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NewsRolls-Royce chief sees ‘breathing space’ in widebody delivery ramp-up
The market for new widebody powerplants served by Rolls-Royce is not experiencing the “very intense” pressures on supply chains seen in the narrowbody sector, according to the engine-maker’s outgoing chief executive Warren East. Speaking during a first-half earnings call on 4 August, East explained that while the single-aisle market is ...
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NewsSAS strike carves into summer passenger numbers
Scandinavian carrier SAS was forced to cut capacity by 23% in July, compared with the previous month, as a result of the two-week pilot strike. Passenger numbers for the airline were down by almost a third against June’s figures after 3,700 services were cancelled during the 15-day walkout. But changes ...
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Airline BusinessAirlines report profits amid troublesome geopolitical and economic outlooks
The current financial results season has seen more airline groups return to profit for the quarter ending 30 June, with many reporting higher-than-expected demand and strong yields in passenger and cargo markets. The latest to report is Lufthansa Group, which today cited a “boom in demand for airline tickets” as ...
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NewsCanadian F-18s deploy to Romania for NATO air mission
Eight Royal Canadian Air Force fighters will conduct round-the-clock air patrols on NATO’s eastern flank as part of the alliance’s Air Task Force Romania.
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NewsBoeing signs deal to continue maintenance of Italian air force tankers
Under the agreement, Boeing will continue to provide logistics support for Italy’s four KC-767A aerial tankers through December 2025.
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NewsUK start-up Hans Airways introducing ex-Air Europa A330
UK start-up long-haul carrier Hans Airways has received its first Airbus A330-200, which arrived at Birmingham from Palma de Mallorca on 2 August. The twinjet is a General Electric CF6-powered aircraft, most recently operated by Spanish carrier Air Europa. Air Europa originally took delivery of the A330 in 2008. Hans ...
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NewsAir Greenland A330-800 emerges from paintshop
The first pictures have been released of Air Greenland’s Airbus A330-800 in the carrier’s distinctive red livery, after it emerged from the paintshop. The Kangerlussuaq-based operator is set to take delivery of the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000-powered twinjet later this year as it replaces its ageing A330-200. Air Greenland A330-800 ...
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NewsAirbus and Boeing delays add to ‘global supply bottleneck’: Lufthansa chief
Aviation is facing a “global supply bottleneck”, in the view of Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr, which will constrain capacity going into 2023 and support “sustainable” yields at the European airline group. “The times of overcapacity as we have seen, for example, right before the pandemic, we believe are ...
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NewsNew EASA analysis to explore air traffic controller fatigue risk
Safety analysts are looking to assess fatigue risks for European air traffic controllers, particularly in light of advances in technology and future evolution of the operational environment. Some 18,000 controllers operate in Europe and a comprehensive view of the way fatigue risk is managed – five years since the introduction ...
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NewsLufthansa Group reports Q2 profit despite disruption keeping airlines in red
Lufthansa Group achieved an operating profit of €393 million ($400 million) in the second quarter of this year and is “optimistic” for the full year, even as disruption-related costs kept its airlines unit in the red. The group’s cargo business was a standout performer for the three months to 30 ...
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NewsRussian government hands out subsidies to support beleaguered carriers and airports
Russia’s federal aviation regulator has outlined the scale of subsidies paid to support the country’s air transport industry following the introduction of international sanctions resulting from the Ukrainian conflict. Rosaviatsia is implementing four support schemes with a budget of over Rb125 billion ($2 billion). Thirty-two airlines have received a combined ...
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NewsEASA rules out mandate for frozen-contamination cockpit alerts
Europe’s air transport safety regulator is ruling out a certification mandate to fit aircraft with systems capable of detecting and alerting pilots to frozen contaminants on critical aerodynamic surfaces. Such a requirement has been rejected by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in a proposed revision to large aircraft certification ...
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NewsRyanair exceeded pre-Covid passenger numbers by 2 million in July
Ryanair continued to reach new traffic highs in July, as it served 16.8 million passengers – some two million more than it recorded for the same month of 2019 and 0.9 million up on the previous all-time record seen in June this year. The Irish carrier and budget rival Wizz ...
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NewsSpanish government clears Rolls-Royce divestment of ITP Aero
Rolls-Royce has secured approval from the Spanish government to divest its ITP Aero division to an investment consortium. The engine manufacturer says it has already obtained clearance from all other relevant regulatory authorities for the sale. Rolls-Royce is expecting the €1.8 billion ($1.8 billion) transaction, as a result, to complete ...
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NewsSAS submitting preliminary financial details to US bankruptcy court
Scandinavian operator SAS is filing statements of its financial affairs, as well as documentation covering assets and liabilities, with a US bankruptcy court. The company had sought to extend a deadline for the filing – from 19 July to 2 August – after experiencing a strain on its resources resulting ...
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NewsUnmanned aircraft disrupting military order: SOCOM chief
Citing on-going combat in Ukraine, the top general at the US Special Operations Command says commercial drones and military UAVs are upending the battlefield status quo.
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NewsEmirates restarts Stansted flights as it nears 75% of pre-crisis UK capacity
Emirates has resumed flights to London Stansted airport, bringing to three the number London gateways again served by the Middle Eastern carrier. Long an operator into London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports, Emirates added Stansted flights in mid-2018, only for the route to be dropped in March 2020 when the pandemic ...
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NewsAmsterdam Schiphol airport extends capacity cap to October
Amsterdam Schiphol airport has extended passenger capacity restrictions through to October, as it seeks to overcome the staffing challenges that have disrupted operations at the KLM hub. The extension of the cap comes as the airport acknowledges “virtually all parties at the airport are [still] understaffed” – a situation that ...
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NewsBritish Airways temporarily limits Heathrow short-haul ticket sales
British Airways is limiting sales of tickets for its short-haul flights from London Heathrow Airport for at least one week, citing an earlier request from the hub to restrict new bookings. Heathrow announced in mid-July that it would cap daily departing passenger numbers for the summer peak season at 100,000, ...
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NewsLufthansa Group to explore large sustainable fuel supply pact with Shell
Lufthansa Group has reached a tentative seven-year agreement with energy firm Shell potentially covering provision of sustainable aviation fuel up to the end of the decade. Under the exploratory – and still non-binding – memorandum, Shell would use a broad range of feedstock to produce the fuel. The two sides ...