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NewsDefiant Walsh says airline industry can handle coming headwinds
IATA director general Willie Walsh insists the airline industry can handle the lengthy list of headwinds coming its way as the Covid-19 recovery ramps up.
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NewsRisk of ‘massive travel disruption’ if 5G deployed in USA in July 2023: IATA
Airline association IATA has warned that carriers are unlikely to be prepared for the deployment of C-band 5G in the USA in July 2023 based on current progress, creating the risk of significant travel disruption if the rollout goes ahead as planned.
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NewsKenya Airways chief sees ‘very promising’ summer as demand picks up
Kenya Airways chief executive Allan Kilavuka sees “very promising” bookings for the summer as the carrier steps up operations out of the pandemic, though demand for intra-African travel is lagging the recovery seen on its European routes. The airline’s capacity was down about two-thirds on pre-crisis levels last year amid ...
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NewsBreak-even unlikely in 2022 amid cost pressures: Malaysia Airlines chief
Malaysia Airlines is unlikely to break even this year, as a result of “multiple headwinds” confronting the carrier, including inflation and high fuel prices.
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NewsBraathens completes first 100% SAF-powered flight
Sortie in ATR 72-600 is result of nine-month collaboration with airframer and Neste
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NewsEmirates chief rates industry challenges 9/10 but sees demand resilience
The headwinds faced by the airline industry today are “very challenging”, in the view of Emirates Airline president Tim Clark, but indications are that demand can withstand the battering for now.
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NewsRAAF F-35A fleet in Australia grows to 50 aircraft
The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF’s) fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35As continues to grow, with 50 examples now based in Australia.
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NewsEasyJet to firm orders for 56 A320neos and introduce more A321neos
UK budget carrier EasyJet is planning to firm orders for another 56 Airbus A320neo-family jets, and will also convert 18 aircraft in its backlog to the larger A321neo. Under the “conditional arrangement”, the airline says it will take delivery of the additional A320neos over fiscal 2026-29. The A321neos will arrive ...
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NewsUS lessor Aero Capital commits to more 737-800 freigher conversions
Mid-life aircraft leasing specialist Aero Capital Solutions is ordering another six Boeing 737-800 freighter conversions, which will be undertaken in China. The agreement to expand the cargo fleet will take the lessor’s overall freighter commitments and conversions to 40 aircraft. Texas-based Aero Capital says the modifications will be carried out ...
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NewsChaotic Qantas A330 evacuation results in procedure changes
The confused emergency evacuation of a Qantas Airways A330-300 resulted in the airline revising some procedures, including communications with passengers.
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NewsSubaru secures government order for single 412EPX
Subaru has secured a contract to provide a single Bell 412EPX utility helicopter to Japan’s Chubu Reginal Development Bureau.
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NewsJetBlue hikes Spirit acquisition offer to $3.6 billion
JetBlue Airways has upped to $33.50 per share its offer to purchase ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Spirit Airlines, bringing the value of its proposal to about $3.64 billion.
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NewsLong-term goal to be publicly listed: Virgin Australia chief
Virgin Australia’s long-term goal strategy remains to be publicly listed, confirms airline chief Jayne Hrdlicka, as the airline rebounds to profitability.
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NewsCathay plans hiring spree as airline anticipates network ramp-up
Cathay Pacific is looking to fill 4,000 roles across various sectors in the next two years, as the airline resumes flights to more points across its network with restrictions gradually easing up in its home city of Hong Kong.
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News‘I figured out how to buy an airline on Zoom’: CEOs reveal pandemic projects
While bread-making and learning a new language were among the most popular Covid-19 lockdown projects for many people, it was a difference story for the airline chief executives who featured in a panel discussion at the IATA AGM on 20 June.
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NewsAlliances have ‘lost founding discipline’ as airlines break rank: Qatar Airways chief
More carriers are today willing to break rank and look outside the airline alliances for partnerships, according to Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker.
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NewsOman Air to become Oneworld’s third Middle East member airline
Oman Air will join the Oneworld alliance in 2024, becoming its third new member in five years.
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NewsA350-1000 ‘too small’ to top Airbus range: Emirates chief
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark has again expressed concern about how airlines will cope with rising demand in the future without recourse to new Airbus A380-sized jets, warning that ticket prices could eventually rise as a consequence of fewer seats being available into slot-constrained airports.
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NewsRwandAir’s Makolo set to be first female IATA chair in 2023
RwandAir chief executive Yvonne Makolo is set to become the first women to serve as IATA’s chair of the board of governors after being named chair-elect at its AGM in Doha today.
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NewsAir Baltic chief sees potential role for Airbus A321XLR
The Airbus A321XLR is of interest to Air Baltic in the longer term, according to the carrier’s chief executive Martin Gauss, as the carrier considers options to extend its reach.