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NewsReplacing collapsed Adria could take ‘a few months’: minister
Failure of Slovenian carrier Adria Airways deprives Star Alliance of a regional member in south-eastern Europe, and comes three years after a controversial privatisation.
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Icelandair to axe two US destinations
Icelandair is axing its US services to San Francisco and Kansas City next year, as part of a network restructuring.
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LHT and GE open engine shop in Poland
GE Aviation and Lufthansa Technik have formally opened a jointly owned Polish overhaul centre for GEnx-2B and GE9X engines.
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Brandenburg airport stays on track after operational testing
Berlin Brandenburg airport’s operator believes the October 2020 opening date for the much-delayed capital hub is still realistic following operational principle tests of Terminal 1.
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Adria Airways ceases operations and files for bankruptcy
Slovenian flag carrier Adria Airways has filed for bankruptcy, after financial pressures led to days of disruption to its flight schedule.
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Transavia pilots back Air France development plan
Transavia pilots have overwhelmingly voted to support a draft agreement regarding the development of the airline in co-operation with Air France.
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XL Airways France suspends operations
Leisure carrier XL Airways France has suspended all operations for several days, owing to financial problems.
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Troubled Adria fined for 'misleading' ticket sales
Adria Airways has twice been fined by Slovenia’s consumer-protection regulator for selling tickets for flights it was unable to conduct over the last week.
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Passenger weight assumption behind Dash 8 take-off abort
Air Greenland has revised its centre-of-gravity considerations after a serious incident in which a Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-200 failed to rotate on departure owing to higher-than-assumed passenger and baggage weights.
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New carrier among options to replace Adria: prime minister
Slovenia’s prime minister has hinted at a possible new carrier to replace Adria Airways, while refusing to offer financial support to the troubled airline as long as it remains under its current ownership.
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Aigle Azur to be liquidated after failing to secure buyers
French authorities are offering support to personnel of carrier Aigle Azur after a court decision to liquidate the troubled airline.
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Air Greenland sets profit target after better first half
Air Greenland is expecting a full-year pre-tax profit of DKr70-80 million ($10-12 million), after cutting losses in the first half, during which it became wholly-owned by the Greenlandic government.
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Airbus: Single-pilot freighters a step to airliner operations
The Airbus autonomous-airliner roadmap could see the technology pioneered with single-pilot operations of cargo aircraft, ahead of its introduction on passenger airliners.
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Adria warned that state cannot offer rescue aid
Slovenian operator Adria Airways is operating a minimal service as it continues to explore options for a financial rescue, although the country’s government has pointed out that its ability to assist the airline is limited.
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NewsAir France takes first A350-900
Air France has today taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, one of 28 the SkyTeam carrier has on order.
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At least two drones used during Gatwick attack: police
London Gatwick operations were interrupted by at least two drones, prompting suspension of services, during a serious incursion on the airport last year, a police probe has determined.
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Swiss A220 engine failures prompt rotor inspection order
Operators of Airbus A220s are being instructed to conduct checks of the low-pressure compressor on Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines, following two similar incidents involving failures on Swiss aircraft.
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Thomas Cook failure spurs UK to act on airline insolvency
Leisure giant Thomas Cook Group’s dramatic collapse appears to have jolted the UK government into rethinking the way airline failures are handled.
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Injuries suffered as Azur 767 evacuated after hard landing
Investigators are probing a hard landing involving a Boeing 767-300ER at Barnaul airport which resulted in a landing-gear fire and injuries to passengers as they evacuated the twinjet.
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VASO assembles first Il-96-400M fuselage
Russian manufacturer VASO has completed joining the first airframe for a new Ilyushin Il-96 derivative.