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Wow Air’s new owner now plans December relaunch
The planned relaunch of Icelandic low-cost carrier Wow Air has been delayed until December, according to a statement provided by the owner of the shuttered airlines’ assets, though many questions about the effort’s feasibility remain unanswered. The 8 October statement from Michele Ballarin, chair of Virginia-based USAerospace Associates, does not ...
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Boeing bets on space with Virgin Galactic investment
Boeing will invest $20 million in Virgin Galactic to "broaden commercial space access and transform global travel technologies" the companies announced on 8 October. Both companies have discussed the potential for super-fast commercial flight through hypersonic aircraft or flight through space.
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Boeing military aircraft deliveries jump 114% in Q3
Boeing Defense, Space & Security delivered 77 military aircraft in the third quarter of FY2019, a 114% jump over the number of aircraft the company delivered in the second quarter, as the company appears to continue to play catch up on orders delayed by quality issues.
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Pilot shortage hitting UK business aviation sector
A growing shortage of business jet pilots in the UK is hitting aircraft sales and creating challenges for local owners and operators who are struggling to source crews.
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Dassault delivers first Rafale to India
New Delhi has taken delivery of its first four Dassault Rafales, completing a decades long odyssey to obtain a new fighter.
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Adria figures reveal growing financial pressure on carrier
Slovenian flag-carrier Adria Airways' latest full-year figures have revealed the extent of the financial pressure on the airline which collapsed at the end of September.
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Hard-landing A319 not withdrawn for checks for days
Indian investigators have revealed that an Air India Airbus A319 which suffered a severe hard landing at Chennai was released to continue flying and not taken out of service for five days.
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NewsEverything you need to know about the 6 biggest commercial engine manufacturers
Powerplant makers face conflicting demands for performance, reliability and huge production rates – as revealed in our semi-annual survey of the market for commercial aircraft engines
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H225 helicopters face engine safety issue
Operators of the Airbus Helicopters H225 are facing a fresh safety issue, this time focused on the heavy-twin’s Safran Helicopter Engines Makila 2 powerplants.
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Czech Airlines and Norwegian cut A320neo commitments
Czech Airlines has cancelled more than half of the Airbus A320neos it originally ordered more than three years ago, while Norwegian has also trimmed its A320neo commitment.
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Lights hit as 767 freighter lands short in Puerto Rico
US investigators have disclosed that a Boeing 767-300ER freighter landed short of the runway in Puerto Rico on 4 October.
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EasyJet claims benefit from BA and Ryanair strikes
EasyJet is expecting a full-year headline pre-tax profit of £420-430 million ($516-528 million), down on the previous level of £578 million.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Singapore Airlines continues to dominate US flights
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is the current title holder of the world’s longest flight – the 19h Singapore-Newark – which has helped it reach near-monopoly status on the Singapore-USA market.
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MQ-9B to demonstrate National Airspace flight above San Diego
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems signed an agreement with NASA to perform a demonstration flight of its MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicle (UAV) within the National Airspace System in the summer of 2020.
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Southwest pilots sue Boeing for 737 Max damages
The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) on 7 October announced it filed a lawsuit against Boeing seeking damages for the 10,000 pilots represented by the association who have lost compensation during the ongoing grounding of Boeing 737 Max aircraft that began in March.
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Hawaiian revises Q3 revenue and cost expectations
Hawaiian Airlines raises its forecasted operating revenue per available seat mile (RASM) for the third quarter of the year due to better than expected yields in long-haul markets, especially international travel, the company says on 7 October.
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German Airways brand unifies Zeitfracht’s LGW and WDL
Freight and logistics firm Zeitfracht Group is to market its regional carriers WDL Aviation and LGW under the brand German Airways. The German corporate registry has been updated with a German Airways entry, dated September, from the parent company. Zeitfracht states on one of its social media outlets that it ...
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A220 deal helps lift Airbus net orders total above 100
Airbus has disclosed an order for 14 A220s, comprising both variants of the twinjet, from an undisclosed customer.
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Volotea to operate Toulouse-Hamburg shuttle for Airbus
Airbus has selected low-cost carrier Volotea to operate its corporate shuttle service between its primary production centres of Toulouse and Hamburg.
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LOT to launch San Francisco flights in 2020
Polish flag carrier LOT will begin flights to San Francisco from Warsaw on 5 August 2020.