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News‘I will not forget the lessors who have treated us badly’: AirAsia chief
AirAsia Group chief executive Tony Fernandes says he has found it “painful” how some unnamed lessors have treated the business during the Covid-19 crisis.
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NewsPremium leisure demand to offset business travel dip in recovery: Walsh
IATA director general Willie Walsh believes strong premium leisure demand will help offset lower levels of corporate travel during the recovery, helping to limit the impact on airline business models. Speaking during a panel session at the virtual Farnborough Connect event on 14 June, Walsh said it was important to ...
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NewsFreighters help Boeing offset collapse in twin-aisle passenger jet orders
Figures at the half-year point clearly illustrate the difference that Boeing’s freighter line has made to the two main airframers’ long-haul order activity following the onset of the air transport crisis. Both Airbus and Boeing have struggled to secure orders for twin-aisle passenger aircraft since the pandemic took hold. Over ...
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NewsKLM adds Bridgetown and Port of Spain as network push continues
KLM will add its first flights to Bridgetown in Barbados and Port of Spain in Trinidad & Tobago this winter in a move which will see the Dutch carrier match the number of Caribbean and South American destinations it flew before the crisis.
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NewsAmerican started accumulating cash in Q2, swung to profit in June
American Airlines says it was profitable during June, the first month it has completed without a loss since December 2019.
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NewsDelta to acquire 29 used 737s and seven used A350s
Delta Air Lines will add 29 used Boeing 737-900ER aircraft and seven used Airbus A350-900s to its fleet as passenger demand returns following the more-than year-long global health pandemic.
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NewsAer Lingus's remaining A350s listed against unidentified customers
Aer Lingus appears to have rejigged the last five A350-900s it ordered, with Airbus reclassifying the aircraft as being assigned to unidentified customers. But the airline is declining to comment on the reasons behind the change. Aer Lingus originally ordered six A350-900s in April 2008, part of an agreement which ...
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NewsHungarian state makes bid for private stake in Budapest Airport
Airport operator AviAlliance is reviewing an offer from the Hungarian Government to the shareholders of Budapest airport.
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NewsEU flights could use 10% SAF blend by 2030, says report, but only with €120bn backing
A group campaigning for the increased use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Europe estimates that production can be scaled up to meet 10% of the bloc’s jet fuel needs by 2030 – although hitting that target will require concerted policy action and come with a price tag of at least €120 billion ($142 billion) over the next 15 years.
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NewsFlydubai cuts 65 jets from Max order after review of post-pandemic fleet plans
UAE carrier Flydubai has cut to 172 the number of Boeing 737 Max aircraft it has on order after cancelling 65 of its firm commitments to the type following a review of its post-pandemic fleet plans.
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NewsUnited signs up to acquire Heart’s in-development electric regional airliner
United Airlines and its regional partner Mesa Airlines have agreed to buy a combined 200 of an all-electric 19-passenger regional aircraft under development by Heart Aerospace. Additionally, United’s in-house venture capital arm United Airlines Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount of money in Sweden-based Heart. “United Airlines has conditionally agreed ...
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NewsBoeing’s orders and deliveries bump higher in June as recovery continues
Boeing’s aircraft deliveries and new orders continued to climb in June, reflecting what the company describes as airlines positioning themselves for recovery from the pandemic-driven downturn.
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NewsSmartavia embarks on expansion plan involving over 40 aircraft
Russian budget carrier Smartavia has signalled that it is embarking on a fleet expansion and modernisation involving over 40 aircraft. The airline has newly introduced three Airbus A320neos and states that it is to take another at the end of January 2022. But Smartavia also says its strategic development plan ...
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NewsAirAsia Group to raise up to MYR1 billion, eyes other fundraising opportunities
AirAsia Group will raise up to MYR1 billion ($239 million) through a proposed renounceable rights issue, as it confirms that it is “well-progressed” to secure other fundraising initiatives that will beef up its war chest against the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsTransat pilots accept deal to return to work
Pilots at Canada’s low-cost vacation specialist Air Transat have accepted a new contract, clearing a path for them to return to work when the airline resumes service, now scheduled for 30 July.
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NewsPorter confirms cancelling ‘conditional order’ for 30 Airbus A220s
After announcing an order of 30 Embraer 195-E2 jets in addition to a route expansion, Canada’s Porter Airlines says it has cancelled an earlier letter of intent to acquire a similar number of Airbus A220s.
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NewsPorter orders 30 E195-E2s, outlines major expansion
Canada’s Porter Airlines has ordered 30 Embraer 195-E2s and taken options to acquire a further 50 of the jets, while also announcing plans to expand its operation to include flights at Toronto Pearson airport.
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NewsEU-backed study quantifies CO2 cuts from planned policies for green aviation
European researchers have concluded that regulations and policies currently being debated which are designed to reduce the environmental impact of aviation could significantly lower the sector’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050.
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NewsAn-26 hit cliff after flying inbound from sea in low cloud
Russian investigators have disclosed that the Antonov An-26 involved in a fatal coastal terrain collision at Palana had originally conducted the overland approach to the airport’s runway 29. Federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia, in preliminary findings, states that the Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise aircraft carried out a non-precision NDB approach to ...
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NewsHeathrow flags freight impact as passenger numbers down 90% in first half
London Heathrow airport is warning of the impact on freight trade from the continued travel restrictions after today disclosing that passenger numbers remained 87% down on pre-crisis levels in June. The UK’s biggest hub airport handled 956,689 passengers in June. While that marked the highest figure for the year so ...