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Fresh Israel-Iran conflict risks further disrupting Asia-Europe air travel
Airlines in Europe and Asia have began re-routing their operations between the two regions following escalating tensions in the Middle East, further narrowing Asia-Europe flight options and raising operating costs.
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Ural reportedly abandons ‘impractical’ bid to fly stranded A320 out of field
Russian carrier Ural Airlines appears to have abandoned ambitions to rescue the Airbus A320 which landed in a field after running low on fuel during a diversion. The carrier has told the Izvestia newspaper that it considered several options for retrieving the twinjet after it touched down on rough ground ...
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Norse Atlantic shareholders provide loan as carrier prepares for summer cash stream
Long-haul budget carrier Norse Atlantic Airways has obtained additional liquidity through a $20 million shareholder loan. The loan has been granted by Scorpio Holdings and BT Larsen & Co, the two largest shareholders in the airline company. Scorpio has 21.2% of Norse while BT Larsen – which is controlled by ...
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Concessionaire loses €1.6bn bid for compensation over cancelled Nantes airport
Judges have rejected a compensation claim for nearly €1.6 billion ($1.7 billion) brought by Nantes airport’s concessionaire over the termination of the drawn-out Notre-Dame-des-Landes programme. The programme was originally conceived decades ago as a new airport development to address capacity limitations at Nantes Atlantique airport. But the project was mired ...
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Blue Air 737 struck tail after captain belatedly intervened to avoid hard landing
Italian investigators have attributed a Boeing 737-800’s damaging tail-strike at Naples to the captain’s belated attempt to avoid a hard landing, after the first officer initiated an early flare. The Blue Air aircraft, arriving from Bucharest on 6 May 2022, had been conducting the ILS approach to runway 24. Its ...
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Wizz invests in sewage solution as it sets 10% SAF goal
European low-cost carrier Wizz Air has struck a long-term deal with UK firm Firefly Green Fuels to source sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from sewage sludge, part of measures it hopes will enable it to achieve its newly set SAF usage targets.
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ATR advances studies for Evo as engine makers wait on RfP
Franco-Italian airframer ATR is continuing to conduct feasibility studies for the Evo hybrid-electric evolution of its twin-turboprop airliner but is unlikely to formally launch the programme before 2025.
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Bristol hosts pioneering trial refuelling airside baggage tractor with hydrogen
Bristol airport has hosted an airside hydrogen refuelling trial of a ground-servicing vehicle to demonstrate the potential for safe handling and support future regulatory guidance.
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VASO assembly line receives aerostructures for latest Il-96
Voronezh-based airframer VASO has received the fuselage and wing sections for the latest Ilyushin Il-96-300 to be assembled at the plant. Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft has shown the fuselage being carried on a mobile platform along the plant’s runway. The four-engined widebody aircraft is still being produced – although ...
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UK advances RAF P-8 drone inspection trials
The UK is continuing to trial the use of autonomous drones to inspect the Royal Air Force’s fleet of Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft for external damage.
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UK start-up Ascend Airways obtains air operator’s certificate
UK start-up Ascend Airways has been granted an air operator’s certificate by the country’s regulator.
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TAP to expand secondary training facility at municipal Cascais aerodrome
Portuguese flag-carrier TAP is to expand its training facility at Cascais in west Lisbon, to accommodate additional simulators and other equipment. The Cascais facility – located at the district’s municipal aerodrome – complements TAP’s primary training centre at the main Lisbon airport. Under an agreement with the local authority, the ...
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United Aircraft urges broad range of measures to address personnel shortage
Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft has outlined to parliamentarians the pressures facing the industry from personnel shortages, during a meeting aimed at developing measures to ease the situation.
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Serbia set to become latest customer for Rafale fighter
Serbia looks set to become the latest customer for the Dassault Aviation Rafale fighter, with an order for a dozen examples to be finalised in the coming months.
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French-based Amelia to lease additional Airbus single-aisle jets
French-based carrier Amelia is leasing three Airbus A320s, sourcing them from Irish-based lessor AerCap. The carrier aims to take its fleet of Airbus aircraft to six by the end of this year, and says it will split their operation between its French division and its Slovenian operator Amelia International. Amelia ...
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Airbus secures net orders for 170 jets in first quarter
Long-haul aircraft agreements from Asian carriers Starlux and Korean Air, and a large single-aisle deal with American Airlines, have taken Airbus’s first-quarter net order total to 170 aircraft. Starlux ordered five A350 freighters and three A330-900s while Korean Air signed for 33 A350s, including 27 of the larger -1000 variant. ...
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Loganair frustrated as UK’s EASA withdrawal aggravates supply-chain problems
Scottish carrier Loganair is irritated that the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency is exacerbating problems with the post-pandemic supply chain.
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UK 747 cargo carrier One Air shifts operations to East Midlands
UK cargo operator One Air has commenced operations from East Midlands airport, using its Boeing 747-400 freighter fleet for Hong Kong services.
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Fatal An-26 cliff collision inquiry unable to determine reason for absent terrain warning
Russian investigators have been unable to determine why the crew of an Antonov An-26 did not receive a ground-proximity warning before the twin-engined aircraft collided with a cliff while descending over water on approach to Palana airport. But the Interstate Aviation Committee says that, despite unsuitable weather conditions, the crew ...
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Edelweiss A340 experiences apparent windshear incident in Zurich
An Edelweiss Air Airbus A340 experienced a possible windshear incident on take-off from Zurich airport, which nearly sent it back onto the runway.