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NewsZagros A320 terrain alert spurs scrutiny of Tehran height thresholds
Iranian investigators believe an issue with minimum height thresholds in the vicinity of Tehran’s Mehrabad airport contributed to an incident in which an Airbus A320 crew responded to a ground-proximity warning on approach. The Zagros Airlines aircraft was operating from Ahvaz on 10 January this year, and cleared for the ...
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AnalysisCan airlines overcome supply-chain challenges to meet strong air cargo demand?
The surge in demand for air cargo and attractive yields do not come without complications. Crucially, the sector is unavoidably part of the wider supply-chain issues that have been reported around the world in recent weeks.
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NewsEmirates unveils full-fuselage A380 scheme to promote Dubai Expo
Emirates has unveiled a striking full-fuselage scheme on one of its Airbus A380s, intended to promote the Expo 2020 event in Dubai. While Emirates has previously featured promotional designs on its aircraft, including a series of Expo 2020 liveries on A380s and Boeing 777s two years ago, it has normally ...
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NewsQatar Airways takes hefty impairment charge on A380, A330 and 737 Max jets
Qatar Airways recorded a net loss of QR14.9 billion ($4.1 billion) during its most recent fiscal year, it said today, with more than half that figure attributed to impairment charges involving Airbus widebodies and Boeing 737 Max jets.
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NewsEmirates plans to have ‘more than 50’ A380s in service by year-end
Emirates Airline is aiming to have more than 50 of its Airbus A380s in service by the end of the year, under plans to restore 70% of its overall pre-crisis capacity.
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NewsEl Al demands $100m compensation from state over damage to its business
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is demanding compensation of $100 million from the government, to offset the effect of state decisions on the airline’s operations. “It is no secret that El Al is in the deepest crisis in its history,” the carrier says, in a communication to the finance ministry, adding ...
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NewsUSA clears $500 million support deal for Saudi helicopters
The US government has cleared a potential $500 million package to provide support for rotorcraft operated by the Royal Saudi Land Forces.
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OpinionFull rendezvous with reality is still ahead from some airlines
A struggle might be approaching for operators that need to access new equity amid a lack of appetite in the market, writes CTAIRA analyst Chris Tarry
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NewsMiddle East funding to help Aeralis trainer take off
UK start-up Aeralis has secured a major funding boost from an undisclosed Middle East backer, plus new technical support from propulsion giant Rolls-Royce, moving its modular jet trainer concept a step closer to manufacturing reality.
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AnalysisIATA AGM and COP26 are pivotal moments for airline sustainability challenge
IATA has already promised that this October’s AGM meeting in Boston will consider more ambitious sustainability targets. Then, a month later, the UN will convene in Glasgow for its latest climate change conference, COP26.
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NewsBoeing yet to restore 20-year global fleet outlook to pre-crisis 50,000 mark
Boeing is yet to restore its 20-year global fleet forecast to the 50,000 mark it predicted in its pre-crisis outlook, although its latest projection is still higher than that foreseen last year. Two years ago, before the onset of the pandemic, the US airframer had envisioned nearly 50,700 aircraft worldwide ...
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AnalysisAirline coronavirus recovery tracker: September 2021 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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NewsSalamAir steps up capacity with A321neo introduction
Omani low-cost carrier SalamAir has introduced its first Airbus A321neo, stepping up from its fleet of smaller A320neos. The aircraft, MSN10483, is a CFM International Leap-1A-powered airframe delivered through lessor GECAS. SalamAir says the twinjet (A40-OXA), configured with 212 seats, will be the first A32neo to be operated by an ...
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AnalysisBA’s Gatwick plan reflects wider challenges for network carriers
In the understandable desperation to see the airline industry recover, it is all too easy to view that process as a journey back to how things were in 2019.
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NewsBahrain’s Gulf Air fixes date to open Israeli service
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air is to open its service from Bahrain to the Israeli hub Tel Aviv at the end of September. Gulf Air is opening the Israeli route following last year’s diplomatic recognition agreement between the two countries, which formed part of the broader Abraham Accords pact. While ...
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NewsEl Al must sell aircraft and part of frequent-flyer programme for state aid
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has been told it must sell aircraft and a substantial portion of its frequent-flyer programme as part of the government’s conditions for receiving financial aid. The ministry of finance had indicated in August that it was prepared to offer conditional support to Israeli operators. It has ...
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News‘Many airlines will need to reconsider their business models’: Etihad chief
Many network airlines will need to reconsider their business models in light of the product and pricing dynamics that will characterise the industry’s journey out of the Covid-19 crisis and beyond, in the view of Etihad Aviation Group chief executive Tony Douglas.
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NewsRussian-Iranian airworthiness pact intended to ease civil aviation exports
Russian and Iranian authorities have signed a memorandum of understanding on airworthiness matters, intended to ease export of aircraft. The agreement builds on airworthiness consultations held in June which included the participation of Russian Helicopters’ national engineering centre for Mil and Kamov. These talks focused on co-operation over aviation equipment ...
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NewsIraqi Airways releases photos of its first Airbus A220-300
Iraqi Airways has released photos of its first Airbus A220-300, taken at the airframer’s Mirabel facility in Canada.
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NewsJuly a solid month for air cargo but risks remain: IATA
July was another solid month for the air cargo industry, but rising Covid numbers could disrupt the sector’s recovery, according to IATA.