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NewsGol combination still on table despite Azul Chapter 11 filing
The chief executive of Gol parent company Abra Group says a business combination with Brazilian compatriot Azul is still on the agenda, despite the latter carrier recently entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the country’s “not healthy” airline market.
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NewsJetBlue chief Geraghty pours cold water on United tie-up talk
JetBlue Airways chief executive Joanna Geraghty slapped down suggestions that her carrier’s new commercial collaboration with United Airlines is the first step toward a full tie-up, maintaining that JetBlue is “absolutely” not interested in another merger attempt.
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NewsNew design service to manage most extensive overhaul of UK airspace
Proposals for the largest shake-up of UK airspace in its history are set to be laid before the country’s parliament. The overhaul will be carried out by a new organisation, UK Airspace Design Service, which will be operational by the end of this year. Concentrating initially on reshaping the ...
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NewsEmbraer sharpens Indian-oriented E195-E2, C-390 sales pitches with new subsidiary
Embraer’s establishment of an Indian subsidiary with a corporate office in Aerocity, New Delhi, signals the airframer’s belief in the fast-growing country’s importance in the commercial and defence sectors.
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NewsIATA cuts global airline profit guidance on geopolitical, economic uncertainty
IATA has cut its 2025 earnings guidance for the global airline sector, citing “significant” economic uncertainty, a fall in consumer confidence and “off-the-chart unacceptable” supply chain challenges.
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NewsTerminal construction for new Polish capital hub to commence in 2026
Polish authorities expect to sign a construction contract for the passenger terminal of a new capital airport next year, after initiating the selection process. The airport is being built between Warsaw and Lodz and the zl5 billion ($1.3 billion) contract is the largest tender unveiled this year. Its terminal will ...
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NewsEmbraer establishes unit in India
Embraer has established a fully owned subsidiary in India, as the company seeks more involvement in the country’s evolving aerospace sector.
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NewsLATAM to host 2026’s IATA AGM in Rio de Janeiro
IATA is to hold its next annual general meeting, the 82nd edition of the event, in Rio de Janeiro in 2026.
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News‘Glimmer of light’ on 777X as Boeing improves: Emirates’ Clark
Emirates president Tim Clark is “cautiously optimistic” around bringing the Boeing 777X into service after years of delays, amid “a high degree of determination” at the airframer.
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NewsUkraine strikes Russian bombers in clandestine drone attack
Video footage shows quadcopter drones striking multiple Tupolev Tu-95 bombers parked in the open, the result of what Ukraine is describing as a clandestine operation that smuggled over a hundred of the weapons deep into Russia.
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NewsBeta prepares for Paris flying display debut as tour of Ireland and UK wraps up
Beta Technologies has wrapped up a tour of Ireland and the UK with its Alia CX300 ahead of the all-electric aircraft’s flying display debut at the Paris air show later in June.
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NewsIndiGo to order 30 more A350s, plans European expansion
IndiGo will be doubling its orders for Airbus A350-900s, as it looks to convert the purchase rights for 30 widebodies into firm orders
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NewsDelta touts new IndiGo partnership over ‘handful of slots’ exchanged by United and JetBlue
Delta Air Lines chief Ed Bastian asserts that the carrier is unfazed by the recently announced partnership between competitors United Airlines and JetBlue Airways that will focus on New York.
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NewsIndiGo, Air France-KLM, Virgin Atlantic and Delta roll out partnership
IndiGo is looking to expand its partnership with Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic – and add Delta Air Lines as a new partner – as it prepares to launch its first long-haul flights to Europe in July.
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NewsPowdered-metal component issue affects 757 and C-17 PW2000 turbofans: FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration will require inspections of Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW2000s powering Boeing 757s and C-17s, saying disks in the engines are subject to defects similar to those affecting PW1000G geared turbofans (GTFs).
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NewsJudge holds off from approving DOJ request to dismiss prosecution of Boeing
A federal judge has decided against immediately approving a request by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to dismiss its criminal case against Boeing.
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In depthTrump plan for gifted Qatari 747 confounds aviation observers and ethics experts
Aerospace analysts say converting a questionably sourced aircraft for presidential transport does not make financial sense and poses a myriad of security concerns, while ethics lawyers say the move violates rules against American officials receiving gifts from abroad.
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NewsFedEx 757 forced to land gear-up after broken wire impeded alternate undercarriage extension
US investigators have determined that a broken wire prevented activation of the alternate undercarriage extension system on a FedEx Boeing 757-200 freighter, forcing the crew to conduct a gear-up landing. Some 22s after the landing-gear was retracted, shortly after take-off from Chattanooga, a fatigue rupture in the left main-gear door ...
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NewsAirbus completes wings for initial A350 freighter flight-test airframe
Airbus has completed the initial wing set for the A350 freighter at the manufacturer’s UK production facility in Broughton. The wings for the twinjet cargo aircraft, designated the A350-1000F, will be shipped to Bremen for system installation before being transferred to the Toulouse final assembly line. Airbus is constructing two ...
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NewsANZ 777 struck edge lights after pilot did not compensate for disengaged autopilot
New Zealand investigators believe the pilot of a Boeing 777-300ER which experienced a runway excursion during touchdown at Auckland did not compensate for the aircraft’s response after belatedly disengaging the autopilot. The Air New Zealand twinjet – arriving from Melbourne on 27 January 2023 – had been conducting the ILS/DME ...