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NewsAir India woes, ‘intensifying’ competition drag down Singapore Airlines earnings
Singapore Airlines Group saw its second-quarter net profit impacted by loss-making associate Air India, despite seeing an increase in its revenues from strong travel demand.
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NewsJazeera Airways founders plan to acquire entirety of budget carrier’s share capital
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways is the subject of a full takeover by its founding shareholders, through the Boodai Reliance Real Estate Company. Boodai Reliance is equally co-owned by entrepreneurs Marwan and Jassim Boodai. It holds a direct 6.84% stake in Jazeera Airways – just over 15 million shares – ...
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NewsWizz Air to have all-A321neo fleet from 2033 under revised expansion plan
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air’s revised Airbus delivery schedule means it will have an all-A321neo fleet from fiscal 2033. The airline states in a half-year briefing that, at this point, it will have a total of 379 aircraft, comprising 368 standard A321neos plus 11 long-range A321XLRs. Its fleet plan ...
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NewsPremium leisure carrier Beond unveils ambitious multi-AOC fleet-expansion strategy
Premium leisure carrier Beond is aiming to build a fleet of 56 aircraft, spread between multiple air operator’s certificates, by the end of the decade. Beond emerged towards the end of 2023, and uses a pair of Airbus A320-family jets mainly to connect the Maldives with such destinations as Dubai, ...
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NewsEDGE and Anduril pair to produce unmanned systems in the UAE
US technology company Anduril is establishing a joint venture with Abu Dhabi-based EDGE to develop and manufacture uncrewed air platforms in the UAE, beginning with the vertical take-off Omen tail-sitter aircraft.
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NewsUS clears $319m Denmark AIM-9X Sidewinder missile sale
The US has approved a potential $319 million sale of 340 Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II air-to-air missiles to Denmark, supporting the Nordic nation’s F-35A fleet and ground-based air defence systems.
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NewsAvianca names Gabriel Oliva as president as CEO Frederico Pedreira plans to step down
Colombian carrier Avianca has named chief operating officer Gabriel Oliva as president, effective immediately, with current CEO Frederico Pedreira planning to step down at the end of February. Oliva retains his responsibilities as COO. The leadership transition comes as Abra Group embarks on a new growth phase, with ...
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NewsContinued aviation tax grab risks making air travel the ‘preserve of the rich’: Jet2 chief
Steve Heapy, chief executive of leisure carrier Jet2, has added his voice to those calling on the UK government to resist targeting aviation with tax rises in the forthcoming budget, warning that it risks making flying “the preserve of the rich and privileged”.
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NewsLong-serving Malaysia Aviation Group chief steps down
Izham Ismail joined Malaysia Airlines as a pilot in 1979, rising through the ranks to eventually lead the carrier in 2017.
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NewsJet2 to set up London Gatwick base and open nearly 30 leisure routes
UK budget carrier Jet2 is establishing a base at London Gatwick, aiming to use six aircraft from the station and open nearly 30 routes from summer next year. Jet2’s network from Gatwick will focus on Mediterranean leisure destinations, although its first service – from 26 March – will operate to ...
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NewsGradual return of foreign carriers begins to curb El Al profit performance
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has acknowledged the increasing return of foreign airlines to Tel Aviv over the third quarter, following the cessation of Gaza hostilities, but points out that they are still operating at “relatively low” volumes. El Al adds that this return is remaining “gradual” during the fourth quarter, ...
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NewsEmbraer promotes A-29 Super Tucano for counter-drone missions
Embraer is marketing the A-29 Super Tucano as a counter-UAS platform, highlighting the light attack aircraft’s electro-optical sensors, laser-guided rockets and machine guns for engaging unmanned systems at low cost.
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NewsIndiGo signs codeshare partnership with China Southern as India-China flights restart
IndiGo has signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a codeshare agreement with China Southern Airlines, following the Indian low-cost carrier’s launch of direct flights to Mainland China.
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NewsGE begins testing Passport-based hybrid-electric propulsion system
GE Aerospace has commenced test runs of its Passport turbofan-based hybrid-electric propulsion system developed under NASA’s HyTEC programme, marking a significant milestone in the company’s efforts to advance technologies for future narrowbody aircraft engines.
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NewsUSA now has sufficient military assets in Caribbean to wage air campaign against Venezuela
According to recent analysis, the Pentagon has assembled sufficient military assets in the Caribbean to launch an air campaign against Venezuela, including the USS Gerald R Ford carrier strike group and F-35B stealth fighters, as tensions between Washington and Caracas smolder.
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NewsAbra Group seeks approval to acquire Chilean carrier SKY Airline
Latin American airline company Abra Group has requested approval to incorporate Chilean low-cost carrier SKY Airline, while also signalling intention to retain SKY’s brand identity.
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NewsWith ‘Boeing backs America’ message, US airframer embarks on Charleston expansion
Boeing will invest $1bn to build a second 787 assembly facility in North Charleston, potentially doubling production capacity to meet growing demand driven partly by Trump administration trade deals.
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NewsUK to trial autonomous collaborative platforms alongside AH-64E Apache
The UK Ministry of Defence by early next year intends to fund up to four companies to develop an unmanned air vehicle that can operate collaboratively with the British Army’s Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
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NewsTurkish air force C-130 breaks apart mid-flight over Caucasus
Video circulating on social media shows what appears to be a portion of the aircraft’s fuselage and wing spiraling downward and ultimately impacting the ground.
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NewsPeak-season fleet groundings frustrate Kazakhstan’s Air Astana
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana is irritated by the impact of unscheduled engine removals on its fleet during the peak season, which affected the differential between unit revenues and unit costs and more than halved net profit for the third quarter. Air Astana says 14 of the 19 unscheduled removals so far ...