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NewsPrivate customer to take single A330-800
Airbus recorded an order from a private customer for a single A330-800 in April, during an otherwise relatively quiet month of activity. The agreement marks the first A330neo order for this year, and a rare deal for the -800 variant. It brings to 12 the total number of A330-800s taken ...
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NewsRyanair settles for higher price to secure 737 Max 10 slots
Slot scarcity helped push Ryanair into reaching a deal with Boeing for 737 Max 10s, as group chief Michael O’Leary admits that the airline had to settle for a higher price than it sought. The airline is taking up to 300 Max 10s with deliveries set to begin in 2027. ...
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NewsRyanair reaches 737 Max 10 deal covering up to 300 aircraft
Ryanair and Boeing have finally negotiated an order for 737 Max 10s, with an agreement covering 300 of the type, which will be configured with 228 seats. The deal – yet to be finalised – comprises 150 firm and 150 optioned jets which will be delivered over the course of ...
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NewsAvion Express to set up Brazilian wet-lease and charter carrier
Wet-lease specialist Avion Express is to set up a Brazilian charter airline, which will use a fleet of Airbus jets. It is intending to obtain an air operator’s certificate from Brazilian authorities, and commence flights either in the fourth quarter of this year or the first quarter of next. Avion ...
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NewsPoland to receive eight Apache helicopters from US Army
Following an official visit to Washington, the Polish defence ministry says it has reached an agreement with the Pentagon to receive eight Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from the US Army, ahead of Warsaw’s pending purchase of 96 Apaches.
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NewsNew regional carrier Bermudair plans to launch Bermuda-to-USA operation
Start-up regional airline Bermudair is planning to fly from Bermuda to three US cities in Florida, Massachusetts and New York, starting with two Embraer 175s.
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NewsLockheed prepares to bring undisclosed country into F-35 programme
Lockheed Martin, producer of the fifth-generation F-35 fighter, was recently awarded a $25 million contract to integrate an undisclosed country into the advanced multinational jet programme.
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NewsAir France-KLM chief sees fleet flexibility helping counter delivery concerns
Air France-KLM chief executive Ben Smith believes the ability to adjust the pace of its widebody fleet renewal gives it the necessary agility to counter any aircraft deliveries delays with right-sized aircraft.
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Airline BusinessAir France-KLM upbeat over summer outlook but Schiphol cloud remains
Over the course of the shared years since Air France and KLM came together it has always been the French carrier whose challenges have dwarfed those of its Dutch partner.
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NewsAir France-KLM keeping partner options open for Latin market
Air France-KLM is still studying long-term partnership options in both Europe and South America to bolster its position in the Latin American market.
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NewsIAG reports Q1 operating profit as leisure demand gives it summer confidence
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG saw stronger-than-expected performances from all of its airlines in the first quarter of 2023, as buoyant leisure demand helped the European group to achieve a small operating profit during what is a seasonally weak three months.
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NewsIberia names temporary chief executive
Spanish airline Iberia has named Fernando Candela Perez as its new chairman and chief executive, effective from July through to the end of 2023, following Javier Sanchez-Prieto’s decision to step away from the business.
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NewsEASA draws up noise-certification proposals for eVTOL operations
European certification regulators have drawn up the first proposals for assessing noise generated by eVTOL aircraft, as the development of various future air taxi designs advances. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency says the technical specifications for environmental protection apply to aircraft powered by multiple non-tilting, evenly-distributed, vertical-lift rotors. “Noise ...
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NewsAir France-KLM narrows loss as revenues surge in first quarter
Air France-KLM posted an operating loss of €306 million ($338 million) for the first quarter on revenue 42% higher than the same stage of last year at €6.33 billion.
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NewsSeats among constraints backloading A350 deliveries
Airbus’s widebody delivery profile for the year will be heavily backloaded to the second half, with seat supply among the bottlenecks with which the airframer is having to cope. The manufacturer handed over just five A350s in the first three months of the year – to Starlux Airlines, Turkish Airlines, ...
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NewsPrague gets nod to acquire surplus AH-1Zs, UH-1Ys from USA
The US Department of State has approved a potential deal to supply the Czech Republic with eight surplus H-1-series combat helicopters.
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NewsPD-35 core to be displayed at Moscow air show
Russian state technology firm Rostec is to show off the first core of the Aviadvigatel PD-35 high-thrust powerplant during the MAKS Moscow air show. The PD-35 is being developed as part of the engine family which includes the PD-14 for the Irkut MC-21 and the PD-8 for the Superjet variant ...
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NewsTurkish Airlines continues post-pandemic profit run in first quarter
Turkish Airlines extended its post-pandemic run of net profits for a seventh consecutive quarter, despite the period being marred by the devastating earthquakes centred in Kahramanmaras.
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NewsKremlin targeted in apparent UAV strike
The Russian government says a kinetic strike by an unmanned aerial vehicle targeted the country’s seat of power in Moscow in the early hours of 3 May, with authorities attributing the attack to Ukraine.
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NewsAirbus A350 freighter entry-into-service slips to 2026
Airbus has shifted the entry into service date for the A350 freighter into 2026, but is more broadly maintaining its industrial targets for other programmes. The airframer, which has disclosed first-quarter results, says the industrial planning for the freighter is being “slightly adjusted” as its initial milestones are reached. Chief ...