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NewsUnited delays return to New York’s John F Kennedy airport
United Airlines is pushing back its plans to return to New York’s John F Kennedy International airport by one month as the coronavirus crisis continues to disrupt US air transport.
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NewsFAA warns passengers to behave onboard aircraft
The FAA is warning unruly passengers that it will not tolerate violent or harassing behaviour on board aircraft following numerous incidents on flights to and from Washington, DC last week.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman to add new electronic warfare capabilities to F-35
Lockheed Martin has granted a contract to Northrop Grumman to increase integration between the F-35 stealth fighter’s communications, navigation and identification system and its electronic warfare systems.
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NewsUnited waives fare change charges for US-bound customers
United Airlines is waiving fare difference charges for international passengers who choose to travel to the United States before the nation’s blanket coronavirus testing requirement begins on 26 January.
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NewsDelta hires former Bombardier chief executive Bellemare
Delta Air Lines has named former Bombardier chief executive Alain Bellemare to be its new President-International, the carrier says.
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NewsAir Canada cuts more jobs and capacity
Air Canada will once again reduce its employee count and shrink its network, citing new Canadian travel restrictions aimed at mitigating the spread of the coronavirus.
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NewsQantas expects leisure travel to propel domestic recovery
Qantas is confident of a strong domestic market rebound as the coronavirus pandemic abates in 2021, led by visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel.
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NewsThai Airways on track with rehabilitation plan: president
Thai Airways acting president Chansin Treenuchagron has offered reassurance that the carrier is working “diligently” to ensure its rehabilitation plan will be submitted by its “specified timeframe”.
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NewsCondor files complaint after Lufthansa ends feeder deal
German leisure carrier Condor has complained to federal competition authority Bundeskartellamt about Lufthansa Group’s decision to terminate a feeder flight agreement.
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NewsRegional jets will be ‘tactical weapon’ in airline recovery: CityJet chief
Regional jets are likely to become an important tool for Europe’s mainline carriers as the recovery from the Covid-19 crisis begins, according CityJet chief executive Pat Byrne.
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NewsAustrian to start 767 phase-out in March
Austrian Airlines is preparing to retire Boeing 767s as part of a wider fleet-reduction effort.
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NewsFreighter line hands Boeing advantage in twin-aisle delivery contest
While Airbus delivered far more aircraft overall than Boeing last year, the US airframer’s freighter activity meant it was able to hand over a greater number of twin-aisle models. Boeing’s freighter business contrasted sharply with that of Airbus, which has not sold a new-build cargo aircraft for nearly six years ...
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NewsQatar Airways will only retain half of its A380 fleet
Qatar Airways will only operate half of its A380s at best if it brings the widebodies back into service, according to the airline’s chief executive Akbar Al Baker.
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NewsCongo Airways enhances Embraer order with a pair of E195-E2s
African carrier Congo Airways has ordered another pair of Embraer E2 regional jets, with an agreement to take two E195-E2s. Congo Airways had previously ordered two of the smaller E190-E2. Embraer values the overall package of four aircraft at $272 million, at catalogue prices. The Congo Airways order will be ...
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NewsQantas to revisit Project Sunrise at end 2021: Alan Joyce
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce believes the carrier’s Project Sunrise initiative to launch ultra-long-haul flights will be even more viable in the post-coronavirus world.
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NewsNTSB sends team to assist Sriwijaya 737 crash investigations
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has appointed an accredited representative — alongside three other investigators — to participate in the Indonesia-led investigations of the 9 January crash of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182.
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NewsTransat rejects takeover bid from billionaire investor
Transat AT, the parent of Canadian holiday specialist Air Transat, is publicly rejecting an unsolicited potential takeover bid as the company waits for regulatory approval of its sale to Air Canada
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NewsBoeing delivers 14 KC-46A tankers in 2020, receives contract for a dozen more
Boeing delivered 14 KC-46A in-flight refuelling tankers in 2020 to the US Air Force, exactly half of what it delivered the year before.
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In depthHow Airbus’ 2020 orders and deliveries compare to Boeing’s
The release by Airbus and Boeing of full-year 2020 order and delivery figures has brought into stark view just how significantly the Covid-19 pandemic has stricken the world’s two largest airframers.
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NewsUSAF says it’s conducted first hot refuelling of a KC-135 Stratotanker
The US Air Force (USAF) says for the first time ever, in September 2020, it conducted an on-the-ground hot refuelling of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid air base in Qatar.