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Icelandair Group illustrates recovery with full-year operating profit
Icelandair Group has turned in a full-year operating profit of $18.8 million, after keeping its fourth-quarter operating loss to $16.7 million. It generated revenues of $1.26 billion last year including $291 million in the final quarter, during which its capacity had recovered to being 5% down on pre-crisis levels. Icelandair ...
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How significant are exits of Flybe and Flyr from Europe’s airline market?
The collapses in recent days of UK carrier Flybe and Norwegian operator Flyr might give the impression of a harsh operating environment for European airlines
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Turkish Airlines to take ultra-high-density 777-300ERs for IndiGo wet-lease
Turkish Airlines has signalled its intent to operate two ultra-high-density Boeing 777-300ERs as part of a wet-lease deal with codeshare partner IndiGo
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Virgin Atlantic, British Airways to make Shanghai returns
Virgin Atlantic will resume daily services to Shanghai from the start of May, marking the last of its pre-pandemic network the carrier is restoring.
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Holland-Kaye to step down as Heathrow airport chief this year
Heathrow Airport chief executive John Holland-Kaye is step down this year after nine years in the role at the London hub
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Rafale Ms show off long reach, flexibility in Indo-Pacific
French naval airpower places a high priority on working with partners, including the extended deployment of fighters and cross-deck work with the US Navy.
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Qatar A350 and A321neo orders to be reinstated as part of legal settlement
Qatar Airways is to reinstate in full its remaining orders for 23 Airbus A350s as well as 50 A321neos which had been cancelled during its legal dispute with the airframer. But while A350 deliveries are likely to resume this year, FlightGlobal understands, the A321neos will be pushed back to 2026. ...
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Airbus and Qatar avert court trial after settling high-profile A350 dispute
Airbus and Qatar Airways have averted a high-profile court trial after reaching a settlement to resolve their legal clash over the airline’s A350 fleet. The two sides state that they have reached an “amicable and mutually-agreeable settlement”, the details of which are confidential. Their dispute centred on the deterioration of ...
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Airbus prepares to deliver converted A330-200 after EFW modification
Airbus has taken delivery of an A330-200 converted from a passenger to freighter configuration, ahead of its being handed over to an Asian operator. The aircraft underwent modification at the EFW facility in which Airbus is a partner. EFW identifies the airframe as MSN810, a Rolls-Royce Trent-powered example which was ...
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Daring Flyr collapses after launching into crisis-hit market
Norwegian carrier Flyr, having audaciously started up in the midst of the pandemic, survived for fewer than 600 days before being forced into bankruptcy – the latest casualty of Scandinavia’s highly-competitive and often-unforgiving airline market. Oslo’s stock exchange implemented a suspension of trading in the company’s shares on 1 February ...
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Long-term Condor chief Teckentrup to be succeeded by Brussels Airlines head
Brussels Airlines chief Peter Gerber is to take over as the head of German holiday airline Condor, succeeding veteran Ralf Teckentrup. Gerber’s departure from the Belgian operator – a Lufthansa Group carrier – had previously been disclosed. Condor has confirmed that he will step into the top post from 1 ...
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Norway's Flyr ceases operations after financing fails
Struggling Norwegian carrier Flyr has ceased operations and is to file for bankruptcy on 1 February after failing to secure new financing.
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Brussels Airlines chief departs
Brussels Airlines will temporarily be led by former chief executive Christina Foerster following the departure of Peter Gerber.
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New Hong Kong firm Fly Meta to take converted 777-300ER freighters
Four converted Boeing 777-300ER freighters are to be delivered to a Hong Kong-based cargo charter carrier through a lease agreement with AerCap. The aircraft are being converted into 777-300ERSFs under the Israel Aerospace Industries modification programme for the twinjet type. IAI had embarked on the programme with US lessor GECAS ...
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Analysts explore spin recovery modes for proposed TVRS-44 turboprop
Russian researchers have continued performance analysis of the proposed UZGA TVRS-44 Ladoga twin-turboprop, with assessment of unusual attitudes.
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Flyr finances ‘critical’ as it fails to raise funds
Norwegian carrier Flyr is in a fight for survival after the failure of its financing plan put paid to a key wet-leasing deal.
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Finnair hikes A350 maximum weights to cope with longer Asian sectors
Finnair has tweaked the maximum take-off weight of 10 Airbus A350-900s in order to overcome payload limitations on certain Asia-Pacific services.
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Ryanair retains profit forecast after strong third-quarter performance
Ryanair net profit for the third quarter more than doubled to €211 million ($230 million), in comparison with the same pre-crisis period, even though passenger numbers were up only 7%.
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Altimeter setting cited in Wideroe Dash 8 low-approach inquiry
Norwegian investigators have disclosed that they are probing a low approach involving a Wideroe De Havilland Dash 8-100 at the northern Svolvaer airport last month.
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Azerbaijan Airlines signals plans to expand 787 and A320neo fleets
Azerbaijan Airlines is to introduce more Boeing 787s and Airbus A320neos as part of a continuing fleet modernisation.