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NewsAirAsia India to merge with Air India Express by end-2023
Air India has kickstarted a review process that will ultimately result in the merger of low-cost carriers Air India Express and AirAsia India, after fully acquiring the latter operator.
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NewsAir New Zealand takes first A321neo configured for domestic operations
Air New Zealand has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo for deployment on domestic services.
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NewsJoby Aviation pushes back commercial service launch to 2025
Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Joby Aviation has pushed back the timeline for its vehicle’s entry into commercial passenger service to 2025.
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NewsAllegiant, hit hard by Hurricane Ian, reports third-quarter loss of $46.5m
Allegiant Travel Company, parent of Allegiant Air, reported a loss of $46.5 million in the third quarter as revenue – and costs – surged significantly.
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NewsBoeing rolls out plan to hike deliveries to 800 jets within several years
Boeing plans to significantly hike commercial aircraft deliveries in 2023, aiming to hand over up to 80 787s and 450 737s next year after overcoming nagging supply and labour problems.
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NewsVirgin to support Heathrow on capacity peaks but cancelling flights ‘not an option’
Virgin Atlantic is hopeful “lessons have been learned” to avoid a repeat of this spring’s operational challenges at London Heathrow airport next summer.
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NewsBoeing pushes back 737 Max 7 and Max 10 certifications
Boeing has again delayed certification timelines for its two outstanding 737 Max variants, now estimating the Federal Aviation Administration will clear the Max 7 by early 2023 and the Max 10 by early 2024.
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NewsVoltAero picks Italy’s TESI to build airframe for Cassio 330 prototype
Hybrid-electric aircraft developer VoltAero has signed up Italian aerospace supplier TESI to manufacture the airframe for the first prototype of its Cassio 330 aircraft.
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NewsBell delivers final Cobra attack helicopter to US Marine Corps
The H-1 programme, which encompasses the UH-1 utility and AH-1 attack helicopters and produced its first aircraft for the USA in 1959, will now be reliant on foreign customers for new sales.
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NewsAirAsia exits India business with sale of shares to Tata Group’s Air India
AirAsia Aviation Group has sold its remaining shareholding of its Indian unit to Tata Sons-owned Air India, a move that likely paves the way for an eventual merger with Air India’s low-cost unit, Air India Express.
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In depth5G may have caused dozens of troubling in-flight avionics failures
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suspects new 5G cellular networks may have caused roughly 80 instances of aircraft system interference this year, with pilots reporting a range of malfunctions since the latest generation of mobile connectivity went live in January.
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NewsAeroitalia signs for three 737 Max 8s from Air Lease
Aeroitalia is to take three Boeing 737 Max 8 jets on long-term placements from Air Lease, as the Italian start-up carrier seeks to expand its operations in the coming years.
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NewsFirst flight of Racer high-speed helicopter slips again to 2023
Supply chain problems have put paid to Airbus Helicopters’ target of performing a first flight of its Racer high-speed rotorcraft technology demonstrator in 2022.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic sees growth path ahead after debuting A330neo
Virgin Atlantic expects to be operating five more aircraft in summer 2023 than it did this year after launching services with its first Airbus A330neo.
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NewsPilots did not clarify control after SriLankan A330 inadvertently pushed into descent
Investigators believe a SriLankan Airlines Airbus A330-300 lost considerable altitude during an in-flight upset after one of the pilots nudged the sidestick during cruise, disconnecting the autopilot and pushing the jet into a descent. While the inquiry does not specify the reason for the “sharp nose-down input” by the first ...
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NewsRyanair reports October traffic up 14% on 2019, while Wizz sees 22% rise
Ryanair exceeded its pre-Covid passenger numbers by nearly 2 million in October this year, while rival Wizz Air reported traffic up by around 800,000 passengers on the same basis.
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NewsSAS seals renegotiated fleet leases with more lessors
Scandinavian operator SAS has secured additional agreements with lessors to change the terms of lease contracts as part of its restructuring programme. SAS is operating under US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and the court is overseeing progress with the carrier’s ‘SAS Forward’ re-organisation initiative. The restructuring crucially requires amendments to ...
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NewsWizz returns conflict-stranded Airbus to service and awaits return of others
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has returned to service one of the four Airbus jets stranded in Ukraine as a result of the conflict. The rescued aircraft, an A320, was retrieved from the city of Lviv on 13 September, and flown to Katowice in Poland. Wizz says “no significant ...
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NewsWizz Air seeks to offset choppy currency impact as operations stabilise
Budget carrier Wizz Air has shifted towards euro-denominated lease contracts as part of a strategy to counter the effects of economic conditions. The airline has turned in a first-half operating loss of €63.8 million ($63 million) for the six months to 30 September. But a net foreign-exchange losses amounting to ...
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NewsRoyal Jordanian Air Force orders Bell 505 trainers
The Royal Jordanian Air Force is to acquire 10 Bell 505s for training duties, under a deal signed with the US manufacturer on 1 November.