All articles by Niall O'Keeffe – Page 2
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Ethiopian's maintenance unit gains GEnx repair capability
Ethiopian Airlines' technical division has developed capability to perform modular-level repairs on the Boeing 787-powering GE Aviation GEnx engine.
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Lufthansa firms options on 27 A320neo-family jets
Lufthansa Group has converted options on 24 Airbus A320neos and three A321neos into firm orders for delivery in 2023-4.
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Ryanair to 'consider re-entering the French market'
Ryanair has indicated its readiness to start operating French bases again, citing a national supreme-court judgement relating to social insurance payments collected for Marseille-stationed crew between 2006 and 2010.
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PICTURES: Delta's first A220 rolls out of Mirabel hangar
Airbus has released images which show Delta Air Lines' first A220-100 rolling out of the paint hangar at the final assembly line in Mirabel, Canada.
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Ryanair to allow local contracts under Italian cabin-crew deal
Budget carrier Ryanair and trade unions representing cabin crew in Italy have reached an agreement that will allow staff to be employed under local contracts.
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UK pilot licences to remain valid on UK aircraft post-Brexit: CAA
Commercial and private UK pilot licences will continue to be internationally recognised if a no-deal Brexit scenario comes to pass, the Civil Aviation Authority has stressed.
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Hi Fly A380 engine hits airbridge at Paris CDG
Air Austral was forced to make last-minute changes to its flight schedule after a 7 September incident involving an Airbus A380 that the Indian Ocean carrier is wet-leasing from Hi Fly.
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Norwegian to deploy Hi Fly's A380 as 787 cover
Portuguese wet-lease specialist Hi Fly has found another customer for its Airbus A380, in the shape of Norwegian.
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Approval granted for another terminal at Berlin Brandenburg
Berlin Brandenburg's operator FBB has received a building permit for an additional terminal at the still-to-open airport.
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PICTURES: Privacy prioritised in Gulf Air's 787 cabin
Design agency Tangerine has highlighted its collaboration with Boeing and Rockwell Collins in developing 787 cabin interiors for Gulf Air as part of the Bahraini carrier's wider rebranding project.
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PICTURES: Qatar Airways returns to Gatwick
Qatar Airways has resumed serving London Gatwick from its Doha base, after quitting the route in 2011.
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Air Malta outlines 'airline of the Mediterranean' plan
Air Malta is pursuing its vision to be "the airline of the Mediterranean" partly to ensure that growth potential is not restricted by the carrying capacity of its home nation's tourism industry, acting chief executive Joseph Galea has indicated.
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Hi Fly to be 'proven right' with used-A380 plan: Airbus's Schulz
Airbus chief commercial officer Eric Schulz has welcomed wet-lease operator Hi Fly's decision to acquire a used A380 as a breakthrough in a sector he prioritised for the double-deck type after taking up his position earlier this year.
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Alitalia resumes Johannesburg service
Alitalia has made a return to the South African market after a 16-year absensce.
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Blockade to impose 'very large' loss on Qatar Airways: chief
Qatar Airways is set to report a "very large loss" for its financial year ending later this month, group chief executive Akbar Al Baker confirmed today.
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Lufthansa to standardise A320neo fleet
Lufthansa Group has disclosed its intent to standardise the specifications of Airbus A320neo fleets operated by its mainline carrier and subsidiaries Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Lufthansa and Swiss.
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Chinese lessor CALC launches dollar-denominated securitisation
Chinese lessor CALC has launched a dollar-based asset-backed securitisation on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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Israel Aerospace Industries chief to step down
Israel Aerospace Industries has disclosed that its chief executive Joseph Weiss will step down once a replacement is identified and "an orderly succession process has taken place".
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PICTURE: IndiGo takes delivery of first ATR
Indian carrier IndiGo has received its first turboprop, an ATR 72-600.
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DUBAI: Local low-cost carrier Flydubai puts its first Max on show
Middle Eastern budget operator Flydubai has put its first 737 Max jet on display to mark the fifth time it has attended its hometown's air show.