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Airline BusinessAirline share prices end 2021 below year-ago level after 12 months of Covid-19 setbacks
Airline share prices ended 2021 slightly down on the same point 12 months ago after a year characterised by dashed hopes, as the Covid-19 pandemic continued to play havoc with the travel industry.
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NewsBoeing contract signals progress with Japan F-15J upgrade
Boeing has secured a contract worth up to $471 million related to upgrade work for Tokyo’s fleet of F-15J fighters, while Lockheed Martin will conduct F-35 work for an unnamed foreign customer.
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Airline BusinessWhich airlines welcomed new aircraft types into their fleets during 2021?
Established airlines around the world debuted aircraft types and variants in their fleets during 2021, despite the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. We look back at some of the highlights, from nimble narrowbodies through to heavyweight widebodies.
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NewsIndonesia lifts grounding of 737 Max
Jakarta has lifted the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, becoming the latest major Asia-Pacific jurisdiction to clear the type for a return to service.
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NewsVietjet enters widebody club with A330 arrival
Vietnam low-cost carrier Vietjet has taken delivery of its first widebody aircraft, a leased Airbus A330-300.
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Airline BusinessReasons for the airline industry to be optimistic about 2022, despite Omicron
Much as the emergence of the Alpha variant of Covid-19 in late 2020 put a damper on hopes for a strong air traffic recovery in the new year, the Omicron variant is playing the same trick as 2021 comes to an end.
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NewsInvestment firm Carlyle to acquire $4bn fleet of lessor AMCK
Investment firm Carlyle is to acquire a $4 billion portfolio of 125 aircraft from lessor AMCK Aviation, along with orders for 20 Airbus A320neo-family jets. AMCK Aviation is based in Dublin but has regional Japanese and US offices. It was created two years ago through the merger of Irish lessor ...
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NewsMalaysia’s Berjaya Air orders ACH160, H175
Malaysia’s Berjaya Air has placed an order for an Airbus Helicopters ACH160, as well as an H175.
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NewsNH Industries sees route back for MRH90 helicopter in Australia despite ministerial pronouncements
NH Industries (NHI) insists it has not abandoned hope that Australia will reverse an apparent decision to push its fleet of NH90 helicopters into early retirement in favour of new Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks.
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Airline BusinessCan airline sector steer clear of Covid troubles?
Despite early optimism, it is clear that the pandemic is not finished with us, and disruption will remain an occupational hazard for airlines for some time
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AnalysisIs Seoul’s KF-21 fighter an export star in waiting?
The KF-21 is South Korea’s boldest aerospace development. Can Seoul turn the home-grown fighter into a key defence asset and export success?
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Airline BusinessAsia-Pacific airlines weigh up reviving parked superjumbos
Singapore Airlines may have launched the type – and is slowly bringing it back into service – but does the superjumbo have a future in the Asia-Pacific?
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AnalysisWhat awaits the aviation sector in 2022?
Our special package of forecast articles looks at a dozen topics which are likely to be in the headlines during the coming 12 months.
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NewsFAA proposes modifications and inspections of Boeing 777 engines
The Federal Aviation Administration will require modifications and additional inspections of Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777-200 and -300 aircraft after an in-flight engine failure in February.
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NewsJapan, UK to build joint engine demonstrator for future fighters
Japan and the UK have signed an agreement to jointly develop an engine demonstrator suitable for use with future combat aircraft.
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NewsIndian airline start-up Akasa unveils livery
Indian start-up carrier Akasa Air has unveiled its branding as it continues preparations to launch flights next summer.
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NewsOmicron prompts Asia-Pacific governments to slow air travel reboot
Asia-Pacific governments have slowed the pace of the region’s air travel reopening, as they contemplate the risks associated with the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Singapore will effectively scale back its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) programme, whereby vaccinated travellers from certain countries need not serve quarantine, says the Civil Aviation Authority ...
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NewsKorean Air in pact to research low-observable technologies
Korean Air has entered an agreement related to research into low-observable technologies for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).
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NewsUS government clears possible Australian Hellfire buy
The US government has cleared the possible sale of 800 Lockheed Martin AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles for Australia.
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NewsPIA to add A320 simulator to Karachi centre
Pakistan International Airlines is to acquire a full-flight simulator for conventional Airbus A320s for installation at its Karachi training centre. The simulator will be supplied by L3Harris, and delivered for use by August next year, following a contract signature with the Pakistani flag-carrier. L3Harris says the A320 simulator will be ...