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NewsIAI tightens Israeli-UAE links with Abu Dhabi 777-300ER conversion line
Israel Aerospace Industries is to set up a landmark freighter conversion line for Boeing 777-300ERs in the United Arab Emirates, tightening the new diplomatic ties established between the two countries last year. The new conversion line will be established in Abu Dhabi under a co-operation agreement with Etihad Engineering. IAI ...
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Israeli carriers face labour dispute over perceived job threat to workforce
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has prolonged, at least until the end of September, the furlough programme for personnel, as the country’s trade union centre formally declares a dispute with the aviation industry over concerns of mass lay-offs. El Al says it has 1,165 employees affected, adding that workers will be ...
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Emirates further adds to South Africa connections with CemAir interline
Emirates Airline has signed an interline agreement with South African carrier CemAir, which becomes the Middle Eastern carrier’s fourth partner in the country.
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El Al keeps final 787 delivery on hold
El Al has deferred delivery of its final Boeing 787 at least until the end of this year, as it holds discussions on financing the twinjet. Delivery of the 787-8 aircraft, which would take the Israeli airline’s 787 fleet to 16, had been scheduled for March 2020 – the point ...
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Analysis
Which commercial airlines served Kabul before the Taliban advance?
The chaos surrounding operations at Hamid Karzai International airport in recent days affects a number of international operators, including Emirates and Turkish Airlines.
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Rising e-commerce swayed IAI decision to convert larger 777 variant
Israel Aerospace Industries considered the Boeing 777-200ER for potential freighter conversion but settled on the larger 777-300ER because it views the volume capability as particularly important to the cargo market. The company has commenced modification of an initial 777-300ER under its latest freighter programme, being carried out in co-operation with ...
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IAI pursues 767 conversion line in Addis Ababa through Ethiopian tie-up
Israel Aerospace Industries is further broadening its modification capabilities with a new freighter conversion line in Ethiopian for Boeing 767-300ERs. The line will be established at Addis Ababa, at the Ethiopian Airlines maintenance facility, under an agreement with the African carrier. Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam says the carrier ...
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El Al inspects 737 in-flight connectivity radomes for attachment cracks
US regulators are instructing de-activation and removal of specific external in-flight connectivity systems from Boeing 737-800 and -900ER jets, citing the risk that the radome and antenna could detach as a result of cracked attachment fittings. The FAA is ordering checks on the Viasat equipment installed under an Astronics Armstrong ...
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El Al continues to reduce losses but recovery track remains uncertain
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has posted a $166 million net loss for the first half of 2021, a reduction on the interim loss of $244 million last year. Operating revenues for the six months to 30 June were 28% lower, totalling $339 million, while expenditure fell by 22% to $407 ...
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Commercial pilots warned Afghan airspace is ‘uncontrolled’
Commercial pilots are being warned that the status of aeronautical information services for Afghanistan is unknown while air traffic services remain unavailable in the country’s airspace. NOTAMs for the Kabul flight information region state that any transit through the airspace “will be uncontrolled” and that surrounding FIRs have been notified ...
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Emirates cements partnership with South African regional Airlink
Emirates has expanded its co-operation with South African regional operator Airlink into a full codeshare partnership.
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Jazeera’s second quarter operating loss widens
Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways’ operating loss widened significantly in the second quarter to KD4.73 million ($15.7 million) as compared to KD1.87 million in the same period in 2020.
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In depth
Airline coronavirus recovery tracker: August 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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Structural modification begins on first 777-300ER freighter conversion
Conversion of the first passenger Boeing 777-300ER into a freighter has formally commenced under a programme overseen by Israel Aerospace Industries and leasing firm GECAS. IAI states that the development phase has been completed and a structural and modification phase has commenced. It expects the conversion – into ...
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Etihad halves operating loss over first six months
Middle Eastern operator Etihad Airways managed to halve operating losses to $400 million over the first six months of the year. It says the recovery has been “progressive” despite a slower-than-expected return to air travel worldwide. Etihad transported 1 million passengers over the first six months – generating ...
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Air Arabia turns in third consecutive profitable quarter
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is claiming its third consecutive profitable quarter, after generating an overall first-half net profit of Dhs44 million ($12 million). The company’s second-quarter profit, for the three months to 30 June, reached Dhs10 million. This followed profits of Dhs34 million in the first ...
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Analysis
What does the IPCC’s climate-change report say about aviation?
The IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report, addressing the most up-to-date understanding of climate change, is another reminder of the pressing need for the aviation sector to reduce its environmental footprint.
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Qatar pursues contentious plan to establish own airspace
Qatar’s government is advancing a plan to establish its own separate airspace, aiming to withdraw from the long-standing arrangement under which Bahrain oversees much of the emirate’s air traffic. Its proposal would split the Bahrain flight information region – which stretches along much of the western Persian Gulf from ...
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Qatar Airways grounds 13 A350s over fuselage surface degradation concerns
Qatar Airways has grounded 13 Airbus A350s citing an order from the state’s regulator over concerns that the fuselage surface below the paint is degrading at an accelerated rate.
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Airlines lost $72 per passenger in 2020 as Covid-19 ended positive trend
Airlines made a net loss of $71.71 per passenger during 2020, according to global data released by IATA, as the Covid-19 pandemic reversed a period of relatively strong financial performance.
