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NewsCathay traffic hits new low in new year, as Hong Kong tightens grip on pandemic
Cathay Pacific saw its passenger traffic plunge to a new low in a “difficult” January, as Hong Kong tightened restrictions to stamp out an insurgent wave of Omicron infections.
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NewsAtlas posts Q4 profit as demand remains high
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, the parent of Atlas Air, reported a healthy profit for the fourth quarter of 2021 which it attributes to high demand, increased aircraft utilisation, lower maintenance costs and new and extended long-term customer contracts.
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NewsSikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant demos single-engine, sling-load and slalom flight
The Sikorsky-Boeing team behind the SB-1 Defiant demonstrator is pressing on with additional flight tests, five months after submitting to the US Army a proposal for the Future Long Range Air Assault programme.
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NewsStruggling Trujet in final stage talks over $25m investment
Indian regional carrier Trujet is hoping to finalise talks in the coming days over a $25 million investment aimed at enabling it to restore flights.
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NewsCebu Pacific sees short-haul gains from high-density A330neos
Cebu Pacific will take delivery of three more Airbus A330neos this year — taking its current fleet to five examples — and the remaining 11 jets will follow over the next four years.
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NewsUnited orders 25 Cirrus SR20s for pilot training
United Airlines’ pilot-training business has ordered 25 Cirrus TRAC SR20s and taken options to purchase a further 50, part of an effort by United to significantly ramp pilot training.
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NewsParis airports operator sees group traffic at 70-80% of pre-crisis levels this year
Paris airports operator Groupe ADP expects passenger numbers across its network to be between 70% and 80% of the 2019 levels this year and to recover to pre-crisis highs between 2023 and 2024.
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NewsAirbus expects new German aerostructures operation to start up in July
Airbus has reached a preliminary understanding to establish a new aerostructures company in Germany, which will begin operating on 1 July. The airframer says some of the aerostructures assembly of fuselages – distributed across various areas of the company and its subsidiaries – will be integrated as a core activity. ...
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NewsFAA chief Steve Dickson to step down on 31 March
Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson will leave the agency effective 31 March, roughly halfway into what was to be a five-year term.
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NewsAir France-KLM could participate in Italian consolidation as it eyes Milan Linate growth
Air France-KLM has not ruled out participating in consolidation in the Italian market, despite conditions relating to the company’s Covid-19 state aid putting a block on acquisition moves.
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NewsKLM chief relaxed on challenges posed by switch from Boeing to Airbus narrowbodies
KLM has time to prepare for the introduction of Airbus narrowbodies into its fleet, chief executive Pieter Elbers said today, and will take learning points from other carriers who have been through similar transitions.
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NewsFreeing Qatar A321neo slots is ‘not self-serving’: Airbus chief
Airbus insists it is not taking a self-serving approach to the cancellation of aircraft orders for Qatar Airways, and that it remains interested in reaching a mutually-acceptable settlement in its dispute with the flag-carrier. The two sides have been engaged in a highly-public spat over fuselage skin-paint deterioration on several ...
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NewsAir France-KLM saw long-haul recovery continue in December despite Omicron
Demand for long-haul travel continued to improve through to the end of 2021, according to Air France-KLM, even as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 prompted the introduction of further travel restrictions.
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NewsANA signs digital services agreements with GE, Boeing
Japan’s All Nippon Airways has tapped GE Aviation’s digital services for fuel management and has extended a Boeing digital toolbox contract for another five years.
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NewsSIA Engineering completes trial using SAF for engine tests
SIA Engineering has completed an engine test using sustainable aviation fuel and is hoping to perform more of such tests soon.
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NewsSIA, Scoot pick Collins for 787 component support
Singapore Airlines and low-cost unit Scoot have signed a long-term component MRO agreement with Collins Aerospace for Boeing 787 aircraft.
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News‘Big surprise’ from Air France-KLM as it beats pre-Covid profit in fourth quarter
Air France-KLM’s cost-cutting and restructuring efforts helped it achieve a fourth-quarter 2021 operating profit ahead of that recorded in the same period of 2019.
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NewsFinnair uncertain over timeframe for re-opening of Chinese markets
Finnair expects to be closer to a normal operating environment by next summer, but the delayed opening of its Asian network means Hong Kong and other Chinese routes will lag. Chief executive Topi Manner says the second half of 2021 proved there is “great pent-up demand” for travel, and that ...
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NewsEmbraer, Rolls-Royce and Wideroe launch zero-emission aircraft concept study
Embraer, Rolls-Royce and Wideroe have unveiled plans for a 12-month study for a conceptual zero-emission regional aircraft seeking to understand the propulsion and operational options for such types.
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NewsAirbus sets target of 720 commercial aircraft deliveries for 2022
Airbus is aiming to delivery around 720 commercial aircraft over the course of this year, up on the 611 it handed over during 2021. The airframer’s delivery performance enabled it to achieve an adjusted full-year EBIT of €3.57 billion ($4.05 billion) for its commercial aircraft division, on revenues of €36.1 ...