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News
Avianca orders another 88 Airbus A320neos
Colombia’s Avianca has ordered 88 Airbus A320neo aircraft to be delivered between 2025 and 2031.
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Airline Business
Airline Business Index shows industry exceeding three-quarters of pre-Covid size
The latest Airline Business Index shows the global airline industry has exceeded three-quarters of its pre-Covid size, driven by rapidly returning passengers and revenue in the fourth quarter of 2021.
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Airline Business
Where are the 383 Boeing 737 Max jets that had been delivered to airlines in March 2019?
Three years after the global grounding of the Boeing 737 Max fleet began and more than a year into the type’s return to service, there are more than 500 examples undertaking commercial operations around the world.
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Airline Business
Airlines steel for rising costs as Ukraine-Russia conflict brings unwelcome uncertainties
Developments seen over the past few days – whether related to fuel costs, sanctions, airspace restrictions or airport infrastructure in Ukraine – will take some time to resolve, even under best-case scenarios.
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Canada’s WestJet plans to acquire Sunwing Airlines
Canada’s WestJet will acquire low-cost vacation specialist Sunwing Airlines, along with its Sunwing Vacations tour operator business, shaking up the country’s low- holiday travel sector.
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Airline Business
EU sanctions against Russia will hit lessors hardest, but other aerospace players also impacted
Neither Airbus nor Boeing has significant backlog exposure to the Russian market, but the leasing industry appears harder hit by the sanctions imposed by the European Union against Moscow in the wake of its invasion of the Ukraine.
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Analysis
Russia-Ukraine war opens prospect of aerospace titanium shortage
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought fresh uncertainty to Western aerospace companies, many of which rely on Russia to provide a massive portion of titanium used to produce commercial jets.
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Airline Business
What impact will Russian invasion of Ukraine have on the airline industry?
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine comes with the commercial aviation market already in a delicate stage of recovery.
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Interview
US Air Force international team zeroes in on deterrence, partnerships
Kelli Seybolt has a key role in driving US Air Force (USAF) engagement with allies, helping ensure airpower capability and deterrence.
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News
Qantas losses widen in 'rollercoaster' first half
Qantas Group saw losses widen in the first half of its 2022 financial year, with coronavirus continuing to play havoc with both domestic and international markets.
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Analysis
How regional freighters offer a load to recovery
The big cargo carriers from Airbus and Boeing might grab the headlines, but at the sub-100-seat end of the market, demand for new-build and especially passenger-to-freighter conversions is growing.
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Interview
How and why Colbert brought Boeing Global Services back down to earth
Under Ted Colbert, Boeing’s massive services arm has replaced lofty revenue targets with considerably more conservative goals: stabilisation, recovery, and moderate but sustained growth.
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Airline Business
Airlines keep cargo front of mind during Singapore Airshow
While airline fleet renewal decisions are long in planning and even longer in execution, it perhaps says much for the opportunistic climate that exists in the post-pandemic recovery phase that much of the news activity from this week’s Singapore Airshow was in the cargo sector.
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News
A330-800 nears certification at highest maximum take-off weight
Airbus is close to obtaining formal certification of the highest-weight version of the A330-800, after wrapping up flight-testing of the smaller A330neo variant. The 251t maximum take-off weight version of the twinjet is likely to receive formal European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval around April, FlightGlobal understands. Airbus had indicated, ...
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Freeing Qatar A321neo slots is ‘not self-serving’: Airbus chief
Airbus insists it is not taking a self-serving approach to the cancellation of aircraft orders for Qatar Airways, and that it remains interested in reaching a mutually-acceptable settlement in its dispute with the flag-carrier. The two sides have been engaged in a highly-public spat over fuselage skin-paint deterioration on several ...
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AirAsia to lease at least 100 Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL aircraft
AirAsia Aviation Group will take at least 100 Vertical Aerospace VX4 electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from lessor Avolon, becoming the first Southeast Asian operator of the type.
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FAA to issue 787 airworthiness certificates, taking authority from Boeing
The Federal Aviation Administration will take from Boeing the task of certifying airworthiness of new-build 787s, a move coming as the agency oversees Boeing’s efforts to address manufacturing quality issues.
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JetBlue orders 30 more Airbus A220-300s
JetBlue Airways has ordered another 30 Airbus A220-300s to take its firm commitment for the type to 100.
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Manufacturers compete to seize maritime patrol aircraft market in Asia
Territorial water disputes, pirates, submarines lurking beneath the surface – there’s plenty of reasons why South East Asian countries are in the market for maritime patrol aircraft.
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News
Ukraine’s government establishes fund to cover airline insurance gap
Ukraine’s government has opted to allocate Hr16.6 billion ($590 million) in funds to cover insurance for aircraft operating within the country. The measure is intended to protect the country’s airlines after carriers informed that they were set to lose insurance coverage over the risk of armed conflict. Under the plan, ...