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NewsEnvironmental impact now part of airline fleet thinking: Udvar-Hazy
While Air Lease executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy sees airlines giving greater attention to addressing environmental concerns in their fleet planning amid heightened pressure to tackle aviation’s climate impact, he does not believe it will change the useful life of aircraft.
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NewsMalaysia Airlines to phase out A380s ‘in coming months’
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), Malaysia Airlines’ parent company, has indicated plans to retire its Airbus A380 fleet “in the coming months”.
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NewsIsrael Aerospace to set up 777 freighter conversion line in Seoul
Israel Aerospace Industries is intending to establish a Boeing 777 passenger-to-freighter conversion facility in South Korea, specialising in both -200LR and -300ER modification. The company has reached a preliminary agreement with Sharp Technics K and Seoul’s Incheon airport regarding the plan. IAI says it aims to convert six 777s annually ...
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News‘Some safe opening’ of air travel expected: Singapore transport minister
Singapore’s transport minister has played down any indication of a V-shaped recovery of the aviation industry this year, but notes that the first shoots of recovery are starting to form and this is something “worth working towards”.
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NewsPAL informs lessors of Chapter 11 filing deadline: sources
Philippine Airlines has informed its lessors of a plan to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the USA by the end of May, three people with knowledge of the matter tell Cirium.
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NewsEgypt orders 30 additional Rafale fighters
Cairo has ordered 30 additional Dassault Rafale fighters, in a follow up to a previous acquisition of 24 examples.
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News‘Project Hydra’ connects US Air Force F-35 and F-22 via U-2 spyplane
The US Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-35 and F-22 stealth fighters passed data to one another using a communications gateway aboard a U-2 spyplane.
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NewsAviation and tourism groups appeal for US-UK travel corridor
US airlines have joined almost 50 other aviation and travel organisations, appealing to the governments of the USA and UK to open up a travel corridor between the two countries “as soon as safely possible”.
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NewsUpgrading CH-47 Chinook with more powerful GE T408 turboshaft is feasible: US Army
The US Army believes it is feasible to upgrade its fleet of Boeing CH-47 Chinooks with the GE T408 turboshaft engine.
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NewsLufthansa orders five A350s and five 787s
Lufthansa Group has ordered more Airbus and Boeing widebodies as it continues modernising its fleet, with the goal of reducing fuel consumption, complexity and cost.
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NewsNorwegian outlines NKr6bn capital increase for restructuring
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is looking to raise up to NKr6 billion ($725 million) as part of its broad restructuring plan, following court approvals of arrangements to exit examinership processes. Norwegian has reduced debt and cancelled large numbers of aircraft orders during the restructuring, and is looking to emerge with ...
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NewsEurope unveils plan to ease travel restrictions
Regulators have outlined plans to ease restrictions into European Union states for travellers that are either fully vaccinated against the coronavirus or from countries where the pandemic has been controlled.
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NewsZeroAvia: System integrity 'maintained' during test aircraft accident
Hydrogen-electric propulsion specialist ZeroAvia believes its ambitions to develop larger commercial aircraft will not be adversely affected, as it probes the accident which badly damaged its single-engined test airframe. The six-seat modified Piper M350 was wrecked as it landed in a field near the UK’s Cranfield airport on 29 April, ...
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NewsIndonesian startup Super Air Jet ready to roar
A new Indonesian airline with links to the Lion Air Group is in the process of building a narrowbody fleet.
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NewsNigeria’s Azman Air cleared to resume 737 flights after safety audit
Nigerian authorities have lifted a suspension order against local carrier Azman Air after it implemented a corrective plan to address safety matters, the airline states. The suspension affected Azman’s Boeing 737 fleet and was imposed in mid-March after several incidents involving the undercarriage of passenger flights, each of which involved ...
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NewsPandemic pushes Vietnam Airlines to first-quarter loss
Vietnam Airlines saw significant losses during the first quarter of 2021 owing to Covid-19.
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NewsDhruv MkIII undergoes handling work on coast guard ship
The Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Dhruv MkIII MR 2.5t helicopter has undergone a series of trials aboard an Indian Coast Guard ship at sea.
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NewsAir New Zealand, Air China renew partnership
Air New Zealand has extended its strategic alliance partnership with Air China for another five years, as both carriers reiterated their commitment to work together as the airline industry recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsSingapore Airlines secures S$2 billion in sale-and-leasebacks
Singapore Airlines has raised S$2 billion ($1.5 billion) in sale-and-leaseback transactions involving 11 aircraft.
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NewsFlydubai counts full-year cost of crisis disruption and Max grounding
Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai has turned in a full-year loss of Dhs713 million ($194 million), but believes its business fundamentals remain strong. The airline’s revenues halved to Dhs2.8 billion in the 12 months to 31 December 2020. Flydubai says its operations were “severely curtailed” for 14 weeks, from 24 March ...