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NewsRolls-Royce takes £1.3bn charge in fall-out from civil aerospace crisis
Rolls-Royce large engine flying hours were down by 57% last year, while deliveries of such engines almost halved to 264. The powerplant manufacturer disclosed the full-year impact of the air transport crisis as it turned in a £2.6 billion ($3.6 billion) underlying operating loss from its civil aerospace division. Production ...
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NewsRetired B-1B to serve as USAF integration lab
A retired US Air Force Boeing B-1B bomber will serve as an integration laboratory at Edwards AFB in California.
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NewsAustralia extends A$1.2bn ‘ticket to recovery’ for tourism, airline sectors
Australia has rolled out its latest round of financial support for its tourism and airline sectors, which have acutely felt the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsUS DOT says airline employment at highest level since April 2020
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) says airline industry employment in January rose to its highest level since April 2020, a tentative sign that demand for air travel may be returning following an almost year-long decline due to the coronavirus.
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NewsNorthrop pitches UVision Hero loitering munition variant for US Army Future Vertical Lift
Northrop Grumman plans to pitch the US Army on an air-launched effect variant of the UVision Hero family of loitering munitions. The air-launched effect, called Hero ALE, is intended for use with the service’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) aircraft, including its next-generation utility and scouting rotorcraft. The US Army is ...
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NewsNordStar-KrasAvia tie-up to support northern Russia network development
Russian carrier NordStar has entered a tie-up with regional operator KrasAvia, a consortium intended to increase air transport access for the area. President Vladimir Putin had supported a proposal to establish a base carrier at Norilsk – a designation which has been granted to NordStar – and create a co-operation ...
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NewsSouthwest nears 737 Max 7 order: report
Boeing is closing in on the sale of 737 Max 7 jets to Southwest Airlines, a deal that, if closed, would prove a massive win by Boeing and reflect Southwest’s continued loyalty to the Chicago airframer, according to a report from Bloomberg.
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NewsAeroflot Group impairs Rossiya goodwill and Aurora disposal
Aeroflot Group has disclosed a Rb6.5 billion ($88 million) write-off of goodwill for its subsidiary airline Rossiya in its full-year financial results. The company has also listed a Rb5.07 billion loss from the disposal of another subsidiary, the eastern Russian carrier Aurora which it sold for the token sum of ...
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NewsPresident Biden to sign bill providing $14bn to airlines
Both houses of the US Congress have now passed a pandemic-relief bill that would make billions of dollars in aid available for the benefit of employees at US airlines.
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NewsSouthwest set to return Boeing 737 Max to its fleet
Southwest Airlines, the world’s biggest operator of Boeing 737 aircraft, is set to return the 737 Max into its network and schedule, operating several revenue flights on the type for the first time in two years.
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NewsWizz Air UK to have four A321neos by end of May
Wizz Air’s UK operation will have four new Airbus A321neos in its fleet by the end of May after today carrying out its first flight with the Pratt & Whitney GTF-powered narrowbody.
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NewsUS DOT grants Breeze certificate to operate
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has given start-up low-cost airline Breeze Airways the green light to begin operations.
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NewsGECAS acquisition is ‘right business at right time’: AerCap chief
AerCap’s proposed $30 billion acquisition of GECAS is about “buying the right business at the right time at the right price”, the Irish lessor’s chief executive has said.
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NewsBusiness travel will come back: United Airlines chief
It is a mistake to believe that business travel demand will be fundamentally altered by the Covid-19 pandemic, even if its recovery will lag the return of leisure markets, according to United Airlines chief executive Scott Kirby.
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NewsCourt urges Czech Airlines creditors to file prompt claims
Czech Airlines creditors are being urged to submit claims within two months following the carrier’s filing for insolvency with a Prague court. The municipal court has ruled that an interim creditors’ committee be appointed with Czech Airlines Technics, the Czech bank Ceska Sporitelna, and the aviation general sales agent Air ...
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NewsFalcon 6X takes to the skies on first flight
Dassault Aviation has performed a maiden sortie of its new Falcon 6X, keeping the ultra-wide-cabin business jet on track for service entry next year.
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NewsLeonardo in talks for aerostructures role on CR929 widebody
Leonardo is lining up a role as an aerostructures supplier for the CR929 widebody programme being developed by Russia and China under the CRAIC joint venture.
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NewsTwo Icelandair 767s to be converted to freighters in leaseback deal
Icelandair Group has reached a sale-and-leaseback agreement for a pair of Boeing 767-300ER which will be converted into freighters. The aircraft are being sold to Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings’ associated joint venture Titan Aircraft Investments. Icelandair Group says the 767s will be converted in spring next year and be re-introduced, ...
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NewsSlow vaccine rollout to hit African traffic: AFRAA
The number of passengers travelling by air in Africa will not return to 2019 levels until at least the start of 2024 because of the lengthy rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, the leader of airline association AFRAA has warned.
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InterviewAn unlikely revolutionary: how Mitch Snyder is shaking up Bell
The rotorcraft manufacturer’s chief executive explains his philosophy for the company, why recapturing a spirit of innovation is vital, and how he is looking beyond helicopers.