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NewsUK to implement testing regime by December: transport secretary
The UK is hoping to roll out a testing regime for inbound travellers by 1 December with the aim of reducing quarantine times to one week, transport secretary Grant Shapps has revealed. During the Airlines 2050 conference today, Shapps said that under the government’s current plan, passengers would pay for ...
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NewsUS TSA screens more than 1m passengers for first time since March
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened more than 1 million passengers in one day for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic brought air travel to a near standstill earlier this year.
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NewsPassengers booking at last minute amid Covid-19 uncertainty
Airline booking times have “collapsed” and passengers are increasingly buying tickets at the last minute amid uncertainties over changing Covid-19 travel restrictions, making it difficult for carriers to predict how full their flights will be, panellists observed during the Airlines 2050 conference today.
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NewsQatar Airways chief warns travel bubbles ‘just protect home carriers’
Governments and regulatory bodies must resist adopting protectionist measures such as ’travel bubbles’ that reduce the opportunities for international airlines to serve markets, in the view of Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker
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NewsBerlin’s new airport completes operational tests
Berlin airports operator FBB has announced the completion of operating tests at the city’s much delayed new airport, meaning it has achieved all the steps necessary to open later this month. Since April, the operator has been running twice-weekly operational tests at the airport to the southeast of the German ...
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NewsNo short-term return for A380: Qatar Airways chief
Qatar Airways does not expect to operate its Airbus A380s for at least two years, according to the Middle Eastern carrier’s chief executive Akbar Al Baker.
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NewsEtihad 787 arrives in Tel Aviv for Israeli-UAE trade and tourism mission
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has operated a commercial passenger flight from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv, which it claims is the first such service from a Gulf state to Israel. Etihad Airways’ flight EY9607, flown with a Boeing 787-10 (A6-BMH), landed on Tel Aviv’s runway 12 at about 07:00 ...
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NewsGlacial recovery will see Cathay operate below half capacity in 2021
Cathay Pacific will operate only around 10% of its capacity for the rest of year, and just about half for the coming year. This comes as it warns of a very slow recovery in passenger traffic, despite seeing some signs of month-on-month growth. Source: Max Kingsley-Jones/FlightGlobal Cathay Pacific ...
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NewsQantas to exit joint venture with Vietnam Airlines: report
Australia’s Qantas plans to give up its stake in low-cost carrier Pacific Airlines to joint venture partner Vietnam Airlines, according to a media report. This will be transferred at no cost and the deal is expected to be finalised by the end of October, DealStreetAsia, a Nikkei-owned Asia-focused financial publication, ...
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NewsJet Airways creditors accept Jalan-Kalrock bid
Creditors of grounded Indian carrier Jet Airways have voted to accept a bid for the airline from entrepreneur Murari Lal Jalan and asset management firm Kalrock. The creditors’ committee had discussed two rival bids for the company at a meeting on 3 October, and decided to put them to an ...
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NewsA330 joins exclusive club of 1,500 twin-aisle deliveries
Airbus’s A330 has become the first of the European airframer’s twin-aisle aircraft to reach 1,500 deliveries, a mark only previously achieved by two Boeing widebody models. Delta Air Lines received two A330-900s last month – on 21 and 23 September – which respectively represented the 1,500th and 1,501st A330s to ...
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NewsProspects for Flybe sale lift as administrators retain licence and slots
Collapsed UK regional operator Flybe’s administrators have been holding talks with parties interested in acquiring the business, with prospects potentially raised by success in retaining the company’s operating licence and slots. Flybe ceased operations in early March this year and is being overseen by four joint administrators. These administrators state ...
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NewsUnresponsive aileron puzzle emerges after Dash 8-400 cable incident
Investigators are attempting to understand the reason behind unresponsive ailerons on De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprops, an anomaly discovered during a separate probe into an aileron cable break on a Flybe aircraft. The cable break, involving the left-hand aileron, occurred on Flybe’s G-FLBE during a service from Newquay to ...
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ see full domestic traffic recovery in September
China’s three biggest carriers recorded year-on-year domestic passenger traffic growth for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak began. Releasing their traffic results for September, the ‘Big Three’ — comprising Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines — each carried more passengers compared to the same month ...
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NewsUganda Airlines’ first A330-800 emerges in full colours
Airbus has rolled out the first A330-800 for Uganda Airlines, following completion of the twinjet’s livery painting. The aircraft, MSN1977, has been shown off in the full colour scheme. Uganda Airlines ordered two of the aircraft last year. The A330-800 is the smaller of the two A330neo variants. Like the ...
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NewsTransat down to 160 flight attendants in November: union
Canada’s Air Transat will be laying off more flight attendants and closing a west-coast base in the coming weeks as the coronavirus continues to take its toll on the country’s air transport industry, the Canadian union for public employees (CUPE) says.
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NewsAirlines delaying setting schedules to ‘last minute’
Market uncertainty means traditional network planning rules have disappeared in North American market
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NewsAir Canada chief Rovinescu to retire in early 2021
Long-standing Air Canada chief executive Calin Rovinescu is to retire in February and will be replaced by his deputy and chief financial officer Michael Rousseau.
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NewsCyberattack probe: How British Airways security flaws let data theft unfold
Cybersecurity investigators have detailed the British Airways customer data theft which has resulted in a £20 million ($26 million) fine being imposed on the UK flag-carrier. The figure is in line with the expectations of parent company IAG, which had disclosed in its first-half results that it was setting aside ...
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NewsGaruda Indonesia details $580 million government funding
Garuda Indonesia has disclosed details of Rp8.5 trillion ($580 million) in government funding approved by parliament in July. This will take the form of a seven-year unsecured bond that will be converted to new shares at maturity. Source: Airbus Garuda Indonesia says government funding is necessary for ...