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NewsEmbraer deliveries tick up in Q2
Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 32 commercial and executive aircraft in the second quarter of 2022 – a significant improvement from its delivery pace in the first quarter of the year.
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In depth
How airline safety ranked in first half of 2022
The first six months of 2022 involved more fatal airline accidents and resulting fatalities worldwide than during the same period in each of the two previous years, but amid increased flight activity.
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Red MD-82 suffered left-hand gear collapse before excursion
US investigators have confirmed that the left-hand main landing-gear of a Red Air Boeing MD-82 collapsed just after touchdown at Miami, before the aircraft suffered a runway excursion. It had been arriving from Santo Domingo on 21 June, and the ILS approach to runway 09 had been normal, the crew ...
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Mexico’s Volaris boosts revenue during second quarter
Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris boosted sales in the second quarter of the year as capacity climbed and load factors remained “healthy”.
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LATAM orders 17 Airbus A321neos, confirms interest in A321XLR
LATAM Airlines Group has ordered 17 Airbus A321neos, bringing its total orderbook for the A320 family to 100 aircraft.
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Embraer snags 'well above' 250 letters of intent for planned turboprop
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has letters of intent for “well above 250” of its new planned turboprop aircraft.
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BAE, Embraer join forces to offer C-390 to Saudi Arabia
Embraer has partnered with BAE Systems to promote its C-390 transport to potential customers in the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia as their initial sales target.
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Gol to lease six 737 converted freighters from AerCap
Brazlian carrer Gol has stuck a deal to lease six Boeing 737-800 converted freighters from lessor AerCap.
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Embraer returns to Farnborough newly single and eyeing 2023 turboprop launch
Embraer arrives at Farnborough riding the success of its E-Jet programme while seeking to build momentum behind its executive jets, C-390 military transport and a proposed new passenger turboprop.
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Eve unveils new eVTOL configuration and cabin design
Air taxi company Eve, the Embraer-backed electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer, unveiled a new vehicle design as well as the craft’s interior at the Farnborough Airshow.
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Interview
How JetSmart chief Estuardo Ortiz intends to transform the way Latin America travels
Almost half of ultra-low-cost carrier JetSmart’s existence has been within the Covid-19 pandemic, but chief executive Estuardo Ortiz says the Chile-based operator is back on the growth path and hopes to persuade one bus passenger at a time to try its services
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US DOT approves additional American Airlines flights to Cuba
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted American Airlines permission to operate additional flights between the USA and Cuba.
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In depth
Airline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: July 2022 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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Podcast
Airline Business Podcast: IATA AGM talking points and A380 return
Graham and Lewis consider the main talking points from the recent IATA AGM in Doha, at which the association outlined an improved economic outlook for the industry. At the same time as better news on Covid restrictions being dropped, however, executives also acknowledged a new set of headwinds. They also ...
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Aiming to ramp deliveries, Embraer hires Toyota to help streamline production
Embraer has hired automaker Toyota to help improve the efficiency of its aircraft manufacturing facility in Sao Jose dos Campos in Brazil.
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Embraer lands first firm order for freighter-converted E-Jets
Embraer has landed its first firm order to convert passenger-configured E-Jets into freighters, a deal coming about three months after the Brazilian airframer launched its conversion programme.
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US DOT tentatively approves LATAM-Delta joint venture
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively approved a proposed joint venture between Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group, more than two years in the making, but places certain conditions on final antitrust immunity for the deal.
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Dominican Red Air MD-80 crashes at Miami International airport
A McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 belonging to Dominican Republic carrier Red Air crashed when making an emergency landing at Miami International airport on 21 June.
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Defiant Walsh says airline industry can handle coming headwinds
IATA director general Willie Walsh insists the airline industry can handle the lengthy list of headwinds coming its way as the Covid-19 recovery ramps up.
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‘I figured out how to buy an airline on Zoom’: CEOs reveal pandemic projects
While bread-making and learning a new language were among the most popular Covid-19 lockdown projects for many people, it was a difference story for the airline chief executives who featured in a panel discussion at the IATA AGM on 20 June.
