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NewsCebu Pacific swings to massive operating loss in 2020
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific Air swung to an operating loss of Ps20.8 billion ($428 million) for 2020 amid the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsSaab flies 3D-printed battlefield repair part on Gripen fighter
Saab has successfully test-flown a 3D-printed replacement fuselage part on a Gripen D.
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NewsJapanese coast guard orders two additional H225s
The Japan Coast Guard has ordered two additional H225s, to be used for search and rescue (SAR) and other missions.
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NewsKorean Air floats 2024 for finalisation of Asiana acquisition
Korean Air estimates that “all aspects” of its acquisition of Asiana Airlines will be finalised by 2024, as the flag carrier has “readjusted” its timeline for international regulatory approvals.
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NewsHainan’s creditors seek to claw back more CNY200 billion
More than 1,500 creditors are hoping to claim more than CNY201 billion ($36 billion) from Hainan Airlines, the embattled flagship airline unit of China’s HNA Group, as a creditors’ meeting draws nearer.
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NewsSikorsky tests UH-60 Black Hawk flying autonomously under pilot supervision
Sikorsky and DARPA recently conducted an autonomous flight of a UH-60 Black Hawk under on-board piloted supervision.
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NewsUnited expands flights to Latin America in May
United Airlines says that during the month of May it will exceed its pre-pandemic schedule to Latin America, 15 months after cutting service to the region as passenger demand plummeted amid the first wave of the coronavirus.
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NewsProject Fresson changes track in shift to hydrogen fuel cells
A UK initiative to develop a retrofitable green propulsion system for the Britten-Noman BN-2 Islander has dramatically switched course, abandoning a previous drive towards hybrid-electric power in favour of hydrogen fuel cells.
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NewsWisk to begin eVTOL programme in New Zealand this year
Urban air mobility developer Wisk will later this year kick off a trial programme in New Zealand that is eventually intended to involve passenger flights on the company’s autonomous electric aircraft, Cora.
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NewsSikorsky to integrate, qualify new GE turboshafts on UH-60M Black Hawks in FY2022
The US Army plans to grant Sikorsky a sole-source contract to integrate and qualify the Improved Turbine Engine on its UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopter, with work starting in fiscal year 2022.
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NewsNorse Atlantic to take batch of 787s from AerCap
Norwegian long-haul start-up carrier Norse Atlantic Airways has signed to lease nine Boeing 787s from Irish-based lessor AerCap. The nine aircraft comprise six 787-9s and three 787-8s – all of which are used, and all of which are fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. AerCap says it will start to ...
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NewsAirAsia sees recovery signs ahead after heavy 2020 loss
Low-cost carrier group AirAsia posted a net loss of MYR5.9 billion for 2020 as revenue slumped 74% and it was hammered by one-off costs during the pandemic-hit year.
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InterviewHow the RAF’s former chief intends to marshal a post-Brexit CAA
While the UK’s decision to leave EASA remains a source of contention, the CAA’s new chair Sir Stephen Hillier is determined that the agency can rise to the challenge and demonstrate its status as a “world-class regulator”.
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NewsUnited back at JFK, with Los Angeles and San Francisco flights
United Airlines is back at New York’s John F Kennedy International airport.
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NewsQatar Airways to serve 140 destinations this summer
Qatar Airways plans to rapidly expand its network for the summer season to over 1,200 weekly flights and 140 destinations as it ramps up capacity into what it hopes is the tail end of the pandemic.
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NewsASL’s UK cargo start-up launches services
ASL Aviation Holdings’ new UK cargo airline has carried out its first flight today after becoming the first fixed-wing carrier to secure an air operator certificate (AOC) from the UK CAA since Brexit.
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NewsSouthwest orders 100 737 Max 7s, takes 155 options
Southwest Airlines has ordered 100 Boeing 737 Max 7s, a deal that cements the manufacturer as Southwest’s long-term aircraft partner and throws enormous support behind the Max programme.
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NewsCarlyle to acquire aircraft lessor FLY Leasing
Carlyle Aviation Partners has agreed to acquire FLY Leasing in a deal valuing it at $2.36 billion.
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NewsGround-test UltraFan demonstrator to be ready by year-end
Rolls-Royce has formally commenced construction of the UltraFan high-bypass engine, with the aim of producing a demonstrator by the end of this year. Work on the first module for the demonstrator, designated UF001, has started at the manufacturer’s facilities in Derby. Its first test run will be carried out using ...
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AnalysisFrom record profits to Covid-19 devastation, de Juniac saw it all as IATA chief
In 2016, Alexandre de Juniac brought his French government and airline industry experience to a role that required diplomacy and a steady hand on the tiller. From 2020 onwards, unprecedented crisis-management skills were the order of the day.