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NewsA220 pilot manuals revised to avert low-thrust take-off incidents
Airbus Canada has revised the A220 flight operations manual to emphasise the correct setting of thrust levers during departure, after a series of incidents in which the autothrottle did not engage on take-off. The revision also includes a new pilot call-out to check correct engagement of the autothrottle. Operators of ...
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NewsSpectre of third Covid-19 wave haunts Indian traffic recovery
Indian airline traffic is starting to pick up, but concerns about a third wave of Covid-19 will weigh on a full recovery.
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NewsIndian low-cost carrier Go First faces delay in IPO
Indian low-cost carrier Go First — formerly known as GoAir — hit a roadblock in its planned market listing, with the securities and exchange regulator temporarily halting the airline’s IPO.
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NewsJAL fortifies low-cost strategy with Jetstar Japan, Spring Japan investments
Japan Airlines will make additional investments in two of its three low-cost units, Jetstar Japan and Spring Japan, as it looks to build up a low-cost network centred around its Tokyo Narita hub.
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NewsKAL-ASD signals intent for South Korean SIGINT aircraft work
The Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) will bid to be the main contractor in South Korea’s second Baekdu signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft programme.
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NewsSpiceJet to raise Rs25 billion as loss-making streak continues
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet will raise Rs25 billion ($336 million) to beef up its war chest against the coronavirus pandemic, which has battered its profitability.
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NewsAlaska aims to become ‘most fuel-efficient’ US airline: CEO
Alaska Airlines is aiming to become the most fuel-efficient US airline in the next five years, the airline’s chief executive says.
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NewsBombardier receives order for 10 jets worth $452m
Canada’s Bombardier has received a firm order for 10 aircraft from an undisclosed existing customer worth $452 million.
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NewsGermany signs for five Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft
The Bundeswehr calls the purchase of the US-made maritime patrol aircraft an “interim solution” for a “capability gap that could not be tolerated”.
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NewsConfusing NOTAMs led overrun 747 crew to believe longer runway was unavailable
Investigators probing the overrun that destroyed a Boeing 747-400F at Halifax have highlighted the contribution of poorly-presented NOTAM information to the accident. The safety hazard posed by complex and cluttered NOTAMs is an issue being tackled by an ICAO campaign initiated earlier this year. Transportation Safety Board of Canada says ...
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NewsRavn Alaska considering using 757s to launch new operation: reports
Alaskan regional airline Ravn Alaska is reportedly considering a major expansion, using Boeing 757s to launch flights from its home state to Asia and the contiguous USA.
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NewsF-35 powers to victory in Swiss fighter contest
Switzerland will replace its Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet fighters with 36 Lockheed Martin F-35As, following a decision announced by Bern on 30 June.
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NewsNorwegian start-up Flyr launches flights
Norwegian start-up Flyr has carried out its first commercial flight today, a domestic service connecting Oslo with Tromso.
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NewsAirlines ready to play in the Phuket Sandbox
Airlines are poised to ramp up capacity into Phuket, where a quarantine-free Sandbox will open on 1 July.
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NewsUnited Aircraft consolidation extends to Aviastar and VASO
Russia’s United Aircraft is progressing with the consolidation of management across the country’s main aviation enterprises, with several entities to be merged within the transport division. Ilyushin is the parent company of the transport aviation operation. Under the centralisation plan it will oversee the Aviastar plant at Ulyanovsk, the VASO ...
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NewsGermany to regain SIGINT capability with new Pegasus fleet
The German air force is to reinstate its lapsed signals intelligence capability from later this decade, with three adapted Bombardier Global 6000 business jets.
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NewsMotor Sich to supply initial batch of engines for Turkish Aerospace ATAK II helicopter
Turkish Aerospace has selected Ukraine’s Motor Sich to supply 14 TV3-117 engines for its developmental ATAK II heavy attack helicopter, which is due to make a maiden flight in 2023.
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NewsSky Lease 747 wrecked after minor factors conspired to cause Halifax overrun
Canadian investigators have found that belated braking during a Boeing 747-400F’s landing at Halifax led to its overrunning the runway and being written off as a result of substantial damage. The Sky Lease Cargo aircraft’s crew, arriving from Chicago on 7 November 2018, had conducted an ILS approach in darkness ...
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NewsIAI to reactivate Sri Lankan Kfir fleet
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured a $50 million contract to upgrade and reactivate the Sri Lankan air force’s stored Kfir fighters.
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NewsKorean Air on track for Asiana acquisition
Korean Air has cleared another milestone in its acquisition of Asiana Airlines, with state-backed Korea Development Bank (KDB) approving the carriers’ integration plan.