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NewsOmicron-hit December caps tough year as Heathrow traffic falls again in 2021
London Heathrow airport handled 19.4 million passengers last year, marking a fall even on pandemic-hit 2020, as travel restrictions continued to hit the UK airport.
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NewsAirbus closely watching Chinese outbreaks but no disruption at Tianjin
Airbus is watching for potential effects of the latest coronavirus variant on its industrial set-up in China, but has not yet seen any disruption to operations at its Tianjin plant. Chief executive Guillaume Faury, speaking during a 10 January briefing, acknowledged that the company was “very closely” monitoring the development ...
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NewsUS budget office sees fall in US Air Force, Navy aircraft availability
The US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reports that both availability rates and flying hours have declined for the US Air Force (USAF) and Department of the Navy (DoN) over the last two decades.
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NewsAsia-Pacific air traffic improved in November, but Omicron poses uncertainty: AAPA
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has hailed a “notable improvement” in international traffic in the region, as countries began loosening travel restrictions and reopening borders.
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NewsKorea’s T’Way eyes additional long-haul aircraft
South Korean low-cost carrier T’Way Air is considering the addition of more long-haul aircraft to complement three Airbus A330-300s it will introduce from February.
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NewsSingapore targets ‘further recovery’ in travel demand in 2022
Singapore anticipates “further recovery” in passenger traffic this year — in line with global projections — as it reiterates its commitment to reopening its borders to all vaccinated travellers.
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NewsAvengers collaborate to identify, transmit aerial threat data
Two General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Avenger unmanned air vehicles have used sensor pods to spot long-range airborne threats and fuse the resulting data.
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News‘Cargo-centric’ strategy reaps record revenue for China Airlines
China Airlines has disclosed record cargo revenues for 2021, as it doubles down on what it calls a “cargo-centric business model”.
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NewsChina’s aviation sector eyes profitability, 85% domestic traffic recovery in 2022
China’s aviation sector is hoping to turn the corner and return to profitability in 2022, after being in the red for nearly two years amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsRaytheon, P&W and suppliers face civil suit related to alleged hiring manipulation
Raytheon Technologies, its subsidiary Pratt & Whitney and several P&W suppliers are the target of a new class-action lawsuit stemming from an alleged plot by those companies to manipulate labour markets.
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NewsJetBlue’s Laurence joins Delta as VP of network planning
Former JetBlue Airways executive Scott Laurence will join Delta Air Lines as vice-president of network planning later this month.
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NewsTurkish Airlines and Air Lease trim passenger A350 orders
Turkish Airlines and US lessor Air Lease each appear to have trimmed their commitments to the passenger Airbus A350, the airframer’s full-year backlog figures show. The Turkish flag-carrier has cut three A350-900s from its backlog, reducing the number to 20. Air Lease has also dropped a pair of A350-900s as ...
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NewsFlorida-based lessor Azorra signs for 22 A220s including business-jet version
US lessor Azorra has signed for 22 Airbus A220s which will include a pair of ACJ TwoTwenty business jet variants. The lessor is to purchase 20 of the larger -300 version of the twinjet. Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer disclosed the agreement during a full-year orders briefing. He says ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic adds first new US route since 2015
UK carrier Virgin Atlantic is to launch flights to Texas state capital Austin this summer, marking its first new route to the USA since 2015.
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NewsAirbus exceeds full-year delivery target after handing over 611 aircraft
Airbus managed to exceed its full-year target of 600 aircraft deliveries, handing over a total of 611 jets last year. The airframer achieved the total after delivering 93 aircraft in December – the highest number of any month in 2021. Among the aircraft transferred last year was the final A380 ...
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NewsArgentina signs off Sea King purchase
Argentina is to acquire a pair of remanufactured Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King helicopters to bolster its navy’s fleet.
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NewsAirlines set to operate around half of scheduled Kazakhstan flights today
Airlines are expected to operate around half the scheduled flights planned for Kazakhstan today as the closure of Almaty airport amid protests in the country continues to impact services.
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NewsIraqi Airways’ first A220 lands in Baghdad amid hope EU flight ban will be lifted
Iraqi Airways’ first Airbus A220-300 landed in Baghdad on 9 January amid hope the airline would soon be able to resume flights to Europe.
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NewsFrance unveils H160 order for Gendarmerie Nationale with contract signed last year
France has confirmed a long-planned order for 10 Airbus Helicopters H160s in a law enforcement configuration to be operated by aviation units of the Gendamerie Nationale.
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NewsFurther A380 wing-drain fix necessary to reduce risk from fuel leaks
Airbus has developed a further modification for A380 wing spars intended to block a potential path for fuel to leak onto hot main landing-gear components. This follows an earlier discovery, during a walk-round of one aircraft, of fuel leaking from the root of the right-hand wing. Analysis found that fuel ...