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Ukraine’s SkyUp creates Maltese carrier to establish EU presence
Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines has established a Maltese division, giving the operator a presence in the European Union. It has branded the division SkyUp MT and says it has obtained an air operator’s certificate as well as other regulatory certifications. SkyUp has transferred an initial aircraft, a 189-seat Boeing 737-800, ...
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UK cargo start-up One Air hints at eventual migration to 777F
UK start-up cargo carrier One Air has disclosed that it could look to modernise with Boeing 777 freighters as its business develops. The operator is formally seeking to operate US routes, and has submitted a filing with the US Department of Transportation. One Air has newly secured an air operator’s ...
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SpiceJet cargo unit set to secure $100m investment
Indian carrier SpiceJet has struck a preliminary deal for a $100 million investment into its recently spun out logistics unit SpiceXpress.
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A380 wing-spar crack checks must take account time in storage
Inspections for cracks in the vicinity of Airbus A380 wing spars must take into account the amount of time the aircraft has been parked in storage, safety regulators have instructed. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has updated its criteria for determining inspection intervals for the affected areas – specifically ...
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Philippine Airlines confirms intention to sell Dash 8 Q300s
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has confirmed plans to sell its fleet of De Havilland Dash 8 Q300s, and is looking at “newer generation” aircraft to replace them.
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Avianca ditches Viva combination plan
Colombian airline Avianca has cancelled plans to combine with financially strapped ultra-low-cost carrier Viva Air, citing what it describes as onerous conditions required by Colombia’s aviation regulator.
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Jazeera chief stays coy on fleet requirements for Saudi carrier
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways is expecting to have around 35 aircraft by 2025, with a number of them potentially allocated to its proposed Saudi Arabian joint venture. Speaking during a briefing earlier this month, chief executive Rohit Ramachandran referred to ‘Jazeera Saudi’ – a start-up in which the Kuwaiti ...
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India on watch over failure to enact Go First lessor de-registration requests
A body that monitors countries’ compliance with the Cape Town Convention has placed India on a watchlist after lessor requests to de-register aircraft belonging to struggling local carrier Go First were not enacted prior to it entering insolvency proceedings.
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Norwegian claims success in limiting Q1 losses as it eyes strong summer
Norwegian is expecting one of its strongest-ever summer seasons after a first quarter during which it claims to have successfully limited losses.
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Lessor BOC Aviation to order more Airbus A320neo-family jets
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has agreed to purchase seven Airbus A320neo-family jets, with deliveries commencing this year. The lessor has disclosed the agreement to the Hong Kong stock exchange. BOC Aviation already has 105 A320neos and 86 A321neos on direct order with Airbus, of which it has respectively received 57 ...
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Iraqi regulator confirms engine incidents behind A220 grounding
Iraq’s civil aviation regulator has clarified its measures to restrict Iraqi Airways Airbus A220 operations, citing engine damage to two airframes. The Iraq Civil Aviation Authority states that it took the decision to suspend A220 operations over a “sense of responsibility to preserve the safety of passengers and air traffic”. ...
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Turkish Airlines eyes June announcement for massive long-term order
Turkish Airlines is reportedly hoping to announce an aircraft order covering around 600 aircraft next month, which will support it’s recently disclosed ambition to double the size of its fleet to more than 800 over the next decade.
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KLM takes mitigating steps as it flags ‘difficulty’ fully deploying E-Jet E2 fleet
KLM is tweaking its summer schedule and is holding on to several Embraer 190s that were due to be returned to lessors in a bid to overcome a capacity shortage caused by technical challenges affecting its Pratt & Whitney-powered E195-E2s.
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Air Baltic cuts first-quarter loss as it looks towards IPO
Air Baltic improved its revenue performance and significantly cut its net loss in the first quarter of 2023, as the business saw positive outcomes from its mixture of own-brand flying and deals to operate capacity for other carriers.
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Iraqi Airways aims for May delivery of first 787
Iraqi Airways has indicated that it will receive its first Boeing 787 at the end of May. The airline has been co-ordinating the introduction of the twinjet with the US airframer, and states that it is completing discussions on technical and operational preparations. Iraqi Airways has 10 787s on order, ...
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Jet2 puts first A321neo into service
Jet2’s first Airbus A321neo has entered service, marking the beginning of its shift away from operating a Boeing-dominated fleet.
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China Airlines firms up options for eight more 787s
China Airlines will exercise options to purchase eight more Boeing 787-9 aircraft, adding to an existing order for 16 examples first announced in August 2022 and firmed up a month later.
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Go First extends grounding for further week as it secures bankruptcy protection
Struggling Indian carrier Go First looks to have secured much-needed relief after an Indian tribunal reportedly granted its urgent request for bankruptcy protection.
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Philippine Airlines selects nine A350-1000s for long-haul operations
Phillippine Airlines (PAL) has committed to nine A350-1000s that it will use on ultra-long-haul flights to North America and Europe.
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Qatar Airways aims to receive all 737 Max 8s by end-July
Qatar Airways has introduced a second Boeing 737 Max 8, and will bring in another seven of the type by the end of July. The Middle Eastern carrier took delivery of its first in mid-April after taking advantage of an opportunity to introduce a batch of the twinjets to its ...