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NewsCondor ordering seven A330neos and plans to lease nine more
German leisure carrier Condor’s long-haul fleet replacement will include orders for seven Airbus A330-900s directly from the manufacturer. But it will lease the other nine to provide the overall total of 16 aircraft. Condor has not specified the source of the leased jets. Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury confirmed during ...
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NewsAirbus to base new A350 freighter ‘predominantly’ on -1000 variant
Airbus indicates that its proposed A350 freighter derivative will be a light hybrid of its current variants but primarily based on the -1000. It is aiming for a 2025 entry into service for the twinjet, after the company secured board approval for its development, but the airframer is yet to ...
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NewsAirbus board approves A350 freighter development
Airbus has secured board approval to develop a freighter version of the A350, as the airframer prepares for a commercial aircraft production ramp-up in the second half. Chief executive Guillaume Faury says the company is “enhancing our product line” with the A350 freighter derivative following the approval. “[We are] responding ...
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NewsCondor opts for A330neo to replace long-haul fleet
German leisure carrier Condor has selected the Airbus A330neo for a long-haul fleet-modernisation programme. It is to take 16 of the larger -900 variant, following approval from the company’s supervisory board. Condor says it will introduce the twinjets – powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines – from autumn next year. ...
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NewsAttestor becomes new majority owner of Condor
Asset manager Attestor has completed a deal to become the majority shareholder of German leisure airline Condor.
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NewsUK has fixed ‘ridiculous anomaly’ by allowing EU and US travellers: IATA chief
The UK government’s decision to allow non-essential travellers from Europe and the USA to enter England without quarantine addresses a “ridiculous anomaly”, in the view of IATA director general Willie Walsh.
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NewsS7 Group to set up new A320neo budget carrier for central Russia
Russian operator S7 Group is to establish a new low-cost carrier which will commence operations in summer next year. S7 Group says the airline division will exclusively operate Airbus A320neos, four of which are already due to be transferred to the carrier under a preliminary deal. It will serve inter-regional ...
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NewsWizz Air lifts aircraft utilisation as it aims for summer landmark
Budget carrier Wizz Air is expecting to increase daily aircraft utilisation to 10h as it ramps up operations over the summer. Chief executive Jozsef Varadi says the rise in utilisation means the airline is “getting closer” to its pre-crisis figure of 12h and more. The airline is maintaining that it ...
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NewsRoyal Air Force to buy 13 additional General Atomics Protector UAVs
The UK Royal Air Force plans to buy 13 additional Protector RG1 unmanned air vehicles from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
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NewsCondor secures approval for revised German aid package
German state financial support to Condor has been re-approved by the European Commission after the figure was revised in the aftermath of a court ruling on the way the aid was calculated. The Commission says it has approved two measures – comprising €204 million in damage compensation and €321 million ...
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NewsReunion’s Air Austral receives first A220
French island territory Reunion’s operator Air Austral has become the latest Airbus A220 operator with the delivery of its first of the type. The A220-300 twinjet (F-OLAV), powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines, is one of three to be introduced by the Indian Ocean carrier. Air Austral has configured ...
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NewsEASA clears A220-300 to take up to 149 passengers
European authorities have formally approved a hike in the Airbus A220-300’s maximum seating to 149 passengers, contingent on an overwing exit slide modification. The aircraft had previously been limited to 145 seats. Air France is planning to introduce its first A220-300 with a layout of 148 seats, due to be ...
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NewsEuropean Commission clears AerCap-GECAS merger
European regulators have cleared AerCap’s $30 billion acquisition of General Electric’s leasing division, GECAS, concluding that it raises no competition concerns.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr expresses interest in freighter version of MC-21
Russian logistics specialist Volga-Dnepr Group has expressed interest in the potential for a freighter version of the Irkut MC-21. Representatives of the cargo firm toured the MC-21 during the MAKS 2021 Moscow air show. The MC-21 family is designed for passenger layouts of 150-211 seats. But Volga-Dnepr notes the “wide ...
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NewsCanadian investigators take over probe into Air Baltic A220 engine incident
Canadian investigators are to probe an engine-control incident involving an Air Baltic Airbus A220-300 during which both powerplants shut down after the aircraft touched down in Copenhagen. Danish authorities have delegated the investigation into the 11 July incident to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. The board says the twinjet ...
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NewsSaab ships second T-7A aft fuselage section
Saab has delivered its second aft section for the test programme of the Boeing T-7A advanced jet trainer.
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NewsAirline and airport bodies split on EU’s 50:50 slot threshold
Airports body ACI Europe has welcomed the European Commission’s decision to set a 50% slot usage threshold for the upcoming Winter 2021 season, in stark contrast to the condemnation of the move from airlines body IATA.
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NewsAir France’s first A220 emerges from Airbus paint shop
The first Airbus A220 to be painted in Air France colours has emerged from the airframer’s facility in Mirabel, Canada.
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NewsRyanair to have at least 60 Max aircraft in time for next summer
Ryanair expects to be operating at least 60 Boeing 737 Max aircraft in time for next summer and has reiterated its interest in ordering the Max 10 variant “if the price is right”.
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NewsHeathrow warns UK is falling behind Europe in travel and trade recovery
The UK’s travel restrictions “remain a barrier” to a more significant recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and mean the country is lagging the positive trends seen elsewhere in Europe, in the view of Heathrow Airport.