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NewsSriwijaya 737-500 crash probe spurs order to check autothrottle computers
Investigations into the fatal Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 accident earlier this year have spurred an order to operators of older 737 variants to conduct autothrottle checks aimed at detecting possible flap synchronisation component failure. But the US FAA is stressing that latent failure of the synchronisation wire is “highly unlikely” ...
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NewsCovid-19 hammers South Korean LCCs in Q1
South Korean low-cost carriers all saw operating losses widen significantly during the first quarter of 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsIcelandair Group finance chief steps down after two years
Icelandair Group has named Ivar Kristinsson as its interim chief financial officer, following the decision by Eva Soley Gudbjornsdottir to step down from the post after two years. Gudbjornsdottir has overseen the group’s finances, steering it through the impact of the pandemic, since succeeding Bogi Nils Bogason – who had ...
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NewsPorter pushes tentative restart from June to July
Porter Airlines will delay its tentative date for resuming flights to 20 July, marking the 10th time the regional airline has moved the date forward since shuttering its operations at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic downturn in March 2020.
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NewsCathay sees traffic lift in April, though recovery still a long way
Cathay Pacific has warned that it is not seeing any “immediate meaningful improvement” in passenger travel demand, as it discloses another dismal month of traffic figures.
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NewsJapan certificates Airbus Helicopters H160
Japanese civil aviation authorities have issued type certification for the Airbus Helicopters H160 medium-twin, as the type makes steady progress towards service entry.
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NewsBabcock, Leonardo to jointly pursue Canada’s Future Aircrew Training programme
Babcock Canada and Leonardo Canada have signed a letter of intent to jointly pursue Canada’s Future Aircrew Training Program (FAcT).
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NewsApollo to offer another 6m Sun Country shares
Apollo Global Management is selling another another six million shares of Sun Country Airlines in a secondary public offering – a move coming two months after a successful initial public offering left the carrier flush with cash and valued at $1.84 billion.
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NewsEviation receives Alice’s first Magnix electric propulsion unit
Eviation Aircraft has received the first electric propulsion unit (EPU) for its in-development all-electric passenger aircraft Alice, and still aims to have Alice airborne by year-end.
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NewsUnited expands domestic and international schedule
United Airlines has added 400 daily domestic and international flights to its schedule in anticipation of a run on air travel during the summer vacation season following the coronavirus pandemic-driven downturn.
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NewsVolocopter launches fixed-wing all-electric eVTOL
German air taxi developer Volocopter has launched a new, larger electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft called VoloConnect, with a goal of having the new design flying passengers in five years.
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NewsAssembly of first ACJ TwoTwenty underway
Airbus’s latest business jet is due to fly before year-end, ahead of delivery to completion centre in early 2022.
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NewsPremium operator La Compagnie targets June scheduled restart
French all-premium long-haul operator La Compagnie is aiming to resume scheduled transatlantic flights from France to New York in June after what will have been a 15-month break because of the Covid crisis.
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NewsEASA and UK CAA agree post-Brexit rules for aerospace sector
Regulators have reached an agreement covering the steps aerospace manufacturers need to take to allow their products to move between the EU and the UK in the wake of Brexit.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters readies first ACH160, but handover hinges on FAA approval
Airbus Helicopters is gearing up for the first delivery of its new H160 medium-twin, with the initial example in a VIP configuration currently performing test flights from the manufacturer’s Marignane, France base.
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NewsJetBlue outlines CFO succession plan
JetBlue Airways’ head of treasury and investor relations Ursula Hurley will become acting chief financial officer effective 12 June.
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NewsIcelandic start-up Play moves closer to launch
Planned Icelandic start-up Play Airlines appears closer to launching after securing its Air Operator’s Certificate and its first aircraft.
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NewsUSA should be on UK ‘green list’: British Airways chief
The chief executive of British Airways has called for the UK government to add the USA to its list of destinations to which non-essential travel is possible without quarantine.
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NewsTwin ATR cabin fume events traced to corroded bleed air valves
Pratt & Whitney Canada has introduced an enhanced inspection regime for PW127 engines following a pair of cabin fume events when ATR twin-turboprops were brought back into service following storage.
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NewsRyanair doubts Boeing will deliver first 737 Max jets in time for summer
Ryanair is beginning to doubt that its first Boeing 737 Max jets will arrive before this summer’s peak travel months.