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NewsAmedeo sees mixed fortunes from Thai and Emirates
Lessor Amedeo has reported mixed fortunes regarding two of its major lessees, Thai Airways International and Emirates, with one airline paying steady rentals and even operating some of its aircraft, while the other remains grounded and makes little to no rental payments. The insight derives from public disclosures from the ...
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NewsQantas and Jetstar resume trans-Tasman flights
Australian carriers have resumed flights to New Zealand, under the one-way safe travel zone established between the two countries. Qantas and subsidiary Jetstar today operated their first flights between Sydney and Auckland under the scheme, which allows eligible passengers to travel from New Zealand and without needing to quarantine upon ...
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NewsHawaii begins virus testing to boost air travel
Hawaii starting on 15 October will allow travellers to submit negative coronavirus test results 72 hours in advance of their flights to bypass its ongoing quarantine for new arrivals to the islands, hoping to boost tourism after months of nearly non-existent air travel. Several carriers, including Honolulu-based Hawaiian Airlines, will ...
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NewsUnited’s recovery plan built around late 2021 arrival of vaccine
United Airlines says it will have enough liquidity to not just survive the “difficult” 12-15 months ahead but to be the first among its network peers to return to positive cash flow when an effective Covid-19 vaccine becomes widely available.
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NewsJet 777 probe urges risk analysis of reduced-thrust take-off
Investigators probing a serious Jet Airways Boeing 777-300ER take-off incident are querying whether the cost benefits of reduced-thrust departures outweigh the safety risks from a performance data error. While reduced-thrust take-off is perceived as beneficial, extending engine life and lowering maintenance costs, the Dutch Safety Board says there is a ...
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NewsAir Lease delivers first of three A321LRs to SAS
Air Lease has delivered the first of three Airbus A321LRs to Scandinavian Airlines. The CFM International Leap-1A-equipped aircraft is on “long-term lease”, and the remaining two in the deal are scheduled to deliver in 2021, the US lessor says in a 15 October press release. Source: SAS The ...
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NewsHong Kong extends waiver on airport fees until year-end
Hong Kong has extended a relief package for the aviation sector for a further two months until the end of 2020. Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) says it made the move “in response to the ongoing challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic”. Source: Mary416/Shutterstock Parked aircraft in Hong ...
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NewsWet-lease operator SmartLynx to introduce A321 freighters
Wet-lease and charter specialist SmartLynx’s Maltese division is to lease a pair of Airbus A321s which have been converted to freighters. SmartLynx Malta says it will lease the twinjets – MSN891 and MSN1017 – from Vallair in order to enter the freighter market. It adds that it holding discussions for ...
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NewsFirefly reverts to jet operations amid broad restructuring
Malaysian regional carrier Firefly – most recently the subject of speculation that it might become the country’s flag carrier – will commence jet operations from next year, reverting to an earlier plan which was eventually shelved. Announcing the move, parent company Malaysia Airlines says the carrier will add up ...
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NewsRyanair cuts winter capacity to 40% of 2019 level
The Irish operator blames “increased flight restrictions” imposed by European governments, which caused forward bookings to “weaken slightly” in October and “materially” in November and December.
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NewsEtihad 787-10 operates service through Israeli airspace
United Arab Emirates carrier Etihad Airways has conducted a commercial service through Israeli airspace, with its Milan Malpensa-Abu Dhabi flight. Flight EY88 has a scheduled block time of 6h 5min and typically spends about 5h 25min airborne. The service is normally routed through Turkey and then uses the busy north-south ...
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NewsAir New Zealand outlines ‘safe travel zone’ ops to Australia
Air New Zealand has outlined its operations under a bilateral “safe travel zone” arrangement that allows one-way quarantine-free travel from New Zealand to Australia, starting 16 October. The carrier currently operates eight return flights between Auckland and Sydney each week, and is looking to operate six of these as quarantine-free ...
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NewsKhazanah banking on Firefly if MAB restructuring fails: report
Malaysia’s regional turboprop operator Firefly could replace its parent as national carrier should Malaysia Airlines fail to reach an agreement with creditors on restructuring plans, the managing director of the country’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional has said. “Among the alternative options that can be considered is [that] Khazanah is ...
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NewsJayne Hrdlicka to replace Scurrah as Virgin Australia boss
Virgin Australia chief executive Paul Scurrah will step down from his position following the conclusion of the airline’s sale to Bain Capital. “Over the last 18 months, I have had the great privilege of being the CEO and Managing Director of the Virgin Australia Group,” he says. Source: ...
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NewsVaccine key to full travel recovery: Singapore transport minister
Singapore Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung has offered a cautious outlook for air travel amid the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview with Bloomberg television, Ong described the tradeoff leaders faced in March, when covid-19 was less understood and there was a shortage of testing capacity. Source: Greg Waldron ...
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NewsEastar Jet seeks new buyer with job cuts, restructuring: reports
South Korea’s Eastar Jet is going ahead with plans to cut 605 jobs as part of its efforts to attract a new investor, according to local media reports. Further job cuts are expected following additional restructuring measures, broadcaster KBS World reported on 13 October. Source: Wikimedia Commons An ...
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NewsUnited Airlines reports $1.8bn Q3 loss as revenue falls 78%
United Airlines reported a $1.8 billion loss for the third quarter as it restructured its operations to reflect lower demand following the near-collapse of the passenger aviation industry earlier this year.
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NewsWestJet indefinitely suspends flights to Atlantic Canada
WestJet will cease flying to numerous destinations in far eastern Canada and reduce frequencies to other cities in the region, cutting 80% of seat capacity in that part of the country.
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NewsRussian authority concerned over adequacy of Nagorno-Karabakh safety measures
Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee has issued a warning over the potential risk to civil aircraft arising from the resurgence in hostilities in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Caucasus. The territory, located in south-western Azerbaijan, has been the source of conflict with neighbouring Armenia over the last three decades, notably ...
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NewsTraffic down 80% at major European hubs in September
September figures for Europe’s biggest hub airports show passenger traffic down more than 80% on previous year levels, data for London Heathrow, Frankfurt Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle reveals. Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, on 12 October disclosed its passenger numbers fell 81.5% to 1.26 million in September. Domestic and ...