 737 Max jets in time for summer
Ryanair is beginning to doubt that its first Boeing 737 Max jets will arrive before this summer’s peak travel months.
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Ryanair ‘cautiously’ eyes breakeven this year after €815m loss
Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier Ryanair ‘cautiously believes’ it can be close to breakeven for the financial year ahead after posting a record loss of €815 million ($990 million) for the pandemic hit year to March 2021.
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Irkut receives first wing panels for serial MC-21
Russian airframer Irkut has received the first MC-21 wing panels for a serial production aircraft, delivered to the Irkutsk-based facility by road. The 17.5m panel was manufactured at the AeroKompozit plant in Ulyanovsk – a distance of some 3,600km from the MC-21 final assembly line. Irkut will used ...
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Hard landings within limits do not count as accidents: court ruling
European judges have ruled that a hard landing within permissible aircraft limits does not fall within the definition of ‘accident’, after a passenger lodged an injury claim following a firm touchdown in Switzerland. Austria’s supreme court had sought a preliminary verdict as to whether a hard landing, made within ...
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Helvetic’s first Embraer E195-E2 to arrive in June
Helvetic Airways will receive its first Embraer 195-E2 in June, after converting E190-E2 orders to the larger model.
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Ryanair calls for Ireland to end quarantine for UK and EU travellers
Irish carrier Ryanair has called on its home country’s government to drop 14-day quarantine requirements for inbound travellers from the UK and the European Union.
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Front, aft sections of first production T-7A joined up
The front and aft sections of the first Boeing T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer have been joined, which the company says highlights the benefits of the type’s digital design.
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Wizz continues Italian push by launching Rome Fiumicino base in July
Central European low-cost carrier Wizz Air is to open a four-aircraft base at Rome Fiumicino airport from July.
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An-26 crew twice told to abort after non-precision approach deviations
UK investigators have suggested that pilots may be losing currency with non-precision approaches, as they become less common, after probing an incident involving a Ukrainian Antonov An-26 at Birmingham. The Vulkan Air aircraft (UR-CQD) had prepared for a localiser-DME approach to runway 33 as it arrived on 16 July ...
